“He Had The Right To Speak… That’s What’s Scary” – Wyatt Flores Reflects On Charlie Kirk’s Murder, Plays Unreleased Song ‘Never Made It Home’

Following the murder of conservative media personality and Turning Point USA founder, Charlie Kirk, on Wednesday, September 10th, people across the world have mourned the loss of the right wing giant. From mass vigils held not only in the U.S. but also in Germany, Spain, Britain, Australia and more to multiple sports teams including the New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys and the Kansas City Chiefs delivering a moment of silence before their games, there has been nothing short of an outpour of support over the past five days.

In the country music community, it’s been even greater. Beyond lengthy social media posts from the likes of Jason Aldean, Parker McCollum, John Rich, Kane Brown, Randy Houser, Aaron Watson and more, the past weekend included an incredible amount of tributes to the late political leader.

Notably, Jason Aldean dedicated the performance of his controversial 2023 single, “Try That In a Small Town” to Kirk, Eric Church delivered an impromptu performance of his 2019 single, “Monsters” to reflect on the violence, Jamey Johnson dedicated a performance of “Lead Me Home” in Arkansas, ERNEST called for unity at his Louisiana show, HARDY took time to condemn the act and called the state of the country a “f****** mess,” Justin Moore dedicated “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away” at his Washington show, Gavin Adcock honored him while simultaneously starting a “Charlie Kirk” chant with the crowd and Treaty Oak Revival called for the country to love each other at their Born & Raised Fest set.

Simply put, the support was loud and heartfelt throughout the weekend.

Wyatt Flores was another artist to show his support throughout the weekend. Undoubtedly one of the most introspective writers in the genre today, the “Please Don’t Go” singer shared his thoughts on the tragedy quite boldly. Noting that he didn’t necessarily agree or disagree with Kirk’s views, but rather, Flores called it frightening that he was killed for expressing a differing opinion:

“America is one of the best places you could ever live. And that’s the scary part, is that the rights we have still piss people off, and people still can’t let sh*t go and hold on to it. It’s just sad what happened to Charlie. I’ve only watched a couple videos. I’ve seen him there on ‘For You’ pages. It’s not like I agree with him or disagree with anything he had to f****** say. All I’m saying is that he had the right to speak. Same as us.

And that’s what’s f****** scary. ‘Cause what if one day I start deciding to speak my mind on actual things that are going on, and I’m not as quiet about it and just stick to wanting love for people and I then get shot in the f****** neck? It’s the saddest sh*t in the world, and it’s scary as f*ck. So I hope that tonight, we can all just love on one another, be here in the moment and try to remember that we’re all f****** human. It doesn’t matter what f****** skin color you are, doesn’t matter who you love. At the end of the day, we’re all just f****** human.”

Telling the crowd that he has a cousin who’s actively serving in the military, Flores would close by reflecting on the right to free speech in the country, thanking everyone who has served and introducing his unreleased tribute to veterans suffering from the affects of war, “Never Made It Home:”

“So I guess what I’m trying to say is, that if it weren’t for my cousin and the folks that have served, then we wouldn’t have any of those f****** rights. And I’m very grateful that we live here, and I can do this every single day of the week and speak my mind to y’all. This one’s a new one; it’s called ‘Never Made It Home.'”

If we don’t have the right to free speech, we don’t have anything at all in this country. Well said, Wyatt. Well said.

Watch Flores’ speech here:

@officialwyattflores This one’s for the ones that still have sand in their boots on US soil. #wyattflores #nevermadeithome #war ♬ Never Made It Home – Wyatt Flores

“Never Made It Home”

@officialwyattflores This one’s for the ones that still have sand in their boots on US soil. #wyattflores #nevermadeithome #war ♬ Never Made It Home – Wyatt Flores

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