Name: Shut Up And Be Kind
Duration: P00H04M28S
Description: During the period of 2020-2022, there were very significant cultural/racial events which really brought some serious reflection and the need for change both within our minds and outside. This song is about trying to find a good place to start this journey, and how to both respect -- and to reach through -- the barriers within our communities.

Shut Up And Be Kind

from Cicada by Kid Orchid

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During the period of 2020-2022, there were very significant cultural/racial events which really brought some serious reflection and the need for change both within our minds and outside. This song is about trying to find a good place to start this journey, and how to both respect -- and to reach through -- the barriers within our communities.

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When I saw you kneeling on the streets
A part of me died and was revived
It's an honour to watch
And though I'll never understand
I'll never stop trying to because
I owe it to you

But I've been wasting time
whitewashing all these monster's crimes
and I am all like
It's not me I feel guilty what can I possibly do next time?
So I'll shut up and be kind

All the lines of children's shoes
stopped us parents dead in our tracks
we see it as an attack
Can a heart break 751 times in a day and be ok?
No possible way

Mother Earth is on your side
I'm jealous of that, but that's just fine
I'll cheer from the sidelines

But I've been wasting time
Whitewashing all these monster's crimes
and I am all like
It's not me I feel guilty what can I possibly do next time?
So I'll shut up and be kind

That black pickup was straight from Hell
A sickness born right outside my house
And it took you away
As black and red transform into
Purple and green I promise you
That we're listening

But I've been wasting time
whitewashing all these monster's crimes
and I'm just like
It's not me I feel guilty what can I possibly do next time?
I've been wasting time
whitewashing all these monster's crimes
and I'm just like
It's not me I feel guilty what can I possibly do next time?

So I'll shut up and be kind
I'll shut up and be kind
I'll shut up and be kind

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from Cicada, released December 11, 2022

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Kid Orchid Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

A dynamic underground project with a strong DIY approach. I strive to write songs that are honest, relatable, and raw.

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