Yola - "Diamond Studded Shoes" [Official Music Video]

From the new album 'Stand For Myself,' available now via Easy Eye Sound: https://click.ees.link/standformyself

Director - Kwaku Otchere

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Lyrics:
Everybody’s saying
That it’s gonna be alright
But I can’t help but wonder
If it’s gonna be on my dime
We are the poor ones
Rowing up against the tide
Burning our reserves of courage
And working just to make it alright
When we know it isn’t

We know it isn’t, we know it isn’t
We know it isn’t, it ain’t gonna turn out right
We know it isn’t, we know it isn’t
We know it isn’t, that’s why we gots to fight

You and I are trying
But we don’t get to decide
When the man comes for our paychecks
Don’t you tell me it’ll be alright
We aren’t the rich ones
Some of us’ll barely get by
They buy diamond studded shoes with our taxes
Anything to keep us divided, you know it isn’t

We know it isn’t, we know it isn’t
We know it isn’t, it ain’t gonna turn out right
We know it isn’t, we know it isn’t
We know it isn’t, and that’s why we gots to
Fight, for the life and soul of the world we love
Fight, cause the promise is never gonna be enough

Watching and waiting for answers
Hoping we might see the light
You beat it into us like a hammer
So don’t you tell me it’ll be alright
When we know it isn’t

We know it isn’t, we know it isn’t
We know it isn’t, it ain’t gonna turn out right
We know it isn’t, we know it isn’t
We know it isn’t, and that’s why we gots to
Fight, for the life and soul of the world we love
Fight, cause the promise is never gonna be enough

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Producer - Jay Hawley
Director of Photography - Cody Duncum
1st AC - Kenny Herron
Drone Op - Sam Siske
Gaffer - Braden Payne
Key Grip - Jake Moore
Hairstylist - Chelsea Thompson
Key Makeup - Meg Boes
Art Director - Amanda Matsui
1st Asst. Art Director - Jennifer Ward
Production Assistant - Jenna Winn
Production Assistant - Kevin Cecil
Editor - Stephen Pfeil
Commissioner – Nia Andrews