On the weekend Uloga, popular country singer and songwriter Zach Bryan shared a snippet of the unreleased song on Instagram with the caption “Fading out the red, white and blue.” The clip went viral due to the lyrics purportedly criticizing ongoing ICE raids in the US: “I heard the cops came, you cheeky bastards, right? / And ICE will knock down your door / Try to build a house that no one else builds / Well, I have a phone / The kids are all scared and all alone.”
Like them solemn self-proclaimed dutyThe US government responded yesterday (October 7) by sharing footage of ICE arrests recorded to the artist's song “All Night Revival.” When asked to comment via TMZTrisha McLaughlin, assistant secretary for public affairs at DHS, told Brian, “Stick with “Pink Skies,” man,” referring to another one of his songs.
If you are not familiar with the musician from his recent attempt to fight Gavin Adcock or alleged multi-million dollar non-disclosure agreement he tried to get his ex-girlfriend, Barstool Sports' Brianna Chickenfry, to sign on after they broke up last year, but what happened next might actually come as a surprise: Brian took to his Instagram Story to clear up some things that were “misinterpreted” in the song snippet he shared.
“This shows how controversial a story fed to us on social media can become,” he wrote. “This song is about how much I love this country and everyone in it more than anything in the world. When you hear the rest of the song, you'll understand all the context that goes into both sides. Anyone who uses this as a weapon only proves how destructively divided we are.”
Brian expressed his pride in serving in the US Army and said that “so much crap [the excerpt] “Excitement” makes me not only embarrassed, but also a little scared.” He added, “To be clear, I don't belong to any of these radical sides,” suggesting that a full-length version of the song would make its true centrist message clear.
Read the songwriter's statement and listen to a snippet of the song below. ICE recently said they will have agents at the Super Bowl. during Bad Bunny's halftime performance after the artist announced that he I won't go on tour in the USA out of fear that they would appear at his concerts.
