A song about America's lack of will since 9/11.
A song expressing my dissatisfaction at the path the country has been on for quite some time. The United States has replaced real patriotism with jingoism, mindlessly espousing "support our troops" without any real understanding of the situation. This has led to the failure of the previous administration and the polarizing effect it has had in politics, as well as the population as a whole. It all stems from the paralyzing effect terrorism has caused. It's a sad situation.
As far as the actual recording, it's BIAB drums, with me playing Jazz bass and two tracks of acoustic guitar. Violin and accordion were scored and performed using MuseScore II. Acoustics, vocals and tambourine were recorded with the TASCAM DP-32 SP and transferred into Cubase, where the rest of the recording and mixing was done. Final editing of the audio master was done with Audacity. Thanks to Shana Davis Fidler for help with the background vocals.
Once we were a shining city on a hill
We sent a man to the moon because we had the will
When the towers fell, America tasted defeat
From that day to this, its been a retreat
America, on its knees
America, on its knees
Remember when we stood tall
Now were waiting for the blow to fall
America, on its knees
Once we led the fight on ignorance
Now all our money goes on self-defense
What is it for, our might defends?
What the sick and poor might say depends
America, on its knees
America, on its knees
Remember when we stood tall
Now were waiting for the blow to fall
America, on its knees
We lost so much from the world we knew
We lost our hope and our children too
Once we werent afraid to go outside
But that all seemed to change when so many died
The bullets and the bombs, every day
Just wring your hands and pretend to pray
America, get off your knees
America, get off your knees
We need you there standing tall
Not crouching low behind a wall
America, get off your knees
America, get off your knees
America, won't you please?