Today's Tragedy

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Woke up today, to the sound of morning news
A school, a church, a shopping mall, none get to choose
Another flag at half-mast, I don’t even wonder why
The sun is shining, birds are singing, it's good to be alive

It’s the sins of the father, ignored by his mother
It’s my right to carry as much as another
It’s the crazies that do it, not this friend by my side
They’re casualties of the swamp, then buried in lies
...We bury them in lies

It’s my liberation, conceived as my right
I’ll live and breathe free, you wear what you like
You don’t see the way I do, so what you say is all lies
To hell with your rules, it’s your right to die
...It’s your right to die

It’s today’s tragedy, the stars have aligned
My cheeks have long dried in the winds of these times
I hope you get yours, because I’ll sure get mine
A knee on the neck of what’s decent and kind
...What’s decent and kind

What’s decent and kind?

(As of May 26, 2021, there have been at least 232 mass shootings in the United States this year.*)
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released August 15, 2021
Musicians:
Mike Derrick - vocals, bass, guitar, synths
Rick Bearup - guitars (lead, rhythm, etc.)
Rich Morrison - background vocals, "chants", acoustic guitar, harmonica, piano
Jason Derrick - drum machine sounds (created from the audio of gunshots from the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas)

Written, produced, and mixed: Mike Derrick

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released October 4, 2022

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Project 9732 Portland, Maine

Project 9732 is a spot to post various projects created by myself and with friends whom I have had the pleasure and good fortune to work with...

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