Empty Gesture: enough talk & lyrics: vote against them and donate to help end this insanity:: https://marchforourlives.com/actions/, by David Dondero (2024)

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Lyrics to Empty Gesture:

you say your heart goes out to them, thoughts and prayers too
empty gesture blathering still nothing's what you do
the horror keeps unfolding, the violence and the pain
you remembered all your weapons but forgotten every name
of our sisters and our brothers while their blood flows on the streets
but you never could be bothered cause you couldn't take the heat
with your identity of politics you lost your very soul
The NRA was in your pocket, we got no gun control

So the blood is on your face and hands as you look the other way
and justify your plan to go on another day
with this weaponry of warfare so easy to be had
you tell me how you care, pretended you were sad
while your hollow heart goes out to them thoughts and prayers too
empty gesture blabbering still nothin's what you do
the horror keeps unfolding the violence and the pain
empty gesture blabbering but still you do nothing

remembering Las Vegas at the country music show
58 were killed that day from a shooter in a hotel window
remember all the kids of Newtown and those of Columbine
remember all these people, remember every time
but you try to keep us scared, try to sell the fear
to keep the bullets flying' so you can profiteer
while we're crying' at the graveyard you're laughing to the bank
you say you're trying hard but secretly you're giving thanks
while your hollow heart goes out to them, thoughts and prayers too
empty gesture blabbering still nothin's what you do
the horror keeps unfolding, the violence and the pain
another candle lit gathering but still you do nothing

you say we need protection, protection from these crimes
personal protection in these violent awful times
protection paranoia, it's protection gone insane
i need protection from protection, who's to win in this dumb game?
or get caught up in the crossfire of some good guy with his gun
who got drunk and accidentally pulled the trigger on his son
stood his ground to that intruder but it was his own daughter sneaking out
he didn't mean to shoot her but in his weapons he's still devout
my hollow heart goes out to them, thoughts and prayers too
empty gesture blabbering still nothin's what we do
the horror keeps unfolding, the violence and the pain
empty gesture blathering but still i do nothing.

I second an amendment to amend the second one
to end this psychopathic society of guns
to finally grow a spine and condemn the NRA
let all these itchy trigger fingers learn to macrame
on the day i got my way of what to do with all these guns
i melted them all down and made bikes for everyone
took all that gun powder for a fireworks display
for independence from gun violence but they shot me that same day.