ULMUS AMERICANA also known as LIBERTY TREE. BY Me Nadia G

Ulmus Americana
It feeds on the blood of thee
It’ll suck you dry until you die
Our so-called Liberty tree.
That money tree never stops crying
the dryads that live within
That money tree never stops trying
To trap each soul that it can.
It is the blood of our ancestors
That feed it
Like the fungus of old Elm disease.
It rots from the inside
Then withers and dies
As it spreads from tree to tree.

It's okay America, we had a good run
but our story is winding down.
We were the best in the world
and now we've been shot down.
Like Egypt or Greece and Rome
and now it's clear to see
the enemy's inside
he's always been inside
ever since the start you see.

We were created to be destroyed
it was the plan from the start
with the blood of our patriot forefathers
They never backed down from a fight
as a matter of fact
they took to the streets
in the face of tyranny.
They were so brave
And now we behave
Like everything's Peaches and Cream.

They fought for us to be free
but we lost sight of our morals
we took it for granted,
forgot what it means.
The real meaning of Liberty

Maybe we don't deserve it
this is what always happens
When the people have it so easy
They take it for granted
Then they don't protect it
It's been our way of life up
Until recent
They say those who don't know history are bound to repeat it
words have no meaning
How can we heal it?
Manipulated on the daily
And we don't even know it.
We've grown so blind
that we run and hide
in the face of adversity
But now they're so open
they don't even hide it.
I guess we deserve it..
I guess we deserve it..
America,
Where Up is down
And left is right
We used to Shine and
Now we whine
Our government has gone corrupt.
It’s turned against us
while we were sleeping
having American dreams.
If you have something good
you have to maintain it
We've lost our way
Can no longer contain it
Somethin’s gone wrong
And everyone knows
That America
Has had it’s day.

But wait!
There must be a way,
We cant give up now,
Just rollover and die.
That’s not how we do things
Just accept it and take it.
We descend from Heroes and Fighters
The strongest and the bravest.
Men and women from all different nations
Willing to go all the way.

That's what made America great.
The best and the brightest found their way here
Now we decide our fate
We take back what’s ours
Or it slips away
If it slips away
Then it’s away with the world
No one again will ever be free.
We can't let this happen.
We can't let this happen
We mustn't be sheep
For we are the shepherds
We fell asleep
But now we’re awake
We’ll fight for our Rights
And fight on our feet
We are Americans,
Damn it!
We don't live on our knees/
It’s in our blood
We hail from the loins
Lest we forget
The greatest Revolutionaries.
The day has come,
The time is now
To refresh our Liberty tree.
From the blood of tyrants
Like Jefferson said, he knew this time would be
We know who we are, we know where we’re from
America the land of the free.
Nadia G
2023