Lyrics
[Verse 1]
They signed on the line
Said
"We’ll leave this place better than we came"
Now the ink’s run dry
And the paper’s just a picture in a frame
Kids play in the shadow
Of a factory nobody ever cleans
We changed the channel
Every time they tried to scream
[Chorus]
We forgot the children
Left them standing in the storm
Traded truth for comfort
Called that comfort “keeping warm”
We forgot each other
Turned our backs and closed our eyes
Tell me how we face tomorrow
When we sold off their sunrise
[Verse 2]
We used to shake hands
Now it’s locked doors
Lowered eyes at the store
Red hat
Blue shirt
Everybody certain what they’re fighting for
But the well’s getting poisoned
Doesn’t matter which side of the field you’re on
Can’t drink pride
When the water’s gone
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
I remember front porches
Voices rising
Not just one
But all
Now it’s quiet neighborhoods
And a tired flag on a leaning pole
We were meant to be a promise
Not just a slogan in the sky
If we’re the ones who broke it
We’re the ones who gotta try
[Chorus]
Style
slow-burning blues-soul ballad with male vocals; dusty rhodes piano and warm bass carry a lazy 6/8 swayguitar answering each vocal phrase with bent-note cries. organ pads bloom in the chorusdrums move from brushes to a heavier backbeat as emotion rises. bridge strips to voicepianoand faint organ swellthen the band returns for a rawopen-throated final chorus and fade.bluessoul
Prompt
The people have given their rights away. They have forgotten their promise to the children of the future. As Americans they have forgotten each other. My soul reason for the answer why., blues, soul
Credits
Prompt byLofiBanger163
GeneratedJan 8, 2026
ModelAria v5
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