Once upon a high

The streets were gold and blue was

In the sky riders gone

Never could belong

Maybe you still can dream

Sleep through screams

While we're dying in America



Once upon a child

The carnival would stop and stay a-

While you were gone

Everything went wrong

Too soon, cartoon

Dying in America

Dying in America



In places where aces outnumber the queens

Jack is afraid of tomorrow

Colors are changing to red, white and green

As we all fall down



Once upon a hate

They told us they could fix it if we'd

Wait for awhile

Killing you with smiles

Maybe you still can dream

Sleep through screams

While we're dying in America

Dying in America



Sex, sex, sex

Even bigger, even better

Don't lose out, be a winner

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One hundred thirty per cent American people

Would like to be like everyone else