One Nation Divided

V7.6
Gary Robinson
05:03
2026-02-17
southern rock, raw, slide guitar, slow 6/8 swamp, raspy male tenor
[Intro] 
 0:00
Verse 1 
 0:24
We used to argue then shake hands, 
 0:24
Now every word feels like a stand. 
 0:27
People don’t see rivals anymore, 
 0:30
They see an enemy at the door. 
 0:34
Race, religion, history, rights, 
 0:37
A badge you wear, a line you fight. 
 0:40
It ain’t just what you say you believe— 
 0:43
It’s who you are, or who you leave. 
 0:46
Pre-Chorus 
 0:50
We forgot how to listen, just learned how to shout, 
 0:50
It ain’t the lines on the map—it’s the love running out. 
 0:56
Chorus 
 1:01
(HOOK) 
 1:01
One nation divided—God help us all, 
 1:03
When truth gets buried in a partisan wall. 
 1:09
When freedom ain’t gentle, headlines cut deep, 
 1:15
Turned into weapons we swing when we speak. 
 1:22
We’re standing on common ground, still ready to fall, 
 1:29
One nation divided—God help us all. 
 1:36
Verse 2 
 1:43
We don’t agree on basic facts, 
 1:43
Different screens, different tracks. 
 1:46
Different stories, different fears, 
 1:49
Different “truths” in different ears. 
 1:52
Trust breaks down in courts and votes, 
 1:55
In microphones and tailored quotes. 
 1:58
Us versus them, the well runs dry, 
 2:01
Empathy fades, the questions die. 
 2:05
Pre-Chorus 2 
 2:08
When listening feels like surrender somehow, 
 2:08
And understanding looks like weakness now. 
 2:11
Chorus 
 2:19
One nation divided—God help us all, 
 2:19
When being right matters more than the call 
 2:24
To be united, to see and believe 
 2:31
There’s still a human on the other side of me. 
 2:37
We’re standing on common ground, still ready to fall, 
 2:44
One nation divided—God help us all. 
 2:51
Bridge 
 3:00
Fear replaced faith in one another’s name, 
 3:00
Fear of losing power, culture, voice, or place. 
 3:02
That fear turned bitter, hardened into blame, 
 3:07
And resentment learned how to masquerade. 
 3:10
A nation ain’t broken just ‘cause we disagree, 
 3:14
That’s the heartbeat of a true democracy. 
 3:17
It breaks when winning outruns belief, 
 3:20
When neighbors turn into threats in the street. 
 3:24
Verse 3 
 3:30
The truth and facts lose relevance fast 
 3:30
When ego needs to win the last attack. 
 3:33
The truth hides low where shadows crawl, 
 3:36
While propaganda rains like a waterfall. 
 3:39
History rewritten, words rearranged, 
 3:42
Silence grows loud, but nothing’s changed. 
 3:45
We’re not torn by borders, rivers, or seas— 
 3:48
We’re torn by belief, or the lack of peace. 
 3:51
Chorus 
 3:58
One nation divided—God help us all, 
 3:58
When love’s the first thing we choose to stall. 
 4:04
When shouting drowns out the will to hear, 
 4:09
And the space between us fills with fear. 
 4:13
We’re standing on common ground, still ready to fall, 
 4:17
One nation divided—God help us all.That’s when a country starts breaking, slow and small, 
 4:24
Not from the outside— 
 4:38
But the silence between us all. 
 4:44
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