[Verse]
Stars and stripes burn in my eyes
Truth in the dirt where the dream lies
Freedom ain't free they scream and they cry
But who’s paying the toll
[Chorus]
Red white and bruised
Dreams sold confused
You hold it high
It breaks you inside
Red white and bruised
[Verse 2]
From sea to shining sea they say
But the waves crash harder every day
Gold-paved streets just wash away
Tell me where do we go
[Prechorus]
The land of the brave
But who’s left to save
[Chorus]
Red white and bruised
Dreams sold confused
You hold it high
It breaks you inside
Red white and bruised
[Bridge]
I see the cracks in the Liberty Bell
Does it ring true or just echo hell
We fight for a dream we can’t even spell
And call it freedom