It's Not Your Fault

from On the Horizon by Rich Robbins

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Masculinity has been used to destroy and conquer. “It’s Not Your Fault” seeks to repurpose masculinity into something more vulnerable by first admitting it is a challenging part of myself “I’ve been falling down the blackest hole” and then “it’s systemic, individual, passed down, residual, formidable opponents that sometimes look like Huxtables” — In the chorus we have playful but important regression “I take that back, I take that back, I take that back, it’s all your fault”, showing that dismantling this masculinity is more difficult than it seems. The song seeks to ask the audience what they have trouble taking accountability for, and how they respond in the moments they, or people they love, regress from their progress.

lyrics

This shit is hard like Mortal Kombat combos
Trying to explain it’s like dribbling with my eyes closed
And I’m not really good at hooping but can run you through these hoops
Part of my mental illness is just blaming shit on you
You ain’t sign up for this shit
I ain’t sign up for this shit

I’ve been falling down the blackest hole
Baby I just needed some piece of mind
It’s not your fault, I just thought you should know
It’s a couple times I crossed the line
I take that back, I take that back, I take that back
It’s all your fault
One more time
I take that back, I take that back, I take that back
It’s all your fault

No time for playing games
We both got growing pains
I’m trying to dig out all this patriarchy in my veins
Tired of spewing hate
Tired of tasting waste
Not trying to retire with tire marks and a suit case like
Elmer Fudd, another nigga
I can see the bigger picture
It’s systemic, individual, past down, residual
Formidable opponents that sometimes look like Huxtables
I get preachy, you so peachy, I might lose my cool
They politicize our love, Black and beautiful
Why fight for one thing when I can fight for two
Me and you

And I’m not really good at hooping but can run you through these hoops
Part of my mental illness is just blaming shit on you
You ain’t sign up for this shit
I ain’t sign up for this shit

I’ve been falling down the blackest hole
Baby I just needed some peace of mind
It’s not your fault, I just thought you should know
It’s a couple times I crossed the line
I take that back, I take that back, I take that back
It’s all your fault
One more time
I take that back, I take that back, I take that back
It’s all your fault

Voicemail:
When I think about horizon
I think of, I think of peace
Peace of mind
And just, I just think of the time I have to myself
I also think of the color orange
Which is pretty cool

credits

from On the Horizon, released June 4, 2021
Prod by Sam Kayiwa and Nate France
Mixed by Rich Robbins and Nate France
Written by Rich Robbins
Vocals by Rich Robbins

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Rich Robbins Chicago, Illinois

Rich Robbins is a Chicago-based rapper and teaching artist who defies genres. He grew up in Young Chicago Author's (YCA) Louder Than a Bomb poetry festival and took his energy to college on a Hip Hop scholarship in Madison, WI. He has collaborated with artists such as Mick Jenkins, Saba, Noname, theMIND, and Joseph Chilliams. ... more