Oblivion awaits

Victory seemed so close
An accomplishment to boast
We once dreamed against our woes
Now we raise a final toast

To all of our friends lost
Fighting for what we already won
However we paid the worst cost
Losing the war that was already done

We once left the kingdom
By tossing our supply of tea
Now we search for freedom
By removing liberty

We once headed west
We tried to expand
Now we find it a hopeless quest
For we have taken all the land

We have lied
And we have wailed
We have tried
And we have failed

If that is what we’re apart of
If that is what it takes
If Lady Liberty falls upon the dove
Then oblivion awaits
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