Laura Veirs - America Lyrics






How can it be so cold out here in America?
Everybody's packing' heat in America
Training their barrels in the city streets of America

America, America

The cart has come unhitched from the horse in America
Down the hill and off the course of America
Founding fathers roll in the graves in America

America, America

Wind is blowing through the trees of America
New kind of wilderness for me in America
Every madman finds his peace in America

America, America, America

America

America, America, America

America

America

America





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  1. s.... s....

    Asi se matan..pero bueno son 327.000.000...unos mas...unos menos que importa.

  2. E.... S....

    I think it's OK to be concerned about the number of children and adults dying from gun shot wounds. I also think it's OK to express this. Could be wrong.

  3. D.... S....

    I was wondering, what city or state was this video at?

  4. �.... �....

    laura.... i just love every thing you do...
    come to israel!!!!!!

  5. A.... S....

    Oh brother.

  6. a.... z....

    I think she is trying to convey the culture in which we live. This story sadly is an illustration of her song:
    http://www.cbsnews.com/news/11-year-old-boy-convicted-of-killing-8-year-old-girl/

    a.... z....

    +adofo zanes http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/558501/news/world/us-boy-4-accidentally-shoots-mom

  7. m.... ....

    5 mass shootings this year, America. Keep up with the denial, you guys are doing a great job.

  8. L.... A....

    All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
    you'd better run, better run, outrum my gum 
    you'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet.

  9. r.... ....

    I loved the unecessary pistols you guys added in randomly

  10. G.... J....

    The only people that are making the founding fathers role over in their graves are people like you. 

    G.... J....

    +Gun Jew Bollocks. They'd be having a restrained, dignified giggle at your attempt at invoking them while displaying your unquestionable ROLE in the Idiocracy by the use of role instead of roll. Spelling counts - now move along, and let the adults resume in peace while you reach for your piece, you pock not worthy of breathing the same air as the better of humanity.

    G.... J....

    @MinotaurMan1 what?

    G.... J....

    OH KNOW I ACCIDENTALLY MISTYPED A WORD. EVERYTHING IS RUINED NOW.

  11. F.... B....

    Her music is really excellent, and she's an attractive gir ! (What beautiful shoulders and what beautiful arms  :-)  !

  12. M.... ....

    Hats off, brave lady! Love your music and brains. Those uncomfortable guitar twangs at the end... oh yeah.

  13. w.... ....

    wow! nuff said...

  14. M.... ....

    Great song and powerful video from one of the consistently best artists in american music.  It is as brave as Iris DeMent's 'Wasteland of the Free' and it will be disliked by the same people for the same backward reasons.  A great album - received with thanks.

  15. s.... ....

    sinead o'connor?

  16. T.... R....

    Just got Ms. Veirs album Warp and Weft from Raven Marching Band music, and am feeling pretty good about it. A lovely object, with healing mandalas, and deeply textured tones. America rocks, and so does Laura!

  17. A.... R....

    That's the point moron! She's a hipster. And the reason I know you're one of the moronic American's that she is portraying in this video is because you sit on your fat ass on your couch and watch shows like American Idol.

  18. g.... ....

    bravo to veirs and shame to the assholes who didnt like that song and video because of its social message

  19. T.... R....

    Yeah, gun nuts are freedom advocates, cause to shoot off guns means freedom. It's just that I don't think this video is about all that. It's about how all Americans are raised surrounded by guns. Laura Viers doesn't pontificate one way or the other.

  20. T.... R....

    Let's not let gun nuts own this video!

  21. D.... ....

    How to change it?
    Make it illegal for criminals to shoot people.

  22. g.... ....

    I'm not against legal gun ownership. But the thousands of people killed each year in the U.S. by guns say's something disturbing about American culture. It is too easy to pull a trigger. And guns are the tool of thug culture so often popularized in the U.S. How to change it? I wish I could say. The widening rift between rich and poor doesn't help though.

  23. T.... ....

    It takes courage to say what must be said. The message we are sending children is not one of love or of making peace. I was touched and saddened.

  24. S.... V....

    And just as Marion Hammer attempted to do in 1988 in Florida, the National Rifle Association continues to use Eddie Eagle as a tool in its efforts to derail the passage of child access prevention (CAP) and mandatory trigger lock laws—on both the state and federal levels.

  25. s.... ....

    They got him a Krink for his birthday? Best present ever.

    This was lazy, unimaginative, hipster garbage songwriting at it's finest. I want my view back.

  26. S.... N....

    Best pinata ever .

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  28. T.... ....

    And join the GOA, and your State Rifle/Firearm Association!

