Intro:
3 weeks later
(Verse 1):
There are times, when I don't know what American is
Man shoots his mom in the face goes to the school shoots all the little kids
Obviously he has a mental disorder, besides the point
When his mom walks in a store, and buy a machine gun, like it's a toy
With absolutely no restrictions or regulations
Rights should not be allowed without education
The country needs a change, I think it's about time
1 personality disorder does not equal 27 lives
We need to be more careful we can't just hand out weapons
And then ma**acres happen, well what were we expecting?
And I hate it when people say guns don't k** people, people do
But people do use guns to k** people, true?
When someone is given one due to their claim that it's their right
It means there's no rationale behind why or what type
And when we give out tools of destructions we don't know where they go
Guns without reason, are the reason of our sorrow
(Chorus):
Why don't we decide, to open our eyes and look
At the shootings of Virginia Tech, Aurora, and Sandy Hook
And all the other angels in the sky tonight
Lookin' down, hopin' we don't make many mistakes twice
All the innocent people ask is to learn from what we've done
Move on with a mindstate of discipline with our guns
Why don't we decide to open our eyes and look
At the shootings of Virginia Tech Aurora and Sandy Hook
(Verse 2):
Everyone says they need a gun for protection
But maybe it's time for this country to do a little introspection
If everybody let go off their weapons for just a second
Then what would be the point of needing them for protection?
And we wouldn't give arms to irresponsible people, see
Or of the relation, because in the end that's the same thing
We should take these incidents as alarms
That people need to EARN the privelege to bear arms
There's a trade off between the constitution and the citizen
Get rid of the ignorance of guns and in that sense get rid of em
If the guy doesn't take his medicine
And something is upsetting him
The kids get k**ed with their whole lives ahead of em
Starting with the machine gun and how easy he's accessing it
To those children lost for no reason, I will not be forgettin' ya
Before we all get into a senseless debate
Think of the families, what a senseless waste
Something tells me this is not just about being safe
Up with the shootings up with the gun rate
(Chorus):
(Verse 3):
May we not let the spirit of those who had their dreams stolen
Drift away in vain, and let America be insane
Why is it so important that there are not any rules
That way psychopaths can just go and gun down schools??
It's almost as if this has broken, a societal barrier
What happened is scary, What it represents is scarier
I don't understand why people do things, just because they have the ability
I don't feel safe in a country without responsibility
Who can we trust, what price must we all pay
When 20 rounds of bullets are just a countertop away
In a place where everyone's got a right what really can I say?
All I do is think of the nightmare December 14 today
Believe me I know you'll think I'm crazy when I say this
But I felt the energy from across the nation
I felt hurt and senselessness but most for them I felt pain
And I still keep movin' forward in a hope of us changin'
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