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lyrics
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.*)
credits
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: Mike Derrick
Mixed and Mastered: Rob Morgan
Photo Credit:
Newsweek - The town flag flies at half-staff in Newtown, Connecticut, on December 14, 2013, the one-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
Carlo Allegri/Reuters
Special thanks:
A huge shout out to my "bandmate" collaborators. Without their skills, creative ideas and encouragement, this project wouldn't exist. Thanks fellas!
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