Just The Way It Is

from Love vs. War by Marcus Atom

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Sick of the tv screen
Staring back at me
All they really want
Is what I’m offering
My fleshand blood, they want my soul
For my flesh and blood, they’ll take me whole

Always gonna do wrong
But I’m complicit in it
Everything takes so long
And they still listenin in

With the weight of the world
What else could I do
With the weight of the world
Got me broke in two.

Chorus
Wish i didnt do that (that’s just the way it is)
But it’s just cause they did this
Never gonna fight back
But forever wish I did

So pick my next song
Tell me which key
Cause you’ve got shit to sell
You need a hit to sell
For my flesh and blood, they want my soul
For my flesh and blood they gon take me whole

Always gonna do wrong
But I’m complicit in it
Everything takes so long
And they still listenin in

With the weight of the world
What else could I do
With the weight of the world
Got me broke in two.

Chorus
Wish i didnt do that (that’s just the way it is)
But it’s just cause they did this
Never gonna fight back
But forever wish I did (x2)

credits

from Love vs. War, released September 21, 2021
Written by:
Marcus Johnson
Michele McGuire
Matt Opal
Patrick Riley

Produced by Matt Opan and Patrick Riley

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Marcus Atom Chicago, Illinois

Marcus Atom sings with his chest. Eschewing the falsetto that defines much of contemporary R&B, Marcus stands out immediately—this is a different style, one that works in tandem with the honesty of his songwriting. Years in the making, his debut LP Love vs. War is a heartfelt album that draws on traditional and contemporary R&B, Chicago’s rich hip-hop scene, gospel, and alt-rock. ... more

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