Without the White
(Verse 1)
What is blue without the white,
Justice cold as winter night,
No compassion, just the rule,
Empty halls, a silent school.
Red alone, a burning flame,
Bravery that’s lost its aim,
Sacrifice that knows no end,
Rage that has no heart to mend.
(Pre-Chorus 1)
We stain the white with anger’s hue,
Or drown it deep in order’s blue,
As each American falls throughout this fight,
Erased from earth to that great white light.
(Chorus 1)
Without the white, the colors stray,
No innocence to light the way,
Just red and blue in endless night,
A flag that’s lost its soul and sight.
(Verse 2)
What remains when colors clash,
When hope and kindness turn to ash,
Red and blue, they stand alone,
A house divided, not a home.
We chase the power, claim the pride,
But lose the peace we held inside,
The balance gone, the meaning blurred,
A nation lost without a word.
(Pre-Chorus 2)
We stain the white with bitter tears,
And paint our fears across the years,
As the colors bleed, we lose the need,
For hope or peace or noble creed.
(Chorus 2)
Without the white, we lose the light,
No innocence to make things right,
Just red and blue in endless fight,
A flag that’s lost its will for right.
(Bridge)
And when the fighting’s finally done,
When red and blue have come undone,
All that’s left is blinding bright,
The final flash, the endless white.
They say you see it when you die,
A shining truth, a last goodbye,
A warning from the other side,
Of all the love we set aside.
(Verse 3)
As the colors bleed, our hearts forget,
The need for love we once had met.
We turn away from every good deed,
Because love did not succeed.
Old friends turn foes, no one wins,
We battle on through endless sins,
Until the fight ends, and all turns white,
Lost in the echo of fading light.
(Chorus 3)
Without the white, the flag’s just shade,
A memory of what we made,
Red and blue with nothing bright,
A nation blinded by the fight.
(Outro)
So let us hold the white with care,
Compassion, hope, the dreams we share,
For without the white, we lose the fight,
And fade into the endless night.
As each American falls throughout this fight,
Erased from earth to that great white light.
May we remember what’s at stake,
And find the white before we break.
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