![]() We owe farmers and laborers for tirelessly doing physically hard but needed work, despite personal hardships and low pay. We owe healthcare providers for the hardships and risks they endure to protect our health, cure us from diseases and ease our passing from this earth. We owe educators and scientists for dedicating their lives to imparting new discoveries and knowledge. It seems the USA is definitely the "land of the brave." We owe our brave heroes (military, police officers, firefighters and all public servants) gratitude for the service they give to keep our country safe so we can enjoy our daily pursuits. ![]() This entry was posted in Uncategorized on Octoby jow5365.Is this the reality in America? I hope we thoughtfully consider what this means. And the food for thought is much more useful than is provided in other elements of entertainment. Sure, I find it interesting, and sure, it provides a lot of stability, but does the current state of corporate America have morals? Is it a job that one could feel good about doing? Some days, I think you can, some days I think you can’t.īut as he often does, Lecrae provides food for thought. It’s a main reason why I contemplate whether business is the right career path. The “American Dream” is supplied by those who rarely have the chance to live the “American Dream.” People work long hours, just so we can have the products we need. We have a minimum wage here in America, but that wage isn’t being paid to workers overseas. We may scoff at the fact that our shirts say, “Made in China,” but when thought is put into it, it is kind of a sad statement. But I couldn’t get approval to stay so they sent me away from America.” No I ain’t getting money, go to bed hungry, but I make some exports for y’all.” Playing the part of a citizen in a poorer economic country who so badly wants the American dream, Lecrae ends the song with, “I made it to America. In an emotionally charged final verse to the song, Lecrae says, “I’m at a sweatshop making shirts for y’all. #WILSON LEATHER LAND OF THE FREE HOME OF THE BRAVE FULL#So looking at the song holistically, Lecrae may agree with the fact that this is a country full of freedom, but he totally disagrees with the fact that this is the home of the brave, when greed overrides all. Lecrae kind of mocks America, beginning his lyrics with, “I was made in America: land of the free, home of the brave,” and then he goes on to talk about how money is too sought after in this country, how people don’t appreciate the freedom that the military provides for us, how Americans don’t appreciate the freedom that this country provides, and how slavery defined an era of American history. ![]() Lecrae goes on to talk a lot about the American dream, and how it may not be as it seems.Ĭompared to the rest of his album, there are slight religious overtones, such as the implication that it isn’t right with Christianity to be selfish, but other than that, this song provides lessons for not only the religious, but also the secular world. ![]() “Welcome to America,” the second song on Anomaly, begins with an intro of an airline pilot talking to his passengers, saying, “I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome you to America.” “Yeah, yeah, my life’s good, now when is my iPhone screen going to get fixed?”īut, as in almost all of Lecrae’s songs, providing a catchy rhythm with passionate words, messages can be amplified, and points are made in different ways. It’s a message that we often talk about in society: the relatively cushy lives of Americans, and how these lives can promote an ungrateful attitude to how cushy life really is.Īnd sure, this message is replayed so much, that some of us have become desensitized to it. ![]()
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