Cuz every other day there's a shooting...

They say the gun can't do the killing
So maybe its humans we need to ban
Cuz ever other day there's a shooting
Innocent lives taken by suicidal murders
Who were rejected by women
Who were neglected by mom
Who were disrespected by enemies
Who were ashamed of their identity

Their motive may have been different
But their reasoning was the same
They wanted others to feel the pain
The same pain that had been developing
The same pain that they had been harboring
The same pain that they had let drive them
The same pain that simply made them go insane

And after they've done what they set in their mind to do
They're not the ones left with the pain
And neither are the ones they killed
No, it's the mothers
And the fathers
No, it's the brothers
And the sisters
No, it's the husbands
And the wives

That's who's left with the pain
After these shooters use
Metal encased death sentences
To end lives that were never there's to take
While placing fear into hearts
Hearts of children going to school
Hearts of adults going to work
Hearts of people going shopping
Hearts of Americans going about their lives

So if guns don't do the killing
Maybe its humans we need to ban
Cuz every other day there a shooting
Replacing security and hope
With pain and fear