Who’s Calling The Shots?

Lyrics

[Intro] Living in fear as American culture imitates what it sees Shooting sprees are on the rise, proof courtesy of the television screens Will you lock yourself in your home and just hide, or go out and play God with a gun at your side? [Chorus] Becoming a target or arming yourself You're a victim of fear either way Living in paranoia on the defense Or taking the chance of being gunned down one day So who's pulling the trigger, who's calling the shots? Who is it that's controlling our fate? We're all responsible for the environment we've created Where none of us will ever be safe [Verse 2] Here come the headlines and here come the tears The media feeding us our greatest fears We see the horrifying images again and again Children are being murdered by children We just accept these as tragedies of life What does this say about us? When will we seek out some genuine solutions? And show that we've all had enough? [Chorus] Becoming a target or arming yourself You're a victim of fear either way Living in paranoia on the defense Or taking the chance of being gunned down one day So who's pulling the trigger, who's calling the shots? Who is it that's controlling our fate? We're all responsible for the environment we've created Where none of us will ever be safe [Verse 3] As political experts discuss and debate Who it is that's responsible for all of this hate They're building their political platforms on a pile of corpses Pointing their fingers and quoting sources Scapegoating is too easy for society's decay Entertainment, music, drugs or the N.R.A What will it accomplish to pass stricter laws When it's actually our apathy that's a much greater cause? [Chorus 4] As long as we leave our apathy alive We're killing our children's chances to survive Our idealistic intentions are wrapped in a shroud The responsibility rests with what we've allowed A society that taught us to kill or be killed Convinced that this is the only way to be fulfilled I just hope that we realize it before it's too late That we ultimately control our community's fate [Chorus] Becoming a target or arming yourself You're a victim of fear either way Living in paranoia on the defense Or taking the chance of being gunned down one day So who's pulling the trigger, who's calling the shots? Who is it that's controlling our fate? We're all responsible for the environment we've created Where none of us will ever be safe