America Breathing

I can feel America breathing
it’s the only sign of life
I can hear her heart beating
above the terror and the strife
she begs for life
in spite of the pain
she wants to live again

The grandest lady sees a mirror 
and in the mirror she sees lines
with innocence and beauty fading
she reaches deep for holy signs
she begs to find a cure for the pain
to free her youth again
to open up her hand
to the spirit of the land
from granite to the sand
for humanity she calls
with hope still standing tall
her beauty still enthralls me
I want to live again

I can feel America breathing
begging darkness for a light
I can hear her heart beating
in the freedom and the fight
she yearns for sight
for love heals the pain
she wants to give again
she wants to live again