Rising Tide

The tide is rising now the lines are getting hard to see
They've all been washed away along with all of your clarity
And now you can't remember which side of the line you were on
Whatever happened to when hard work brought prosperity?
Foundations laid on mass deceit and insincerity
America is waking up, we've been asleep too long

Are we who they say we are?
A million faces tell the story of their ""work in progress""
Empty promises that lead to more and more of the same
Campaigns based on disregard
The empty spaces grow and grow as the standards regress
Keep a nation in the dark, someone's bound to start a flame

Can't make sense of the mess that's in front of me
Am I the enemy or just their property?
Wanna feel like nothings stopping me; no fear, see clear, peace or mutiny
Watching people as they shout their convictions
Don't know if it is fact or fiction
Pick a side to stand: to the left, to the right
There's a circle in the middle and they're not inside it

Are we who they say we are?
A million faces tell the story of their ""work in progress""
Empty promises that lead to more and more of the same
Campaigns based on disregard
The empty spaces grow and grow as the standards regress
Keep a nation in the dark, someone's bound to start a flame

The tide is rising now the lines are getting hard to see
They've all been washed away along with all of your clarity
And now you can't remember which side of the line you were on
Whatever happened to when hard work brought prosperity?
Foundations laid on mass deceit and insincerity
America is waking up, we've been asleep too long

Are we who they say we are?
A million faces tell the story of their ""work in progress""
Empty promises that lead to more and more of the same
Campaigns based on disregard
The empty spaces grow and grow as the standards regress
Keep a nation in the dark, someone's bound to start a flame