grandson: Stick Up [Official Audio]

Official audio for the song 'Stick Up' off of the EP, "a modern tragedy vol.1", available now on Fueled By Ramen.

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[binarybug]

"Going down in flames, let it rain over Washington" went too damn literal

[jaredmcsween]

"...Took away his benefits, but left him with his weapon"

Wow.

[Finnycoco]

"came back from war and he's been post traumatic stressing"

Holy shit what a wonderfully amazing lyric.

[tshinakahonthangeni]

Grandson should be in his own genre of riot music.

[honkhonk]

Imagine your headphones falling out in class with this on and then just hearing ‘it’s a stick up nobody make a sound even hiccup or I’m emptying a round’

[MilitaryBarbie]

Can we take a moment and just appreciate how each one of his songs sounds f*cking amazing but totally different? You listen to Best Friends and you want to party, this song wants to make you overthrow a government, and Despicable makes you want to have a tragic relationship. The talent here is real.

[ponsluma-as]

could you guys even imagine how epic would it be if this got a music video

[elimaybe]

Can't wait for grandson to become super popular

Edit: so i used to listen to this man all the time and i’m coming back to him after seeing him on tik tok. It’s really cool to see how i found him in bury me face down and now he got on billboard charts

[albinb]

*US goverment has joined the server*
*grandson has joined the server*
*US goverment has left the server*

[drhertz]

Roses are red
Violets are blue
When I listen to this song
The FBI van outside my house does too

[Nancy-bhvp]

How do all these songs sound the same but so different atst?
I'm a little bit obsessed.

[Aso-bi]

God damn, grandson dropping bars that'll fuel a riot!

[wibes]

Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
Now, Tommy's a good father
Of two sons and a daughter
But he wakes up and he asks himself:
"Why even bother?"
If he cannot feed his family
The wage he's paid, it's insanity
Every day he's dealing with a new calamity

Lost his old occupation
But it wasn't immigration
It was a machine, automation that replaced him
Politicians left him, corruption since the recession
So he grabs his Smith and Wesson and says he'll teach 'em all a lesson like:

[Chorus]
"Get down on the ground! It's a stick up!
Nobody make a sound! Don't even hiccup or I'm emptying a round
I'm done playing games, so I'm going down in flames
Let it rain over Washington
It's a stick up! Nobody make a sound!
Don't even hiccup or I'm emptying a round
I'm done playing games, so I'm going down in flames
Let it rain over Washington"

[Verse 2]
Now first he'd lost his pension
Sunk into depression
Congress is defecting
It's been adding to the tention
Came back from war, and he's been post-traumatic stressing
Can't afford his medicine he took for his aggression
He needs help, relying on this system that rejects him
Took away his benefits, but left him with his weapon
Are the one way ticket
He's entering the thicket
To do the only thing that he's thinking will make a difference like:

[Chorus]
"Get down on the ground! It's a stick up!
Nobody make a sound! Don't even hiccup or I'm emptying a round
I'm done playing games, so I'm going down in flames
Let it rain over Washington
It's a stick up! Nobody make a sound!
Don't even hiccup or I'm emptying a round
I'm done playing games, so I'm going down in flames
Let it rain over Washington"

[Bridge]
There's a cold wind blowing
I'm just warning and preparing ya
There's a cold wind blowing
And it's coming for America
And it's coming for America

And it's coming for America

[Chrorus]
"Get down on the ground! It's a stick up!
Nobody make a sound! Don't even hiccup or I'm emptying a round
I'm done playing games, so I'm going down in flames
Let it rain over Washington
It's a stick up! Nobody make a sound!
Don't even hiccup or I'm emptying a round
I'm done playing games, so I'm going down in flames
Let it rain over Washington"

[jackrabbiiit]

It gives a whole new meaning to “Stick up for what you believe in”

[thefreakgamerp]

I feel a riot coming. Im not even from usa.
Edit: i welp it only took a year yikes

[dreamcatcherpone]

This song really hits different right now

[evyzer]

I discovered Grandson about a month and a half ago (the song i found was blood//water) and i was slowly listening to the songs one at a time (i do that to appreciate the lyrics) and i could see how anyone could be like 'meh it's an okay song' but that's because they don't pay attention to the lyrics, to really understand the song you have to listen and appreciate the lyrics and then you can finally understand how amazing of an artist grandson is and how amazing his songs are. It was crazy when he released modern tradegy because now i have a bunch of new songs i can now appreciate.

[Lisa]

~ Lyrics

Now, Tommy's a good father
of two sons and a daughter,
but he wakes up and he asks himself:
'Why even bother?'
If he cannot feed his family
The wage he's paid's insanity
Every day he's dealing with a new calamity

Lost his old occupation,
but it wasn't immigration
It was a machine, automation, that replaced him
Politicians left him, corruption since the recession
So he grabs his Smith and Wesson
Says he'll teach 'em all a lesson like

'Get down on the ground
It's a stick up
Nobody make a sound
Don't even hiccup, or I'm emptying a round
I'm done playing games, so I'm going down in flames
Let it rain over Washington
It's a stick up
Nobody make a sound
Don't even hiccup, or I'm emptying a round
I'm done playing games, so I'm going down in flames
Let it rain over Washington'

Now first he'd lost his pension
Sunk into depression
Congress is defecting
It's been adding to the tension
Came back from war and he's been post-traumatic stressing
Can't afford his medicine he took for his aggression
He needs help, relying on this system that rejects him
Took away his benefits, but left him with his weapon
Bought a one way ticket
He's entering the thicket
To do the only thing that he's thinking will make a difference like

'Get down on the ground
It's a stick up
Nobody make a sound
Don't even hiccup, or I'm emptying a round
I'm done playing games, so I'm going down in flames
Let it rain over Washington
It's a stick up
Nobody make a sound
Don't even hiccup, or I'm emptying a round
I'm done playing games, so I'm going down in flames
Let it rain over Washington'

There's a cold wind blowing
I'm just warning and preparing ya
There's a cold wind blowing
and it's coming for America
and it's coming for America

[beth]

*love how everyone in the comments literally predicted these riots*

[ethanferns]

That line “there’s a cold wind blowin’ and it’s comin for America” is all the more Erie during these times... corona just pummeled America and it’s power.