FWD, by COLAMP

FWD

by COLAMP

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	1.	FWD 02:54	lyrics	buy track
	FWD LYRICS [Intro] I’m just trying to fast forward (forward) I’m just trying to fast forward (forward) [Verse 1] Now I’m not saying Doin’ nothing before its time Like picking a fruit before its ripe But we can’t just do nothing Strange fruit on the vine Let’s uproot, it’s due time When they care more ‘bout a thin blue Than whose lives really on the line ‘Cause of flesh tone? “Where you been tonight?” I was just home Ain’t no rewinds though So fast forward it Like put us all in a crowd And see how loud The auras get [Chorus] When I say “fast” Ya’ll say “forward” Fast… Fast… When I say “fast” Ya’ll say “forward” Fast… “Forward” [Verse 2] You can’t rush Except for the cops Who coulda’ stopped The gunman Instead they got their own kids out And fronted Meanwhile So efficient AR-15 fishin’ You say, “they don’t kill people, people do” I mean yeah The way we treat the mental health is unbelievable But I’ve seen an empty hand try to pull a trigger too And nothin’ happens to others So weird This country cares More about their guns Then their mothers [Chorus] When I say “fast” Ya’ll say “forward” Fast… Fast… When I say “fast” Ya’ll say “forward” Fast… “Forward” [Verse 3] They say, “have patience” (patience) But I could feel my heart racin’ (racin’) And the weight of a nation Momentum movin’ forward, towards it We all aboard a ship That can’t afford to slip Like Busta said, “there’s only five years left…” Before the coastline crept And your thermometers pop Surprise Supply chains stop Bleached coral, and plastic in the shell fish Selfish and helpless Against the one percentages Who should do better at stewardship But they ain’t really doin’ shit So I think the answer cool as whip Put us all in a crowd And see how loud All the auras get

about

“We hadn’t planned on FWD being like a debut song, but once we played the record back, we knew it was for immediate release. Kev sent the beat while I was on my way out for a creative trip we took out to the desert in May, 2022. I wrote what was in my head and recorded soon as i got there, didn’t even unpack. The radio was wall-to-wall coverage of the Uvalde mass shooting at the time, and the Roe v. Wade overturn opinion had already leaked, adding to the madness. With all of that weighing in, the intro made me think of skipping ahead — and when it comes to meaningful solutions, it’s like we can’t move fast enough. So it was no question, beat was fire, message was urgent, we had to put it out...”
- Nathan Nice

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released July 8, 2022

@nathannice with the words,
@kdt_produced_it on production
@arbsbeats makin’ tables turn

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COLAMP Los Angeles, California

COLAMP's first single January Man off their upcoming debut album, Tape which blends the sounds of Golden Era & 90’s West Coast Hip Hop is just an appetizer & will surely keep you coming back for more.

Tape will be the group's priemer album with the PNTGLLRYNTWRK, a global arts collective that nurtures & produces progressive creative works through the collaborative efforts of its membership base. ... more