In the aftermath of Zeros
Dropping death out of the blue
The country stood as one
And knew precisely what to do
When the earthquake shook my city
And the walls around us fell
Everyone was certain
We could climb out of that hell
When the airplanes hit the towers
And the skies were turning black
The passengers on 93
Had started fighting back
We’re a land of great resilience
When our confidence is high
And for years we’ve feared no rival
From the land or sea or sky
But today I’m not so positive
And here’s the reason why
We’re told that facts are fallacies
That truth is all perceptional
Our country may be powerful
But really not exceptional
Our beliefs are superstitions
And our diet is the worst
We’ve killed a dozen species
Just to satisfy our thirst
We’re a cancer on the planet
Writes our very kindest critic
And the best that can be said of us
Is that we’re parasitic
What a lousy litany
But that’s not where I’ll leave it
For a million college graduates
Hear this and believe it
Now when your best and brightest
Have all left and gone to lunch
How can you then be confident
That we can take a punch
