Arkells are prepping for the release of their new album Rally Cry. It’s not out until October 19, but that hasn’t kept the band from sharing their new tunes. 

On Monday, the band set up a toll-free hotline where fans could listen to the band’s latest track, “American Screams”, and leave a message for the band. The group continues to stick to their motown beats and politically aware, get ‘er done attitude. Read through the lyrics and listen to the song via hotline below.

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Arkells Share New Song "American Screams" Via Toll-Free Hotline

Originally Aired: October 1, 2018

[Verse 1]
Can you face it
Can you embrace it
You can’t replace, no
The time you’re wasting
From Portland to Alabama
The ground you’re standing
To protect your family

[Pre-Chorus]
You double down when your back’s against the wall
You double down when you hear the people call

[Chorus]
You got your good all wrong
You wanna be God but
Its gonna be hard, bud
You got your good all wrong
You wanna be God but
Its gonna be hard, bud

[Verse 2]
I put my faith in only things that I can see
And trust my eyes aren’t playing tricks on me
Down in the desert, outside the Mandalay
Hoping and praying didn’t change a thing

[Pre-Chorus]
You double down when your back’s against the wall
You double down when you hear the people call

[Chorus]
You got your good all wrong
You wanna be God but
Its gonna be hard, bud
You got your good all wrong
You wanna be God but
Its gonna be hard, bud

[Bridge]
You keep repeating

[Outro]
You wanna be God but
Its gonna be hard, bud
You wanna be God but
Its gonna be hard, bud