"Sheep" lyrics
"Sheep"
Kids get high in the basement sometimes
And tell themselves not to watch the screens
It’s the blood that haunts me, I can’t fall asleep
'Cause it's ruthless, and don’t tell me you’re ruthless too
When there is blood on the streets of Baltimore
Kids are getting ready for a long war
Maybe I was born in the wrong skin
But those sheep are rolling in the mud again
Oh, it haunts me, tell me it haunts you too
You cut it up, you cut it up, but it’s still the red white and the blue
You cut it up, you cut it up, but it’s still the red white and the blue
Wasted, in the tangles of time
And my baby, is she the only one left when it’s dire?
She said a change is gonna come, but it’s all on us
'Cause it’s ruthless and don’t tell me you’re ruthless too
When there is blood on the streets of Baltimore
Kids are getting ready for a long war
Maybe I was born in the wrong skin
But those sheep are rolling in the mud again
Oh, it haunts me, tell me it haunts you too
You cut it up, you cut it up, but it’s still the red white and the blue
You cut it up, you cut it up, but it’s still the red white and the blue
When there is blood on the streets of Baltimore
Kids are getting ready for a long war
Maybe I was born in the wrong skin
But those sheep are rolling in the mud again
Oh, it haunts me, tell me it haunts you too
Oh, it haunts me 'cause their freedom was paid in blood
You cut it up, you cut it up, but it’s still the red white and the blue
You cut it up, you cut it up, but it’s still the red white and the blue
Writer(s): Matthew Ryan Quinn, James Samuel Cooper
"Sheep" was originally released as a single in 2016. The song was written as a response to 2015 riots in Baltimore, Maryland, following the death of Freddie Gray.
Answering the questions of PopDust.com, the band said about this song, "It was a fun one to record in that we really worked to create an interesting atmosphere of sounds especially in the intro, which involved a couple different instruments and a bit of trial and error."
A music video for this song was the first one by the band. Matt Quinn said about it, "I think just the music I grew up on and so many of my musical heroes used the art form to say something meaningful. What's happening in America right now politically is extraordinary. To me, music becomes somewhat less important if it isn't aware of what's happening to the people in the audience."
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