![]() Our people diverse and beautiful will emerge, We will rise from the lake-rimmed cities of the midwestern states, Where our forefathers first realized revolution We will rise from the windswept northeast We will rise from the gold-limbed hills of the west, We will raise this wounded world into a wondrous one Will be the inheritance of the next generationĮvery breath from my bronze-pounded chest, How could catastrophe possibly prevail over us? How could we possibly prevail over catastrophe? Would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracyīut while democracy can be periodically delayed We’ve seen a force that would shatter our nation It’s because being American is more than a pride we inherit, That everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree Not because we will never again know defeatīut because we will never again sow division That we’ll forever be tied together, victorious ![]() ![]() Let the globe, if nothing else, say this is true: We close the divide because we know, to put our future first, ![]() To compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters and conditions of manĪnd so we lift our gazes not to what stands between us ![]() We are striving to forge a union with purpose We the successors of a country and a timeĭescended from slaves and raised by a single mother We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace ![]()
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