Battle Cry (Ay Ay Ay)

from We Ain't Never Going Back by Skip The Needle

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Recorded and Mixed at Greaseland, USA
By Christoffer “Kid” Andersen
*additional recording at Airship Laboratories
Engineer: Neil Godbole
Assistant Engineer: Luis Mayorga
Special Thanks to Stephen Jarvis
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Ay Ay Ay

1. (Shelley) I’m just a seed, in a sidewalk crack
2. (Kofy) Busting concrete, gonna break your back
3. (Katie) Just one match, more matches all around
4. (Vicki) With enough friction, burn the whole house down

You tried to bury me, but I’m an oak tree
You tryna come for me, you betta be ready

Ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay (4x)

1. (Shelley) Under your skin, I burrow like a worm
2. (Kofy) I’m digging in, watching you writhe and burn
3. (Katie) Try to suppress, try to objectify
4. (Vicki) In your dreams, you hear my battle cry

You tried to bury me, but I’m an oak tree
You tryna come for me, you betta be ready

Ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay (4x)

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from We Ain't Never Going Back, released July 25, 2019
Lead Vocals: Shelley Doty, Kofy Brown, Katie Cash, Vicki Randle

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Skip The Needle Oakland, California

Skip The Needle is an Oakland-based queer female quartet made up of musical superstars of the Bay Area; Vicki Randle (The Tonight Show, Mavis Staples) Shelley Doty (Shelley Doty X-Tet, Jambay), Kofy Brown (Kofy Brown Band, Sistas in the Pit) and Katie Cash (Katie Cash Band, Year of the Fist). Together, they make politically astute, rock n’ roll-funk. ... more

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