In “Land of the Broken Dreams,” Natalie Mering narrates the crushing condition of the postmodern American. The United States is a “failure” and a fantasy which we are coerced to believe. And when the illusion finally breaks, the world can feel insurmountable. “We were just born to buy then die / and...
[Verse 1]
As I stand up to the wall
In fear to define history
What lies right in front of me
Can't feel as good as it used to be
[Verse 2]
And the dead, any American is found
To feel at times blue
What can you do
When you're sedated
And put through the failure
Of some man's world
[Chorus]
Stand by to believe
In the land of the free
Whatever you want it to be
[Verse 3]
Desperate minds, desperate times
To see the altar smashed over
By this beast
Hours spent, an infinite feast
With the screen to devise
Your fantasy
[Verse 4]
And when I walk, oh, how I walk
To stand and be tall on this burial ground
The faint sound
The echo of what they first found
Must stand on somewhere
[Chorus]
Stand by to believe
In the land of the free
Whatever you want it to be
[Verse 5]
So I didn't learn a thing in school
About being one with star
Chances are
We're more far
In the curse that divides
The sun from you
[Verse 6]
My family
My country and my school
Have all left me dry
To wonder why
We were just born to buy then die
And change nothing
[Outro]
In this time
You must be strong
Find your song
Now
In this time
You must move on
Don't fall behind
Now
Land of Broken Dreams was written by Weyes Blood.
Weyes Blood released Land of Broken Dreams on Tue Oct 21 2014.