CBS:
Here’s my own bid for a Grammy:
“9mm of Peace”
Verse 1
He walks through Minneapolis before dawn’s release,
Breath calm as a prayer in the half-frozen streets.
Boots trace a path through the filthy snow,
Where the city feels tired but still tries to grow.
Pre-Chorus
They sell fear loud on every screen,
But he’s learned what quiet courage means.
Chorus
He carries 9mm of peace, Sig Sauer held low,
Not for the fire, just the things he can’t know.
No thirst for the fight, no hunger for war,
Just 52 rounds of love, nothing more.
Yeah, 9mm of peace, let the sharp edges cease,
And 52 rounds of love for a fragile release.
Verse 2
He passes the empty day cares, paint fresh on the wall,
Rooms built for laughter that never came at all.
No scuffed little sneakers, no drawings in crayon,
Just silence that hums where the funding was drawn.
Pre-Chorus
Paperwork perfect, the numbers all square,
But nobody ever was really there.
Chorus
He carries 9mm of peace, steady and sure,
Sig steel on his side, but his intent stays pure.
No anthem of violence, no glory to chase,
Just 52 rounds of love in a hard time and place.
Yeah, 9mm of peace, hope under his sleeve,
And 52 rounds of love he prays he won’t need.
Bridge
He’s seen the signs and the shouting at ICE,
He’s heard every argument, wrong and right.
Knows anger’s easy, knows blame is cheap,
But peace costs more than promises we keep.
Final Chorus
Yeah, 9mm of peace, through the cold and the grief,
Sig Sauer stays silent while fear finds relief.
From the filthy snow to accounts that decease,
From the empty day cares built on taxpayer peace.
Yeah, 9mm of peace, let the long night decrease,
May we all carry forward 9mm of peace.
(Credit to my co-lyricist N. Vidia.)
Loosely related, an audio-video work that could be in an art museum but probably won’t be selected by a curator:
“Alex carried patience, compassion, and a SIG P320 in his waistband.”
Not that there is anything wrong with that.
At this point, listening to you talk about your faucet flow would be more interesting.
Thanks, PGF: If you don’t like the song maybe my co-lyricist N. Vidia is to blame? Will you be purchasing Bruce Springsteen’s Minneapolis album instead?
I did giggle at the co-lyricist. Reminds me of some albums from the early 2000’s with creative artist monikers.
As for the album, no, because if I wanted to hear it, I could just go visit any website in the zeitgeist to listen. Maybe your progressive neighbor in Maskachusetts would appreciate a limited edition copy to soothe their relationship woes?
Phil, thanks ever so much to you for your special song and for your super nice call-out to the incomparable MAZE for the video montage (“The story of Alex Pretti”) of me along with Peaceful Alex Pretti. Tears flow from my eyes as I think about how much I have in common with Alex!