Welcome To America Analysis

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I really didn’t think I would like “Welcome to America” by Lacrae but I actually did. It was the fact that I didn’t like the tune but once I read the lyrics I understood it better and was able to enjoy it. The song is about making money in our corrupted American society. Activities such as he talks about should not factor into our lives in such a dramatic way. America is known as “Land of Dreams” and Lacrae recognizes that, however not in the way most people would expect. It is not getting professional careers its more about black market jobs. The lyrics I like best are at the beginning when he calls it land of the free and home of the brave, but then turns around and says “right under your nose you might see a sex slave being traded” then

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