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Tension
4
R&B/Soul
Tension was released on April 5, 2026 by Richmond as a part of the album Tension - Single
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Release DateApril 5, 2026
LabelRichmond
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM74

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Richmond
Richmond
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ann Goldriver
Ann Goldriver
Composer, Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ann Goldriver
Ann Goldriver
Producer

Lyrics

Elon once told me
Ownership is just delayed gravity
I studied the algorithms
Optimized the outcome
Bent markets, bent minds, bent reality
I learned to turn nothing into something
And something into everything
But Mars
Mars doesn't respond to leverage
I gave you the satellites
I gave you the orbit
I gave you the keys to the sky
So why you gotta be like this, Elon?
I'm sitting thirty stories up in the Olympus Mons suite
The AC is humming but I'm feeling the heat
I push the contract across the obsidian desk
My legal team is tired, yeah, they need a rest
I offered you the moons, Phobos and Deimos too
I even offered a 401k for your whole SpaceX crew
You're looking at your watch, you're looking at the stars
I'm pouring out my soul but you're holding onto Mars
The atmosphere is thin but the air is getting thick
Is it the low gravity or is this just a trick?
My heart is on the merge and my mind is on the hedge
But you're here pushing me right over the edge
Oh, the tension in the room is getting heavy now
I'm trying to close the deal but I don't know how
I offered him the galaxy, I offered him the stars
But he won't sell the Mars
No, he won't sell the Mars
I'm crying in the boardroom, my soul is getting scars
Of a trillion-dollar heartbreak 'cause he won't sell the Mars
The red dust is blowing outside the triple-pane glass
I'm checking my crypto, watching minutes pass
I said, "Elon, listen, let's just split the poles"
He just posted a meme on X and it shattered my soul
He wants the mining rights, he wants the iron plains
I just want the closure to take away the pains
Is it about the money? Is it about the pride?
Or is there a Tesla rover that you're trying to hide?
The notary is waiting
The ink is getting dry
I'm the richest man in the universe
So why do I feel like a low-cap coin today?
Sign the paper, Elon!
Oh, the tension in the room is getting heavy now
I'm trying to close the deal but I don't know how
I offered him the galaxy, I offered him the stars
But he won't sell the Mars
No, he won't sell the Mars
I'm crying in the boardroom, my soul is getting scars
Of a trillion-dollar heartbreak 'cause he won't sell the Mars
I'm laying in my silk sheets, 4 AM in the penthouse
And it's quiet as a lunar rover, quiet as a space mouse
Staring at the ceiling but I'm seeing through the roof
I see the rusted canyons, I see the iron dust
A world that I could govern, a world that I could trust
I sent you a text but the bubble stayed green
Elon left Richmond on read, that's the coldest thing I've seen
I'm sobbing in the Egyptian cotton, tears falling on the lace
Just a lonely trillionaire crying over space
But then my eyelids get heavy and the room starts to fade
The boardroom is gone and the deal is finally made
I'm drifting to the cosmos
I'm slipping through the seam
And finally I'm walking on the red dirt in my dream
No, he won't sell the Mars
Ooh, I can feel it in my heart
No, all this power, all this wealth
Still can't buy the one thing that matters to my soul
No, I can feel it tearing me apart
I'm begging, ooh
He just shakes his head and sighs
No, I built everything but I can't build this dream
Ooh, he won't sell the Mars
And it's killing me
Keep your red rocks then
I got Venus anyway
It's hotter there
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Written by: Ann Goldriver
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