[Verse 1]
The rent takes half my pay
And the bills take the rest
Two jobs on my back
Still I’m falling behind
Every dollar disappears
Before it hits my hands
And the taxes keep on rising
While we do the best we can
[Pre-Chorus]
They take and take again
Then tell us to be patient
My neighbor’s one bad day away
From nothing left to save
[Chorus]
Burning the American dream
Burning the American dream
Who gets rich when we bleed?
Burning the American dream
Burning the American dream
Burning the American dream
They sell us hope in red, white, and green
Burning the American dream
[Verse 2]
The rich get richer
While the rest get squeezed
Another tax on the weak
Another break for the few
My neighbor sold his truck
My sister skipped her meds
And the ones on top
Call it all “order”
[Pre-Chorus]
They take and take again
Then tell us to be patient
My neighbor’s one bad day away
From nothing left to save
[Chorus]
Burning the American dream
Burning the American dream
Who gets rich when we bleed?
Burning the American dream
Burning the American dream
Burning the American dream
They sell us hope in red, white, and green
Burning the American dream
[Bridge]
Boardroom men in polished shoes
Write our future in the shade
Taxes rise like floodwater
Corruption wears a suit
Every deal gets passed around
By the same old dirty few
And they call it “freedom”
While we count what we lose
[Pre-Chorus]
They take and take again
Then call it order
My family’s one bad day away
From nothing left to save
[Chorus]
Burning the American dream
Burning the American dream
Who gets rich when we bleed?
Burning the American dream
Burning the American dream
Burning the American dream
They sell us hope in red, white, and green
Burning the American dream
[Bridge]
Tell me who built this ash
Tell me who stacked the spark
We kept the lights on for them
Now they leave us in the dark
If the house is on fire
Why do they lock the door?
If the dream was made for us
Why do we have to beg for more?
And if we scream too loud
Do they call it a crime?
Or just another line
We’re told to stand behind
[Final Chorus]
Burning the American dream
Burning the American dream
Who gets rich when we bleed?
Burning the American dream
Burning the American dream
Burning the American dream
They sell us hope in red, white, and green
Burning the American dream
Burning the American dream (we’re still here)
Burning the American dream (can you hear us now?)
Who gets rich when we bleed? (tell me now)
Burning the American dream (it’s burning down)
Burning the American dream
Burning the American dream
They sell us hope in red, white, and green
Burning the American dream
