Name: Spirit of America
Duration: P00H02M38S
Description: "Spirit of America" originated as a poem John wrote as a post on the social network Gab, and quickly developed into a song. The chorus was intended to make the listener think of the migrant ships coming to New York harbor in the 19th century and the text deals with John's perception of the complexity of the American Conservative Christian heritage and the concept of USA being "The promised land".

Spirit of America

from Dissidentica by Lilou & John

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"Spirit of America" originated as a poem John wrote as a post on the social network Gab, and quickly developed into a song. The chorus was intended to make the listener think of the migrant ships coming to New York harbor in the 19th century and the text deals with John's perception of the complexity of the American Conservative Christian heritage and the concept of USA being "The promised land".

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From Europe they came
And gave it its name
This great nation founded by migrants
Who, united by faith
Made this country so great
And gave their lives fighting the giants
Just like Nathan Hale
Their spirits prevailed
Say "bow not but stand up to tyrants"

Aaaaah America
Aaaaah America

And they built the land
With the engineers’ hands
And the gun and the Christ and the cattle
They saw it come true
What God only knew
This union of grain and of metal
And over the sea
Throughout history
They came and they saw and they settled

Aaaaah America
Aaaaah America

And the people who fought
For the freedom they sought
They prevailed and they conquered the mountains
In the old village church
All the wars of the earth
Stretched out like waves far beyond counting
They knew that a land
Needs a gun to withstand
When the hammer of hell comes a-pounding

Aaaaah America
Aaaaah America
Aaaaah America

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from Dissidentica, released April 7, 2017

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