This song shares The New Colossus poem written by Emma Lazarus to support the building of the Statue of Liberty.

“The New Colossus” is a sonnet by American poet Emma Lazarus. She wrote the poem in 1883 to raise money for the construction of a pedestal for the Statue of Liberty. In 1903, the poem was cast onto a bronze plaque and mounted inside the pedestal’s lower level.

The New Colossus lyrics

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,With conquering limbs astride from land to land;Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall standA mighty woman with a torch, whose flame

Is the imprisoned lightning, and her nameMother of Exiles. From her beacon-handGlows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes commandThe air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.

“Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries sheWith silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,I lift my lamp beside the golden door!

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This song was adapted from “Can We All Just Have a Feral Summer?” by Sarah Anderson. Source: https://pjmedia.com/sarah-anderson/2026/06/30/cant-we-all-just-have-a-feral-summer-n4954541.

Summer Song lyrics

Life would be a lot nicerIf adults got summer breaksJust like kids doNo workLittle responsibilityJust swim until fingers look like raisinsRead a book in one dayGet lost in the garden just weedingGet on a boat and driftGo on a road tripTake the backroadsFloat on a lakeGo fishing all dayChill at the beachChase fireflies and butterfliesGrill burgers or do a barbecueHave sleepoversSpend so much time with friendsThat you get sick of each otherStay up late watching moviesRide bikes all over townEat ice creamEnjoy life once againAnd see where it takes youSee where it takes youSee where it takes you

Of course, that’s not realisticI know, I knowWe have bills to payJobs to doKids to raiseParents to helpHomes to maintainDeadlines to meetDeadlines to meetDeadlines to meet

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This song is adapted from Tom Cruise’s speech at the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals. Source: https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/07/19/tom-cruise-delivers-a-unifying-opening-speech-for-the-final-game-of-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-n2204507.

This Is Greatness lyrics

More than 30 days ago48 nations began a journeyThey crossed oceansThey crossed bordersThey crossed culturesAnd together, they showed usWhy this game belongs to the world

From every corner of the globeWe have witnessed greatnessWe have shared in moments of joyWe have shared moments of hopeWe have shared moments we will never forget

Football is a language spoken without wordsA force that unites peopleThat turns strangers into friendsThat reminds us what we all have in common

But these storiesThese stories belong to all of usTo every nationTo every playerTo every supporterTo every volunteerTo every dream carried on the pitch

As we gather for one final chapterLet us celebrate a tournamentThat brought the world togetherLet us celebrate each otherThis is footballThis is unity.And this...This is greatness

Let us celebrate each otherThis is footballThis is unity.And this...This is greatness

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Adapted from a speech by Marco Rubio, secretary of state, and also commentary by Dmitri Bolt, columnist, Townhall. Source: https://townhall.com/tipsheet/dmitri-bolt/2026/07/16/marco-rubio-communism-doesnt-even-sound-good-in-theory-n2679567.

A World Without lyrics

Communism sounds good in theorybut it never works in practiceThat’s actually not trueCommunism does not sound good in theoryThe world Communists envision for usIs small, flat, and greyLeveled of all exceptionDrained of all that is noble in the human soul

The world Communists envision isA world without courageA world without creativity or ambitionA world without heroes or gloryA world without great causes to strive forA world without miraclesA world without mythsA world without men who rise above the restTo do incredible and extraordinary thingsA world without God

Communists are architectsOf revolutionary violenceThe towering achievement of our civilizationFor them, it’s an unbearable humiliationA reminder of what they cannot doAnd a reminder of what they cannot beSo they choose instead to destroy

Communism is a system builtTo erase ambition and courageCommunists were never going to produceProduce anything worth wantingThe tragedy is that it took a centuryAnd tens of millions of livesAnd the ruins of a dozen nationsFor the world to learnWhat should have been obviousFrom the first page of the theory

The world Communists envision isA world without courageA world without creativity or ambitionA world without heroes or gloryA world without great causes to strive forA world without miraclesA world without mythsA world without men who rise above the restTo do incredible and extraordinary thingsA world without God

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On Independence Day (July 4, 2026), Marco Rubio released a video celebrating America and Americans. This country gospel ballad is adapted from Marco’s words in that video (https://x.com/SecRubio/status/2073402543158231160).

