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It Doesn't Have to Be This Way (Deluxe Single)

by Andre Henry

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(Intro) Bless up di whole a di people dem weh seek truth and justice hope’ and power wi a deal wit Fi mashup Babylon system Dem cya’ conquer wi Yuh done know (Verse 1) Five hundred sneakers stomp on the pavement All of their fists clenched tight in the air Cardboard and banners wavin’ Hear the sirens wailin’ Five hundred voices shouting for change Sayin’ (Pre-Chorus) If all lives to matter to us Tell me why some Sleep on the street at night If all lives to matter Why do the bombs fly (Why?) If everyone has their worth And love is what we deserve Why do they keep their knee on our necks? All I gotta’ say is… (Chorus) It doesn’t have to be this way it doesn’t have to be (No) It doesn’t have to be (No, no) I know! We have the power to change it It doesn’t have to be (No) Doesn’t have to be (No) (Verse 2) We are like gods and don’t even know it Whatever we do becomes history They may have the guns but we got the poets The future will be whatever we sing (Pre-Chorus) And we refuse to accept Whatever’s left after the 1% eats Di worl’ belong to wi As much as anyone else Everyone has their worth And love is what we deserve You bout to get your knee off my neck All I gotta’ say is... (Chorus) It doesn’t have to be this way it doesn’t have to be (No) It doesn’t have to be (No, no) I know! We have the power to change it It doesn’t have to be (No) Doesn’t have to be (No)
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released June 19, 2021

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL MY PATREON SUPPORTERS WHO WERE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF MAKING THIS HAPPEN!

Executive Producer - Justin Barbour, Nicole Lewis, Heidi Brandow
Written and Produced by Andre Henry
All vocals, programming, and instruments by Andre Henry
Mixed by Ryan Lipman
Mastered by Pete Lyman

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Andre Henry Los Angeles, California

award-winning singer-songwriter making smart, sensitive, cinematic pop music about resilience w/ Afro-Caribbean flavor.

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