May our memory remain unabashed and hardy
We don't have to settle for a single party
We can, shop the block, cruise, and see what's hot
And if we find company, then that's where we'll be
We must stay, ardently critical
And not brush, this off as typical
Let's have a toast to the jeering voice
Yet, we won't hold a glass unless we have our choice
We could set it off
We could set it up
We could break it off
We could bring it up
Or we could simply talk
It reflects who we are
No use in throwing shade in the dark
We could set it off
We could set it up
We could break it off
We could bring it up
It reflects who we are
No use in throwing shade in the dark
Simply turn your tele on
Get a smear of all that's wrong
Dig it like the Dalai Lam
As if the Pope supported trump
Switch the feed and it's all gone
"Have it all if you stay strong"
Worship false idols, big butts
"What's a demagogue?"
Brush it off, brush it off
They want us to give it up
Fake news ain't no thing but click bait
But is it harming us?
Proxy wars stir more than dust
Infrastructures turn to rust
Trickle down money good for nothing
But the boom and bust
We could set it off
We could set it up
We could break it off
We could bring it up
Or we could simply talk
It reflects who we are
No use in throwing shade in the dark
We could set it off
We could set it up
We could break it off
We could bring it up
It reflects who we are
No use in throwing shade in the dark
Is hate on the rise? Or is it just more apparent?
Shoot love out your eyes
Should we be surprised?
We could set it off
We could set it up
We could break it off
We could bring it up
It reflects who we are
No use in throwing shade in the dark, yeah
We could set it off
We could set it up
We could break it off
We could bring it up
It reflects who we are
No use in throwing shade in the dark
No use in throwing shade in the dark
We could set it off
We could set it up
We could break it off
We could bring it up
It reflects who we are
No use in throwing shade in the dark
credits
from All Done,
released November 17, 2023
Songwriter Gray W. Ford
Backing vocals Janay Thomas
Drums and Percussion by James O'Neill
Bass by Ray-Ray Treeze
Piano and Keys by Jazz Nipp
Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Arnel Ethier at Royal Studio
Funded by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts
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