Published 1 year ago in R'n'B
Kindness
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Kindness tells a tale of betrayal, unexpected but irrefutable. It is about being acted against by a trusted confidant, who is willing to sacrifice a friendship to get ahead. Arlen, from his place of ruin, writes about the fantasy of receiving poetic justice. The song is an oath that there will inevitably come a day when the betrayer will be at his mercy, in need of his ‘kindness’. Production by Lesroy ‘A.P.’ Byers and Dennis White added layers of drama and storytelling to the song that far transcend what Arlen could have envisioned on his own.
Lyrics
Who will
Who will
Who
I’ll hold on
Still got everything to lose
Crush my fingers with your boot
You think you’re strong
For kicking a man who’s down
I swear, my eyes will see the day,
The fast approaching day
When you will stretch your hand this way
In need of kindness
I hope you’re proud of what you did
To get to where you are
What you tell ‘em when they ask you?
Tell ‘em how you got this far…
I don’t know if the truth
Could make it anywhere past your teeth
You got here on your belly
Think you could leave here on your feet?
I… I… I’m a patient man
I spent my whole life waiting for this moment
Understand that you could fake it for a minute
Before your gold turns green
You can hide behind that smile
But they’re all gonna see
Still got everything to lose
Crush my fingers with your boot
You think you’re strong
For kicking a man who’s down
I swear, my eyes will see the day,
The fast approaching day
When you will stretch your hand this way
In need of kindness
Who will you call on
When you’re down
When you’re in trouble
Who will you call on
Who will you need X3
Don’t think for a second that this is the end
Just a couple of setbacks
I’ll get up again
I really believed all the things that you said to me
You couldn’t miss your big opportunity
Talk like a friend but you move like an enemy X 2
Everything to lose
Crush my fingers with your boot
You think you’re strong
For kicking a man who’s down
I swear, that my eyes will see the day,
The fast approaching day
When you will stretch your hand this way
In need
In need of kindness
Who will you call on
When you’re down
When you’re in trouble
Who will you call on
Who will you need X2
