Tick Tick Bang Song Lyrics

A child asks what their parent did
When they had lockdown drills when they were a kid
Parent can't respond it's hard to pretend
We didn't have domestic terrorism drills back then
The almighty gun, so righteous and strong
Is part of the problem, can empower the wrong
Misinformation breeds fear, what follows is hate
When the gun goes off it's not a mistake

Russian bots
Well-known facts all disregarded
And echo posts
Propaganda running rampant
Fake accounts
Well-known facts all disregarded
And willing hosts
Propaganda running rampant

Hit the deck, block the door, cover up your head
Survivors demand action--get attacked instead
Hard to comprehend someone whose actions are so evil
But gun money talks hard, loud and of upheaval
Whichever messenger it was told you kill it dead
Whatever message put that privilege in your head
Whatever reason every rhyme every screed
Hate poisons the mind, and lone wolves run free

I believe the children are our fodder

A frightened parent, misinformed voter