At 17, he relocated to Montreal, QC to attend university, and began working in nightclubs cleaning tables and DJing. He started writing music at this time, incorporating the unique blend of sounds he grew up surrounded by. He started experimenting with music production and rapping in 2013, and dropped out of school to relocate to Los Angeles and pursue music full time.
Adopting the Grandson moniker while living in LA, he dove deeply into rock influences such as Rage Against the Machine, Nirvana, and Led Zeppelin, while also listening to rap/R&B music emerging out of Toronto and alternative acts such as Twenty One Pilots and Hiatus Kaiyote. He found a small community of musicians to work and perform with here in Los Angeles. The live tries to create a frantic, mosh pit-inducing cathartic release of energy for concert-goers, influenced by early punk and grunge music.
Searching for his voice and for meaning in today’s divisive, chaotic world, Grandson confronts the most pressing issues of his generation through his songwriting, such as financial inequality, governmental and environmental accountability, and social justice, giving these topics a soundtrack with a genuine sense of urgency and frustration. The music also touches on adolescence, relationships, and the insecurities and difficulties of growing up through your 20s.
War
Grandson Lyrics
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And another inferior
Is finally and permanently
Discredited and abandoned
And it's war in the east
War in the west
War up north
And it's war in the east
War in the west
War up north
And war down south
Everywhere is war
It's a war
Oh, everywhere is war
It's a war
And until there's no longer
First class and second class citizens of any nation
It's on
And until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance
Than the color of his eyes
We say war
And it's war in the east
War in the west
War up north
War down south
And it's war in the east
War in the west
War up north
And war down south
Everywhere is-
Oh, everywhere is war
(It's war!)
It's a war
(It's war!)
Oh, everywhere is war
(It's war!)
It's a war
Oh, everywhere is war
Everywhere is
Everywhere is
Everywhere is
Everywhere is
Everywhere is
Everywhere is
Everywhere is war!
Everywhere is war!
These lyrics are from Grandson's song "War," which addresses the issue of systemic racism and the ongoing battle for equality. The song opens with a reference to the philosophy that some races are superior to others, and the hope that this philosophy one day be discredited and abandoned. Grandson then emphasizes how widespread the problem of racism is, using the repetition of "war in the east, war in the west, war up north, war down south" and "everywhere is war" to emphasize the pervasiveness of the issue across the world.
The lyrics then return to the idea that until there is no longer a distinction between first and second class citizens based on race, and until the color of a person's skin is no more significant than the color of their eyes, the battle will continue. The use of the word "war" in this context is particularly striking, as it highlights the enormity of the problem and the need for a sustained and intense effort to overcome it.
Overall, Grandson's lyrics highlight the ongoing struggles for equality and justice that continue to plague society, and serve as a call to action to address these issues in a meaningful way.
Line by Line Meaning
Until the philosophy, which holds one race superior
The way of thinking that puts one race above another must become outdated and rejected.
And another inferior
And deems another race to be of lesser value.
Is finally and permanently
Eventually and forever.
Discredited and abandoned
Disproved and left behind.
And it's war in the east
Conflict is happening in the eastern regions.
War in the west
Fighting is taking place in the western lands.
War up north
There is warfare happening in the northern territories.
War down south
And there is also conflict in the southern areas.
Everywhere is war
Warfare is happening all around.
It's a war
This is a state of ongoing conflict.
And until there's no longer
As long as we still have.
First class and second class citizens of any nation
People treated with different levels of status based on race or social class.
It's on
The struggle for equality and justice is still ongoing.
And until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance
As long as a person's skin color still plays a role in how they are treated or valued.
Than the color of his eyes
Less important than the hue of their eyes.
We say war
We will continue to fight for change and progress.
Oh, everywhere is war
It's pervasive and all-encompassing.
(It's war!)
(This is a state of ongoing conflict!)
Everywhere is war!
Warfare is happening all around!
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Jordan Benjamin
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@gkennedy_32
[Verse 1]
Until the philosophy, which holds one race superior
And another
Inferior
Is finally
And permanently
Discredited and abandoned
[Pre-Chorus]
And it's war in the east
War in the west
War up north
War down south
And it's war in the east
War in the west
War up north
War down south
[Chorus 1]
Everywhere is war
It's a war
Oh, everywhere is war
It's a war
[Verse 2]
And until there's no longer
First class and second class citizens of any nation
It's on
And until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance
Than the color of his eyes
We say war
[Pre-Chorus]
And it's war in the east
War in the west
War up north
War down south
And it's war in the east
War in the west
War up north
And war down south
Everywhere is-
Oh, everywhere is war
[Chorus 2]
(It's war!)
