My Fellow Democracy Defenders,
Many of you have written to me requesting that I turn my poems into music. Today, I am excited to share my second song following the success of the No Kings Anthem. Press play above to hear “Letters from a Democracy”, a song honoring Heather Cox Richardson. The lyrics are below. If you enjoy my work, please upgrade because my partner and I are both struggling with the government shutdown.
Letters from a Democracy Defender
In the halls of history where echoes tell our truth,
There stands a scholar with a fervor for our youth,
Heather Cox Richardson, a beacon in the night,
A historian whose words forge the path for right.
She walks beside the troubled roads of time,
Unraveling the tapestry of power and crime,
Yet in her narrative of us, bold and free,
Lies the steadfast pulse of our democracy.
Her pen—a sword that defends what’s just,
Challenging the giants of greed and lust,
With every page turned, every lesson learned,
A torch is passed, our future earned.
Across the pages of the past’s deep lore,
She guides us to understand what we fight for,
Not just in facts, but in hope and belief,
Lies the rhythm of freedom, beyond doubt or grief.
In debates and discourse where the stakes are high,
Her scholarship lifts our weary eye,
To see democracy not as a relic of old,
But a living promise, burning bright and bold.
Oaring through eras of conflict and strife,
Heather writes of balance in the ledger of life,
A historian, a guardian with piercing sight,
Who defends democracy—our collective birthright.
So let her words resound like a clarion call,
Echoing softly in every heart, big or small,
For in her voice is the strength to stand,
And the dream of freedom in a just, united land.
War is NOT peace!
Freedom is NOT slavery!
Ignorance is NOT strength!
Diversity is our greatest strength!
