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One nation Under God Indivisible With liberty and justice for all The biggest lie ever told We like to think it's equal Like we don't walk around with labels Gay, straight, prude, who're Black, white, rich, poor We're all labels We're trained To be like our parents To hate what they hate Accept what they accept Burn and preach what they Burn and preach In the courtroom The black loses to the white In the workplace The woman loses to the man In the hallways The gay loses to the straight Who are we to you? Who am I? Do you not see my heart? My eyes? My soul, deep inside? Do you not see my true self? My love? Do you not comprehend anything Beyond your short line of sight? There's more to life than being A rich, white, married man What if we were blind? Stripped down to our labels? Is your married card a trump To my single? Can you cut me in line, Because you're a republican And I a democrat? Do you get the best seat, Because you enjoy the socially acceptable genitalia for your gender? We are NOT one nation we ARE divisible With liberty and justice for SOME