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By Conquer Divide

On Slow Burn

Released on September 8, 2023

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[Intro]

Hell yeah, brother


[Verse 1: Janel Monique]

I bet you thought you had the advantage

Cried wolf, put yourself on the blacklist

You're not a martyr, you're an afterthought

So get off your fucking cross


[Refrain: Janel Monique]

What won't kill us

Better run like hell

We won't exist

In your fairy tale


[Pre-Chorus: Janel Monique]

Is this what you wanted to see?

To conquer and divide us deceitfully

Go ahead, keep testing our patience

Buried the hatchet, but we still know where it is

But we still know where it is


[Chorus: Kia Castillo]

Where are you now?

Just a face in the crowd

Where are you now?

Tried to kick us when we're down

Where are you now?

Tried to sell us out

We won't take this lying down

We're getting up, getting up this time around


[Refrain: Janel Monique]

What won't kill us

Better run like hell

We won't exist

In your fairy tale


[Verse 2: Janel Monique]

And I don't want to be exonerated

In a book of fiction that you created

Your story's got a lot of plot holes in it

You'd rather drag us than admit it


[Pre-Chorus: Janel Monique]

So just stop

Bite your tongue

Hard enough to taste the blood


[Chorus: Kia Castillo]

Where are you now?

Just a face in the crowd

Where are you now?

Tried to kick us when we're down

Where are you now?

Tried to sell us out

We won't take this lying down

We're getting up, getting up this time around

[Bridge: Kia Castillo, with Janel Monique]

Choose your next words

Oh so carefully, please

You're under oath

And we know you're so fucking guilty

Now get on your knees, say a prayer and weep

Don't you know that secrets never sleep?

Now get on your knees, say a prayer and weep

Don't you know that secrets never sleep?


[Refrain: Janel Monique]

What won't kill us

Better run like hell

We won't exist

In your fairy tale


[Outro: Janel Monique]

I'll bite my tongue while you run your mouth

Look the other way, watch the seasons change

As you count your dollars, I'll count down the days

It takes for you to dig your own grave