Whispers in the Yard - Keep your head above the water - ( Respect Thurz)

Reimagined with all original lyrics by Gr1M3x&Whispers in the Yard - from Thurz “ Respect ” Cover concept, design & visual art direction by Gr1M3x (J.E. Ramos), 2026. [Verse 1] Every day there's a song to play Keep your head up Just continue the game I know there are days when we feel the disconnect So many things going on no way to make them stop and then save the game Just the other day I found out people checking out before their due time It's a shame a waste of lives all the pain and dread When these things hit near you when the things that hid in plain sight suddenly come into view We were just playing in that playground when the burst of reality hits down, down into our spine [Verse 2] More debts more rags we wear No more homes living in the van Cold hits you fall asleep and never wake up Cities keep burning people keep crumbling to a different beat While systemic so-called order overrules our rights and brands it legal when it's all insanity [Chorus] And it's tragic and somehow funny that the only remedy is to laugh it out There's already enough repression too many obsessions for one little life to carry around Keep your head above the water Let yourself float for a little while We still have a joke or two before the lights go out [Verse 3] Every day fewer things we own Every day fewer things we can sing about Every day another meme somehow becomes the cause for you to lose another right Some beasts don't like it when you shine a light on them Their reflection stinks and there's no escape when the foulness in the mirror spits right back into their face [Chorus] And it's tragic and somehow funny that the only remedy is to laugh it out There's already enough repression too many obsessions for one little life to carry around Keep your head above the water Let yourself float for a little while We still have a joke or two before the lights go out [Verse 4] I stopped watching horror movies because living today already feels like an endless one However we still love we still hope We still wake up go to work and keep our dreams going Taking some time to lie down drink some coffee and make a joke or two I don't know Years of drowning and I still have to figure out how to keep floating without sinking down Maybe that's enough for today [Bridge] Keep it up Hang your head above the water Just allow yourself to move on Yeah, it's bad but then again... when hasn't it been? We still love We still hope We still dream And tomorrow we'll do it all again [Final Chorus] And it's tragic and somehow funny that the only remedy is to laugh it out There's already enough repression too many obsessions for one little life to carry around Keep your head above the water Let yourself float for a little while We still have a joke or two before the lights go out [Outro] Yeah, it's bad... but then again... when hasn't it been? Keep your head above the water. [End]