They say today is a holiday They call it the Fourth of July But as the U.S. celebrates it's independence I refuse to buy in to the lie How can you call this the "land of the free" And proclaim it "the home of the brave" All the while being hypocritical By making the African your slave You talk about freedom and liberty And God-given unalienable rights But in order to claim what the Creator had given My people had to march, boycott, and fight I once pledged allegiance to the American flag And to the republic for which it stands But no longer do I salute the red, white and blue Because my Ancestors' blood are on American hands I no longer join in "The Star Spangled Banner" I'd rather "Lift Every Voice And Sing" And the only monument I visit when in DC Is that of Dr. Martin Luther, The King Yes, it's true that I was born in this land But the U.S. will never be my home 'Cause my heart a...