We hold these truths
self-evident
We hold these truths
self-evident
Filed the forms colored inside the lines they signed —every line defined
Two kids garage 401k the whole design
Punched in at seven punched out when the ceiling met the floor
Twenty years of climbing —and they showed him the door
A letter on the counter no severance no ground
"Dear employee thank you for your service"—empty sound
They promised us
A mountain to climb a hand on the rope
They promised us
A floor that would hold a ceiling of hope
They promised us
When the ground starts shaking you won't be alone
We hold —we hold —these truths —
She pulled the lever twice —two Novembers same design
Both of them smiled like they drew the line
But the needle never moved she knew it then and there
The country runs on dividends not on who gets a chair
Three years of dedication —a Tuesday a link to click
"Position eliminated your legacy is in the fine print"
They called it a promise she called it a theft
A deck stacked for the ones who are already left
They promised us
A mountain to climb a hand on the rope
They promised us
A floor that would hold a ceiling of hope
They promised us
When the ground starts shaking you won't be alone
We hold —we hold —these truths
Do we
YOU SAID THE WORDS WOULD HOLD THE WALL
YOU SAID THE BELL WOULD RING FOR ALL
WHERE IS YOUR FLOOR NOW
WHERE IS YOUR HAND
WHERE IS YOUR—
We hold these truths
to be
