Recently, I have been complaining to friends that there aren't enough artists using their platforms to speak up against the violence our world is facing. Then I remembered that I wrote a song back in 2013 when I was learning about the Holocaust, that 100% applies to the state of our country. While doing a little research I have found that there have been (at least) 297 mass shootings in 2018 alone. While there is no set in stone definition of a mass shooting, Gun Violence Archive defines a mass shooting as a single incident in which four or more people, not including the shooter, are "shot and/or killed" at "the same general time and location." 
I am posting this song to reach out and hopefully allow people to relate to each other so we can at least attempt to heal and love together. 
There are no words, and so what I lack in speech I find in song.
I love you all. I want to protect you all. I want to stand with you all.

Mariah Colorado