A reaction to white supremacy's latest attempt to extinguish us, from a Black girl who's sick and tired of this shit. Created with artists Beverley Bennett (www.beverleybennett.com) and Richard Phoenix (richardphoenix.com).
Black Trans Lives Matter. Black Women Matter. Black Femmes Matter. All Black Lives Matter.
lyrics
//CHORUS//
You know this is real. Trust me.
And so, wait a minute, just feel.
That glow inside you is energy.
It flows right through you, let it breathe.
//VERSE//
I resist when they pull me,
I fight, when they turn on me.
I don't think there's a remedy.
For this fear that they have of me.
Gotta stay alive, try your best, we just might stay alive.
Listen to your heart, even though it feels it might break apart.
Girl, I need you strong, they say they're right but we know they are wrong.
Gotta stay alive.
credits
released June 5, 2020
Lyrics, guitar and vocals - Jessica Ashman
Beats, production, mixing and mastering - Richard Phoenix
Vocal sample - Beverley Bennett
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