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Code Green

from Killer Tofu by Akoko

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Verse 1
[Sugg Savage]
Don’t look him in the eye
he will turn your heart into stone
He uses a disguise
to conceal his demonic form
Sing you a lullaby
then conduct your funeral hymn
Make you feel dead alive
and force you to **trust in him**
He’ll whisper to your dreams,
alter your reality
Don’t look him in the eye
cuz he will sho nuff be all you see.

And we’re fighting for him like he’s one of us like he’s one of us
Dying for his love and to feel his touch
Longing for him need him in a rush
And we never get enough never get enough

Chorus
They shine bright like stars when he’s around
He leaves trails of tarnish when he’s in town

Verse 2
[Sloane Amelia]
Haunt you when he’s gone
Make nightmares out your dreams (nightmares)
Fight you til your death
Turn you into a feign (a feign)
Corruption
Destruction
He becomes your everything
Consume you from your core &
Turn your blood ice cold
Bring you to your knees,
This is his puppet show

But I
Can’t give it up (no)
Won’t give it up (no)
Bitter sweet addiction
To the Silver and gold [repeat]

Chorus
They shine bright like stars when he’s around
He leaves trails of tarnish when he’s in town

Verse 3
[Sugg Savage]
Avarice over ride [repeat]

[Sloane Amelia']
Did, did I just feel a demon
Creeping up my spine?
I gained the power & respect
But I think I’ve lost my mind
See I was told in him that I’d find happiness (happiness)
But I never thought about what would happen if (happen if)
Traded emotions
For treasury notes and
Shielded yourself from all
probable notions
that you might quit possibly have
crossed, you’re lost you see you
burn down the family tree
to build up catastrophe
It’s a cold world
don’t let the wrong things keep you warm
Yeh It’s a cold world
It’s even worse when you’re alone.

[Sugg Savage]
We are subject to the evil.
Blood runs through your speakers,
and we do not belong here.
Dam its been so long here.

If the root of your evil is green then,
who paints him that color?
Pain is man made, man made.

credits

from Killer Tofu, released August 21, 2011
Written by Akoko
Engineered by @JGRecordMan
Track Produced by Meezo & Sugg Savage
Track Sample: MGMT - Electric Feel

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AKOKO Washington, D.C.

AKOKO is a soulful female-commanded "hip-pop" duo formed by progressive artists Sloane Amelia (Irie X) & Sugg Savage. Hailing from the Washington, DC area, their last release - CATARAPS - has earned them international performances at festivals such as NXNE & A3C, shows at many of Americas' prominent venues, & a growing genre-bending fanbase. ... more

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