THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Resisting Gentrification: Breezy Supreme's Anthem for Community Strength
Lyrics
There goes the neighborhood
Expressing the negative impact of change in the community.
(Ha ha ha ah ha ha ha ha ha)
(Laughter) - Possibly mocking or sarcastic response to the situation.
There goes the neighborhood
Reiteration of the negative impact on the neighborhood.
There goes the neighborhood
Emphasizing the ongoing deterioration of the community.
Believe me
Asserting a personal perspective or experience.
I cannot live freely
Feeling restricted or oppressed in one's own environment.
They're gentrifying all our communities
Highlighting the process of gentrification affecting all communities.
And when they try to take my land from me they‘ll say I’m insane
Anticipating resistance against losing personal property.
But I have nothing left to lose therefore they’ll feel no shame
Indicating a sense of desperation and a willingness to resist at any cost.
There goes the neighborhood
Repeating the impact on the neighborhood, possibly with resignation.
People come in and people leave out
Observing the constant influx and outflow of people in the community.
But never was you born around here
Questioning the authenticity of newcomers' connection to the area.
Or lived in a drought
Suggesting a lack of experience or understanding of local challenges.
But yet you wanna move around here
Expressing frustration with people who move in but dislike the environment.
And don’t like the scene
Rejecting the idea of losing cultural identity to newcomers.
But you will not take culture from me
Asserting a commitment to preserving cultural heritage.
Or appropriate me at all
Rejecting cultural appropriation and asserting ownership.
So tell me Mr. mayor could you please send help
Directing a plea for assistance to the mayor.
Since you don’t think it’s time for change
Criticizing the mayor's resistance to change in the community.
How bout you fuck yourself
Expressing frustration and defiance towards authority.
How bout we put them on a bus
Suggesting a sarcastic solution to the issue.
And give them neighborhood tours
Proposing a satirical idea of exposing newcomers to the neighborhood's reality.
Because you tryna gentrify some shit that wasn’t yours
Accusing others of attempting to gentrify something not rightfully theirs.
(There goes the neighborhood)
(Reiteration) - Emphasizing the continuing decline of the neighborhood.
Believe me
Reiterating the sentiment of feeling constrained or oppressed.
I cannot live freely
Observing the impact of gentrification on various communities.
They're gentrifying all our communities
Reiterating the potential loss of personal property due to gentrification.
And when they try to take my land from me they‘ll say I’m insane
Anticipating accusations of insanity when resisting land loss.
But I have nothing left to lose therefore they’ll feel no shame
Expressing a sense of desperation and lack of shame in resisting.
There goes the neighborhood
Repeating the sentiment of the neighborhood's decline.
There goes the neighborhood
(Repetition) - Continuing to emphasize the negative impact on the community.
There goes the neighborhood
(Repetition) - Reiterating the ongoing deterioration of the neighborhood.
(Ha ha ha ah ha ha ha ha ha)
(Laughter) - Repeated mockery or sarcasm regarding the situation.
There goes the neighborhood
Repeating the phrase indicating the neighborhood's decline.
(How bout you fuck yourself)
(Defiance) - Expressing frustration and resistance towards authority.
There goes the neighborhood
(Reiteration) - Emphasizing the ongoing negative changes in the neighborhood.
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