Gracie Abrams, collaborator Aaron Dessner and Justin Vernon of Bon Iver released the song “Sold Out” on Monday about school shootings, just one week after a shooter killed two at Brown University.
“We made this song last year in the wake of a school shooting,” Abrams, Dessner and Vernon wrote on Instagram. “I was reminded of it this week as our hearts were broken yet again. It’s a sad one to share during the holidays, but the world is hurting and we shouldn’t look away. We are proud to support @everytown, an organization dedicated to ending gun violence in America. We are releasing this song to raise awareness of their mission of reducing gun violence. Please visit their website for more information on the unbelievable work they do. Sending so much love to you all.”
The song, which can be bought on Bandcamp for $5, features Abrams singing, “Hiding from a gun inside your high school / Just another Tuesday, normal, old news / Someone spilled their blood on Molly’s white shoes / Someone called their mother from the bathroom.”
She then goes on to sing about “the men in suit and ties” with “their empty words and thoughts and prayers while the country burns.”
“They collect a check in pride and the system works and we all stay terrified,” she sings.
