Srinivas-Marc Ribot/Steve Earle/Tift Merritt

[00:06.591]Dark was the night [00:13.965]Cold was the ground [00:21.693]When they shot Srinivas Kuchibhotla down [00:34.058] [00:36.845]It was in Austin’s Bar and Grill [00:43.474]but it could have been most anyone [00:52.436]A madman pulled the trigger [00:59.335]Donald Trump loaded the gun. [01:03.341] [01:04.511]“My Country tis of thee.” [01:09.093] [01:16.756]Srinivas was an engineer [01:24.792]Sunayana was his wife [01:32.485]Like so many before they’d come down here to build a life [01:45.276] [01:47.382]They were planning their first child [01:55.038]But it was not to be [02:03.578]A stranger shot Srinivas down, screaming, “Get out of my country” [02:15.580] [02:16.962]“My country tis of thee.” [02:20.638] [02:32.192]I was born in America, and it’s right here I intend to stay [02:48.869]But my country’s hurting now, and there’s a few things I need to say: [02:59.937] [03:01.593]If you fly a flag of hate: then you aint’ no kin to me. [03:16.713]And to Srinivas Kuchibhotla’s surviving family: [03:25.538] [03:28.860]My country tis of thee...