Dream Gone -- A Song

Lyrics by Joyce Strong, music by Suno

Verse 1
This wasn’t like 1980.
This wasn’t a miracle team.
This wasn’t a symbol of unity.
You betrayed the American dream.
The whole world stood still.
Forty-six years fell to shame.
A lifetime holding hope —
You are the ones to blame.

Pre-Chorus
Your gold is stolen valor
Given to a would-be king.
You crushed what it stood for.
You bowed and kissed his ring.

Chorus
We don’t dance for fascists.
We don’t bow to kings.
America belongs to the brave and free —
Not to men who steal everything.

Verse 2
People are dying in our streets.
Little girls are being harmed.
Truth shattered on the airwaves.
Oaths broken without alarm.
And in that moment
You handed him glory.
You handed gold to a fascist dream.
What country are you playing for?
You brought this nation shame.

Chorus
We don’t dance for fascists.
We don’t bow to kings.
America belongs to the brave and free —
Not to men who steal everything.

Bridge
No kings in the arena.
No tyrants in our name.
You had one moment to take a stand
Instead you gave a fascist fame.

Final Chorus 
We don’t dance for fascists.
We don’t bow to kings.
America belongs to the brave and free —
Not to men who steal everything.

Outro
This wasn’t a miracle.
This was a sad day
in the US of A.
Dream gone.
Dream gone.
Dream gone.

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