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The American

from The American by Bear and the Beasts

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Recorded and mixed by Chris Andrews
Mastered by Chris Keffer
Bear Redmon on guitar and vocals
Noah Zinter on guitar and vocals
Trent Farchone on bass
Jake Koplen on saxophone
Justin Peterson on trumpet
Dan Briechle on drums
Sarah Ault on vocals

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He’s looking for a war he can fight.
Just like his daddy did. Just like his granddaddy did.
He’s see the world by the dawn’s early light.
And he’s willing to sacrifice, just to do what’s right.
He was trained to be a Spartan in the sands of Parris Island,
to guard the Gates of Fire and his Lady of New York Harbor

But the shrapnel in his legs and the demons in his head
and his decrepit living situation.
That’s the thanks of a grateful nation.

He’s The American.
Soldier of virtue looking for a country to turn to.
He’s The American.
Independent farmer. Coal-miner’s daughter.

She wears a hijab of blue and white,
crimson-stained—sutured with her sister’s life.
Across the sea far from those heresy songs
and those evil men, with their blasphemy bombs.
With her hand on her breast, she swears an oath of allegiance
without mental reservation or purpose of evasion.

But the color of her skin, was seen by some to be a sin
and it was justified by the presidency.
Well, how’s that for the Land of the Free?

She’s The American.
Tired, hungry, huddled masses yearning to breathe free.
She’s The American.
Lonely and tempest tossed, waiting out at sea.

When they say, “Native” they don’t mean him.
He’s just a "cold-blooded injun, only good for raping and killing."
Through the tears to that damn reservation.
That long walk with no, no destination.
But he knows Sisyphus was triumphant.
Cause life itself is an act of defiance.

He’s The American.
Don’t you remember? I’m your native son.
He’s The American.
Don’t you remember? I was here before time begun.
He’s The American.
I’m The American.

I try to speak out, now the words they just come out.
We’re The Americans.

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from The American, released April 14, 2020
Recorded and mixed by Chris Andrews
Mastered by Chris Keffer
Bear Redmon on guitar and vocals
Noah Zinter on guitar and vocals
Trent Farchone on bass
Jake Koplen on saxophone
Justin Peterson on trumpet
Dan Briechle on drums
Sarah Ault on vocals

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