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And It Was Beatiful w/ Blk

from How do you sleep at night? by Rich Jones & Montana Macks

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How to stay mad without burning out?
The things we gotta say is best by word of mouth
I don't know who's listening
I don't know who's watching
I don't know who their listing as causing problem
But I can't be scared of that, no
So good night to the good guys
The efforts they support
You ask who they serve, they won't even retort
When they get paid overtime to hunt people for sport
In the name of broken windows and curfews
Confused
Property over people ain't the math I subscribe to
Like TK said, you're all being lied to
Who wants to wake up?
Who goes back to bed?
Or worse, who ends up dead?
Friend or foe
Friend of Fed
I'm a call away from grabbing twenty cartons of Reds
And going for it
I meant it
My home, for all of it's life and demeanor
Deserves much better, a life more sweeter
You can tell me it's a Caddy
But I know that it's a beater with some nice features
No future with these leaders
Like these, likely,
It's the end, that's a wrap
And I don't wanna get wiped off the map

If saying goodbye
Sounds easier, I gotta ask why
Some days I wouldn't mind
But that would just prove everyone right

Joked about Canada and about Uruguay
Thought about Europe, but that's more of the same
It's potent strains, the roots of what we face today
Hey, they started it
But who will end it?
I'm no pretender or false lender
But I've read a little
And the spender's agenda?
We're second fiddle
Money over people ain't a riddle
It's obvious
Timeless
And they want us helpless to fight it
Survival absolves all sins
If the opposite is six feet
A funeral ain't a win unless it's there side
Catch me getting snacks up around the half time
Hot dogs and popcorn and land mines
Sink or swim
Land sharks out prowling for a feast
Rather die with the freaks
Than cut myself clean just to be a puzzle piece
Now pass the wreath

If saying goodbye
Sounds easier, I gotta ask why
Some days I wouldn't mind
But that would just prove everyone right

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from How do you sleep at night?, released October 30, 2020
Words by Rich Jones
Sounds by Montana Macks
Additional vocals by Blk

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Rich Jones is a prolific Chicago artist, community figure, and veteran of the cultural scene. Known for his versatile and evolving style, his latest album How do you sleep at night? finds him returning to his Hip Hop roots as he tackles class complacency, complicity under American authoritarianism and the value of human life vs. what’s profitable. ... more

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