Matthew Caws, chanteur de NADA SURF, a écrit les paroles de cette chanson à l’attention des membres du Congrès des Etats-Unis, en réaction à la politique de séparation des familles de migrants qu’avait mis en place le gouvernement américain en 2018 :
I’m a New Yorker
with long American roots
I see a land that’s tilting and I don’t know what to do
Something is different, this danger feels new
Who do we look to?
In the capitol building, the chosen few
I wrote a song for you
As you walk through Statuary Hall
Do you hear the marble breathing?
All the statues are trying to talk
What do you think that they’re saying?
The muse of history writes everything down
She writes just what she sees in Washington town
As you walk through Statuary Hall
Did you catch the marble moving?
All these statues are trying to walk
Where do you think that they’re going?
We’re on a bigger team than left or right
We have a flickering history as a guiding light
Don’t want to see the american dream die in the night
Around the world in bars and parks
People commiserate
Complex feelings around this flag of ours
But don’t want to see it fade
They still want their american friend
As you walk through Statuary Hall
Do you see the marble moving?
All these statues are starting to walk
Where do you think that they’re going?
To find the man who would be king
Doesn’t seem to care about anything
Now’s the time to do something
Now’s the time to say something
Do we dare look away, turn our heads
As we slide into the dark?
When we’re old, looking back
We will cry when we see what we have done
Families split up, the world heating up
We are letting hate lead us away
Something is different, this danger feels new
Who do we look to?
In the capitol building, the chosen few
I wrote a song for you
As you walk through Statuary Hall
Do you hear the marble breathing?
All the statues are trying to talk
What do you think that they’re saying?
The muse of history writes everything down
She writes just what she sees in Washington town
As you walk through Statuary Hall
Did you catch the marble moving?
All these statues are trying to walk
Where do you think that they’re going?
We’re on a bigger team than left or right
We have a flickering history as a guiding light
Don’t want to see the american dream die in the night
Around the world in bars and parks
People commiserate
Complex feelings around this flag of ours
But don’t want to see it fade
They still want their american friend
As you walk through Statuary Hall
Do you see the marble moving?
All these statues are starting to walk
Where do you think that they’re going?
To find the man who would be king
Doesn’t seem to care about anything
Now’s the time to do something
Now’s the time to say something
Do we dare look away, turn our heads
As we slide into the dark?
When we’re old, looking back
We will cry when we see what we have done
Families split up, the world heating up
We are letting hate lead us away
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