We Told the World

by MurielVieux

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Monday, Nov. 17, 2025 Monday, Nov. 17, 2025 at 4:41:29am PST

We told the world that dreams could come true

That anyone, could be anything, if they dared to dream

Picket fences, equality, wealth and fame

We even told our own we’d all make it through

We sold a lie so big it swallowed the truth

Left us with nothing but the emperor’s clothing

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We told world, all were welcome in our land

We promised the world, freedom and justice

But those who responded to our invitation

We put them in cages and stole their children

We served them so much heartache

Poor old Cupid broke his bow and fell into depression

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We told the world, freedom for all was the goal

We marched that tale across the globe

While we peddled chains and whips in the dark

We used laws, to bind freedom, silence equality

We tied lady liberty up so thoroughly

She stood still on her pedestal forever and a day

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Today our picket fences are electrified wires

Today our neighbors are our worst enemies

Today our lies are exposed to our eyes

Today our leaders have no shame

Birthed in our lies and broken promises

They ride the crashing wave of our demise

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