The Modern Rome Burning

How did we get into this mess?
 The question is hypothetical
 The answers are written on the face of the oppressed
 Sent to death at just 19
 Forever more to be unseen
 His mother with tears in her eyes
 Crying to God, she calls out "Why?"
 She'll find her answers on the face of the oppressed
 I bow my head in respect of the dead
 Because we're all bogged down
 And there ain't no fucking S.O.S
 That's gonna save our sinking ship
 Because we're all bogged down
 And there ain't no fucking S.O.S
 That's gonna save our sinking ship, our ship
 How did we get into this mess?
 The question is a bona fide literal
 The answers are written on the face of the oppressed
 We all know the answers why
 They sold a lie to build Versailles
 You can roll over and die
 Or you can reign down hell tonight
 You'll find your answer on the face of the oppressed
 I bow my head in respect of the dead
 Because we're all bogged down
 And there ain't no fucking S.O.S
 That's gonna save our sinking ship
 Because we're all bogged down
 And there ain't no fucking S.O.S
 That's gonna save our sinking ship, our ship
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 In the ash of your city lies fertile ground
 (In the ash of your city lies fertile ground)
 In the ash of your city lies fertile ground
 (In the ash of your city lies fertile ground)
 This nation's burning, burning down
 (This nation's burning, burning down)
 This nation's burning to the ground
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 This is the modern Rome burning
 Let it burn
 This is the modern Rome burning
 Let it burn
 This is the modern Rome burning
 Let it burn, let it burn
 This is New York burning
 This is Boston burning
 This is Omaha burning
 This is Washington burning
 This is Pittsburgh burning
 This is Birmingham burning
 This is the modern Rome burning
 Let it burn, let it burn
 Burn, burn