future transplant

"oh say can you see"

We live in a war torn world

Born into a society where American flags are given a shrine everyday

See I have to stand and put my hand over my heart every morning

So that I can pledge allegiance

To a nation that robbed cribs for soldiers

You injected a hallucinogen traced back to the colors of red white and blue in his mind

He popped pills of obedience

And locked himself into a future that was decided for him when he started to learn the words "God Bless America"

Should be more important than I love you

I guess that is why he didn't hear the warnings

Loved ones told him of dangers

But he couldn't hear them because he had the star spangled banner playing in his mind

See we got lucky

Because his body rejected the transplant

And America learned you can't inject futures

Since he was

Found in the hospital

He woke from a country induced coma

And took the American flag off his eyes

So that when they asked if he still wanted to join

He decided that maybe you can choose your own future

And replied no to uncle sam's love letter

So that his heart could stay beating.

And he walks away in a jacket with his future in his hands

Instead of wearing a uniform and holding a gun while singing "oh say can you see"