Truth Be Told

by Nyiam

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Truth Be Told is a moody and hard hitting reality check. Mix Foley provides Gritty drum loops ,deep bass, and gloomy horns intertwined with Nyiam's intricate story telling and scathing flow, this is one you wont want to miss. The lyrics highlight the on going battle between good and evil within each individual, as well as the criticism and pushbacks from society and other authorities when trying to express those truths. The hook repeats " Everything You Know Is Wrong" encouraging the listener to let their guard down and re-evaluate their current beliefs and understanding of the situations we find our selves in.

lyrics

Its like attack of the walking zombies
Fresh out of food stamps and government ran ponzi schemes
A city full of awkward teens who pop beans and wash em down with aquafina
The school teachers is asking em for the answers please
They grab the trees and backwoods and peel em like tangerines
And you can smell the pot smoke feel the pot holes
Step to me you walk on hot coals
They teach us death is our destiny stressed and depressed detest rests in the depth of me
Bitter Im criticized by vilified voices rejoicing
Yelling it's time to pick your poison Im poised with
Six hundred and sixty six choices
The noise is deafening guessing if ill ever give a F again
But then again I doubt it
I climbed the highest building in the city and I shouted

Everything you know is wrong
No one ever really dies
Every one lives on
Everything's a joke
And not as it appears in the mirrors and smoke

I was only met with silence
I sigh winced cried dried my eyes then a smile clinched
Surrounding me were stormy skies
Shady sly figures stock and swarm me like the FBI
I best be high bumping talib always gets me by
Someone told me thing come easier the less we try
But that a lie
We had a chat about it
In the middle I belittled him abruptly when I shouted

Everything you know is wrong
No one ever really dies everyone lives on
Everything's a lie
Life is a catastrophe but everything is fine
Everything's a joke
And not as it appears in the mirrors and the smoke
Everything's a lie
Life is a catastrophe but everything is fine

He erupted out in violence with vile tyrants wilding out to loud sirens
They said I couldn't speak the truth
That if i dont co-operate corroborate the ruse
They wanted me to promise them they offered me a truce
If ever shown proof I would offer an excuse
Profusely I refused
As they pulled me down to hell I yelled directly at the moon

Everything you know is wrong
No one ever really dies everyone lives on
Everything's a lie
Life is a catastrophe but everything is fine
Everything's a joke
And not as it appears in the mirrors and the smoke
Everything's a lie
Life is so much easier just open up your eye

credits

released June 6, 2020
Lyrics:Nyiam
Produced by: Mix Foley
Engineering : Eric Gordon @ Addik Productions

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Nyiam Toronto, Ontario

Nyiam is a multi-talented rapper and composer known for leaving heads bobbing in his wake. Recognized by peers for his powerful wordplay and hard-hitting production, Nyiam’s style is uniquely his own: a mélange of old-school basics with a definite contemporary appeal, blended with his own inspiration and unmistakable sense of humour. ... more