Ari Herstand - Do Ask Do Tell

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Lyrics:
What's the country asking from me
Why do i feel threatened to be
beside the love of our time

On the news I hear people screaming
In the streets the bigotry seethes
Embracing hate spreading lies
Defacing love it's unkind
Emancipate your mind

Love is what it takes when the hate around you breaks through the sound of
Love will saturate our minds

I was always taught to be kind
Help the ones struggling to get by
Do ask do tell if you love

Fighting two wars for our freedom
From a foreign hate we're undone
but a closer hate is right here
In our churches, schools, in the mirror
Do ask do tell we're right here
To stand up

Love is what it takes when the hate around you breaks through the sound of
Love will saturate our minds


"Do Ask Do Tell" by Ari Herstand. From the Clean Up EP released March 6 2011.
Recorded in Minneapolis at The Pearl Recording Studio
Engineered by Zachary Hollander
Mixed by Paul Marino
Written and produced by Ari Herstand

Musicians:
Ari - Vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, beat box, midi strings
George Hadfield - Bass
Alexander Young - Drums

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Ari
• Herstand
• Do
• Ask
• Tell
• Gay
• Rights
• HRC
• Don't
• Prop
• California
• Equality
• March
• Protest
• Love

[fisch519]

A time will be coordinated where we will all tweet/facebook/email Ellen DeGeneres' show, Lady Gaga, Don Lemon (recently out CNN Anchor), and others. This song and message needs to get out there!

[ariherstand]

@fisch519 absolutely! you follow me on twitter? gonna work a coordinated tweet at 5CST today! spread the word. thanks for the support!

[akrno]

mother of an FtM repesenting the allies who WANT TO LIVE IN THIS REALITY, where love trumps everything else.... godspeed ya, matey... great song and video

[tisara]

Retweeted and will Facebook it ASAP. And for the folks that think it's about being "for homosexuality", did you miss the representation of non-gay duos, as well as multi-ethnic groups? Why hone in on one aspect of the video. As Ari so eloquently states: emancipate your mind. Trust - you will be better for it.

And Ari - thank the fates for you. I am so grateful that I've gotten to meet you, hear you live, and that I have been changed by your music.

[puppyluver1812]

I just want to say thank you! this is amazing and inspirational and ari herstand you are an amazing amazing man!!!

[itssmaddy]

he came to my school once!(: i love this song, btw.

[stevenreno87]

Nice bumper sticker on the right at 1:28 :)

Great song, Ari!

[binifra]

Ari, Nice work. I have never understood why individuals would waste valuable personal energy in acts of hate and prejudice. Love just makes so much more sense!

[mayapappaya2011]

you were my counselor at Camp Shalom! Shalom all around :)

[adjicio]

Hey Ari, great video! I saw you play in Minnesota last fall and I've been following you ever since, keep it up!

[feistyfemme304]

I'll tweet & facebook this on the University of Minnesota's Women's Center page; still love your music, Ari!

[ToniAlberte]

It's all about love.

[ELOMENOPIE]

I absolutely love this video. I'm so happy that you aren't afraid to be you and when you are hugely famous one day everyone will see this video and think wow- if he can stand up, so can I.

Love.