Stronger shade of blue

I need a stronger shade of blue
This one’s served me well before
but now washed-out, weak and sickly
it doesn’t suit me anymore

I need a stronger shade of blue
one reminiscent of our past
of the legacy and sacrifice
that’s now tarnished and collapsed

There are monsters at the door and yet we bicker
Their savage, selfish, shameless roar too much to bear
As hope’s dim and dwindling lights begin to flicker
We’ll find a worthy cause despite all the despair
and marshal all our troops to a stronger shade of blue

I need a stronger shade of blue
one as dark as the world outside
fiercely muted in the shade
and yet brilliant in the fight

I need a stronger shade of blue
pure like a conscience no longer numb
ablaze with independence
and not beholden to anyone

Calloused against ourselves
we weren’t born like this
colored by our profits
dwelling on our wretchedness
We’ll excise the corruption
flip the script in a vivid coup
bind our somber discourse
to a stronger shade of blue

I need a stronger shade of blue
one as bold and big as our plans
dwarfing all the petty hacks
with aspirational demands

I need a stronger shade of blue
one as bright as our future feels
when it’s tailored for our children
with vouchsafed august ideals