the gregory brothers - the name is mamdani - songify nyc lyrics
[intro]
four words: turn the volume up!
[chorus 1]
the name is mamdani
from the bangladeshi auntie
to the parents, strangers, thank you for knocking (mamdani)
fight for working people, no apology
fight for a city that works for everybody (mamdani)
from port richmond to jackson heights
from harlem to bay ridge, bring the flavor to the rice
we deserve a city we can afford, and a life
of dignity, where we can do more than keep on the lights (mamdani)
[verse 1]
make buses fast and free
eliminate the fare, make them move with ease
freeze the rent, build housing for everyone’s needs
childcare at no cost to parents, not a dream
when i look out (yeah) onto the midnight skyline
i see strangers helping each other in dark times (yeah)
we won the most votes in city history (habibi)
victory shattered cuomo’s inevitability
the billionaires got scared, worked day and night to stop m+a+m+d+a+n+i
[chorus 2]
it’s mamdani
from the ethiopian auntie
to the parents, strangers, thank you for knocking (mamdani)
fight for working people, no apology
fight for a city that works for everybody (mamdani)
from port richmond to jackson heights
from harlem to bay ridge, bring the flavor to the rice
we deserve a city we can afford, and a life
of dignity, where we can do more than keep on the lights (mamdani)
[verse 2]
working people with fingers bruised, knuckles scarred (habibi)
palms calloused from delivery bike handlebars
not hands allowed to hold power, my brother, we are
in city hall, new york will the light in the dark
as eugene debs once said, “i can see the dawn…”
may our only regret be that it took so long
i speak of the abuelas, the aunties, the single moms
democracy’s yours too, together, we can respond
we will leave mediocrity back in the past
make this greatness anything but abstract
hope over despair, despite attack after attack
refuse to accept a better future’s a relic of the past
i know you’re watching, donald trump, turn the volume up
to get to any of us, you’ll have to get through all of us
the billionaire class wants people to fight to stop m+a+m+d+a+n+i
[chorus 3]
it’s mamdani
from the sengalese auntie
to the parents, strangers, thank you for knocking (mamdani)
fight for working people, no apology
fight for a city that works for everybody (mamdani)
from port richmond to jackson heights
from harlem to bay ridge, bring the flavor to the rice
we deserve a city we can afford, and a life
of dignity, where we can do more than keep on the lights
[outro]
(mamdani, mamdani, mamdani….)
people started to learn how to pr+nounce my name
h+ll yeah
right now… it’s off the top of the dome
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