For so many reasons, 2020 will be a year that will be hard to forget. Aside from Covid-19, one moment that shook the world was the unlawful death of George Floyd, which sparked global protest as people from all sides campaigned for an end to racism and persecution against people based on the colour of their skin. It was these events that inspired Temi Atiba to write her song ‘Weak’ – find out more below:
My new song ‘Weak’ is very meaningful to me, as it addresses all the injustices in the world from a general protester point of view. It was inspired by everything that has been faced over the years such as police brutality and how 2020, even though it seemed like a negative year, was a year of change and development. It was a year of protesting for what is important. People may have felt lost or as if they were dying, but sticking in groups to win is most important. Standing up for each other is how we survive.
Even though it seemed like a negative year, 2020 was a year of change and development
No Justice. No peace. My song is a message of that and a message of strength and power, despite the title! It’s a statement saying “I know what I’m fighting for, I know how I feel and how everyone else feels but no matter what, they can’t win”
I’ve included the lyrics below. I hope you like them and can find way to interpret the song in your own way for your own battles.
WEAK
Verse
Started off in thick crowds
Tryna find my way out
Echoing through my head
Are the words they said
Against me
The new war’s starting now
Thought the barriers came down
I guess they’re still up so strong
What’s going on
In this world
Time is running out
Clock is ticking down
Life is fading out
Chorus
I hear wailing in the streets.
Glass on the floor and blood is all I see.
I, I can hardly breathe
Gas all around me, that’s why I feel so weak
It’s why I feel so weak
(I’m cold, I’m lost, Im dying
My heart is sold, no money to buy it
I have lost all hope, can’t fight no more
They’ve drained me of what’s left of my soul) X2
VERSE
They say stay in group and you’ll win
Still tryna find our way in
They fighting us all along
Tryna push us down but we won’t surrender
Cause the new wars starting now
We bring the barriers right down
Break the one by one
So we can move on
In our world
Time is running out
Clock is ticking down
Life is fading out
Chorus
I hear wailing in the streets.
Glass on the floor and blood is all I see.
I, I can hardly breathe
Gas all around me, that’s why I feel so weak
It’s why I feel so weak
(I’m cold, I’m lost, Im dying
My heart is sold, no money to buy it
I have lost all hope, can’t fight no more
They’ve drained me of what’s left of my soul) X2
Bridge
I hear wailing in the street
But I won’t let them, know or see Im weak yeah
Even Though I can hardly breathe
They can never know that i feel weak
X2
Chorus
I hear wailing in the streets.
Glass on the floor and blood is all I see.
I, I can hardly breathe
Gas all around me, that’s why I feel so weak
It’s why I feel so weak
(I’m cold, not lost, surviving
My heart is Gold, They tried to deny it
I have my hope, I’ll fight some more
They think they drained away my soul) X2
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