Gary Clark Jr.
Gary Clark Jr.
Gary Clark Jr.
Gary Clark Jr.
Gary Clark Jr.
Gary Clark Jr.
Gary Clark Jr.
Gary Clark Jr.
Gary Clark Jr.
Gary Clark Jr.
Gary Clark Jr.
Gary Clark Jr.
Gary Clark Jr.
Gary Clark Jr.
Gary Clark Jr.
Gary Clark Jr.
Gary Clark Jr.
“This Land” is a fiery attack against the racism and closed-mindedness Clark first experienced as a child and continues to feel. The song is the first single off Clark’s top 10 album This Land. It reached #42 on the Hot Rock Songs chart in early 2019.
[Intro]
Uh, yeah
[Verse 1]
Paranoid and pissed off
Now that I got the money
Fifty acres and a model A
Right in the middle of Trump country
I told you, "There goes a neighborhood"
Now Mister Williams ain't so funny
I see you looking out your window
Can’t wait to call the police on me
[Pre-Chorus]
Well I know you think I'm up to somethin'
I’m just eating, now we're still hungry
And this is mine now, legit
I ain't leavin' and you can't take it from me
I remember when you used to tell me
[Chorus]
"Nigga run, nigga run
Go back where you come from, uh
Nigga run, nigga run
Go back where you come from
We don't want, we don't want your kind
We think you's a dog born"
Fuck you, I’m America’s son
This is where I come from
[Post-Chorus]
This land is mine
This land is mine
This land is mine
This land is mine
[Verse 2]
Up 'til the sun comes up
No, I can’t start grindin'
And I can't let 'em break me
No, I can’t let 'em fire me
You can meet my friend the governor
Only if you wanna try me
Or you can meet my other friend, the judge
Just in case you think I'm lyin'
[Pre-Chorus]
Well I know you think I'm up to somethin'
I'm just eating, now we're still hungry
And this is mine now, legit
I ain't leavin' and you can't take it from me
I remember when you used to tell me
[Chorus]
"Nigga run, nigga run
Go back where you come from, uh
Nigga run, nigga run
Go back where you come from
We don't want, we don't want your kind
We think you's a dog born"
Fuck you, I'm America's son
This is where I come from
[Post-Chorus]
This land is mine, yeah
This land is mine
This land is mine, yeah
This land is mine, yeah
[Guitar Solo]
[Pre-Chorus]
I remember, I remember when they used to tell me
[Chorus]
"Nigga run, nigga run
Go back where you come from, uh
Nigga run, nigga run
Go back where you come from
We don't want, we don't want your kind
We think you's a dog born"
Fuck you, I'm America's son
This is where I come from
[Post-Chorus]
This land is mine, uh
This land is mine, uh
This land is mine, uh
This land is mine, uh
This land is mine
This land is mine, uh
This land is mine, uh
(This land is mine, yeah)
[Guitar Solo]
[Outro]
(This land is mine, this land is)
(This land is mine, this land is)
(This land is mine, this land is)
(This land is mine, this land is)
(This land is mine, this land is)
(This land is mine, this land is)
(This land is mine, this land is)
(This land is mine, this land is)
This Land was written by Woody Guthrie & Gary Clark Jr..
This Land was produced by Jacob Sciba & Gary Clark Jr..
Gary Clark Jr. released This Land on Thu Jan 10 2019.
Speaking to The Guardian in January 2019, Clark Jr. talked about writing about racism:
The process was, one, being black in the south, and two, it was right around 2016 and it reflected what the climate was, what the culture was, what was in the news, both for black people and anybody else who feel...
The song received a GRAMMY on January 26, 2020 for “Best Rock Performance”. The song marked his first to be nominated in the category.