After a series of singles since 2020, a punchy, high-octane number about violence against black people, from the Sri-Lankan Tamil-Swiss singer-songwriter who merges sounds from her heritage with pop, and is taken from her debut album, Santhosam, out on Warner. To explore more by Priya, including the rest of the album, see also the other embedded link below.
Every time we turn on the screen
Somebody get screwed, ya
Pullin out their hammer
Nail a head like it is loose, woo
Behead the black goose, eh
What is in the news, eh
Vests are bulletproof 'cause
If we loot then they will shoo
Eh officer don't shoot
I got so much shit to do
Gotta get back to my family
Plus rent is overdue
Eh officer don't shoot
I got so much shit to do
Gotta get back to my family
Plus rent is overdue
Don't you bring us down
Eyes up
I just really wanna live
I just really wanna breathe
I just really wanna live yeah
I just really wanna hah hah
They will try to bring us down, no, no
They will try to bring us down, oh, no
I don't care what they say
I don't care what they say
We will find a way by
Any means that's necessary
We keep on sweating red just to pay the blue
No protection, we get beaten black and blue
We keep on dancing like there is nothing new
Stay alive to keep a dream a live like Mr. Martin Lu
Eh officer don't shoot
I got so much shit to do
Gotta get back to my family
Plus rent is overdue
Eh officer don't shoot
I got so much shit to do
Gotta get back to my family
Plus rent is overdue
Don't you bring us down - no, no
Rise up - ye, ye
I just really wanna live
I just really wanna breathe
I just really wanna live, yeah
I just really wanna breathe
They will try to bring us down
They will try to bring us down
I don't care what they say
I don't care what they say
We will find a way by
Any means thats necessary
Shoot, don't shoot!
Shoot, don't shoot!
Shoot, don't shoot!
Shoot, don't shoot!
Tanthane thanthane thanthanena
Tanthane thanthane thanananana-a
Tanthane thanthane thanthanena
Tanthane thanthane thanananana-a
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