It's a war
(It's war!)
Oh, everywhere is war
(It's war!)
It's a war
Oh, everywhere is war
[Bridge]
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
Everywhere is
Everywhere is
Everywhere is
Everywhere is
Everywhere is
Everywhere is
Everywhere is war!
[Outro]
Everywhere is war!
@user-uo2ho6xp9f
LYRICS::
Until the philosophy, we chose one race superior
And another
Inferior
He's finally
And permanently
Discredited and abandoned
And it's war in the east
War in the west
War up north
War down south
And it's war in the east
War in the west
War up north
War down south
Everywhere is war
It's a war
Oh, everywhere is war
It's a war
And until there's no longer
First and second class citizens of any nation
It's on
And until the color of a man's skin serves no more significance
Than the color of his eyes
We say war
And it's war in the east
War in the west
War up north
War down south
And it's war in the east
War in the west
War up north
War down south
Everywhere is
Oh, everywhere is war
It's a war
Oh, everywhere is war
It's a war
Oh, everywhere is war
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
(Everywhere is, everywhere is, everywhere is)
(Everywhere is, everywhere is, everywhere is)
Everywhere is war
Everywhere is war
@warriorfortruth8521
'Superior' and 'inferior' are subjective measures.
What's 'superior,' and apple or an orange?
They are different.
If you are judging by potassium content, the apple is superior. If you are judging by vitamin C content, the orange is superior. If you are judging by ease of eating, the apple is arguably easier because you don't have to peel it.
Various genetic factors that define human organisms are not distributed evenly across socially identified races. There are substantive patterns of difference, that go far beyond just cosmetics and appearances.
Does this imply some objective, unequivocal 'superiority?' No, it doesn't.
But the idea that we should expect all human populations to be substantively the same is one of the greatest lies of our age, a lie that is pushed by the oligarch class very, very heavily for various fairly easy to figure out reasons.
@KyxKat
Loved the song and this music touches deep in my body, mind, soul, spirit, divinity, and entity.
War Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Until the philosophy, which holds one race superior
And another
Inferior
Is finally
And permanently
Discredited and abandoned
[Pre-Chorus]
And it's war in the east
War in the west
War up north
War down south
And it's war in the east
War in the west
War up north
War down south
[Chorus 1]
Everywhere is war
It's a war
Oh, everywhere is war
It's a war
[Verse 2]
And until there's no longer
First class and second class citizens of any nation
It's on
And until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance
Than the color of his eyes
We say war
[Pre-Chorus]
And it's war in the east
War in the west
War up north
War down south
And it's war in the east
War in the west
War up north
And war down south
Everywhere is-
Oh, everywhere is war
[Chorus 2]
(It's war!)
It's a war
(It's war!)
Oh, everywhere is war
(It's war!)
It's a war
Oh, everywhere is war
[Bridge]
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
(Everywhere is)
(Everywhere is)
(Everywhere is)
(Everywhere is)
(Everywhere is)
(Everywhere is)
Everywhere is war!
[Outro]
Everywhere is war!
@lehisena3443
Here's the Lyrics to anyone who wants:
Until the philosophy, which holds one race superior
And another inferior
Is finally and permanently
Discredited and abandoned
And it's war in the east
War in the west
War up north
War down south
And it's war in the east
War in the west
War up north
And war down south
Everywhere is war
It's a war
Oh, everywhere is war
It's a war
And until there's no longer
First class and second class citizens of any nation
It's on
And until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance
Than the color of his eyes
We say war
And it's war in the east
War in the west
War up north
War down south
And it's war in the east
War in the west
War up north
And war down south
Everywhere is-
Oh, everywhere is war
(It's war!)
It's a war
(It's war!)
Oh, everywhere is war
(It's war!)
It's a war
Oh, everywhere is war
Everywhere is
Everywhere is
Everywhere is
Everywhere is
Everywhere is
Everywhere is
Everywhere is war!
Everywhere is war
@the_mycicle827
Everyone is saying grandson's music is becoming relevant once more, but the sad truth is it never stopped being relevant.
@protomiller2506
As bad as it is that you’re right, you’re still right
@ionutalex7347
i wanna like but u got 69 sry
@stevetravels4604
I love this comment ❤
@neuralydd5413
@What getting people's facts straight
@ade-2519
banged it
@Oudiematic3000
When you guys get famous, we'll be the ones who can claim we knew legends before they were even myths
@Maria-be4qf
Ariel Oudmayer grandson is actually one guy
@Sandity
Legends are just those who made the most difficult decisions to become famous. But luck also helps and alittle bit of elbow grease and talent.
@staticbreakup
There's a live video that says otherwise