The mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio led to Thoughts and Prayers, a musical response to the tired excuses for inaction. The song's hard-driving drums and guitar work are paired with a harmonica solo that recalls both Dylan folk and Led Zeppelin. The lyrics speak for all who are frustrated by inaction in the face of mass attacks throughout the United States.

Lyrics

At a Walmart in El Paso an American son
Shot 46 shoppers with a semi-auto gun.
He hates people with an Hispanic name,
But some want to blame a videogame.
While we wonder who’ll be maimed and keep on waiting
Now there are 10 more dead up in Dayton
And a man who hides the blood on his hands
Tells us he really cares,
And we’ll just have to settle for thoughts and prayers,
thoughts and prayers.

Liberty means free to buy an AR-15,
High-velocity shells and a 100-round magazine.
Schools teach our children survival strategy
While the senators say that’s how it must be.
The war burns along while politicians are debating
Now there are 10 more dead up in Dayton.
And a man who hides the blood on his hands
Tells us he really cares,
And we’ll just have to settle for thoughts and prayers,
thoughts and prayers.

Dozens died in Vegas, Parkland, and Houston
They pass from the news and our minds too soon.
We close our eyes to carnage, try to sleep
Wake to the wounded and watch them weep.
How can we end all the anger and hating
Now there are 10 more dead up in Dayton.
And a man who hides the blood on his hands
Tells us he really cares,
And we’ll just have to settle for thoughts and prayers,
thoughts and prayers.