Stream here: https://songwhip.com/brotherali/ From the forthcoming album and animated film “Love & Service” coming April 26th, 2024 on Travelers Media Pre-Order Now: https://BrotherAliStore.com Produced, Illustrated, Animated, and Arranged by Justin “unJUST” Herman Written, Recorded, and Arranged by Brother Ali in Istanbul Türkiye Mixed by Eddie Sancho, Kenny Segal, and Brother Ali Mastered by Dave Cooley Lyrics: EVERYONE KEPT DANCING WHILE IT WAS ALL COLLAPSING THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE FLASHING BUT THEY JUST FOUND IT DAZZLING DROWNING OUT THE ANSWERS THAT NO ONE FELT LIKE ASKING THE SUN WENT DOWN بسم الل YOU SEE THE TYRANTS BUCKLE WHEN THEIR LIES START TO CRUMBLE THE HIGH TURN HUMBLE WHEN THEIR EMPIRE TUMBLE THE BONE-CHILLING CONDITION WAR CRIMINAL VILLAIN THEIR PRONOUNS ARE PRONOUNCED AS CHOSEN AND VICTIM THE BOMBS IN THE BILLIONS TO RAIN ON THE CHILDREN THE HOLY LAND BUILT ON MASS GRAVES YOU’RE FILLING THE POETS AND THE SINGERS GOT STORIES IN THEIR SPIRIT OWNERS IN THE BUSINESS OPPOSE IT WHEN THEY FEAR IT BUT THE TREES DON’T FORGET IT THE BREEZE BLOW THE MESSAGE THE RIVERS AND SEAS HOLD THE IMAGE THE TEARS ON OUR CHEEKS AND THE BEARDS HOLD THE SWEETEST LITTLE REEM YA PHILISTINE REPEATED IN OUR DREAMS WHEN THE TIME TURN TIMELESS THE MEEK FINALLY SPEAK OPPRESSORS BEG THE FIRE TO CEASE THE HEARTS GO BLIND SO THE EYES GO TO SLEEP AND WHO’S PEEPING THE RUINS THAT YOU’RE SEEING THAT’S YOU IN THAT MUSEUM CAN YOU FEEL IT THEY BATTLED AND OPPRESSED EACH OTHER WHERE THEY REST THE WEAK ONES LEFT FOR BETTER DWELLINGS AND THEY WELCOMED THEM AS GUESTS BUT LOVE WASN’T PRESENT IN THEIR BREAST THEY ONLY KNEW THE POWER TO DEVOUR AND POSSESS THEY RAIDED AND INVADED THEIR SPACES AND THEIR FLESH CALLED THEM TERRORISTS WHEN THEY RESIST THEIR OWN VIOLENCE THEY CALLED DEFENSE FEAR WAS AT THE CENTER OF THEIR LENS SO THE MORE PEOPLE THEY KILL THE MORE HORRIFIED THEY’D GET THE BRAVE BROKE RANKS IN THE NAME OF THE SACRED THEY QUICKLY ERASED AND ACCUSED EM OF SELF-HATRED THE CIRCUS GOT CRACKIN A MILLION-DOLLAR ATTRACTION FLICKERING AND FLASHING TO DELIVER THE DISTRACTIONS OPIUM WAS THE RELIGION OF THE MASSES SO THEY WERE TOO TRASHED TO SEE THE PILLARS THAT WERE CRACKING GOD COUNTS ACTIONS WHEN THE MATH AIN’T MATHING THEY LIT THEIR OWN MATCH AND STARTED DANCING IN THE ASHES #BrotherAli #HipHop #NewMusic #Rap #officialvideo #officialmusicvideo #animation #animator #shortfilm #handdrawing #art #single
