Zach Bryan found himself in the crosshairs of the culture wars this week. From his latest statement about the reaction to his new song “Bad News,” it sounds like he’d really like to deescalate the situation.
Unfortunately for him, that’s not likely to happen very quickly.
It all began when the country music star previewed his new song late last week, which seems to critique the recent raid activity by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Lyrics include references to ICE coming to “bust down your door, try to build a house no one builds no more.”
Amid mounting furor, Bryan wrote in a statement posted to his Instagram Stories on Tuesday that the song, written months ago, is about “how much I love this country and everyone in it more than anything” and “all of us coming out of this divided space.”
“I wasn’t speaking as a politician or some greater-than-thou a*****e, just a 29 year old man who is just as confused as everyone else,” he wrote.
He hoped that when people hear the rest of the song, “you will understand the full context that hits on both sides of the aisle.”
Regarding the reaction the song lyrics have stirred up, he said that “everyone using this now as a weapon is only
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