Ashes

[Intro] When's it all gonna change on me? Check, okay [Verse 1] This a topic I didn’t wanna touch We’re so used to being painted with a broad brush There's a lot of anger boiling in this pot Look, I don’t have the answers But it’s time we talked about us There’s a lost trust we can see it’s tangible I don’t trust you and you don’t trust me so we keep it all casual Maybe it’s just easier to keep it moving You do you and I’ll do me. It’s all Gucci We don’t gotta cross paths or look at each other No need to pay attention to your struggle I’m busy getting mine so I pay you no mind As long as I’m quiet I’ll be doing just fine I know it’s taboo to rock the boat like this But it’s time to rip the scalеs out from our eye lids In order to build a bеtter future for our kids We need to take an honest look at all of our shit [Chorus: Sarah Kang, Uzuhan & Sarah Kang, Uzuhan] There’s a ring around the have-nots They laugh while you dance like a mascot Ashes, Ashes We all fall down They consider you a Sasquatch Don’t worry, thy pocket’s full of cash crops Ashes, Ashes We all fall down (Okay) [Verse 2: Uzuhan] Ignorance begets more ignorance Respect has to go both ways Why minimize a people for an argument’s sake? How’d we learn to hate a person by the shade of their face? I’m shaking my head This scarcity mindset's about to kill us all Plus the goofy ones weaponize the word of God Y’all wanna play oppression olympics Fine. But don’t ever say you care for my village Don’t act like you care for my healing I don’t see the receipts, your paper trail’s like a cat on a leash If you can’t see a problem I’ll just hold my peace Every auntie beat down on the cold concrete Is a travesty no matter how you try to spin it Some says “it’s not a big deal, it’s only been this year” I understand they have to be extreme to get a point across Downplay our history to lift a burning cross [Chorus: Sarah Kang, Uzuhan & Sarah Kang, Uzuhan] There’s a ring around the have-nots They laugh while you dance like a mascot Ashes, Ashes We all fall down They consider you a Sasquatch Don’t worry, thy pocket’s full of cash crops Ashes, Ashes We all fall down (Okay) [Bridge: Uzuhan, Uzuhan & Sarah Kang] Ashes, Ashes, Ashes We all fall, We all fall, We all fall down Ashes, Ashes, Ashes We all fall, We all fall, We all fall down (Check, okay, yeah) [Verse 3: Uzuhan] Is it justice for all or just the optics? Keep on opting for options With guap in its pockets But I can’t seem to shake off this strange little feeling Our stories aren’t appealing Well, who am I kidding? Why’d I need their approval to tell me what I should do The conditioning is baked-in, a lot to undo Waiting for the powers that be to tell us how to think Money grabbers use our struggles for their marketing schemes I’ve been mocked at, so I talk back with a riddle Don’t you speak to me like all the other people you’ve belittled I can finally breathe and take my space Planted both of my feet, now I’m proud of my place But it’s “Parasite” playing out in real time We’re fortifying walls, drawing real lines I’m not choosing an agenda, these are real lives I’m trying to reconcile, and give a real try