As the second amendment says,
"The right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
Thanks, Washington, but I think that’s come unhinged
I mean, we all need safety, and politicians speak of security,
But now tears are running down cheeks, furiously
'Cuz a mother's just been told her son couldn't run from a goddamn gun
Now we think about our rights and wonder
Well, not the right to own a gun,
the right not to be shot by one
'Cuz in a few months I don't want to sit under a desk, sending my last "I love you" texts
Though, politicians wouldn't understand
They work in the White House, where guns have already been banned
I guess guns are "too dangerous" to be near a congressman
But totally fine when in a room with school children…?
Now, I don't mean to be a heckler,
But I think the US has broken a few records
We're number 1 in mass shootings since 1996
Really says something about this county’s great ethics
Did you know that
In one year, guns killed
17 in Finland
35 in Australia
39 in England
60 in Spain
And 9,484 in the United States
God Bless America
You know, someone tweeted comparing guns to cars
you know, "cars kill people, they're not evil"
well, cars are meant to drive, guns are meant to kill
and before you say we should only blame the mentally ill
let me ask you: isn't someone with a gun more dangerous than someone without one?
I mean, some people have more guns in their basement than they have friends on facebook
Some people want to add guns to a problem that only exists... because of guns
What they don’t get is that if someone is drowning, you don't give them more water
Don’t pass a cigarette to someone who has cancer
people have so many other needs, needs that are going unmet
but, hey! at least the grim reaper won't face unemployment
Oh, and some of the things I said might’ve sounded familiar,
You saw it on Instagram, maybe you read it on Twitter
That's 'cuz I didn't really write this piece,
See, the people were the ones who posted and scrolled,
I just put it all in the form of a poem
So the People wrote this poem
The People feel this poem
And you need to hear this poem
'Cuz you, and me, need to show them that –
We were raised reading stories of governments gone wrong
We were raised reading stories of justice prolonged
In those books, in those movies, in those "silly" TV shows
We looked & we found a hero's soul to call our own
And we are so sick of gunshots and lies layered
So if someone whines about not having a firearm,
We’ll just send them our thoughts and prayers
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