In the wake of the quake
only my head is still shaking
my brain shakes an aches
and my eyes roll
for brian has said
out loud
what thought
should
never be thought
let alone spoken

rapping in his tax free britches
rapping an raping the holy scriptures
a gay kiss
says the book of
Leviticus
will bring a house down

my head shakes
and my fist shakes too
for faulty fault lines are not queer crimes yo
how dare you associate
your blind hate
with my gay mates
already torn under the weight
of judgement an decree
split from soul and sexuality

great after shock jock
you are not the great I am
your off the richter of sham
yeah I want to apologise for you
to my brothers an sisters
who wear the rainbow hue
on tv an radio and on the news
that what you do is
is just sad silly voodoo

the god you paint in colours black
I don’t want a bar of it
I wouldn’t want to drink in that establishment
it’ would be too
cold and the beer on tap
too warm

god is love and love alone

….my neck hurts.

‘The Apirana Experience’ hits the highway in mid September with Steve Apirana, his wife Ainsley and the ‘Hamiltonians’ (a five handpicked musicians from the Waikato) for a two week tour from coast to coast of the North Island.

Their mission is to take their songs and stories into places where they would not normally be heard, and spread a little hope, encouragement, faith and joy as they go.

We are currently fundraising to enable them to play to audiences that won’t be able to remunerate fully in kind with cash. Funds raised will help pay for tour expenses and make sure Steve and Ainsley are well fed and catered for.

To support ‘The Apirana Experience’ please visit our Givealittle page.

For information on tour venues and times, visit www.apiranamusic.com.