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X​-​RAY (feat. Mac Turner)

by Moyana Olivia

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why do we get so hung up on the things that don't matter?

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[INTRO]

“A state of emergency has been declared,
The United States is being rocked by
An explosion of violence and anger
Crowds have taken over the city of Minneapolis as payback for the death of an unarmed Black man at the hands of police”

[VERSE 1]

It's been brought to my attention
That there's quite a bit of tension
On this planet we like to call our home
We were all created equal
With lots of different shades
So why is skin the source of so much hate?

[PRE-CHORUS]

Why do we get so hung up on the things that don't matter?
Injustice makes us blind

[CHORUS]

X-Ray, look at me through an X-Ray
So hopefully my skin won't be the only thing you see
X-Rays, maybe we all need X-Rays
So you can learn to love the soul that lives inside of me
(That lives inside of me)

[INTERLUDE]

“Newly released video shows the aftermath of the police killing of Breonna Taylor in Louisville. Officers conducting a drug raid burst into Taylor's home, shot her eight times”

[VERSE 2]

People fighting in the streets
The barrels of guns and the stomping of feet
And for what? What are we fighting for?
Turn it off, I don't wanna watch anymore, so
Sue me
If you just can't seem to agree
There is such a divide and it keeps getting wider
We need to unite

[PRE-CHORUS]

Why do we get so hung up on the things that don't matter?
Injustice makes us blind

[CHORUS]

X-Ray, look at me through an X-Ray
So hopefully my skin won't be the only thing you see
X-Rays, maybe we all need X-Rays
(We all need X-Rays)
So you can learn to love the soul that lives inside of me
(Love the soul, yeah)

[BRIDGE 1]

Rodney King (Rodney King)
We still need justice for a lotta things (a lotta things)
But one thing I could never get
'Cause it just don't make no sense
How could you write my story by the color of my skin?

Maybe we all need X-Rays
To never worry what the next say
And what if we cannot see who we talk to?
I was taught to hold the door for whoever walks through
It's just a matter of time
That we focused on unity
There ain't a difference between you and me, no (no no)

[BRIDGE 2]

Can't we all just get along?
I'm tired of singing the same old song
Rights for all just can't be wrong,
So stand up, freedom and justice for all

Can't we all just get along?
I'm tired of singing the same old song
Rights for all just can't be wrong,
So stand up, freedom and justice for all

Can't we all just get along?
(X-Rays)
I'm tired of singing the same old song
(Maybe we all need X-Rays)
Rights for all just can't be wrong,
(So you can learn to love the soul that lives inside of me)
So stand up, baby

[POST-CHORUS]

Why do we get so hung up on the things that don't matter?
Injustice makes us blind

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released September 25, 2020
Featured Artist: Mac Turner

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Moyana Olivia Evanston, Illinois

Moyana Olivia is passionate about making music that makes a difference.

Olivia has been releasing music since age fifteen, and is a member of the Royal Family Music Group Collective.

Olivia is currently studying Musicology at Northwestern University. Favorite artists include Omar Apollo, Jazmine Sullivan, and H.E.R. ... more

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