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Now Be The Time

by OY

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»Now Be the Time« is a joyful call to action. The piano-led piece marries futuristic soul with a laid-back dancehall beat, an addictive hook with unconventional songwriting. As the third single from their new album, it sees the Berlin-based OY pick up on the political themes of the former two while underscoring its empowering message with colourful sounds—a revolution you can sashay to.

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Now be the time to roll it back
Set the rules to your own luck
Open eyes to where you’re rich
Use the past

(Now, now) Now be the time to roll it back
Set the rules to your own luck (Now be)
Open eyes to where you’re rich
Use the past for future tricks

And you be stopping them manipulate
Pushing back your fate
Be no more fool the ladder break
You be moving on to no more ready made
Go beyond the fake fake fake

Now you go runnin' down the path
Sowin' your own seeds at last
Workin' for your own
Shapin' future for your home
Oh how long be playing games
Them loaded dice they know no shame (shame, shame)

Now be the time to roll it back
Set the rules to your own luck
Open eyes to where you’re rich
Use the past for future tricks

Now be the time to roll it back
Set the rules to your own luck
Open eyes to where you’re rich
Use the past for future tricks

Now be time, now be time, now be time
Overtaking, innovating you need
It be fine, it be fine, it be fine
You be shaping your own to succeed
Now be time, now be time, now be time
Overtaking, innovating you need

And you be stopping them manipulate
Pushing back your fate be no more fool the ladder break
You be moving on to no more ready made
Go beyond the fake fake fake

And you be building up the power rate
Pushing back your fate
Be no more fool the ladder break
You be moving on to no more strangulate
Go beyond the fake fake fake

And you be signing off the robbing mate
You have put in place new born sign now to radiate
And to make your state
Quittin' multi fake, you be signing off the billion aid

Now be the time to roll it back
Set the rules to your own luck
Open eyes to where you’re rich
Use the past for future tricks

Now be time, now be time, now be time
Overtaking, innovating you need
It be fine, it be fine, it be fine
You be shaping your own to succeed

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ooh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ooh
Now be the time to roll it back
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ooh
Now be the time to roll it back, roll it back

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released November 4, 2022

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OY Berlin, Germany

OY combine their love for Electronica, Hip Hop, and Indie as confidently as they address topics of identity and transnationalism. Comprised of singer Joy Frempong and producer Melodydreamer, OY create a ‘wonderful symbiosis of driving drums, minimalist synth sounds and dreamy vocals’ (Noisey) which they have carried from their Berlin studio into the world playing over 300 shows in 20+ countries. ... more

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