We Should Have Known

Beachwood Coyotes Cuffing Season

Song
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We Should Have Known 03:14
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We Should Have Known (Instrumental)
Instrumental

Description

One-Stop, Indie rock, Medium tempo, building, atmospheric intro, relationships, alternative, Male vocals, piano, electric guitar, bass, drums, synth, Los Angeles, California, United States

Lyrics

INTEGRATE SEPARATE?MAKE UP YOUR MIND?WHITE FOLKS STAY COMFORTABLE?BLACK FOLKS DIE YOUNG?CHERRY PICK IMITATE?TOWING THE LINE??I NEED A HALF OF A PERC?BUT NOT JUST THE PERKS OF MY LABOR?I WAS A WHITE BOY?SELLING GREEN, BOY?TO THE BLACK BOYS?THAT GET SHOT, BOY?IT AIN'T RIGHT?WHATCHU MEAN??YOU KNOW THAT YOU LIVE IN THE PAST?OH DON’T YOU BE TALKING THAT ACT?OR THEY GONNA COME FOR YOUR ASS??I NEED A LITTLE MORE WORK?BUT NOT JUST THE PLIGHT OF MY NEIGHBORS?I NEED A NEW VOICE?NOT THE SAME TONGUE?NOT THE OLD CHOICE?THAT TOOK TRAYVON?IT AIN'T RIGHT?WHATCHU MEAN?YOU KNOW THAT YOU LIVE IN THE PAST?OH DON’T YOU BE TALKING THAT ACT?OR THEY GONNA COME FOR YOUR ASS??WE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN?TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE?IT WAS ME ALL ALONG?SHOOK TO MY CORE?WE WILL MOVE FORWARD?A CULTURE OF HOPE?APPROPRIATE THE FINEST THINGS?WEAR YOUR CHAINS?WHAT HAVE WE EARNED??OR WHAT HAVE WE DONE RIGHT??WE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN?I CAN’T BELIVE MY EYES? I WANT TO SEE?I WANT SOME RELIEF?I WANT TO BELIEVE I’M THE ONLY ONE THATS WAKING UP FROM THIS DREAM?WE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN??TOWING THE LINE??I NEED A HALF OF A PERC?BUT NOT JUST THE PERKS OF MY LABOR?I WAS A WHITE BOY?SELLING GREEN, BOY?TO THE BLACK BOYS?THAT GET SHOT, BOY?IT AINT RIGHT?WHATCHU MEAN??YOU KNOW THAT YOU LIVE IN THE PAST?OH DON’T YOU BE TALKING THAT ACT?OR THEY GONNA COME FOR YOUR ASS

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