Remy Munasifi, an Arab-American comic has teamed up with Reason TV, a libertarian research organization, to call out the curious politics behind moving to ban guns after a mass tragedy.
If you aren’t in the mood for mellow acoustic guitar, here are the lyrics:
I overheard it on the street
A mass tragedy’d occurredI didn’t know how to react
I had to know the latest wordIf it had been a hijacked airplane
My resolve it would be steeledAnother Ryder Truck explosion
And I’d pray all would be healedOr an extremist with a knife
I would go out and donate bloodBut I knew just what I should do
When I saw that they’d used a gunI got on Facebook, status update
Started typing like the breezeCuz it’s the perfect chance to
Advance my political beliefsYes in the face of acts of terror
I won’t be dyed in the woolUnless the weapon had a
Tiny little metal thing you pullCuz there’s no time to come together
Express sorrow for the sadWhen people have a right to own something
I don’t want them to haveSo if a crime scene’s still roped off
We could unify in sorrowOr ask was it with a gun
And in a place not called ChicagoYou could plug all your beliefs
Until your face is turning redOr you could also just respond the way
You would have if insteadit was a plane, a bomb, a Ryder truck
A vest, or with a knifeif they were drowned, or hung
Or thrown from buildings, buried/burned aliveIf they were kidnapped by the hundreds
Sold to slavery with vigorI’d respond with unity but if
The weapon had a trigger I would–I overheard it on the street
A mass tragedy’d ensuedWhen I saw it was an immigrant
I knew what i should do…
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