“This song is written for all the families torn apart by the recent immigrant purges and kidnappings…” Tom Morello has unveiled a powerful new track.
Not content with putting on one of the biggest metal shows of all time last weekend, Tom Morello is already back with new music.
Fresh from Saturday’s Back To The Beginning triumph, the guitar god has released new single Pretend You Remember Me, in partnership with non-profit organisation Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA).
“This song is written for all the families torn apart by the recent immigrant purges and kidnappings,” Tom shares. “Children torn from their wailing mothers’ arms by masked government thugs, people coming home to find their loved ones abducted by the state. Folks who worked, suffered, and struggled for decades just to make a decent life for themselves and their family were violently separated with an uncertain future.
“Pretend You Remember Me is for them and for all those who are finding the courage to stand up against racism, tyranny and injustice.”
Of the accompanying video, Tom adds: “FREED POLITICAL PRISONER LEONARD PELTIER delivers a powerful message on immigration in the new Tom Morello-directed video for Morello’s latest single PRETEND YOU REMEMBER ME.”
