Amythyst Kiah​​​ - Play God And Destroy The World (feat. SG Goodman) - Official Video

Official video for "Play God And Destroy The World (feat. SG Goodman)." Buy/listen to the new album Still + Bright here: https://found.ee/AKStillandBright I grew up in East Brainerd, lived in a good neighborhood and had parents with good jobs. But in order to really fit in, you needed to: go to church and have conservative values, and I know being black wasn’t exactly doing us any favors either. My family was different in many respects, my dad always encouraged me to think for myself, but once I got old enough to see that those values didn’t really jive with most of my peers and their parents and I eventually grew weary of not feeling like I could be myself. The facade of Christian piety was not lost on me, eventually I would trade team sports and Girl Scouts for guitars, books, and music. The Matrix was a foundational movie for me, in which I realized that suburbia is a facade meant for people to deceive each other of their humanity through a protocol of platitudes and whispers behind each others’ backs. My parents saw this change in my interests and social struggles and transferred me to a creative arts school, where I felt like I really was accepted for who I was. I would write and perform a song with this same title at a high school talent show, to which my peers responded well. Years later, a former classmate reached out to me to say they still remembered that song and how powerful it was. I had long forgotten this, and it triggered a lot of unpleasant feelings from that period in my life, and I blocked this person without ever responding. This version is very different, as I no longer remember how the original song went. But this new version goes out to the classmate, and the 15 y/o me who could see. Follow Me: Website: https://www.amythystkiah.com Instagram: https://found.ee/AmythystKiahInstagram Tiktok: https://found.ee/AmythystKiahTikTok Facebook: https://found.ee/AmythystKiahFacebook Twitter: https://found.ee/AmythystKiahTwitter Spotify: https://found.ee/AmythystKiahSpotify YouTube: https://found.ee/AmythystKiahYouTube Video Created by: Curtis Wayne Millard Miniature Cross: Devin Drake Miniature figure alterations: Erica Blinn Play God and Destroy the World (Amythyst Kiah, Sadler Vaden) Produced by Butch Walker Recorded by Butch Walker at The Butcher Shop Assistant Engineer: Soren Hansen Mixed by Ryan Hewitt at Stratmosphere Studios, Nashville, Tennessee Mix Engineer: Tyler Spratt Mastered by Paul Blakemore Lead Vox, BGVs, Electric & Acoustic Guitar: Amythyst Kiah Featured Vox, BGVs: SG Goodman Electric & Baritone Guitar, Mandolin: Ellen Angelico Bass: Butch Walker Drums & Percussion: Matty Alger Lyrics: When I was a child I wanted to play God And destroy the world Suburban smiles, are just a fraud Is it yourself you serve? You taunt us with crosses you hide behind I see through them all When I was a child I wanted to play God And destroy the world We’re going six feet underground We’re all going six feet underground We’re all going six feet underground In the darkness, find the green In the darkness, find the green We’re all going six feet underground When I was a child I wanted to play God And destroy the world Cause self-loathing and anger From fighting convention Only goes so far I want to burn every cross that you hide behind But we’ve seen that before So I’ll open ever chakra Set all of my wards In the end, we’re all We’re going six feet underground We’re all going six feet underground We’re all going six feet underground In the darkness, find the green In the darkness, find the green We’re all going six feet underground Management by RAMSEUR #AmythystKiah​​​ #Still+Bright #PlayGodAndDestroyTheWorld