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Till The Wheels Fall Off

by MuRli

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"You can't hide forever." At some point you'll need to stand for something.

I wrote this in February after another episode of football racism, where a footballer the Portuguese league walked off the pitch after incessant racist abuse throughout the match. Watching all of that unfold I was broken, baffled and full of questions. The only thing I could do then, was to channel all I was feeling into my art. This song is a small part of it.
After the events of the last few days, I felt I should share it with the world.

lyrics

Monkey chants in the stadium
Jackie Chan in his cranium
If he could he’d be schooling ‘em
And let the game carry on through holograms
Roaches on my timeline
They don’t like me, but they want mine
My irises, the colour of a stop sign
Unlike my missus, I am not fine
Stakes are higher than a cow on cannabis
I stay on side in the clear like where the banner is
Laugh out loud just to cover up the cowardice
That had resulted from investing where the manna is
I see you get away with things that I never will
I close my eyes hoping I’m dreaming but I know it’s real
Buying time to plan my get out, Jordan Peele
While the daily news said he Kent, I’ll be Man of steel
My arms strong from holding back on all fronts
I know tongues that reach spots a sword won’t
Unbeknown to hotspots I kept mum
To spare you kids the wrath if you’re that dumb

You can’t
Hide forever
Ain’t nobody safe here
Unless we all are
You can’t
Hide forever
Ain’t nobody safe here
Unless we all are

Took a seat by an anonymous tree listening to Nas
Though the inspiration was free I paid the price
In the look a passerby gave us, it wasn’t nice
Age 3 we’ve been refugees like Clef and Pras
Opened my mouth and stuttered 4 times like Pharrell’s beats
So I just kept it to myself like these beats
But you don’t stand for something life is a lottery
And since I never won at it, that’s not my strategy
I’m, exiting my second puberty
I apologise for the false sense of purity
Those who saw it rise don’t Tom Ford the foolery
Worn as a guise to out screw the scrutiny
You ever heard my voice in the razzmatazz?
I’m gonna have to take a pass on that pat on the back.
That’s not my vibe
I just roll with the punches so I survive
Weather the storm, trap the rain and take a dive
Been underrated all my life it don’t hurt no more
I spit it, you roll your eyes like you heard it before
Next minute you down picking your jaw off the floor

You can’t
Hide forever
Ain’t nobody safe here
Unless we all are
You can’t
Hide forever
Ain’t nobody safe here
Unless we all are

Hands in the air that’s volleyball
Stand against the wall that’s a photocall
A thorn in your flesh what I live for
You can’t tell me nothing, that’s protocol

credits

released June 5, 2020
Written, produced by Mawuli Boevi
Recorded and mixed by Mawuli Boevi (narolane) in Limerick, 2020.
Mastered by Barry Gardner
Artwork by Mawuli boevi
narolane recordings

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MuRli Limerick, Ireland

MuRli is a rapper, producer and songwriter from Limerick, Ireland. He's been building his story telling abilities and charismatic stage presence for some time.
He is 1/3 of the Choice Prize wiinning trio Rusangano Family, and played shared stages with the likes of Run The Jewels, Young Fathers, Snoop Dogg and BadBadNotGood and played festivals both in Ireland and abroad
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