[Verse 1]
A couple decades later now I finally get it
Early twenties in college it was hitting different
When I started this music, no one would ever listen
Except my family, they the reason for my ambition
I remember in back time like when I was seven
Too young to understand the tragedy of 9/11
How many families lost, how many lives damaged
Like in the blink of an eye 3K lives vanished
Like I should’ve praised God and said thank you more
How my family was spared from that act of war
So many lives destroyed, mine was safe at home
God I’m grateful, thank you I’m not here alone
Raised in Modesto, west coast, the 2-0-9
High-level assault and mid-level crime
Another way I was blessed, no one around me died
A lot schools had shootings but no shooters at mine
[Chorus]
American dream but so many suicides
Families torn apart day n’ night
It’s not pretty, but hey at least we tried
Protect the ones you love and hold 'em tight
No TV to help to pass the time
Anxiety, leaving us paralyzed
The world is asking where are you, God?
This problem we have is bigger than you and I
Instead of pray, we postin' online
A green screen, we living a fake life
We know the place but park on the wrong side
A green screen, it’s not what it looks like
Verse 2:
I’m no stranger to mental illness
And if say you understand I won’t take you serious
Mental breakdowns in public, you can’t relate
And respectfully you don’t know 'cuz you know my name
Depression's real, that’s the message I convey
It’s like a stubborn overcast, everyday is gray
Some of us see our arms and we slice away
You got an answer? Please go ahead fill in the black
Look around you, to be yourself, we don’t know how to
What made you change your beliefs?
When did you change your values?
Likes, comments, and views will live on without you
You got no friends 'cuz ya cut off the people around you
It’s hard to love and appreciate while you still have it
It’s only when we lose it, where we all panic
The one’s closest, really the hardest ones to manage
But the pain is worth it, even though it’s traumatic
Almost half of married couples will end in divorce
And that ain't a percentage that we ought to ignore
We were supposed to be better than the rest of the world
We were tempted and we failed, now let’s fight this war
[Chorus]
American dream but so many suicides
Families torn apart day n’ night
It’s not pretty, but hey at least we tried
Protect the ones you love and hold 'em tight
No TV to help to pass the time
Anxiety, leaving us paralyzed
The world is asking where are you, God?
This problem we have is bigger than you and I
Instead of pray, we postin' online
A green screen, we living a fake life
We know the place but park on the wrong side
A green screen, it’s not what it looks like
[Verse 3]
And we got therapy available now, but I got problems even professionals can’t figure out dark secrets locked away and I ain’t letting 'em out
Was on my knees now I’m flat on the ground
God I’m down for the count
Don’t mean shadow the good, just being honest with you
Times are different, it’s okay to acknowledge the truth
Turn off the green screen, and while you're at hit the lights too
I'm trusting y’all will make the right move
[Chorus]
American dream but so many suicides
Families torn apart day n’ night
It’s not pretty, but hey at least we tried
Protect the ones you love and hold 'em tight
No TV to help to pass the time
Anxiety, leaving us paralyzed
The world is asking where are you, God?
Where are you, God?
Where are you, God?
[Chorus]
American dream but so many suicides
Families torn apart day n’ night
It’s not pretty, but hey at least we tried
Protect the ones you love and hold 'em tight
No TV to help to pass the time
Anxiety, leaving us paralyzed
The world is asking where are you, God?
This problem we have is bigger than you and I
Instead of pray, we postin' online
A green screen, we living a fake life
We know the place but park on the wrong side
A green screen, it’s not what it looks like