Death Grips

Released: June 8, 2014

Songwriter: MC Ride

Producer: Andy Morin Zach Hill

[Chorus]
I do what my people would
Because my people would
But only if my people could
I would if my people would
I do what my people would
Because my people would
But only if my people could
I would if my people would

[Verse 1]
Happy's perfect
Perfect's tame
Tame and cashmere go together
Cashmere makes perfect better
Jon and Shelley, my people would never
Don't it feel good to drive a bus?
People need to get picked up
Pride your uniform and stunt
You do what my people would grunt
Don't it feel right to sell a tent?
People like to tell your scent
Pause the bus, put off your yell
You yell, all my people would say

[Refrain]
Hey, it's a party
Come early if you're lonely
Say hey kid, say hey, don't you O.D
Say, hey, don't you O.D
Come play dead
Say, hey, don't you O.D
Come play dead
Say hey kid
Say hey kid
Say hey kid
Hey kid!
Come play dead
Say hey kid
Say hey kid
Say hey kid
Hey kid!
Come play dead

[Chorus]
I do what my people would
Because my people would
But only if my people could
I would if my people would
I do what my people would
Because my people would
But only if my people could
I would if my people would
I do what my people would
Because my people would
But only if my people could
I would if my people would

[Verse 2]
Support, gravity, my people would
Support, gravity, my people would
But what are my people for?
Your wife has a lovely neck
But what would my people suck?
If they would I could I guess
I guess her neck's the best
Her neck's just the best
Hello there, hello there
I'm perfect now and then
Jon and Shelley are my friend
They know what my people for
They know your wife's neck's my cure
No question, I'm sure

[Refrain]
Hey, it's a party
Come early if you're lonely
Say hey kid, say hey, don't you O.D
Say, hey, don't you O.D
Come play dead
Say, hey, don't you O.D
Come play dead
Say hey kid
Say hey kid
Say hey kid
Hey kid!
Come play dead
Say hey kid
Say hey kid
Say hey kid
Hey kid!
Come play dead
Say hey kid
Say hey kid
Say hey kid
Hey kid!
Come play dead
Say hey kid
Say hey kid
Say hey kid
Hey kid!
Come play dead

Death Grips is an experimental multi-genre group from Sacramento, CA, formed in 2010. Their music and live performances consist of vocals from Stefan “MC Ride” Burnett and production from Zach Hill and Andy Morin. On July 2nd, 2014, the band officially announced their disbanding via a note on their Facebook page. However, on October 21, 2015, they announced they ‘might make some more’ music together, and released a new album, Bottomless Pit in 2016. Their latest album, Year of the Snitch, was released in 2018.

The band’s music has been described as punk rock, hip-hop, noise, industrial, and electronic. Their sound ranges from minimalistic and trunk-rattling heaviness (such as on “No Love”), to rapping about dark subjects over heavily distorted samples (like on “I’ve Seen Footage”). They have also released two entirely instrumental albums, Fashion Week and Interview 2016, which feature abrasive and violent electronic beats and some guitars.

Frontman Stefan Burnett’s violent lyrics draw inspiration from a struggle both against himself and against the world at large, focusing on themes of individualism, paranoia, mental illness, drug use, occultism, and the emotionally degenerative nature of modern society.

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