“Chester may have been written during the revolution, but to me this song has some significance in my life today. My brother, from when I was in sixth grade to around freshman year, was in the marines and was deployed to Afghanistan and Japan. My sadness from not seeing him as much turned to pride, as although he was never in combat, he was there to defend that which had been pursued and fought for by people about two hundred forty years

ago. This song gives me that same sense of pride every time I sing it and reminds me to be proud of those who defend our freedom.”

Luke Crown ’18 Tenor

Chester- William Billings

It is sad that these times trump us

Becuase of donald

That we must regain the direction and hope that we had with Ronald

And push toward creating the real American Dream

Yet in the interom improve the America as it be

Our country was never amazing

ye it was never terrible

the illusion that confuses ourselves

and the way we see our country is unbearable

There are a lot of racists, and acts of violence milked by the media

All one has to do is look on wikipedia

But you cannot swallow the sin of men

like you cannot swallow cinnamen

A society is consistantly proven to be as strong as its weakest link

As the weakest are the first to break

And hide their insecurity with deceit

But we cannot worry about others

Except with a helping hand

We must be the best of ourselves

If we wish to take a stand

Sebastian Khairkhahan ’18 Tenor

Chester in HBO’ “John Adams”