Hope ypu’re proud

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[TITLE] hope you’re proud [INTRO | ROOM TONE | CHILD CHOIR | DISTANT] ah… eh— mm… mm… [CHILD CHOIR | SOFT] look what you left us— [MALE VOICE | LOW] …yeah. [VOCAL CHOPS:] left— left [VOCAL CHOPS:] ah— eh [VERSE 1 | SPOKEN / GRIME CADENCE | PUSHED] came in— looked round— nah— what’s this? sky grey— sea up— phones bright— world sick— you had time— loads of it— big suits— small thoughts— sold dreams— kept receipts— nice work— top marks— gold star— for damage— [CHILD CHOIR] hope you’re proud streets hot— hearts cold— kids ask— who broke it? no hands up— course not— just talk— more talk— you said wait— be patient— we said— we’re growing— you said later— later came— and still— nothing. [VOCAL CHOPS:] nothing— nothing [VOCAL CHOPS:] eh— ah [BRIDGE A | SUNG | BREATHY | OFF-TIME] ah— we were small— but we saw— eh— through the glass— through the door— trying not— to carry blame— trying not— to learn your games— [CHILD CHOIR | AIRY] we saw— we saw— [MANTRA DROP | TECHNO HOUSE | CALL & RESPONSE] leave it clean [CHILD CHOIR] leave it clean leave it clean [CHILD CHOIR] don’t break more don’t do more [CHILD CHOIR] no more leave it clean [CHILD CHOIR] leave it hope you’re proud [CHILD CHOIR] are you? hope you’re proud [CHILD CHOIR] are you? look what you did [CHILD CHOIR] look what you did now we fix it [CHILD CHOIR] we fix it [VOCAL CHOPS:] clean— clean— clean [VERSE 2 | SPOKEN / GRIME CADENCE | RUSHED | CLIPPED] some things melt— some things flood— some things burn— for profit— some get blamed— some get bought— some get locked— out of it— you made fear— look clever— made care— look weak— made loud men— sound normal— made kindness— feel cheap— mad thing— really— we’ve got homework— and oceans— maths test— and borders— school shoes— and warnings— no joke— but also— bit of a joke— innit? [CHILD CHOIR] innit? [VOCAL CHOPS:] fix— fix— fix [VOCAL CHOPS:] eh— eh [BRIDGE B | SPOKEN → SUNG | BREAK] er— hang on— nah— [MALE VOICE | SPOKEN] you can keep the speeches. [SUNG] don’t hand us— the smoke— then tell us— to hope— same ground— new weather— small hands— big pressure— [CHILD CHOIR | SOFT STACK] small hands— big pressure— [MANTRA BUILD | BIGGER | CHILD CHOIR FORWARD] leave it clean leave it clean don’t do more leave it clean hope you’re proud hope you’re proud look what you did now we fix it same streets— new voices— same mess— new choices— leave it clean leave it clean [CHILD CHOIR] we are not your clean-up crew [MALE VOICE | HALF-SUNG] but we’ll do it better. [VOCAL CHOPS:] better— better— better [DROP BRIDGE | DRUMS + STRINGS + BREATH ONLY] ah— eh— mm— mm— [CHILD CHOIR | WHISPERED] don’t break more— [MALE VOICE | LOW] …leave it. ah— mm— [VOCAL CHOPS:] leave— leave— leave [VERSE 3 | SPOKEN / GRIME CADENCE | STRIPPED] we won’t— stay sweet— not like that— not quiet— we’ll plant— we’ll build— we’ll shout— then try it— we’ll share— what’s left— make light— from wires— make homes— from care— make jokes— from tired— still kids— still laughing— still scared— still clever— same world— badly handled— new hands— do better— [CHILD CHOIR] do better [VOCAL CHOPS:] new— new— new [FINAL MANTRA | LIFT | IMPERFECT STACK] leave it clean [CHILD CHOIR] leave it clean leave it clean [CHILD CHOIR] don’t break more don’t do more [CHILD CHOIR] no more leave it clean [CHILD CHOIR] leave it hope you’re proud [CHILD CHOIR] are you? hope you’re proud [CHILD CHOIR] are you? look what you did [CHILD CHOIR] look what you did now we fix it [CHILD CHOIR] we fix it same streets— new voices— same mess— new choices— small hands— big pressure— new hands— do better— leave it clean leave it clean [CHILD CHOIR | BIGGER] we are not your clean-up crew [MALE VOICE] but we’ll do it better. [VOCAL CHOPS:] clean— clean— better [OUTRO | CHILD CHOIR + MALE VOICE | COLLAPSING] ah— eh— still here— [CHILD CHOIR | SOFT] look what you left us— [MALE VOICE | SPOKEN] hope you’re proud. [SUNG | FADE] same world— new voices— [CHILD CHOIR] don’t break more— [VOX CHOPS:] ah— ah— clean [HOLD]