  29. J.... W....

    Liberal pap. Well they got one thing right my kids smiled the same way when they got their new rifles.

  30. O.... ....

    Hating gun owners is a still socially accepted form of bigotry. After all, how else are 'tolerant' liberals going to get guns banned if they don't conflate average innocent American for the cause of violence as opposed to gang bangers or the rare mentally deranged spree shooter.

  31. P.... ....

    Derivative, venal and ignorant. Not a good song.

  32. P.... ....

    Whole lot of ignorance, arrogance and stupidity in this video. Anti-gun people really need to up their game a bit.

  33. D.... Q....

    Gee whiz. I can't believe that those all-American parents gave the kid a Russian rifle! He should have gotten an AR (preferably a pre-ban Colt). And, seriously, cartridges in the pinata? There should have been candy. (He can get the cartridges later.) Oh, and the woman in the skirt should have her pistol in a holster. Pocket carry can be dangerous.

  34. M.... L....

    Hmmm....she's not the best looking, can't sing, dresses like a grandma, her song is vitriolic.....I've seen better talent from American Idol, and not the ones that actually sang like angels. I think I'll join you and everyone else in saying this song sucks.

  35. M.... L....

    Relax, bro. Only 36k views, the dislike bar is longer than the like bar, she's ugly and has a terrible voice, the only guitar action she's done was two chords. Metallica does better than she does, they're not well liked, either.

  36. s.... ....

    This was loaded with blatantly insensitive stereotypes. Not very PC, Laura =(

  37. a.... ....

    On second thought, I'd like a krink for my birthday lol

  38. a.... ....

    pathetic song... fucking hipsters

  39. H.... ....

    What are you smoking and where can I buy some? LOL

  40. T.... ....

    You have 82 subs lul nub

  41. S.... ....

    Janeane Garofalo called, she wants her look back.

  42. P.... K....

    I am SO looking forward to heckling you at your next show!

  43. r.... ....

    Let's see...the problems with this song/video:

    1) contains an extremely one-sided and oversimplified message
    2) portrays rural Americans as naive, stupid, fanatics with no regard for gun safety
    3) sends false message that gun ownership automatically equals gun violence. Fails to acknowledge factors such as mental illness, bad upbringing, drugs, etc.
    4) fails musically

    Perhaps this song's one redeeming quality is that it isn't catchy.

  44. P.... N....

    Why is it that the parts of the US with lax gun laws have less crime that places like New York, Los Angeles and Chicago? Could it be that maybe what Robert A. Heinlein said is true? An armed society is a polite society.

  45. s.... ....

    shall not be infringed...

    hard to figure out you moronic libtard...

  46. B.... ....

    HIPSTER FAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  47. C.... M....

    Artsy college coffee house bullshit

  48. M.... ....

    Where can I get one of those piñatas???

  49. f.... ....

    If you want to be raped in a back ally and have nothing to prevent it, move to Europe.

  50. W.... ....

    This song is terrible, both from a lyrical and rhythmic standpoint.

  51. L.... T....

    Sweet an AKS-74U! My favorite COD gun!

  52. N.... R....

    Excuse me while I puke.

  53. D.... N....

    Way to proliferate prejudicial stereotypes of rural people. You are so enlightened.

  54. N.... ....

    Excuse me while I shove an icepick into my eardrums. Politics aside, this is one of the worst songs I have ever heard. None sense lyrics, atrocious instrumentation, and general evidence that this wave of "hipster" melancholy rock is the bubonic plague of the art world.

  55. 4.... ....

    I don't know anyone who would even waste the bandwidth to pirate this garbage.

  56. M.... P....

    This song gave me cancer. On the other hand, BEST BIRTHDAY EVER!!!!!!

  57. C.... K....

    Miss Veirs, if you are so unhappy here you are welcome to move to another country that is more to your liking.

  58. T.... ....

    Who knew hipster music could be so bad.

  59. F.... ....

    lol this song is terrible... so terrible it made me laugh.

  60. n.... ....

    Love the lyrics that the founding fathers are rolling in their graves, because if they can hear this song they are. The founders were the ones who enumerated our right to bear arms in the Constitution in the first place. You do realize that the first shots of the Revolution were fired when the British came to confiscate the arms of the American people right? Horrible song, Horrible and incredibly bias video, and a horrible message.

    And You may want to try learning more than 2-3 guitar cords.

  61. A.... ....

    GG allin makes a better music video than this

  62. T.... ....

    'Merica! Molon Labe!

  63. j.... ....

    Some time it seems that people who are anti-gun do only have half a brain e.g. the use of dick jokes in serious discussions

  64. T.... ....

    Please explain.

