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This is the lead single from I AM EXPERIENCED

I intended it to be a punk-influenced song, but with a danceable beat. I think the drummer did an outstanding job with this, especially changing up the feel in the B section. You’ll notice that this doesn’t have a chorus, it’s a throwback to an older song structure, AABA. If you don’t pay attention to the lyrics, you might think it’s a happy song. It’s not. It’s a clear commentary on how latent racism really isn’t so latent and is based on my personal observations.

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Hey now it’s me
Descendant of the enslaved
I never knew
Never knew my family name
Long since overwritten by the one they gave us
Hey now it’s me
Don’t you think I trust you
No no no

Hey now a name
Ain’t the only thing they stole
Labor and lives
They even took our rock and roll
Phony smiling faces with a murderous intent
How many names
Don’t you think I trust you
No no no

Wake up black the book is green the line is red
Wake up black

Hey now it’s me
See it everywhere I go
Nowhere is safe
Legacy of jimmy crow
Used to keep it hidden now they flaunt the hate with pride
Hey now it’s me
Don’t you think I trust you
No no no

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released April 25, 2023
Mike Bankhead - bass, hand claps, vocals
Rizo - guitar, synth, hand claps, tambourine, additional shouting
Dion Black - drums
OriSoaring - saxophone

Engineered & Mixed by Rizo at The Dreamcatchers Recording Studio in Reynoldsburg, Ohio

Produced by Rizo & Mike Bankhead
Mastered by Adam Gonsalves at Telegraph Mastering in Portland, Oregon

Artwork by Odd Hourz Creative

Music & Lyrics by Mike Bankhead
©℗ 2023 You Could Be My Aramis Music (BMI)

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Mike Bankhead Dayton, Ohio

Mike Bankhead is a bassist and songwriter from the Dayton, Ohio area. His songs feature crunchy guitar, occasional dissonance, and a love of hooks.

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