American Dream | Ska Riot!

from Soulspired by Karina Nistal

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Song Title: “American Dream” (Ska Riot!)
Inspired by the pandemic, politics, and the planetary crisis.

lyrics

American Dream (Ska Riot!)
Written by Karina Nistal
Karina Nistal Publishing

Yay though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil. For this art with me I know.

Verse 1:
It’s getting pretty real in these streets
Can’t even step outside to the air that we breathe
Our enemy has always been what we can’t see
And even our loved ones must be kept at 6 feet
It’s gonna be awhile til we get back to normalcy
You hear the cries of the children
They’re hungry and they are weak
There is no work for the working man
What happened to the American Dream?
What happened to the American Dream?

Verse 2:
Where do we go from here?
Tried to impeach,
He did not disappear
We must question authority
And what is real
Whatever happened to no one’s above the law?
This is our wake up call
Not some new norm reality
You hear the cries of the people
They’re tired and they are meek
It’s not just Covid or 5G
What happened to the American Dream?
What happened to the American Dream?

Bridge
Yay though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil. For this art with me I know.
Though I must go forth alone,
My soul must go forth alone
I will fear no evil
Will conquer me as I go

Verse 3:
And all we have is Jah
All we have is faith in God
Who died for all of our sins
So we could have a future
Our world is not hopeless
So much to see through the lens
But we can’t clean corruption
(As) Mother Earth lives in her suffering
We can’t destroy our home
We’re destroying our soul
We can’t destroy our home
We’re destroying our soul
Oooh woah oh oh oh
Oooh woah oh oh oh
Oooh woah oh oh

credits

from Soulspired, track released September 28, 2022
Producer: Jon R. Cruz (ASCAP)
Recorded at GottaShine Studios
Mixed by Jay Hot Recordings
Additional Guitar John Michaelangelo Cruz (ASCAP)
Written & Performed by Karina Nistal (ASCAP) / Karina Nistal Publishing (ASCAP)