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Inferno to Ember (1312)

from Humming + 1312 by Vi Viana

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Absurd not to expect condemnation
When the whole damn world is witnessing
Numerous casualties from white supremacist state-sanctioned murders again.
Despite mutually distancing at our homes, people are still being slain.

Tragic to think of pawns in denial
With a sense of self-importance manipulated by capital forces
In a sick rigged game leading to heads of states using them for lumber.
But not nearly as tragic as the countless losses in the inferno to ember.

One thing I greatly fear is that the rage in our hearts will subside with the passing of time.
But now there’s nothing but time, so the wrath remains while living’s a crime.

Explain to me why white liberal media
Feels so comfortable sharing footage of a human being’s murder
While shifting focus away from their full life beyond their skin.
Capitalizing on communal trauma instead of providing aid to the mourning.
Right now, always and forever: Black Lives Matter.
High pressure. Fuck the police.

It’s not up to ballots or time.
We’re here by vicious design.
So it should be no surprise
That our lords of genocide
Whether to the left or right
Clearly don’t care to cease
This gory profitable plight.

Some days I just can’t shake
That we have already lost.
But that’s the type of self-defeat
The fascists are counting on.
So it’s disgraceful to continue
Standing idly by these colonial spawns.
And I will never let this country
Drown the rage in my heart
Now that I’ve seen their crosshairs aimed
At every resistant head.
And resistance is defined by those
Who shoot dissenters dead
In a cycle of illusions
We’re perpetually fed.
So bite the head off
Of every overseer.

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from Humming + 1312, released February 5, 2021
Features the lovely Sia Cicada on bass <3

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Vi Viana Gainesville, Florida

DIY is dead, time to be a "singer-songwriter" babyyyyy.

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