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the firmament

by muscle memory

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all my proceeds from whatever u give for this previously unreleased song will benefit bail funds for peaceful protesters, both locally (columbia, south carolina) & nationally. any funds beyond that will go to organizations committed to the work of ending police brutality & racial inequality

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i was ducking when the lightning struck
i was lucky but i pressed my luck
is it wrong that i should be confused
lightning falling and the sky is blue
we were watching as a man caught flame
we were praying and we spoke his name
who will fall when fire comes again
are we powerless to do a thing

their names in our memories
our singing, their elegies

there were those who didn't feel this rage
they just didn't think it all that strange
they don't notice all the fire and blood
our black bodies weren't proof enough
like we never knew of innocence
like it's written in the firmament
if it's lightning that commits these crimes
then, by god, we will indict the sky

u wait and see

it is tantamount to prophecy
that we will all be free

u wait and see

credits

released June 1, 2020
david adedokun - vocals/guitar
nick brewer - keys
kenny mcwilliams - bass/guitars
jonathan palance - drums

lyrics by david adedokun
produced by kenny mcwilliams, nick brewer & david adedokun
engineered by kenny mcwilliams
recorded at archer ave studios, columbia, SC, august 7, 2016

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