Serve da People or Step Aside
Boom bap hip hop instrumental. A prominent, slightly detuned electric piano plays a repetitive four-bar minor key progression with a Rhodes-like timbre. The drum kit features a heavy, saturated kick drum and a crisp, layered snare with a slight swing. A deep, sub-heavy synth bass follows the root notes of the piano chords. A high-pitched, filtered synth lead enters periodically, performing short, staccato melodic flourishes. Occasional record scratch effects and vinyl crackle are layered throughout the arrangement. The tempo is 92 BPM in the key of C minor. Bass. catchy, dark angelic chanting, drill type bass, trap reggae, cinematic, melodic, dark flute, echoe
Serve da People or Step Aside
Boom bap hip hop instrumental. A prominent, slightly detuned electric piano plays a repetitive four-bar minor key progression with a Rhodes-like timbre. The drum kit features a heavy, saturated kick drum and a crisp, layered snare with a slight swing. A deep, sub-heavy synth bass follows the root notes of the piano chords. A high-pitched, filtered synth lead enters periodically, performing short, staccato melodic flourishes. Occasional record scratch effects and vinyl crackle are layered throughout the arrangement. The tempo is 92 BPM in the key of C minor. Bass. catchy, dark angelic chanting, drill type bass, trap reggae, cinematic, melodic, dark flute, echoe
Lyrics
(Hook)
We the people, yeah we done staying quiet
Push too far, watch the whole place riot
Public servants, don’t forget your role
You don’t own us — you just on payroll
They say vote, that’s consent, that’s power
But it feels like the same thing every hour
We see truth, no evil disguise
Serve the people — or step aside
(Verse 1)
South side raised where the pressure stay thick
Where they talk big law but the system moves slick
Say “keep calm,” while they tighten control
Chip at your rights, piece by piece, slow
Politicians talk clean in a tailored suit
But the hood stay hurting, that’s visible proof
Cost of living rising, pay staying low
Tell me who they really represent though?
Public servant — yeah, that’s what you claim
So why it feel like power’s the aim?
We not numbers, not stats in a file
We real life people with pain in the pile
And I ain’t saying break it, I’m saying rebuild
Where justice ain’t delayed, where truth gets revealed
Where leaders get checked when they crossing the line
Not hiding mistakes behind policy lines
(Hook)
We the people, yeah we done staying quiet
Push too far, watch the whole place riot
Public servants, don’t forget your role
You don’t own us — you just on payroll
They say vote, that’s consent, that’s power
But it feels like the same thing every hour
We see truth, no evil disguise
Serve the people — or step aside
(Verse 2)
Look deeper, don’t stop at the surface
Some truths uncomfortable, still worth it
Over 11k missing every year in NZ
Most return, but some just disappear
About 250 cases still unsolved
Families waiting, pain unresolved
Nearly 500 gone, presumed dead
But their stories ain’t something the headlines spread
Mona Blades — vanished without a trace
Kirsa Jensen — still no closure case
Years go by, still silence remains
Tell me how trust grows inside that pain?
Media cycles pick what to show
But real issues buried where the spotlight don’t go
So we question more, yeah we raise that voice
Being informed ain’t rebellion — it’s choice
(Bridge)
This ain’t chaos, this awareness rising
See through the lines they keep disguising
Rights don’t live if you never defend
History shows how freedom can end
(Verse 3 – Second Rapper)
I’m from the side where the sirens sing lullabies
Where truth gets buried and the system minimize
They say “trust us,” but we seen too much
Seen promises fade when it came to clutch
You ever notice how the strong stay protected?
While the weak get judged and the pain neglected?
Yeah we watching close, we connecting dots
Not conspiracy — just questioning plots
Voting cool but it’s deeper than paper
If the choices pre-set, who really the maker?
Real power’s people when they unified
Not divided by fear, not pacified
We don’t hate order, we just want it right
Where the law serves justice, not just might
Where accountability ain’t just a phrase
But action taken every single day
(Final Hook)
We the people, yeah we done staying quiet
Push too far, watch the whole place riot
Public servants, don’t forget your role
You don’t own us — you just on payroll
They say vote, that’s consent, that’s power
But it feels like the same thing every hour
We see truth, no evil disguise
Serve the people — or step aside
(Outro)
From Ōtara streets to the whole damn nation
Truth don’t fear no investigation
Stand up strong, stay equal
Never forget — they serve the people