The Silence of Our Friends

from Command Presence by So Sorry

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.

Purchasable with gift card

name your price
Buy the Full Digital Album

lyrics

The silence of our Friends
Will forever overshadow
The words of our enemies
While the colorblind choose not to see
They enable injustice willingly
And applaud themselves contentedly

But please
Do speak

(Hey)
Among equals not all are treated the same
(Same)
And against pigs pigment is blamed
(Blamed)
Add another year to the national shame
(Shame)
But
(Wait)
That would have to mean it's possibly hate
(Hate)
Perpetrated on the presence of race
(Race)
File and
(Rank)

The violence of police
Is not shared evenly
Among all ethnicities
Skin's a triviality
Unless you don't look like me
Then it's the only thing some see

But no
They'll speak

(Hey)
Among equals not all are treated the same
(Same)
And against pigs pigment is blamed
(Blamed)
Add another year to the national shame
(Shame)
But
(Wait)
That would have to mean it's possibly hate
(Hate)
Perpetrated on the presence of race
(Race)
File and
(Rank)

It's all separate but equal to
Some archaic point of view
That none of this pertains to you
It's no sufficient compromise
To give a shit three-fifths of the time
And shut down when someone speaks the truth

And I hope they do
Yeah

(Hey)
Among equals not all are treated the same
(Same)
And against pigs pigment is blamed
(Blamed)
Add another year to the national shame
(Shame)
But
(Wait)
That would have to mean it's possibly hate
(Hate)
Perpetrated on the presence of race
(Race)
File and
(Rank)

credits

from Command Presence, released November 16, 2018

license

about

So Sorry Windham, Connecticut

Hailing from Willimantic, CT, So Sorry has been crafting technically ambitious and socially conscious alternative rock music since late 2013. There are four things that can always be counted on in a So Sorry performance: viscerally emotional songs, incendiary musicianship, dedicated inclusivity with the audience, and gorgeous facial hair. ... more

sosorryofficial.com

Recommendations

contact / help

Contact So Sorry

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

So Sorry recommends:

Second Nature
by Lil Sluggers

This EP reasserts what some of us had already known since Orders was around, which is that Andy Tucker is a songwriter of real distinction. There's a level of craft here that exceeds the norm. So Sorry
go to album
Entitled Millennial Scum
by Down With Rent

This record really feels like something that sets Down With Rent apart from everyone else making aggressive punk music around here; which is to say that it renders them a flagship band for our area. So Sorry
go to album

If you like So Sorry, you may also like:

Strobe Light Shadow Play
by Lower Automation

Brilliantly unhinged hardcore-inspired songs that splinter expectations to smithereens with their split-second rhythm changes & wild vocals. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 28, 2022
go to album
Before The Day Has Gone
by Bellini

Ten years may have passed since the last Bellini record, but the math rock group sound as fierce as ever. Bandcamp Album of the Day Jul 31, 2018
go to album
Mot, the Valuator, Incredible God
by Ox en Mayo Alto

A heavy blend of post-rock and shoegaze from Argentina's Ox en Mayo Alto rides big emotional crests and contemplative valleys. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 27, 2021
go to album
Panorama
by La Dispute

The post-hardcore band’s latest is a reflection on time, memory, death, and grief—and is their dreamiest material to date. Bandcamp Album of the Day Mar 22, 2019
go to album