Dennis Lloyd - Not Around Me (Official Audio)

I wrote 'Not Around Me' when I lived in Bangkok back in 2016.
Listen to it before the next _______.

“Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of a great fear.” ― Bertrand Russell

Lyrics:
Kids carry guns but it's not around me
It's not about me
It's not because of me
Dads bury sons but it's not around me
So why should I mind?

The government is lying but it's not around me
It's not about me
It's not because of me
And people keep denying but it's not around me
So why should I mind?

Ohh

What if they told you that the world is gonna end now?
Would you believe them if they said we're gonna die?
What if they told you the humanity is bad now
And we should be scared

That's why we are
Going down, going so deep
Ah, we're going down
Going so deep
Ah, going down, going so deep

Planes are painting pictures
Painting pictures in the sky
It's not about me
It's not because of me
And no one's ever asking how it's raining in July
So why should I mind?

If money buys the doctors
And they're messing with you mind
It's not about me
It's not because of me
And leaders preach for hate
But everybody's fucking blind
So why should I mind?

What if they told you that the world is gonna end now?
Would you believe them if they said we're gonna die?
What if they told you the humanity is bad now
And we should be scared

That's why we are
Going down, going so deep now
Ah, we're going down
Going so deep
Ah, going down, going so deep now
Going down, going so deep

What if I told you that nobody's gonna save us?
That all we gotta do is wake up and unite
What if I told you that we could've been in heaven now
We shouldn't be scared
And that's why...

Cover art by: Vitor Ramos

[Wanderlust]

*Dennis Lloyd can't make a bad song*

[beybeyfan]

He is so underrated. He deserves more. I am definitely going to his concert if it happens to be near me.

[maikhorney]

One of the greatest musicians of our time - Dennis Lloyd🌳

[yslammyradov]

I'm here before this goes viral.

And I'll be here after

[andrecorreia]

This song feels so close to this citation and reminds how not that far away we were regarding this, and how close to it we still are... Life is a journey that we must strive to keep on learning and avoid the same mistakes.

"First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me"

Thank you for this great song.

[RedRumble]

That’s classic Den Lloyd that I fell in love in autumn of 2019! Soon it’s gonna be 4 years since that October day I discovered him. I Loooove song like this one a lot, and not mainstream stuff like “nevermind”

[ashishtorq]

Finally, after long time, got a song I can play in a loop.

[Muamer]

Went through a lot with your songs man. Thanks. Greetings from Bosnia.

[lms]

Every song he releases is a hit in the feelings

[mata]

Thanks for the deep and moving song! Your music never disappoints.

[slavchoborisov]

Mr. Lloyd, please make a 5 minutes version of this song, same lyrics just extend the melody part... it is just a honey for the soul !!!

[danieltilev]

Those are some deep lyrics! Great job!

[andreakrizsany]

This song should go viral for many reasons..
Another amazing masterpiece!

[olakorol]

Song is so relevant to everything that happened in the world, especially in Israel ❤

[kispankum]

Few songs grasp the unfathomable abyss we are see ourselfs in these days. We need to find a way out of this apathy or empathy or whatever we all are acting around...

[subaru]

❤słucham i słucham❤jest moc….warto było czekać, kolejna moja ukochana piosenka❤Pozdrawiam z Polski❤

[wadenowlin]

The lyrics really start to get very powerful towards the end. We really need a 2nd part to this beautiful song.

[francielekuhn]

Thank you so so so much for this Anthem, I can feel every word, and feeling and awaking so much Hope in the last lines!!! We could've been and we still CAN BE IN HEAVEN

[MathBusarello]

I really appreciate your voice in this song.. Back to 2019/2020 again, and the vibe is incredible. Thank you so much. All respect from Brazil. 🇧🇷❤️🔥

[pdub]

The Fact you wrote this in 2016 makes me love it that much more. This song motivates and shares feelings I've had for quite some time now, regular people blaming regular people, knee jerk reactions to expensive marketing that keeps the focus off the culprits. Man oh man, this one is on repeat for me today, thank you for this gift Dennis <3