Marco Rubio on America lyrics

There are things, lots of thingsMore precious than wealthMore valuable than safetyThere are great causes more importantThan even life itself

Our founders knew that libertyWas not an abstractionFloating above historyThey knew that parchment promisesAlone could not make a nation free

A constitution is only as strongAs the people it belongs to

America has never beenMerely a propositionIt has always beenA real and living civilizationA unique and distinctive peopleUnlike any other nation or peopleIn the history of the world

America is an exceptional nationBecause Americans areAn exceptional peopleWe are a people bornOn the edge of the known world

We are a frontier nationFrom the hardy pioneersOn the Oregon TrailTo astronauts transcendingThe limits of Earth itselfAmerica made the frontierA principle of national life

The people who built our countryWere heroes and heroinesAmong the greatestAnd the most noblethat the world has ever seen

This is the greatest nation on EarthThat has been true for 250 yearsAnd with God’s graceIt will be trueFor the next 250 as well

America has never beenMerely a propositionIt has always beenA real and living civilizationA unique and distinctive peopleUnlike any other nation or peopleIn the history of the world

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The following song is adapted from Ronald Reagan’s 1986 Independence Day speech. Enjoy this song courtesy of The Great Communicator!

Ronald Reagan on Freedom

What a contrast with the sober sceneThat took place a short timeEarlier in Independence HallFifty-six men came forwardto sign the parchmentThe Declaration of Independence

It was noted at the timeThat they pledged their lives,They pledged their fortunes,They pledged their sacred honorsAnd that was more than rhetoricEach of those brave menKnew the penalty for high treason

They were braveThey stayed braveThrough all the bloodshedOf the coming yearsTheir courage created a nationBuilt on a universal claimTo human dignity

On the propositionThat every manThat every womanAnd that every childHad a right to a futureTo a future of freedom

For just a momentLet us listen to the words again

We hold these truths to be self-evidentThat all men are created equalThat they are endowed by their CreatorWith certain unalienable rightsThat among these are Life,Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness

Now, let’s have some funLet the celebration begin!

Now, let’s have some funLet the celebration begin!

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This pop song is adapted from an answer given by former presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

Hope Is a Verb lyrics

We have light inside of usAnd that is what inspires our hopeAs much as anythingAnything external to ourselves

When we feel thatWe do not allowAny individualTo dampen that light

Let that light carry usThrough moments of darknessLet that light shine on for usThrough heartache and sorrowThat we not only act on that hopeWe inspire that hope in each other

And it is so importantThat we not only have hopeBut we understand thatHope should be a verbHope should be a verbNot just a noun

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This song was inspired by the following article: Solo-Maxxing Your Way Out of Dating, Marriage, and Kids by Stephen Green, columnist, PJ Media — https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2026/06/11/solo-maxxing-your-way-out-of-dating-marriage-kids-n4953777.

Solo-Maxxing lyrics

Solo maxxingReally relaxingJust the right amount of touchNothing excessive or too much

Solo maxxingReally relaxingDo things by yourselfDon’t depend on anyone else

Solo maxxingReally relaxingNothing but happiness and peaceEverything else deceased

Solo maxxingReally relaxingDating is so outdatedMating is so overrated

Solo maxxingReally relaxingRejection really sucksDejection really flucks

Solo maxxingReally relaxingDates are not affordableEven if rewardable

Solo maxxingReally relaxingNo more adulting for meI just want to be free

Solo maxxingReally relaxingI just don’t have the time for youI just don’t have the desire for you

Solo maxxingReally relaxingRelationship math doesn’t add upNothing to break up or clean up

Solo maxxingReally relaxingBut I do miss the making upAnd I do miss the waking upNext to someone I craveNext to someone I love

Solo maxxingReally relaxingBut I do miss the making upAnd I do miss the waking upNext to someone I craveNext to someone I love

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