oh say can you see

Is it bombs bursting in air

Or the rockets red glare

That proves in the night

That our flag is still there?

Or is it the way we resist

And the way we persist

The way we defend our immigrants

The way we stand up

Or take a knee

We raise our voices

Or refuse to sing

An anthem steeped in slavery

Oh say can you see, oh say can you see

A future of peace and equity?

Oh say can you see, oh say can you see

A future of peace and equity?

Our anthem was written by Francis Scott Key

A white man, a slave owner

Why is this what we sing?

In the 3rd verse our anthem does gallantly boast:

“No refuge could save, the hireling and slave

From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave.”

( And you wonder why Kaepernick does take a knee? )

Oh say can you see, oh say can you see

There’s nothing patriotic about slavery

Oh say can you see, oh say can you see

There’s nothing patriotic about slavery

So, we’ll write a new song

Till the stars and the stripes

And the red white and blue

Mean freedom for black folks

Muslims too

For what kind of flag only waves for some?

The few and the rich and the white and the male? ---

Let’s wash the flag from its stains of blood

Let’s change the song so we can proudly hail--

A freedom that means everyone

A freedom that means everyone

Oh say can you see, oh say can you see

A future of peace and equity?

Oh say can you see, oh say can you see

A future of peace and equity?