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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Nathan Bird
Nathan Bird
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
trials
trials
Composer
Nathan Bird
Nathan Bird
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
trials
trials
Producer
Georgie Muziq
Georgie Muziq
Mixing Engineer
Lachlan Carrick
Lachlan Carrick
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Take a look around yeah
Yeah, they coming for you
What you gon' do?
Better know your truth
Take a look around yeah
Yeah, they coming for you
Better know your truth
(Take a look around yeah)
[Verse 2]
Where we at today?
I say wipe those tears away
I say my mother, my father
Is this the truth that we know?
I say my brother, my sister
Is this the truth that we know?
[Verse 3]
So tell me where the time went
Heat steady rising
Changing the climate
Guns stay firing
Oh no, oh no, oh no
Yeah, another life gone premature
They shot twice to make sure
Death knocking on a cell door
They clapping for the encore
Acting like they want more
Another one of us hit the floor
Damn
Yeah they let us all bleed out
Tried to keep the peace while they bred the pedigree out
Man what
But they know they failed
'Cause we all still here and my son will live
And what huh?
And he will prevail
Forever we'll build
Black future is real
[Verse 4]
Take a look around yeah
Yeah, they coming for you
What you gon' do?
Better know your truth
Take a look around yeah
Yeah, they coming for you
Better know your truth
(Take a look around yeah)
[Verse 5]
Where we at today?
I say wipe those tears away
I say my mother, my father
Is this the truth that we know?
I say my brother, my sister
Is this the truth that we know?
[Verse 6]
'Cause time and time again we've been let down
We just trying to get ahead now
Our head above water
Hope we don't drown
When they loyal to the royal, no respect for the soil
Let alone for you
It was black kings and black queens
Tell me what's happening
Facts be unravelling
The kingdom is rattling
So tell me where we go
In this cycle we're trapped in
And no one can hear you
I stay running on a track 'cause
[Verse 7]
I've been up all night
Searching for the light
I wonder where I can find it at
I've been up all night
Searching for the light
I wonder where I can find it at
Take a look around yeah
[Verse 8]
Yeah, they coming for you
What you gon' do?
Better know your truth
Take a look around yeah
Yeah, they coming for you
Better know your truth
Take a look around yeah
Take a look around yeah
Take a look around yeah
Written by: Nathan Bird, Trials

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