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Don't Make Me Explain

by Brian Michael Tracy

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Friends, I am pleased to announce the release of my new country/gospel single Don’t Make Me Explain. It is a song I was in the process of writing when the school shooting in Uvalde, TX took place. That tragic event and those preceding it moved me to finish, record, and now release this song in an effort to somehow, someway, make a difference…and I am asking you to please join me.

All net proceeds from the song purchased here on Bandcamp will go to the Gabby Giffords Center for the Prevention of Gun Violence. giffords.org

Please take a few minutes to get to know Gabby, her remarkable story and work, and consider purchasing the song in an effort to replace the sounds of gun violence with music.

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Lyrics to "Don't Make Me Explain":


When plague is in the air, and your fields lay bare
You can hear the sound of pain
And the tides they rise taking all that you prize
Don’t make me explain

There are rules to be broken and rules to be made
There are times when the devil makes his own trade
His own trade

When the end of a gun sings murder one
And there’s no one left to blame
And the blood that spills pays the rich man’s bills
Don’t make me explain

There are rules to be broken and rules to be made
There are times when the devil makes his own trade
his own trade

When a hood takes the place of your neighbor’s face
Nothing is quite the same
And what hangs in his room is just a white costume
Don’t make me explain

There are rules to be broken and rules to be made
There are times when the devil makes his own trade
his own trade

When the last train is gone and your heart’s not on
Still the emptiness remains
And what’s left at the gate is just the weight of your fate
Don’t make me explain

There are rules to be broken and rules to be made
There are times when the devil makes his own trade
his own trade
when he needs to be saved
to be saved

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released August 4, 2022
Written by Brian Michael Tracy

Brian Michael Tracy: vocals
Kenneth James Gibson: background vocals, acoustic guitar, bass guitar
William Wallace: harmonica, background vocals
Blake Jordan: piano and organ
Charlie Woodburn: drums

Engineered and Produced by Kenneth James Gibson at Meadows Heavy Studios Idyllwild, CA

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Brian Michael Tracy Idyllwild Pine Cove, California

Brian Michael Tracy is a singer/ songwriter/poet practicing his craft in the beautiful mountain town of Idyllwild, CA. Don't Make Me Explain is a newly released single that follows Tracy’s first full-length album of original songs, Drinking My Tomorrow's—a debut of classic country tinged with Americana and infused with his unique gift for lyrical writing. ... more

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