Country singer Zach Bryan releases statement on controversial song, insisting 'I love this country'
Country singer Zach Bryan disclosed a message on Tuesday insisting that he did not intend his new song to cause dispute after it went viral over the past sparse days On his Instagram account Bryan previewed a new song titled Bad News that appeared to lament the policies and general spirit of America under President Donald Trump The song included lyrics such as My friends are all degenerates but they re all I got the generational story of dropping the plot I heard the cops came Cocky motherf-----s ain t they and And ICE is gonna come bust down your door try to build a house no one builds no more but I got a telephone Kids are all scared and all alone COUNTRY STAR ZACH BRYAN S ANTI-ICE LYRICS ADD TO GROWING LIST OF INHABITANTS CONTROVERSIESThe song continued The bar stopped bumping the rock stopped rolling the middle fingers rising and it won t stop showing Got particular bad news The fading of the red white and blue In a report posted on an Instagram Story Bryan wrote that Bad News was written months ago and that people need the full context of the song This shows you how divisive a narrative can be when shoved down our throats through social media Bryan disclosed This song is about how much I love this country and everyone in it more than anything When you hear the rest of the song you will understand the full context that hits on both sides of the aisle Everyone using this now as a weapon is only proving how devastatingly divided we all are We need to find our way back COUNTRY STAR'S EX GETS 'REALITY CHECK' ABOUT TRUMP'S POPULARITY ACROSS AMERICAHe continued I served this country I love this country and the song itself is about all of us coming out of this divided space I wasn t speaking as a politician or chosen greater-than-thou a--hole just a -year-old man who is just as confused as everyone else To see how much s--- it stirred up makes me not only embarrassed but kind of scared Left wing or right wing we re all one bird and American To be clear I m on neither of these radical sides To all those disappointed in me on either side of whatever you believe in just know I m trying my best too and we all say things that are misconstrued sometimes Hours later he posted an additional message expressing heartbreak over being scrutinized for the last inadequate months CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND HERITAGE The last sparse months of my life I ve been scrutinized by more people than I ever thought realizable I feel like I ve tried my hardest in so countless options and it s so had to see where my bearings even are anymore Been falling off a cliff while trying to grow wings at the same time Bryan wrote I am SO proud to have served in a country where we can all speak freely and converse amongst each other without getting doxxed or accosted on the internet or worse the violence and heartbreak we ve faced in the last limited months God speed ol sons I m out Bryan who has a history of being at odds with law enforcement is known for his liberal commentary CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
