Verse 1:
Dbm
Have you heard the news today?
A
The bombs are dropped, the swamp is drained
E                          B7
America is finally getting saved
Dbm
Eleven million off of Medicaid
A
Temperatures rise like interest rates
E                                   B7
Built Auschwitz in the Everglades and sold merch at the front gate
Dbm
They’re starving, sick and sleep deprived
A
But they don’t look like you or I
E                                          B7
Guess empathy don’t cross state lines in the great U.S. of A
Dbm
The flags got no more blue or white
A
They sold the stars, we all wear stripes
E                                                                 B7
No need to read between the lines when there’s blood spilled on the page
B7
Never again means not today

Chorus:
Dbm                       A
You gave the man your eyes so you could sleep at night
E                         B7
But you still hear their cries, you can’t outrun this shame
Dbm                       A
This land was yours and mine until they bled it dry
E                   B7
History won’t be kind to those who turn the other way
Dbm  A   E
Ooh, ooh, ooh
B7
Can you hear them crying?
Dbm  A   E
Ooh, ooh, ooh
B7
I still hear them crying
B7
And I can hear your silence
Mmm

Verse 2:
Dbm                              A
Empathy becomes partisan when rights get framed as politics
E                                B7
And born-again republicans start ditchin’ what their scripture says
Dbm
Oh, hate thy neighbor? Turn ‘em in
A
And burn amendments five and ten
E                                          B7
The faithful bent the cross to fit but heavy is the crown that sits atop
Dbm                         A                           E
His empty head, he'll only pledge allegiance to self interest
                             B7                                Dbm
to help the rich get rich at your expense while you absolve his sins
                            A
And your indifference ain’t righteousness, it’s evil at its best
E                              B7
Celebrate ignorance and cheer and clap as the boot steps on your neck, til it snaps

Chorus:
Dbm                       A
You gave the man your eyes so you could sleep at night
E                         B7
But you still hear their cries, you can’t outrun this shame
Dbm                       A
This land was yours and mine until they bled it dry
E                   B7
History won’t be kind to those who turn the other way
Dbm  A   E
Ooh, ooh, ooh
B7
Can you hear them crying?
Dbm  A   E
Ooh, ooh, ooh
B7
I can’t stand their crying

Outro:
Ooooohhhh
All I hear is crying
Can you hear them crying?
Ooooohhhh
Can you hear them crying?
Ooooohhhh
Will you still be silent?
 Dit arrangement is de eigen interpretatie van de inzender, gedeeld voor privéstudie, educatie en niet-commercieel gebruik. Het onderliggende nummer, de songtekst en de muziek blijven eigendom van hun rechthebbenden. Om verwijdering aan te vragen, zie Juridische verklaring.