Lies My Country Told Me (HA 70 English Madrigal)

House Arrest

They said we’re free; we’re great; we’re number one.
I watched and felt too doubtful to believe.
When I complained, the world called me naive.

The war before my birth the allies won,
but since I’ve been, too rarely we achieve.
They said we’re free; we’re great; we’re number one.
I watched and felt too doubtful to believe.

Analysis and memory are spun
to serve some purpose petty to perceive.
I don’t know why compatriots deceive.
They said we’re free; we’re great; we’re number one.
I watched and felt too doubtful to believe.
When I complained, the world called me naive.

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