Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
G-Eazy
Lead Vocals
Drew Love
Vocals
Leven Kali
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Drew Love
Songwriter
Gerald Gillum
Songwriter
Dakarai Gwitira
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
G-Eazy
Producer
Dakari
Recording Engineer
Jaycen Joshua
Mixing Engineer
David Nakaji
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Ben Milchev
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
It's hard to sleep these days
The sounds of all the screams keep me awake
Love is gone, love is gone
Bend until we break, stand by and watch us all go up in flames
Love is gone, love is gone
[Verse 2]
Shit, the world is in flames
We worry about materials and the simplest things
When cops are killing people, and they can't take the blame
They get acquitted, then you wonder why all the people rage, stupid
We all keep praying for peace, praying for progress
If you live in the hills then you stay in the projects
So folks won't listen if they think what I'm saying is conscious
They'd rather hear me turning up on some simpler topics
Yeah, so what's my place, am I outta line?
For speaking on what's going on, and saying what's on my mind
This shit is fucked up, plus it's happening all the time
My job as a rapper is to entertain, we tryna shine
I'm not no politician, but they listen, somebody inform 'em
All the kids gotta find out whats really important
I got a platform and a voice and a stage to perform on
Music could be a good escape, but outside it's been storming
[Verse 3]
It's hard to sleep these days
The sounds of all the screams keep me awake
Love is gone, love is gone
Bend until we break, stand by and watch us all go up in flames
Love is gone, love is gone
[Verse 4]
As I sit in the studio, guess the thinking is
If the statement's too crazy then should I finish this
Or if my image is pretty, don't wanna blemish this
Or ever split up my fans, reduce my relevance
Pay attention and understand what the premise is
Everything not gravy, we can't pretend it is
So I salute YG, fuck the president
'Cause he a fucking racist supported by white supremacists
Fuck Donald, go back to just running businesses
We all wishing somehow we could've prevented this
Until we all love each other nobody benefits
Minorities and feminists, trans, gays and immigrants
The government mix politics and religiousness
So a man's body's more free than a woman's is
The anger is real, the riots are limitless
And nothing's gonna change till we killing off all this ignorance
[Verse 5]
It's hard to sleep these days
The sounds of all the screams keep me awake
Love is gone, love is gone
Bend until we break, stand by and watch us all go up in flames
Love is gone, love is gone
[Verse 6]
Monsters, we've turned into monsters
How did we get the way we are?
How did we get the way we are?
How did we get the way we are?
Our conscience, we lost it
How did we get the way we are?
How did we get the way we are?
[Verse 7]
How did we get the way we are, we are, we are?
How did we get the way we are, we are, we are?
How did we get the way we are, we are, we are?
How did we get the way we are, we are, we are?
How did we get the way we are?
Written by: Andrew Neely, Dakarai Gwitira, Drew Love, Gerald Gillum