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The Parallel (feat. Halla)
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Hip-Hop/Rap
The Parallel (feat. Halla) was released on February 6, 2026 by Dragons Records as a part of the album The Parallel (feat. Halla) - Single
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Release DateFebruary 6, 2026
LabelDragons Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM94

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ian Vincent
Ian Vincent
Mixed Artist
Halla
Halla
Mixed Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ian Vincent
Ian Vincent
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ian Vincent
Ian Vincent
Producer

Lyrics

Listen up, let me paint you a picture, no filter, just facts
Two different eras, but similar tracks
One wore brown shirts in the '30s and '40s
One wears blue badges, but the stories are gnarly
They came in the night, yeah, that's how it started
Knocking on doors, families getting departed
No warrant needed, just suspicion and fear
"Your papers, please" - same words, different years
History's calling, can you hear the sound?
Echoes of the past all around
Open your eyes, see what's going down
Before we let freedom drown
Checkpoint Charlie, now it's checkpoint Arizona
Same racial profiling, same cold persona
Separating families, putting kids in detention
This ain't conspiracy theory, pay attention
I know what you're thinking, "That's too extreme"
But history repeats when we don't intervene
They said "just following orders" back then
Flash forward - same excuse, different men
We've seen this story play before
Knock, knock, knocking on the door
How many times we gonna ignore
The warnings that our parents saw?
Boxcars to detention centers, concentration to separation
Both claimed they were "protecting the nation"
Scapegoating immigrants, scapegoating Jews
When you dehumanize people, everybody loses
Yeah, I said it, I went there, call me controversial
But silence is complicit, that's universal
Not saying it's identical, but the parallels are clear
When enforcement becomes terror, we should all feel fear
They came for them while we looked away
Will we speak up or will we fade to gray?
The choice is ours, it's today, today
Tomorrow might be too late to say
They started with "illegals," they started with "undesirables"
The rhetoric's erasable, the patterns are terrible
First they came for them, then who's next in line?
That's why I'm speaking up - this is where I draw the line
I'm not anti-enforcement, I'm anti-inhumane
When badge becomes weapon and power's insane
Check your history books, then check the news today
Sometimes the warning signs are hiding in plain display
So wake up, speak up, don't let it slide
Stand for what's right, cast fear aside
Learn from the past, let truth be your guide
'Cause justice needs us all on its side
Written by: Ian Vincent
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