The Underneath
Embracing the Unseen Depths
Lyrics
We are the underneath
We represent the marginalized or overlooked group
We fit inside a two words
We fit into a concise description
No credit cards for us
We don't rely on credit cards
No plastic and no mobiles
No dependence on plastic or mobile devices
If you can't sell me something
If you can't offer me something tangible, how can you value me?
Then how can you respect me?
Emphasizes the importance of material worth in society
If you can't sell me something
Reiterating the significance of transactional value
We might as well not be
Without a transactional relationship, our connection is meaningless
We practice but we don't know
Repeated line emphasizing uncertainty or lack of direction
We practice but we don't know
-Eat sausages and yams
Describes simple pleasures like eating sausages and yams
Read papers with the words on
Engaging with written media
I know just who I am
Expressing self-awareness and identity
The one you drew the birds on
Referring to a personal artwork or representation
The birds begin to fly
Metaphorically exploring vulnerability and exposure
And suddenly I'm naked
-I'm up there in the sky
-Don't know if I can make it
-We practice but we don't know
Repeated line underscoring the theme of uncertainty in practice
We practice but we don't know
-We practice but we don't know
-We practice but we don't know
-We are the underneath
Reiteration of being part of the overlooked
Not popular or local
Not part of the mainstream or confined to a specific location
So silently we tread
Quietly navigating, allowing others to take the spotlight
So you can do your vocal
Enabling others to express themselves vocally
We're what's left when you take away everything
Remaining when everything else is stripped away
We're what's left when you take away everything
-We're what's left when you take away everything else
-When everything has gone
Symbolic reference to enduring hardships and emotional struggles
We're all that is remaining
-And deep into my heart
-Forever will be raining
-If you can't sell me something
Repetition of the importance of transactional value in relationships
Then how can you respect me?
-If you can't sell me something
-We might as well not be
-We practice but we don't know
Reiterated theme of uncertain practice
We practice but we don't know
-We practice but we don't know
-We practice but we don't know
-We are the underneath
Reaffirmation of being part of the unseen or disregarded
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