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Rapper: Artemis Thompson aka Ardamus
Lead Singer: Alice Mayne-Ashworth
Trumpet 1: Alice Mayne-Ashworth
Trumpet 2: Ben Steger
Tenor Saxophone: Ashanti Mills
Backup vocals: Ben Wolfgang, Joie Mills, Jack Dell, Bill Kalish, Night Train 357, Beaux, Zak Suleri
Guitar: Ben Wolfgang
Bass: Steve Quam
Drums: Reuven Sussman
lyrics
[Rap verse]
We got the goons sittin’ down with the rawhides
The fed and starved won’t judge viewing court side
Meeting of the minds can’t blow our brains out
Expensive cheap rug, we can’t get the stains out
Late in fashion stares on the run way
Serious biz, work hard, no one plays
Took a lot of chances, got advances
Devils on the prom night, stopped all the dances
….Street science human chemistry
…the capital alone it could ruin industries
….here’s the research try and see
…Higher education tainted poison Ivy Leagues
The table, the harvest
unstable, the smartest
…who’s the hunter or the hunted
hogging that attention to speak at the summit
The table, the harvest
unstable, the smartest
…who’s the hunter or the hunted
hogging that attention to speak at the summit
[Vocal verse]
They sit behind closed doors
Plottin’ and plannin’ for more more more
Powerful people, connivin’, schemin’
Of how to get their goals to be our dreams and
It’s up to us to notice the power we possess
Lies in the time that we take
Cuz when we stall the system breaks so
[Rap verse]
Shake babies, kiss hands
don’t look back, switch plans
No life left seeing heads jolt
Fingers on the pulse locked in, no dead bolt
Paint the town red rob a Red Cross
Or from the dead of the heads tossed
No consequence, contribution
Cutting on the TV to cause more confusion
A factoid as well, bad boys in hell
got tabloids for sell
Of what they teach, stress all the classes
They do stress, all the masses
[Vocal verse]
They perch on golden thrones
Laughing while we’re throwin’ stones
Distractin’ us from what matters most
We’re all made from water, air and bones
Electricity from our head down to our toes
Gives us the power we need
To hack the system, so repeat now!
[Chorus]
Throw! (Throw) That! (That!) Weight! (Weight!) Wait Around (gotcha!)
Throw! (Throw) That! (That!) Weight! (Weight!) Wait Around (gotcha!)
Throw! (Throw) That! (That!) Weight! (Weight!) Wait Around (gotcha!)
Throw! (Throw) That! (That!) Weight! (Weight!) Wait Around (gotcha!)
Throw! (Throw) That! (That!) Weight! (Weight!) Wait Around (gotcha!)
Throw! (Throw) That! (That!) Weight! (Weight!) Wait Around (gotcha!)
Throw! (Throw) That! (That!) Weight! (Weight!) Wait Around (gotcha!)
Throw! (Throw) That! (That!) Weight! (Weight!) Wait Around (gotcha!)
released December 15, 2023
Composer/Written By: Alice Mayne-Ashworth, Artemis Dante Thompson, Ashanti Mills, Ben Steger, Benjamin Wolfgang, Reuven Sussman, Steve Quam
Produced By: Strangers That Clique
Mixed and Mastered By: by Andy Sorenson for Andy Sorenson Music in Hartford, CT
Recorded by: the students of American University at the Audio Technology Facilities in Washington, DC.
Additional recording by: Additional recording by Strangers That Clique in Washington, DC
Additional recording by: Additional recording by Strangers That Clique at 7DrumCity
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