Red And Blue Forever

Granddad kept his hat in the hallway Flag pin stuck through the brim Said he fought for something simple Now he just fights with the news again Mom scrolls quiet at the table Thumb shaking over every post Brother’s yelling through the drywall Like he’s preaching to a ghost It’s that red and blue forever Same street Same church Same town Everybody drawing their little battle lines On the same worn-out ground We keep losing in the middle Where the love used to live Red and blue forever And nobody learns to give (oh) Fourth of July on the cul-de-sac Coolers lined up in the yard Uncle swears he won Thanksgiving By taking every question too far Fireworks bloom over silence Plastic plates piled high We all watch the same colors Painting different skies It’s that red and blue forever Same street Same church Same town Everybody drawing their little battle lines On the same worn-out ground We keep losing in the middle Where the love used to live Red and blue forever And nobody learns to give What if we’re both wrong? What if we’re both right? What if every flag Needs another set of stripes? Passing down the anger Hand-me-down hate Hearts on standby Waiting for a break (oh) It’s that red and blue forever Same street Same church Same town Everybody drawing their little battle lines On the same worn-out ground We keep losing in the middle Where the love used to live Red and blue forever Til someone dares to give Track from the upcoming EP "Shaken Or Stirred"