Zach Bryan has become one of the biggest stars in country music over the past few years, winning legions of fans with a unique blend of Americana, self-reflection, and heartfelt love songs, while staying far away from politics.
But that may be about to change, as the 29-year-old has waded into the political moment with a lament of the fading American dream and an attack on raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) around the country, a part of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation program.
“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,” he sings in the song titled “Bad News,” a snippet of which he released on his Instagram page on Oct. 3.
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