And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
\nthat the havoc of war and the battle\u2019s confusion,
\na home and a country should leave us no more!<\/p>\n
Dread silence reposes what the battle was for,
\nbut dawn\u2019s early light undoes the illusion–
\na blood-spattered flag, an uncivil war. <\/p>\n
The free and the brave safeguard their shore
\nfrom the tired and hungry who ask for inclusion–
\na home and a country should leave us no more!<\/p>\n
Still, we fight to protect our American lore
\nagainst those who notice its long desolation–
\na blood-spattered flag, an uncivil war–<\/p>\n
and our own huddled masses, our own aching poor,
\nare left on the street like human pollution–
\na home and a country should leave us no more!<\/p>\n
This land is damaged, right down to the corps
\nof freemen who stand and salute our delusion,
\nour blood-spattered flag, our uncivil wars–
\na home and a country should leave us no more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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