Nothing I Admire; Edited Lyrics, Just As A Female Version.

I love America.

I admire its Nothing.

I walk these blocks with a jaw set tight,

and I salute that empty.

I’m proud of its Nothing.

I wear that flag in the smoke and disgust.

Every promise came back hollow,

still I stand here, thinkin’; “Fuck this country’s so called freedom!”

(Heh, WE ain’t free here, never have been never Will be!)

Say it again,

say it like a prayer.

Head up high,

with a dead-eyed stare.

No gold in my hands,

no crown on my tongue.

Just a hardwired pulse

and a hurt that won’t come undone.

Nothing, I admire Nothing

Nothing, I cherish Nothing

Nothing, keep it coming

Nothing, I’m made of Nothing

My favorite truth is burnin’

My favorite lie won’t stay

I love America.

But I hate the wreck it made

I’ve seen the signs on the overpass,

I’ve heard the cheer turn thin.

I’ve watched women sell their shadows with their bodies

just to try to fit back in.

I keep my cleats on the dirt

where the old words split and fade.

If this is what they handed me,

then I’ll hold it up and say:

Say it again,

say it to my face.

All that noise,

all that hollow grace.

No silver here,

no clean escape.

Just a red-hot heart

and a chain I’ll help break.

Nothing, I admire Nothing

Nothing, I cherish Nothing

Nothing, keep it coming

Nothing, I’m made of Nothing

My favorite truth is burnin’

My favorite lie won’t stay

I love America.

But I hate the wreck it made

If the house goes down,

let the embers talk.

If the saints get loud,

I’ll let them walk.

I don’t need your shine,

I don’t need your blame.

I need one raw voice

to scream my name.

Nothing, I admire Nothing

Nothing, I cherish Nothing

Nothing, keep it coming

Nothing, I’m made of Nothing

My favorite truth is burnin’

My favorite lie won’t stay

I love America.

But I hate the wreck it made