Ari Lesser - Clean Speech

I wrote this rap for Clean Speech Colorado Lyrics There’s a pollution that’s so imperceptible Barely detectible, seen as acceptable It’s infiltrated our homes, and our schools Our offices, neighborhoods, even our shuls No one’s protected it strikes unexpectedly Affecting us separately and collectively Seen it before and yet we still forget Letting down our guard to this dangerous threat It’s not in the water, its not in the air It’s not underground, yet it’s found everywhere And throughout the week, there’s a risk of a leak Each time that we open our mouth up to speak The toxin I’m touching on is Lashon Hara That evil speech, reaching, whereever we are a Person should be concerned with contamination Creeping and seepin into each conversation But we can fight back if we all make a pact To practice this mitzvah and clean up our act With our powers combined, let’s try to refine Our minds and words, one line at a time