Rise Against - Survivor Guilt Lyrics
("What are you talking about? America isn't going to be destroyed""never? Rome was destroyed, Greece was destroyed, Persia was destroyed, Spain was destroyed.All great countries are destroyed. Why not yours?How much longer do you really think your own country will last? forever?")Block the entrances, close the doorsSeal the exits cuz this is warAll gave some, some gave allBut for what I wanna knowCarry on, don't mind meAll I gave was everythingAnd yet you ask me for moreFought your fightBought your lieIn return I lost my lifeWhat purpose does this serve?A folded flagPurple heartA family all but torn apartAnd I fought with courage to preserveNot my way of life but yoursCarry on, don't mind meAll I gave was everythingAnd yet you ask me for moreFought your fightBought your lieIn return I lost my lifeWhat purpose does this serve?The campers reaching battered stonesWith words that turn the cameras offBut once it meant, just ***** them upCuz freedom isn't freeThey send our daughters and our sonsDeserts under burning sunsSacrificial slaughteringTo fill the pockets of the weakI'm not official in the wayAre we so easily deceived?They carry on("You're a shameful opportunist! what you don't understand is that it's better to die on your feet than to live on your knees."you have it backwards. it's better to live on your feet than to die on your knees. I know")Don't carry onJust walk awayHow many more sent to their gravesIn this lasting war?I fought your fightBought your lieIn return I lost my lifeWhat purpose does this serve?What purpose did I serve?
