La Frontera
from Mourning Glory by Nowherebound
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lyrics
La Frontera
This fallen republic is overrun with rats.
We’re all alone, we’re all alone.
As faith finally falters to altars and flags.
We’re all alone, we’re all alone.
The powers that be have been paid for and bought,
As empowered populists police our thoughts.
And history’s lessons and battles once fought,
Now lessen the plans and the lessons once taught.
So bend, don’t break, ‘fore faith betrays us all.
For heaven’s stake, we will forsake our fall.
This tattered rag was once a flag,
While geese step in unison,
The flock paints it black.
This battered state capitulates,
As sheep march in unison,
The flock’s hope abates.
Assure all the tourists our borders are safe.
We’re all alone, we’re all alone.
As purists rejoice that the eagle is caged.
We’re all alone, we’re all alone.
We separate children according to law,
In concentrated camps until we can build that wall.
¡Sus hijos son victimas politicas!
Sus padres lloran la perdida de paz.
So bend, don’t break, ‘fore faith betrays us all.
For heaven’s stake, we will forsake our fall.
This tattered ragv was once a flag,
While geese step in unison,
The flock paints it black.
This battered state capitulates,
As sheep march in unison,
The flock’s hope abates.
And hopeless kids, offer bids,
American citizen-ship-out the orphans.
But not before, they abhor,
The stars and the stripes that they once thought would harbor us all.
Give us peace, or give us hate,
Give us something that you cannot erase.
Pick your talking points, but pick a side,
Proverbial gun’s no longer waiting for a sign,
So aim it well, and fire true,
Or coalesce to the ideals you eschew,
Give up decency, give up right.
Give up morality for lionless pride.
Well, you’ve got minutemen, but we’ve got acumen,
Prosaic history is written for the champions,
Belief in progress, belief in redress,
Belief the franchised will make a stand for progress.
So take your place and pick a side,
Time for rhetoric and action to collide.
This tattered rag was once a flag,
While geese step in unison,
The flock paints it black.
This battered state capitulates,
As sheep march in unison
The flock’s hope abates.
And hopeless kids, offer bids,
American citizen-ship-out the orphans.
But not before, they abhor,
The stars and the stripes that they once thought would harbor us all.
This fallen republic is overrun with rats.
We’re all alone, we’re all alone.
As faith finally falters to altars and flags.
We’re all alone, we’re all alone.
The powers that be have been paid for and bought,
As empowered populists police our thoughts.
And history’s lessons and battles once fought,
Now lessen the plans and the lessons once taught.
So bend, don’t break, ‘fore faith betrays us all.
For heaven’s stake, we will forsake our fall.
This tattered rag was once a flag,
While geese step in unison,
The flock paints it black.
This battered state capitulates,
As sheep march in unison,
The flock’s hope abates.
Assure all the tourists our borders are safe.
We’re all alone, we’re all alone.
As purists rejoice that the eagle is caged.
We’re all alone, we’re all alone.
We separate children according to law,
In concentrated camps until we can build that wall.
¡Sus hijos son victimas politicas!
Sus padres lloran la perdida de paz.
So bend, don’t break, ‘fore faith betrays us all.
For heaven’s stake, we will forsake our fall.
This tattered ragv was once a flag,
While geese step in unison,
The flock paints it black.
This battered state capitulates,
As sheep march in unison,
The flock’s hope abates.
And hopeless kids, offer bids,
American citizen-ship-out the orphans.
But not before, they abhor,
The stars and the stripes that they once thought would harbor us all.
Give us peace, or give us hate,
Give us something that you cannot erase.
Pick your talking points, but pick a side,
Proverbial gun’s no longer waiting for a sign,
So aim it well, and fire true,
Or coalesce to the ideals you eschew,
Give up decency, give up right.
Give up morality for lionless pride.
Well, you’ve got minutemen, but we’ve got acumen,
Prosaic history is written for the champions,
Belief in progress, belief in redress,
Belief the franchised will make a stand for progress.
So take your place and pick a side,
Time for rhetoric and action to collide.
This tattered rag was once a flag,
While geese step in unison,
The flock paints it black.
This battered state capitulates,
As sheep march in unison
The flock’s hope abates.
And hopeless kids, offer bids,
American citizen-ship-out the orphans.
But not before, they abhor,
The stars and the stripes that they once thought would harbor us all.
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from Mourning Glory,
released October 25, 2019
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Nowherebound Austin, Texas
Musical magnets for each other, this punk rock band ignited in 2010. They sing to you all over the world but always return home to their roots in Austin, Texas. Featuring members of Born To Lose and New Disaster, Nowherebound integrates traditional punk with rock and roll while weaving in threads of gritty country and folk. ... more
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