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One On The Row - BLM

from World Wide We by OY

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Oy’s single “One on the row” chants the ceasefire of systemic injustices,
“One on the Row”, opens up with warm ambient symphonies, yet much like a cloud of smoke, it dissipates almost instantly as the winds of injustices reveal the ravages of a rapid fire in broad daylight. “You’re sitting in fire”, Joy's firm vocals resonate in the tunnel of a disheartening reality: the 25th of May will mark the second death anniversary of George Floyd.
On the 24th of May, the Swiss band OY, pays tribute to black lives, reminding us that it is not a moment of the past but a movement towards emancipated futures.
The song, emboldened by collective consciousness, echoes the worldwide plight of black communities against state violence and systemic racism. While mourning the griefs of the past and the present, Oy casts glimpses of hope in a daring recital of loud and lively dub poetry bouncing off a bass trap. Just like that, the attention shifts towards what matters: back lives. Each line is imbued by the memory of those who once were, and those who still are.
A technicolor synth morphs into a dreamscape of hope and resilience casting the shadow of revolution on the abrasive flames of systemic oppression. A collective rising of voices, from the unheard to the most outspoken, march towards liberation, to the beat of drum cymbals. Each note, higher than the other, backed by layers of harmonious vocals, rises above, smothering the flames of an old entrenched system of violence. In a ceremonial dance of layered beats and textured synths, the song blazes up the fire of liberation and collective healing.

lyrics

You're sittin' in fire
You're sittin' in fire
You're sittin' in the fire
Sitting in the fire

You're sittin' in fire
You're sittin' in fire
You're sittin' in the fire
Sitting in the fire

They shoot him ‘a fine in the back
They shoot him ‘a triple in head
They shoot him ‘a fine when he sleep
Shoot him ‘a fine when he eat

They shoot him ‘a fine in the back
They shoot him ‘a triple in head
They shoot him ‘a fine when he sleep
Shoot him ‘a fine when he eat

You're sittin' in fire
You're sittin' in fire
You're sittin' in the fire
Sitting in the fire

You're sittin' in fire
You're sittin' in fire
You're sittin' in the fire
Sitting in the fire

Come drop by my bro bro
You combin' you fro fro
You one out of many
Dey say to be shady
You one on the row row row

They pull him right over the track
They push him the knee on the neck
They trigger as she be in bed
Now look you be under attack

They pull him right over the track
They push him the knee on the neck
They trigger as she be in bed
Now look you be under attack

Now cease the fire, cease the fire
Black lives matter, Black lives matter
Now cease the fire, cease the fire
Black lives matter, Black lives matter
Now cease the fire, cease the fire
Black lives matter, Black lives matter

Identi-one, Identi-two
Identi-three, Identi-four
Identi-tea, I tend to coffee
My identity is a compilation
Of class and gender, of colour and passion
You steal from me with your suspicion
Thereby topping up your tower
How many of me can be free? (How many of me can be free?)
(How many of me can be free?)
Identi-one, Identi-two (Identi-one, Identi-two)
Identi-three, Identi-four (Identi-three, Identi-four)
Identi-tea (Identi-tea), I tend to coffee

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from World Wide We, released March 3, 2023

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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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