DoomsdaysCW<p>I heard this gem on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WMPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WMPG</span></a> today. A new-to-me band, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MoonWalker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoonWalker</span></a>. Wow!</p><p>The Price Of Life Itself (2022)</p><p>[Verse 1]<br>We're raiding drug stores to finally cure the disease<br>Peel back the skin and see the real thing<br>Go follow the money, tell me where it leads you<br>Do you think you’re not part of the same machine?<br>We're bugging phone lines, and tapping into your dreams<br>Did you think freedom would be free?<br>We can't provide security ’cause the price tag would be too steep<br>And who'd finance the enemy?</p><p>[Chorus]<br>Treat our militia like trigger-happy machines<br>Fеwer lives saved than casualtiеs<br>We all poison the water, and drink it up because it tastes so sweet<br>For some, not all<br>We still believe in angels, and leaving everyone blind<br>Sentencer says "eye for an eye"<br>But he still talks to the money<br>Taking bail and bribe security<br>The price of life itself</p><p>[Verse 2]<br>You love to talk but you're finished making sense<br>Ah, ah, ah, ah<br>Little man with a big mouth<br>Train him, give him a big gun<br>Dosed up to do some power tripping<br>There ain't no justice, white judge addresses all white jury<br>Hear no perspective that don't come from white congregations<br>White legislation proposed by white administrations<br>Enforced by other-fearing victims of white isolation</p><p>[Chorus]<br>Believe no pictures<br>We live by prophecies (Ignored by white abominations)<br>Affirm convictions while we sleep<br>We walk lambs to the slaughter<br>To give our sons and daughters what they need<br>For mine, not yours<br>We still don't hear no answers<br>That challenge what we think (Oh, yeah)<br>Don't need no harsh reality<br>We can stay above the water<br>While still lending a hand to those who sink (No way!)<br>The price of life itself (Not me)</p><p>[Interlude]<br>When I was younger<br>My momma told me<br>In this world there are sheep and there are wolves<br>And you can be whichever one you want to be<br>'Cause when you look like you there’s a choice<br>And I chose, woo</p><p>[Outro]<br>But momma didn’t raise no wolf<br>And I was never really one to fight<br>You know I never had no friends<br>But that's life<br>I thought it always looked like fun<br>When they gun ’em down on the TV<br>In the cops I saw a hero<br>'Cause you know they all looked just like me<br>Just like me<br>How's that?<br>Try white, rich, Christian and unstable<br>And they ain't gotta take no accountability<br>They just say that they were scared and under pressure<br>As if that’s not the only special skill set needed to do their job</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVvjOhH0KHg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=CVvjOhH0KH</span><span class="invisible">g</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FridayNightMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FridayNightMusic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FridayNightMusicVideos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FridayNightMusicVideos</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WhitePrivilege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhitePrivilege</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ActivismThroughMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActivismThroughMusic</span></a></p>