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American Spirit

by John Louis

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A re-recording of "American Spirit" by understatements (John's former project from 2016).

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Give me American Spirit
Give me a drink from your cup
Give me a night in your backseat blurring out your windows with lust

I take what I want
I know what I need
Turn my back on you
I've got everything

Give me American Spirit
Give me cancer in my lungs
Give me a hole in my head or give me the gun

What has now become of me?
Distracted by the buzz
Vision slipping out of focus
Hiding from the fuzz

Breaking down my sanity
It's harder now to breathe
Giving in to what I think I need

Give me American Spirit
Give me a drink from your cup
Give me a night in your backseat blacking out and not waking up

Give me American Spirit
Capitalize my name
Tell me things I would never tell myself
Tell me I'm not to blame
When I'm to blame

Take my American Spirit

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released July 10, 2023
Written by John Louis Schwallie

John Schwallie - guitars, bass, vocals, programming, additional percussion
Benjamin Mariano - drums & percussion, programming, vocals

Recorded and mixed at Despicable House in Nashville, TN
Produced, engineered and mixed by Benjamin Mariano
Co-produced by John Schwallie
Edited by Benjamin Mariano and Shane Followay
Mastered by Andrew van Wert

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DESPICABLE COMPANY, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws.
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