Channel: Amy Walker

Category: Music

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Description: My Dad, Tom Walker, wrote this powerful song. Share if you believe in non-partisan #GunSense. ❤️ Tom's Description (Lyrics Below): “We have to do something about mass shootings. Time after time our elected leaders seem helpless, incapable, or unwilling to take even the most modest steps to save lives of children and adults. Police forces respond only to face firepower superior to their own. Apologists say “It’s not the gun that pulls the trigger,” but it’s not the empty hand that shoots someone. Military weapons belong only in the military. It’s time to turn this thing around.” IF YOU'D LIKE TO COVER THIS SONG, or use it in some way, please contact EmptyHandSong@gmail.com "Empty Hand" WRITTEN AND PERFORMED by Tom Walker ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE courtesy of AP Archive SPECIAL THANKS: Doug Walker EDITING by M2 Video Productions Inc. M2VideoProductions.com SOUND Recording, Mixing and Mastering by Greg Garbarino LYRICS: Well it’s not the empty hand That shoots the person you love It’s the hand that has the gun That’s the hand that shoots someone. I got my child up early; he always makes a fuss, Grabbed his books and breakfast and headed off to catch the bus But today was not like other days; and when he got to class, A kid had brought a rifle, there was blood and broken glass... Well it’s not the empty hand The empty hand that shoots someone If your child is shot at school Brother, there’s a killing tool It’s time we focus on the gun. Mama woke up early; put on her Sunday best, Headed off to thank the Lord for a welcome day of rest But a stranger came and walked right in while they sat in prayer Pulled out his gun and opened up on all the people there... Well it's not the empty hand The empty hand that shoots someone When the church is stained by hatred Brother there is nothing sacred It’s time we focus on the gun. I'm tired of living like this The guns are having their day And if you don’t have a plan Then just get out of my way You may curse me, you may damn me But when you lose one of your family You got something to say. Now hunters aren’t the problem; their risk is rather slight  And personal protection is everybody’s right But military weapons with automatic gear Have no place in our common space, they’re tools of hate and fear No It’s not the empty hand, The empty hand that shoots someone, And then we hear it fire again In the hands of hateful men It’s time we focus on the gun. The gunman in El Paso took the lives of 22, After 17 in Parkland I thought there’s something we would do Sandy Hook lost 26; Orlando 49, In Vegas he killed 58...and Remember Columbine... Well it’s not the empty hand The empty hand that shoots someone Like addiction we can’t quit it Til the time we all admit it We got a problem with the gun, Too many people in the ground And if we keep on doing nothin Then the deaths will keep on coming — Time to turn this thing around. ~ SUBSCRIBE to Amy's Channel: goo.gl/WyPvyR CONNECT: AmyWalkerOnline.com Facebook.com/amiableamywalker Twitter.com/amiablewalker 21Accents.com VIBES to You! ~Amy About Amy's Channel: Comedy, songs and sillies, accents galore, and oh so much more, tips and tutorials, blogs oratorical, An Amiable experience is always in store! Most Popular Video: goo.gl/b96wKW **Opening Graphics by Francesco Accattatis, Digital Artist - Filmmaker** The Original 21 Accents: youtube.com/watch?v=3UgpfSp2t6k&list=PL033ACE0289B2F777&index=28 francesco-accattatis.webs.com