Watsky

Released: March 5, 2020

Songwriter: Watsky

Producer: Watsky

[Hook]
I know the forces
Of good and evil
Wage a war inside of every heart
But I won't build a, build a border
Inside my heart!

[Verse 1]
I'm coming in strong
If you're not angry, what the fuck's wrong with ya?
I'd rather be a lover than a fighter
But if you don't fight, the fight'll come get ya anyway
The stakes are too high
If you ride the fence, you picked the wrong side
Being polite has been beyond tried
If you're sick of shit, think it's time to say

[Bridge]
This is not normal
This is not normal
Don't let this be normal

[Hook]
I know the forces
Of good and evil
Wage a war inside of every heart
But I won't build a, build a border
Inside my heart!

[Verse 2]
If I don't respect ya, I don't salute ya
I don't respect ya, I don't expect to
I'm no saint, but these are no humans
Fill up their purse and watch all the world ruined
If that was too vague, Donald J. Trump is a thug and a plague
And if he signed your check you belong at The Hague
Hey! Everybody sing it now

[Bridge]
This is not normal
This is not normal
Don't let this be normal

[Breakdown]
I know the forces of good and evil
Lube up your ears, screw what you hear
The future's unclear, but this is not normal
Wage a war inside of every
(Not normal)
But I won't
(Not normal)
But I won't
(Not normal)
But I won't
(Not normal)

A successful slam poet turned rapper, Watsky first gained attention through ‘Russell Simmons’ HBO Def Poetry,’ and a later burst of viral success for his fast rapping. At every turn, Watsky has refused to be pigeonholed, following up his speed rap success with 2013 LP Cardboard Castles, an eccentric ode to creativity, and 2014’s Anderson. Paak-produced All You Can Do. After a hiatus to work on new material, Watsky pivots again, this time to prose, returning simultaneously with the essay collection How To Ruin Everything, published by Plume/Penguin-Random House, of which Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda writes, “funny, subversive […] you find yourself nodding your head in wonder and recognition.” How To Ruin Everything debuted in the New York Times best-selling list. In total, he has created five studio albums and two live albums. Watsky released his fifth album, x INFINITY August 2016, describing it as his most ambitious project yet. Most recently, in January of 2019, he released a short album called Complaint.

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