Maren Morris Releases Song Of Hope For Vegas Victims

When Maren Morris penned the song “Dear Hate” back in 2015 with Tom Douglas and David Hodges two days after the church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, she had no idea the song would speak directly to another horrific tragedy just a few years later. Now, in response to the tragic events that occurred during the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, she is releasing the song to aid those affected by the shootings. A demo version of the song was previously posted to Soundcloud by Douglas’ daughter and promoted to Morris’ social media after the 2016 police shootings in Dallas.

Because of that overwhelming response to the song on YouTube and Morris’ social media, Columbia Nashville has released the song to digital service providers for purchase and/or streaming. Morris is donating 100 percent of her proceeds from the song to Las Vegas nonprofits for immediate and long-term needs of victims in the shooting via the Music City Cares fund.

Morris had performed at the Route 91 Festival the night prior to the shooting. The song, which can be heard here, features guest vocals by Vince Gill.

“Dear Hate” Lyrics:
Dear Hate,
I saw you on the news today
Like a shot that takes my breath away
You fall you like rain
Cover us in drops of pain
I’m afraid that we just might drown

Dear Hate,
Well, you sure are color blind
Your kiss is the cruelest kind
You could poison any mind, just look at mine
Don’t know how this world keeps spinning round and round

You were there in the garden like a snake in the grass
I see you in the morning staring through the looking glass
You whisper down through history and echo through these halls
But I hate to tell you
Love’s gonna conquer all

Dear Hate,
You were smiling from that Selma bridge
In Dallas when those bullets hit and Jackie cried
You pulled those towers from the sky
But even on our darkest nights
The world keeps spinning round

You were there in the garden like a snake in the grass
I see you in the morning staring through the looking glass
You whisper down through history and echo through these halls
But I hate to tell you
Love’s gonna conquer all

Dear Love,
Just when I think you’ve given up
You were there in the garden when I ran from your voice
I hear you every morning through the chaos and the noise
You still whisper down through history and echo through these halls
And you tell me
Love’s gonna conquer all

Gonna conquer all

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