Manifest Destiny Lyrics

Across the plains, with fire in their eyes

Claimed by divine right, under bloodstained skies

Pushed to the edge, a deadly attack

They tore through the land, there's no turning back

The natives cry, their homes burned to ash

Trampled underfoot in your gold-rushed dash

A nation born from their suffering and their pain

In the name of progress, you conquered in vain

Manifest destiny, our cruel legacy

Expanded borders, fueled solely by greed

They built this land on broken bones

And still justify it with God's heavy tones

Manifest destiny, there's blood on your hands

Westward expansion across stolen lands

Wagons rolled, mountains turned to dust

In the pursuit of power, fueled by lust

They built their cities on the graves of the free

Millions of lives lost in the pursuit of "liberty"

They carved the future with an iron fist

The hammer of progress too loud to resist

A nation's flag raised on broken dreams

While those still oppressed drown in silent screams

Manifest destiny, our cruel legacy

Expanded borders, fueled solely by greed

They built this land on broken bones

And still justify it with God's heavy tones

Manifest destiny, there's blood on your hands

Westward expansion across stolen lands

They claimed the right to all they could see

But what was the cost, the price of their spree

Empires rise and empires fall

Will we answer for the sins of our fathers one and all

Manifest destiny, our cruel legacy

Expanded borders, fueled solely by greed

They built this land on broken bones

And still justify it with God's heavy tones

Manifest destiny, there's blood on your hands

Westward expansion across stolen lands