This site is mostly just for fun, posted on Sundays, but what happened today in Madison reminded me of this tune I wrote back in ‘99 when the first school shooting that I knew of happened. It makes me VERY angry that these horrible events have continued since then. I have a hard time understanding this. (Keep in mind that I am not much of a singer…) Background image, if it shows up, is by Jay Rembert on Unsplash. Jimmy Butler, monster keyboard player, produced this tune and added all other instrumentation other than my banjo.
Transcript: Afraid To Go To School
She's lying on the gurney Staring at the ceiling Trying to make some sense of it To
cope with what she's feeling Her classmate wore a black trench coat A wild look in
his eye A bullet crack landed in her leg Then he took his own life
The day the boys came shooting guns, transformed the world for everyone.
Was he a victim of ridicule?
Now she's afraid to go to school.
In the halls and on the grounds, the silence bellows out.
Everyone's bewildered, anxious and in doubt.
nationwide the front page news the town went on the map no one had garnered any
clues to tip off his attack the day the boys came shooting guns transformed the
world for everyone was he a victim of ridicule now they're afraid to go to school
Four died in Ohio, 25 in Colorado.
The hands that pulled the trigger changed.
It doesn't matter, it's still the same.
The day the boys came shooting guns transformed the world for everyone.
Was he a victim of ridicule?
Now we're afraid to go to
school
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