Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk is in the news for taking his last breath
In front of thousands who watched his death
Felled by an assassin of unknown creed
Who had the opportunity to do the deed
And the right's got a martyr to do what they will
Now that their man was killed
Charlie Kirk is in the news and the algorithm farms
And every troll in the world's up in arms
Raking in the views center, right and left
Leaving no tendency bereft
Of a portion of the harvest of rage
That then prepares the next stage
Charlie Kirk is in the news, it's a turning point now
The president is eager to tell us how
They're gonna use this for inspiration
To make America great again
Or at least to show how it must be
Time to suspend democracy
Charlie Kirk is in the news, and what's been sown
Will now be reaped, like we've been shown
By our corporate overlords
Whose songs we sing when they play the chords
However it goes, the reaper gets paid
Whoever wins, the money gets made
Charlie Kirk is in the news, it's one more
Step towards the civil war
The one that's almost inevitable
Or at least so very predictable
The algorithms he used to use so well
That were the sword by which he fell
Because Charlie Kirk
We'll be on tour in the northeast for most of October. We have 5 shows in MA including Boston, western Mass and the Cape, 4 in NY -- Ithaca, Woodstock, Manhattan and Brooklyn -- and one each in CT and VT. Another world is possible, and it starts with music. davidrovics.com/tour
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