I hear talk about Chicago I hear talk about Chicago Eu ouço falar sobre chicago With our gangs and the violence of guns With our gangs and the violence of guns Com nossas gangues e a violência das armas As I travel the rural states of this land As I travel the rural states of this land Enquanto viajo pelos estados rurais desta terra The opioid crisis don't walk, no, it runs The opioid crisis don't walk, no, it runs A crise de opióides não anda, não, corre And the right and the left and the middle And the right and the left and the middle E a direita e a esquerda e o meio Don't want it on their front lawns Don't want it on their front lawns Não quero isso em seus gramados While the most moneyed politicians While the most moneyed politicians Enquanto os políticos mais endinheirados Talk and talk while corporate mouths yawn Talk and talk while corporate mouths yawn Fale e fale enquanto bocas corporativas bocejam Visit the jails and the prisons Visit the jails and the prisons Visite as cadeias e as prisões From sea to shining sea From sea to shining sea Do mar ao mar resplandescente Visit the courtrooms and laws on the books Visit the courtrooms and laws on the books Visite os tribunais e as leis sobre os livros And tell me that freedom is free And tell me that freedom is free E me diga que a liberdade é grátis When it's sold to the highest bidder When it's sold to the highest bidder Quando é vendido para o licitante com lance mais alto When their bank account is kept safe When their bank account is kept safe Quando sua conta bancária é mantida segura Offshore, upscale, political cronies Offshore, upscale, political cronies Companheiros políticos de alto nível, offshore In these United States In these United States Nestes estados unidos The talk I hear over and over The talk I hear over and over A conversa que ouço continuamente Love takes a backseat to loot Love takes a backseat to loot O amor fica em segundo plano para saquear Money buys power and fascist prestige Money buys power and fascist prestige Dinheiro compra poder e prestígio fascista And the marginalized get the boot And the marginalized get the boot E os marginalizados levam o chute I write this song on Veteran's Day I write this song on Veteran's Day Eu escrevo essa música no dia dos veteranos With the millions of flags over millions of graves With the millions of flags over millions of graves Com milhões de bandeiras sobre milhões de túmulos And I wonder - who are the slaves? And I wonder - who are the slaves? E eu me pergunto - quem são os escravos? Those who whitewash the truth away Those who whitewash the truth away Aqueles que encobrem a verdade