walking in the snow

Artist: Run The Jewels

Released: 2020

GENRES:

Rap/Hip Hop

LISTENING LINKS

Spotify | Apple Music | Deezer (links to album) | YouTube

ISSUES HIGHLIGHTED IN THIS SONG ARE...

Racism • Police brutality • Corrupt government • Corrupt media

KEY LYRICS

"And you so numb you watch the cops choke out a man like me / And 'til my voice goes from a shriek to a whisper, 'I can't breathe'"

Genius lyrics analysis

FURTHER INFORMATION

• Run the Jewels’ “walking in the snow” Proves Tragically Prophetic (Consequence of Sound)

• "I can't breathe"

• Black Lives Matter

• The school to prison pipeline (US article)

• The school to prison pipeline (UK article)

THE RR COMMUNITY

Here's what users who submitted 'walking in the snow' had to say about it!

"Someone shared this album on Instagram so I thought I'd give it a listen. I managed to listen to the whole thing once through whilst running without even realising the gravity of the lyrics, particularly in this song. It's amazing how messages can go out and yet only sink in upon repetition or when you're actively listening - it spoke volumes to me. The fact that the lyric 'I can't breathe' which referred to the murder of Eric Garner and can now be applied to the murder of George Floyd too just emphasises that importance of listening and paying attention to me."

Amy, 21, West London