God Bless, America

I’ve made it my mission this year to write one song per month. It wasn’t necessarily a resolution since I made it on New Years Day after writing a song called “Broken” about the beauty in brokenness. I just knew that I had it in my to do it, but I didn’t want to set myself up for unrealistic expectations. I’m happy to say that I’ve finished my seventh song of the year.

Since July celebrates American independence, and since those celebrations seem much more timid than in years past, I thought of how funny my girlfriend thought it was last month when I simply added a comma to “God Bless America”. It kind of changes the whole meaning of the phrase, and we’re at a time when I think the change is necessary.

I hope to one day have a better production of this song, but in the meantime, I wanted to make sure that I got it out into the world by the end of the month. I think the lyrics are poignant, and although it was written with tongue placed firmly in cheek, it says what I think needs to be said. Although the lyrics are in the video, I’ll post them below for you as well. Enjoy!

America, it’s been a long time since you were framed
You never show any sign of restraint or of shame