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The New American Laureate Lyrics by M Ross Perkins

E Pluribus M Ross

2022

I received me a letter
Addressed to my full name
And stamped with initials
I noticed right away it was different
A window of plastic
Very official
Said, “Dear My Dear, you’ve been chosen
To carry the torch of the formerly frozen.”
So I went and bought me a musket
And drove to the statehouse
To offer my service
I have never felt anger
I’ve always been savory
And kind to my neighbor
I pay the little basket at church
Every Sunday and pray for
The blessing of favors
And now I’m a citizen soldier
I’m learning to kill as I grow older
And the sounds of children crying
Have crossed my lips and taste delicious
What has become of me
A power beyond me’s no longer above me
And now as I sit here and smile it’s
For visions of violence
Vicious and silent
Peace has washed up upon me
Like the warmth of a blanket
When I was a baby
Speak me not a truth
Tell me not a number
Call me not lazy
I am reciting the lines on the ticker in lockstep
Nothing concerning
What was once unmoving
What once was sleeping
I see it turning
What has become of me
A power beyond me’s no longer above me
And now as I sit here and smile it’s
For visions of violence
Vicious and silent
Vicious and silent
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M Ross Perkins

M Ross Perkins

About “The New American Laureate” by M Ross Perkins

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"The New American Laureate" is credited to M Ross Perkins. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"The New American Laureate" appears on "E Pluribus M Ross" in 2022.

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