Bite the Bullet

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Matt Galles

Matt Galles is an American songwriter and blogger based out of Los Angeles, California.

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2022

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Another day, another travesty
In the form of smoke and lead
Desensitization to mass hysteria
Has become our new way to honor the dead
When did we become so numb
To the sound of the hopeless screams and cries?
While the mortuaries fill with those
Who never got to truly live their lives
The shots ring out--a siren song
For those who lust for greed and power
While the rest of us are left to mourn the lost
With candlelights and flowers
Why must it always take a tragedy
To beget some semblance of common sense?
Must we tolerate those who continue
Digging their heels in on the other side of the fence?

Who will bite the bullet
And fight to change the course?
'Cause this vicious cycle always ends
In bloodshed and remorse
When leaving the safety of your home
Is akin to leading a lamb to slaughter
And your ex post facto thoughts and prayers
Won't shield our sons and daughters
What does it say about our moral compass
When the exact same history repeats?
As our politicians count their blood money
While the body counts increase
This can't be normalcy,
The time for change is long past overdue
We can no longer sit idly by
For the next inevitable massacre in queue

Why must we live in fear we won't get to see
Our children make it to their teens?
All because our leaders value their lives less
Than the sale of countless AR-15's
Placing the 2nd Amendment on a pedestal
While parents place their child in a grave
And teachers become posthumous heroes
For the lives they attempted to save
Yet they throw out mental health
As a distraction to maintain the status quo
To keep their lobbyists safe and sound
And ensure their same cash flow
How many innocent lives will it take
For us to decide we've had enough?
How many families will be torn apart
Before we rise to call their bluff?

Who will bite the bullet
And fight to change the course?
'Cause this vicious cycle always ends
In bloodshed and remorse
When leaving the safety of your home
Is akin to leading a lamb to slaughter
And your ex post facto thoughts and prayers
Won't shield our sons and daughters
What does it say about our moral compass
When the exact same history repeats?
As our politicians count their blood money
While the body counts increase
This can't be normalcy,
The time for change is long past overdue
We can no longer sit idly by
For the next inevitable massacre in queue

We're not asking for utopia,
Just a better chance to survive
For the future of our nation
To have the opportunity to thrive
Without the thought of sacrificing themselves
To be the next breaking news report
It falls on us to lead the way
To make sure another life isn't cut short
To deny the rhetoric they spin
Just so they can keep cashing those blank checks
Dismantle the cat's cradle formed,
Break this stranglehold on our necks
Reject the gridlock they desperately cling to
With malice and cold sweat
They've shown their manifesto,
Now we must show we won't forget

Who will bite the bullet
And fight to change the course?
'Cause this vicious cycle always ends
In bloodshed and remorse
When leaving the safety of your home
Is akin to leading a lamb to slaughter
And your ex post facto thoughts and prayers
Won't shield our sons and daughters
What does it say about our moral compass
When the exact same history repeats?
As our politicians count their blood money
While the body counts increase
This can't be normalcy,
The time for change is long past overdue
We can no longer sit idly by
For the next inevitable massacre in queue

We must be the ones to bite the bullet
And fight to change the course
Put an end to this vicious cycle,
Stop the bloodshed and remorse
We were never meant to serve
As sacrificial lambs led to slaughter
F*ck your thoughts and prayers,
It takes action to protect our sons and daughters
Recalibrate our moral compass,
We can't afford for the same history to repeat
We have to shout it from the rooftops,
We can no longer be discreet
A new normalcy awaits,
It'll take a grassroots effort to come true
No more sitting idly by,
Change can only start with me and you

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