Written hours after watching Busty and The Bass perform this in Vancouver. Inspiration comes when it wants, so I let the current mood of the night let me tell a story through music.
lyrics
He used to be nice to my brother
Now hes just an alt right motherfucker
With a monkey on his back and chip on his shoulder
Cuz the right that he has aint enough to hold him over
And the advice that gets says dont support her
And the only way now is a golden gated gun nest and a fortified border. A slaughter.
she gave hope to you
But your surrounded by those tryin to expose the truth
They say that theyre sickened by the rich men and the women tryin to tell them thats its different than they had thought
So they dressed to impress with the guns they brought
Trying to make those kneel at standing rock
They standing now for the standard plot
White mens hands on bombs that drop
so Wash the blood off in bathroom stalls
at the ballot box
wait til kids make fun of the kids who are different in classroom halls and after all
The strides we made. How far we came.
We kept our sights on the path we paved
The clocks set back like theres days to save
so why the fuck i gotta scream when i say
I didnt pray just for your life
I only pray for our lives
I feel like i feel your light
Now I can see through the night
To win this is not just a prize
The Throne must come with a price
Were dying to live
So dont make us fight
Then it came, all of a sudden
I see now. The person i wasnt
I regret not stopping whats coming
So hold on my hand now as we start running
The rumble of the drums comes our way
girls now scared to ride the subway
Hijabs hidden from a hitler phrase
And their parents say oh its just a phase
Hate aint built in
They just just children
They dont know nothing, nothing about killing
Theyll turn out fine if a good god willing
Cant break the ceiling
If they cant see em
And we dont want that
So we wont teach em
So you can break them
And you can beat them
But you wont ever
End this feeling
Of endless summer
Endless freedom
Come with us
Youll see we mean it
We love you to pieces
we just want the peace
That has us and needs us
If you let the hate in
Its the beast he'll eat us
Then it came, all of a sudden
I see now. The person i wasnt
I regret not stopping whats coming
So hold on my hand as we start running
We wont need to know
If we start running
We wont need to run
If we start loving
Love and truth
Truth and love set you free x8
Then it came, all of a sudden
I see now. The person i wasnt
I regret not stopping whats coming
So hold on my hand as we start running
We wont need to know
If we start running
We wont need to run
If we start loving
Put your hands up
If you think you tried
Throw em up
And we can punch the sky
Never stop
Stop To wonder why
Why our love just grows
And never dies
We wont need to know
If we start running
We wont need to run
If we start loving
credits
released May 28, 2017
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