Tommy accepted Jesus
the day he turned twenty-two.
When you're raised neath the cloth,
that's just what you're suppose to do.
Down at the river
they washed away his sins,
gave him a new start on life
so he could begin again.
With a bible and a rifle
he took his "righteous" stand,
gunned down 50 "sinners",
who weren't in his God's plan.
Then he took his own life,
thinkin' heaven's waitin' for him in the blue,
but just because you believe in somethin'
doesn't always make it true.
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Ahmad prayed to Allah
5 times every day.
A faithful boy of Islam,
then his heart began to stray.
Isis gave him food and shelter
if he would join the fight,
gave him a shroud to wear
that was black as the night.
With the promise of the virgins
fixed in his brain,
he pressed the cellphone button
and let the terror reign,
somewhere in the Koran
he believed Allah told him what to do,
but just because you believe in somethin',
doesn't always make it true.
We're all raised
in different lands,
with different holy books
in our hands.
Brainwashed to believe,
we never truly think it through,
just because you believe in somethin',
doesn't always make it true.
*Miamisburg, Ohio June 13, 2016*