Orange Clouds
Rising from the Ashes: A Reflection on Turbulent Times
Lyrics
2020
Reflecting on the year 2020
Still not funny
Expressing a lack of humor in the current situation
Unarmed death
Highlighting instances of unarmed deaths
Economy's a wreck
Commenting on the state of the economy
Broken record society
Describing society as stuck in repetitive patterns
Broken justice police
Criticizing flaws in the justice system and police
Broken fraternity
Pointing out fractures in the sense of community
Living in a dark comedy
Living in a world with dark and ironic elements
2020
Reiterating the year 2020, emphasizing its impact
Still not funny
Repeating the lack of humor in the current context
Unarmed death
Reiterating instances of unarmed deaths
Economy's a wreck
Re-emphasizing the challenges in the economy
Shackled to
Feeling constrained or limited
Ways of grandparents' youth
Being influenced by the values of previous generations
When will we break the cycle
Expressing a desire to break repetitive patterns
and create new truth
Advocating for the creation of new truths
The stories repeat
Noting the recurrence of similar stories with different names
With different names
Observing that lives are treated like a game
Our lives
Stating the diminishing quality of life
are their game
Highlighting the vulnerability of individuals
Poorer and poorer
Describing increasing poverty
Desperation
Conveying a sense of desperation
Mounting frustration
Expressing growing frustration
It's time to do something
Calls for action to address the situation
But I'm a coward
Acknowledging personal hesitancy or fear
My life's all right
Acknowledging personal privilege and contentment
I support you
Expressing support for others
But I will not fight
Declining active involvement in physical fights
I have more to offer
Believing in contributing through written expression
In written word
Identifying as an artistic observer
Artistic spectator
Referencing societal upheaval, possibly protests
State buildings burn
Describing a need for change
There's a time to rise
Advocating for a rise against brutality
Watch brutality die
Aspiring to witness the end of brutality
We all want peace
Acknowledging the universal desire for peace
We all tell lies
Recognizing the prevalence of deception
The human condition
Commenting on the complexity of the human condition
No all living things
Stating that violence is not exclusive to humans
Live for violence
Advocating for non-violence in all living beings
Not just human beings
Extending the call for non-violence beyond humans
We must
Emphasizing the importance of education
Expand our education
Advocating for breaking destructive cycles through education
and break the cycles
Reiterating the need for breaking destructive cycles
We must
Advocating for the fight for liberation
Fight for liberation
Emphasizing the importance of fighting for freedom
Of all
Calling for the liberation of all individuals
Of all
Repeating the call for liberation
For those living now
Expressing the need for liberation for current and future generations
And those to come
Reiterating the call for
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