Earth (feat. Santino Jones)

from Planets by Stratøs

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lyrics

(Verse 1)

It’s like they sleepin’ on they dreams
And only waking up to screens
Fiends for green sheets by any means
With them dead faces that place ‘em into teams

While they racin’ in machines
In the skies, the streets, and overseas
Puffin dye into the breeze
Colorin’ the wind, it’s difficult to breathe

I don’t understand these beings
And how they trip over colors in they skin
Afraid to paint a picture where the colors all blend
Never realizin’ that they brothers in the end

And some got all the land
While some of ‘em are crammed in a van
10 deep with they fam I don’t understand
How the rich ones go to sleep like, man

(Chorus)

I rode in from the skies
Ridin’ in disguise
I learned about they lives
Learned about they tribes
It made me wanna cry

How so many of ‘em die
So I went up to this human
Said “If you wanna survive
Then you better go live, say
We better switch up right-” (Now!)

(Verse 2)

Now after some time with ‘em
I’m impressed at how blessed they are by rhythm
I’d trust their Artists way before I trust they politicians
Too focused on they speeches so they never listen

And the most got good intentions
But they caught up in they own reflections
It’s funny how they build so many prisons
Just showin’ what’s been going on within’ ‘em

And purest ones are the children
If I was them I’d let the kids be my motivation
They ain’t ask to be born into this chaos
Tell me how that makes sense? Man

They got the power if they want
Discovered music and be fusin good frequencies
Gotta switch from lettin’ fear be their biggest God/guide
Transition it to love that’s how it seems to me

(Chorus)

I rode in from the skies
Ridin’ in disguise
I learned about they lives
Learned about they tribes
It made me wanna cry

How so many of ‘em die
So I went up to this human
Said “If you wanna survive
Then you better go live, say
We better switch up right-” (Now!)

credits

from Planets, released October 1, 2021
Stratøs // composition, production, mixing
Santino Jones // vocals, lyrics
Yakiv Tvietinskyi // trumpet

Samuel Peters // engineering (vocals) // mastering

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Stratøs Los Angeles, California

Michigan native Stratøs is a saxophonist, composer, producer, and photographer whose presence in the modern jazz scene is rapidly growing. He is a 3 time winner of the Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award from 2019-2021. Additionally, he won the Johnny Mandel Prize as well as the 2020 National Sawdust New Works Commission Contest. Stratøs seeks to create a sonic ecosystem brimmng with life. ... more

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