Since countering Aldean’s claim the video only contains “real news footage,” Destinee Stark has received a wave of hateful messages from defenders of the song.

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    2 years ago

    It is misleading. The second verse literally has its own implied threat.

    > Got a gun that my granddad gave me

    > They say one day they’re gonna round up

    > Well, that shit might fly in the city, good luck

    This is just how songs, paragraphs, and language in general work.

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      2 years ago

      Just because the second verse literally has its own implied threat does not mean the first verse is unrelated. In songs and paragraphs adjacent sentences are typically related- its how English works- but I can’t speak for all languages.