  65. T.... ....

    Better yet the typical elitist attitude that something is wrong with anyone who doesn't live in their "perfect" world... Meaning anyone who isn't them.

  66. r.... ....

    Is she trying to imply that everyone who owns a gun is a menace? Frankly, that's ridiculous to the point of being offensive. Nearly every case of mass shootings in recent years has been linked to mental illness. Why isn't that mentioned anywhere in the song? To put this in perspective, imagine this was a song lamenting the loss of life from drunk driving. Yet the singer decided to only sing about how dangerous it is that people are allowed to drive. No mention of responsible drinking.

  67. a.... s....

    WHY? anyone with half a brain should be anti gun!

  68. c.... m....

    Go Laura! Fantastic

  69. D.... B....

    So, when do you demand that the Islamic world stop clinging God and guns?

  70. G.... ....

    very bad depiction of how responsible gun owners act. You are fat and ugly and cannot sing and to add to all that you have no idea what responsible gun ownership and use is all about. If you do not like citizens to own guns you have a right to that opinion but do not pretend this is what people that own guns in America are really like.

  71. I.... ....

    wtf did i just watch

  72. J.... U....

    The singer here needs to ban her assault style spoons and forks, looks like her body is a casualty

  73. T.... M....

    I love how this video speaking the truth riles up the gun clingers - hahahahahah!!!! I love seeing their comments here.

  74. C.... L....

    Laura Veirs should not be here on vevo :/

  75. H.... ....

    This is totally ridiculous...guns are far to expensive to spend on a little kid! Pft...and TWO?! Spoiled much?

  76. S.... C....

    wtf its not that bad........

  77. Y.... ....

    Just awful. Most of your gun violence is centered around liberal city ghettos. The top 25 violent neighborhoods are all black. Chew on that libs before you want to disarm cletus and bubba. Racist god damned liberals.

  78. a.... ....

    perhaps but maybe just maybe to many guns is the problem. keeping track of them can be difficult only making it easier for stupid or unbalanced members of society to get their hands on.

  79. s.... g....

    Grow up and get a life. I agree with the person who said: Guns are apart of American Culture and History. Cherish the fact that we can still own them and stop trying to take them away from us. I grew up with guns all my life and have yet to use one to go out and kill some one with. It all starts with the parents, teaching their kids to respect them. These Feminazis and Democrats that want to take our guns away from us, can all go to Hell!

  80. O.... ....

    If you think this is a good song, you need to exchange your brain for one that isn't defective.

  81. O.... ....

    Not only is this an awful sounding song played by talentless hacks, the sentiment reflects the mindset of a more than usually stupid libtard who is completely in denial regarding the simple fact: An armed society is INDEED a polite society. It is where guns are banned that the criminals reign. Where guns are everywhere, criminals are scarce and scared.

  82. B.... ....

    I think the song and message are great and relevant. A satire sadly not far from recent truth. Just a few months ago in KY, a 5-year-old child was given a "My First Rifle" that is a one-shot and comes in blue or pink. This was used to kill his 2-year-old sister. Google and look it up.

    The fact that it is controversial depending on which side of the issue you stand on, makes it that much greater. Way to stir the pot, Laura. You will be called ham-fisted, crazy, and unpatriotic. I call it Brave.

  83. m.... f....

    This bitch really thinks that people do that. If she doesn't like America then she can just fucking leave her music is horrible anyway

  84. M.... ....

    This is a great song, and I love that shes making fun of the fucked up gun culture in this country

  85. a.... ....

    WOW!!!! That sucked beyond comprehension. Some of Viers stuff is ok but this not only is against guns but sounds like an abortion being performed live with a coat hanger. Way to go. Feminazis forever.

  86. w.... ....

    Holy cow, that was terrible.

  87. n.... c....

    This song made me gouge my eardrums out with my spinal column

  88. S.... V....

    She has a bunch of videos. Just search YouTube for Laura Veirs.

  89. J.... U....

    Guns are part of the American culture, and history. It's something to be proud of, and not something to be ashamed of

  90. k.... ....

    Thank's! I like that sound!

  91. N.... T....

    Haha, jeez. Political songs are the worst--even more so when they're this ham fisted and their politics are wrong.

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  93. Y.... N....

    'MERICA

  94. S.... ....

    you've been watching too much porn

  95. m.... ....

    Love, Laura, but ugh to ham-fisted message.

  96. a.... s....

    Nice song with a very un pop star looking singer.A s a kid i used to play with toy guns,but of coarse that being America it has to be the real thing,how sad is that.Americans still dont understand Bless them that guns should be banned!