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They tied that yellow ribbon round the oak tree
They�ve worn out all the prayer in their hearts
All along thought they were rooting for the home team
As they�re sent into the game and torn apart
We twist this tourniquet upon a pipeline
Who carries all the pain in the world
As we blindly clap and cheer from the sidelines, It�s clear
On a losing streak from the very start
And that�s where they found me
In the cemetary
A smoking gun in my hand now I�m damned for the land of the free
Sing with me
The American Scream
They took that faded ribbon off the oak tree
The�ve worn out all the hope in their hearts
All along thought I was doing the right thing
Now I�m lying in a pool of my blood
And that�s where she found me
In the cemetary
A smoking gun in my hand now I�m damned for the land of the free
Sing with me
And that�s where she found me
In the cemetary
A smoking gun in my hand now I�m damned for the land of the free
Sing with me
The American Scream
The American Scream
And that�s where she found me
In the cemetary
A smoking gun in my hand now I�m damned for the land of the free
Sing with me
The American Scream
They�ve worn out all the prayer in their hearts
All along thought they were rooting for the home team
As they�re sent into the game and torn apart
We twist this tourniquet upon a pipeline
Who carries all the pain in the world
As we blindly clap and cheer from the sidelines, It�s clear
On a losing streak from the very start
And that�s where they found me
In the cemetary
A smoking gun in my hand now I�m damned for the land of the free
Sing with me
The American Scream
They took that faded ribbon off the oak tree
The�ve worn out all the hope in their hearts
All along thought I was doing the right thing
Now I�m lying in a pool of my blood
And that�s where she found me
In the cemetary
A smoking gun in my hand now I�m damned for the land of the free
Sing with me
And that�s where she found me
In the cemetary
A smoking gun in my hand now I�m damned for the land of the free
Sing with me
The American Scream
The American Scream
And that�s where she found me
In the cemetary
A smoking gun in my hand now I�m damned for the land of the free
Sing with me
The American Scream
Lyrics submitted by EchoPark
Track duration: 03:16
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"Over and out," she said, from a hospital bed
"For what it's worth, it doesn't hurt, don't cry."
"Over and out," he said, with a .45 to his head
"The war has taken everything from me, it's all I see so..."
Other than than it's a great song. Being a US service member I hear about incidents like this all the time. It is like losing a brother in a way.
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