Michael Lyon

https://www.MichaelLyonMusic.com Say It Ain't So that beloved America the Beautiful - land of immigrants' dreams and shining beacon of democracy - is devolving into autocracy. Say It Ain't So that after traveling this far along the path toward freedom the last two and a half centuries, America is now turning back - beating a retreat from reality and the world we used to lead, while replacing public accountability with self-serving, fear-based propaganda. Say It Ain't So that those entrusted with 'leading' are instead fully engaged in the pursuit of a much different kind: marginalizing, maligning, and cooking up chaotic ways for us to serve their interests, contrary to the other way around - America's founding vision of our representatives serving We The People. Say It Ain't So that the U.S. system of 'checks and balances' has suddenly become a thing of the past, with a kowtowing Congress no longer serving as a check on presidential overreach and a subservient Supreme Court preoccupied with tilting the balance of power in favor of an all-powerful, law-breaking chief executive (who himself appointed a number of its members)... In protest after protest surging across the nation in recent months, patriotic Americans from all walks of life are showing up in droves - millions and millions of us - joining ranks and pushing back against the coup: "We hold these truths to be self-evident that..." standing idly by during an authoritarian takeover of the country would be as un-American (and unthinking) as it gets. Say It Ain't So by Michael Lyon What kind of people are we I thought we want to be free As we’ve been taught to believe For a very long time What kind of country are we No love for autocracy That’s not how our leaders would lead At least at one time Say it ain’t so Say it ain’t so What does it mean to succeed Leave out the part about greed Better to give than receive There’s the real goldmine Once we were ruled by a king His highness controlled everything What did the monarchy bring Goodness and light Not on your life Say it ain’t so Say it ain't so What kind of people are we At heart we want to be free As we were taught to believe And be for all time What kind of country are we No love for autocracy That’s not how our leaders would lead ‘Til this time ‘til this time Say it ain’t so Say it ain't so Say it ain't so During another shameful period in our country's history - the McCarthy era - famed broadcast journalist and war correspondent Edward R. Murrow expressed it well during a March 9, 1954 episode of the CBS documentary series, 'See It Now'. As Murrow reminded the country of our better angels in that time, the urgent need to return to our senses in this day and age cannot be overstated. "... We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, and remember that we are not descended from fearful men..." https://speakola.com/political/edward-r-murrow-on-mccarthy-1954 Subscribe to Michael's YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3g8d81u?sub_confirmation=1 Website: https://www.MichaelLyonMusic.com On Spotify: - single, Say It Ain't So: https://open.spotify.com/track/0dnvYbzBLR9BR4hMKwgnrb?si=5773c44276974682 - latest album, WHAT COULD BE: https://open.spotify.com/album/2oARFc5TkvsuHlNIUGdmDb?si=cy31OtBLTcqPZFsfCaP0Lw - single, Madness: https://open.spotify.com/track/0w55YpEMSu50iWcM9Liel9?si=f0544636d1bc4e94 - single, No White Flags: https://open.spotify.com/album/4Pt0XoKBOWxMZiqPpf5BPa #MichaelLyon #Singer-Songwriter #IndieFolk #rock #folkrock #folkmusic