1. |
This Trouble
04:38
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Please tell me
how to quiet the voices in my head.
I don't want this trouble
this trouble...
I don't want this trouble....
this trouble
Mmmhummm
Mmmhummm
Please show me
where is the justice in this land?
Lady justice mourns...she stumbles
Please tell me
how do you devils sleep at night?
Doing dirt all day
is your hustle
I don't want this trouble...
this trouble
Mmmhummm
Mmmhummm
Please answer me
why are you hunting us
in this streets?
There's no retreat
to our struggle
Mmmhummm
Mmmhummm
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2. |
Bad Cop
03:10
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It's another year
and I don't feel so fine
Everything is the same...
I'm gonna lose my mind!
See, this is going on...
It's going on too long
and I'm so freaking tired
of everything going wrong!
Tell me I'm not crazy
for wanting a way out
My eyes are kind of hazy
I feel like I could shout
Why why why why
why why why why why
Why is this happening?
I I I I
I I I I I
I can't take much more
Give us all a break
just do it right this time
Hold them accountable
when they commit a crime
See, it's another brand of evil
when a cop commits a crime...
a crime against humanity
and it feels like it's high time
we do something to change this
pattern of behavior
but who can help us right this wrong?
Who can be our savior?
Why why why why
why why why why why
Why is this happening?
I I I I
I I I I I
I can't take much more
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3. |
BLM
03:00
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You stand there
you walk into the room
I feel it
that great big cloud of doom
You saw it coming
it was that inner knowing
It's raining
or maybe it's snowing...
It doesn't much matter...
Nothing much matters...
Why don't our Black lives matter?
When will will our Black lives matter?
I feel the earth might shatter
And the moon fall right out the sky
Can someone give me answers?
Can someone please, please tell me why?
Did you see it?
Did you hear the news?
Another has fallen
at the hands of the man in blue
More blood was splattered
Couldn't even look at her
Why don't our Black lives matter?
When will our Black lives matter?
I feel the earth might shatter
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4. |
Battle Weary
04:41
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A little teary
Cause I'm feeling kind of battle weary
But I feel like it's much more than that
Sometimes it feels much more than that
I'm kind of tired
of seeing all my heart's desires
just coming to a crashing halt
and it's really no one's fault
Sometimes the struggle...
it gets to be too much for me
It gets to be too hard, you see
I want to be free
If only....
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5. |
Police State
04:50
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Police state
It's a police state, now
Police state
It's a police state, now
In my neighborhood
In my neighborhood
Police state
It's a police state, now
Police state
It's a police state, now
In my neighborhood
In my neighborhood
In my neighbor...
In my neighborhood
In my neighbor...
In my neighborhood
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6. |
Gone Too Far
05:04
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Gone too far
Gone too far
Singled out my car
Now you've gone too far
What's your problem?
What's your deal?
Are you serious?
Is this for real?
You see me going
along in the night
minding my business
doing everything right
Where'd you come from?
Why are you here?
What do you want from me?
I'm blinded by fear
Please don't stop me
Let me go
I don't want to be on the...
the night news show
Gone too far
Gone too far
Gone too far
Gone too far
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7. |
Something Is Happening
03:58
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How does it feel
the layers all unpeeled?
They say that we...we must fight
You say that it...it's alright
The grey clouds
they're so thick
And madness is on the uptick
I don't know about you baby...
I don't know about you
I don't know about you baby...
I don't know about you
Something is happening
Something is happening
Something is happening
This one thinks she's special
She'll fulfill her needs
This one sells a promise
She's everything you need
This one blames the devil
He made me deceive
Someone else mislead me
No apologies
No apologies...
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8. |
Stay Home
04:07
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Stay home
Stay safe
Stay strong
Don't cry
Won't last
that long
The time
just moves
so slow
There's no
place I
can go
It feels at first
a blessing
but now my mind
it's messing...
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9. |
It Used To Be
03:59
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I woke up this morning
and I was just thinking about how things used to be
and I was just kind of in my feelings...you know
wondering now, what I've got to show
for the seeds that I've sewn
God, who'd of ever known
so many things would turn out this way
I could never imagine this day
The way that things are...sometimes feels so damn bizarre
Well you know "that was then" and "this is now"
And life is different...life is different than I could have ever imagined
It used to be
Life was very different
But now you see
Life is very different
Life is very different
They say, "stay calm, be happy"
but I always end up feeling crappy
Maybe I should count my blessings instead
but first, I gotta wrap this shit around my head
Because what I'm understanding, and this much is true:
Life is different for me and for you
We all have struggles and we all have pain
but there's also beauty so I shouldn't complain
It used to be
Life was very different | Life was very different
But now you see
Life is very different
Life is very different
Looking at another day
Feel it all slip away
Feel it all fade away
Feel it all drift away
It used to be
Life was very different
But now you see
Life is very different
Life is very different
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10. |
Red, White, and Blues
04:40
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I keep holding on
I keep holding on
When loving you is wrong
I keep holding on
You know I can't hold on
to this pain
I bleed out for you
I bleed out for you
Although this thing is doomed
I bleed out for you
I'm standing in these blues
to sustain
You're torturing me
You're torturing me
Some days I'm what you need
but only on my knees
I really want to believe
Things will change
You keep holding on
You keep holding on
to memories so wrong
You keep holding on
Deep down within your soul
a dark space
You've got to let it go
You've got to let it go
It's rotting in your core
You've got to let it go
A sickness in your mind
and heartache
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11. |
What Goes Around
04:29
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Why don't you see me?
And why don't you care?
You hide behind your badges
and other accolades you wear
What goes around
will come around
whether you like it or not...
whether you like it or not
Take time to see me
and have a heart to care
don't hide behind your badges
See my humanity, if you dare
What goes around
will come around
whether you like it or not...
whether you like it or not
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The Muatas Minneapolis, Minnesota
We are Ayanna and Cam Muata, a two person music group, creating original post punk, trip hop, and darkwave music. Our sound is a mix of sampled and programmed beats, layered with synthesizer, ambient strings, guitar, and vocals that often range between melodic and spoken. ... more
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Our first release--1990s Minneapolis electronica--recently rereleased by Knekelhuis in 2019.
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This is an incredible body of work from Tricky, who we have loved since the beginning of his career. Dense, dark, and heartfelt. A must hear for anyone looking for something truly different.
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