Lady Gaga and JLo did ok
But Miss Gordon stole the show away
Spitting truth for the day
She braved the belly of the beast
To learn that quiet isn’t always peace
She was there to witness
A nation that isn’t broken
But simply unfinished
And so she lifts our gazes
Not to what stands between us
But before us
We will lay down our arms
So we can reach out our arms
We grieved we grew
We hurt we hoped
We tired we tried
Victory won’t lie in the blade
But in all the bridges we’ve made
Being American is more
than the pride we inherit
It’s the past we step into
And how we repair it
A country that is bruised but whole
Benevolent but bold
Fierce and free
Battered and beautiful
We are brave enough to see it
We are brave enough to be it
That’s the hill we climb