If There's a They
| "If There's a They" | ||
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| Song by Brian J. Kenny | ||
| Released | November 15, 2018 | |
| Format | digital | |
| Length | 5:14 | |
| Writer(s) | Jason Cropper, Brian J. Kenny, Dominic Dutra | |
| Status | Officially released | |
"If There's a They" is a song written and performed by Brian J. Kenny and co-written with Jason Cropper and Dominic Dutra in 2017 for Kenny's 2018 album, "Topical Tunes for Troubled Times". The song features instrumentation from Cropper, Kevin J. Kenny, and Cropper's mother, Dr. Andrea Rosanoff.
Overview
During a live performance of the song with Cropper on November 10, 2018, Kenny stated that he wrote the first verse of the song and that Cropper wrote the rest. On November 15, 2018, "If There's a They" was officially released on Kenny's album Topical Tunes for Troubled Times. On December 11, 2020, Kenny performed the song acoustically with Cropper at their shared studio space, Studio C, in Oakland, California during an interview conducted by their manager, David Skaff.
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Lyrics
If there's a they
They don't want you thinking
They don't want you creating
They only want you to consume
If there's a they
They don't want us agreeing
They want us to be fighting
They want us hating
They don't want us to love
They don't want us to love
If there's a they
They don't want to be questioned
So they spread misinformation
They can stick you like fried trapped grease
We try to wash it away
But nothing will ever be clean
Nothing will ever be clean
Nothing will ever be clean
Well if that wasn't enough for you
If there's a they
They will never be satisfied till they're sure
We not only pretend they don't exist
But we forgot what the conversation was about
In the first place
There's nothing they won't try
In order to keep you satisfied
They keep you petrified
And locked into the seemingly self-created choice
Of the deep personal truth
That they know may not actually exist
Even though they are controlling
Everything you can conceive of
In the first place
They are controlling
Everything you can conceive of
In the first place
They are controlling
Everything you can conceive of
In the first place
They are controlling
Everything you can conceive of
In the first place
You can conceive of
Everything you can conceive of
Everything you can conceive of
Everything you can conceive of
In the first place
(Controlling, conceive of)