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Lady liberty carries a sword.

They said god's will save us.
They said guns will protect us
They said punishment will teach us
Instead god's need us to kneel and obey,
Instead their guns killed us,
Their punishment broke us
This is why lady liberty carries a sword.

Is this why they use violence to enforce the law?
Is this why they use hell to enforce religion?
Is this why they use education to enslave how we think.
Is vengeance another form of justice?
Is fear the only way to achieve peace?
Is this the reason lady liberty carries a sword?

They say we are free,
 but we are chained by their lies
They say we are equal, but we are divided by their imaginary lines
They say we are happy, but we are drowning in their cries
They gave lady liberty a sword.

They have taken our rights, our voices, our dreams
They have given us wars,
 They made us carry their guns.
They corrupted our souls with their screens,
They crippled  hope with fear
They sawed our mouth shut with their nuclear,
With their money, they stole our dreams and ideas
This is why lady liberty carries a sword.

They fear our strength, our courage, our love
They fear our unity.
They fear our diversity, our hope
They fear our rebellion, our resistance, our revolt

So they gave lady liberty a sword.
Written by poetOftragedy
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