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Don't You Give Up On Me
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Dont You Give Up On Me
Verse 1
The ways and hows of healing Asked me how I'm feeling?
Said I'm fine
Say I'm great Smiles in place
The mask is peeling
Life's a game of cards Everyone's dealing
Feet firm
Eyes to the ceiling
Keep it sealed in
No revealing
All concealed
How I learnt to act a man Never ask for helping hand
Lonely soldier
World on shoulders
That's how this altas stands
And yet
And yet
And yet
Bad man is acting out Lashing out
Unanswered text
What's that all about?
More than a few lines crossed More than a few grenades tossed
And just like that
Decade old bonds crumble into dust
But hold it there, my breh Hands up, I've been a mare
Basket tried to hold his tears My shame too much to bear Responded to love with fear But I swear
I'm getting myself into gear
The signal is starting to clear
Your mate is still here beneath the layers Don't you give up on me, don't you dare.
Don't you give up on me, don't you dare. Still here beneath the layers, mate, swear
Verse 2
The ways and hows of healing Ask me how I'm feeling
Say I'm fine
Said I'm fine
Cuz sadness ain't appealing
Had it up to here with you Had it to the ceiling
This facade you got on
Solo Agent, Mr James Bond
Old fashioned, orange peel in What the hell are friends for
If not for when your soul is sore?
I Know you got a lot on
How you been going is not on Any one else would jog on Why you been so stubborn?
I just didn't wanna be a burden Never learned how to handle hurting I know I was lieutenant let down This hole was hard to get round From my own life I felt left out
But i appreciate that you stepped up
And when I'm back to blue-sky sunny I hope you'll be there for me
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Give it up for the for the OG crew
who never gave up on you
hold tight them ones in the end came thru
even tho you were sure you could never go good
Lights in the distance looking too dim
forecast for the future quite grim but
we carry on bredda hold up your chin
on my shoulder you can cling, she said
I know
It’s Hard
It’s Hard
It’s hard sometimes
but I got you every step of the way
Hold tight dem last ones in the room
Shoulder to shoulder even on zoom
Hold tight them real anchors
that one if your life you can bank on
then 24/7 mask off ones
when the war drums sound it’s on sight ones
tuff love when you’re misbehaving
Real friends regardless of status
them ones withstand any hiatus
sat with you when your heart was a crater
share your pain shout your glory
This is not the end of your story
Lights in the distance looking too dimmer
forecast for the future quite grim
we carry on bredda hold up your chin
on my shoulder you can cling, she said
I know
I know
It’s Hard
It’s hard sometimes
but I got you every step of the way
gleefully spilling the tea
Whataspping across the seas
Give the goss behind the screens
Dust the biscuits off your jeans
your cats knock cans off shelves
while you tell with me your failings
just to help me feel less alone in my alone
Ma’am I have no business having you as friend but trust
you were the one I can’t afford not to know
I hope one day i can pay back all this kindness you shown
And if you find yourself in a bad hour
never doubt it I will be by your side and singing
I know
I know
It’s Hard
It’s hard sometimes
but I got you every step of the way
credits
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It’s a quiet kind of chaos, living in this palace
No more wonder to be found inside this land of Alice
There’s no question I'm certain there’s love in this house
It’s just that we’ve reserved, the nicest room for doubt
you wanna go out, I just wanna stay in
we don’t bother check in, no phone, no texting
you come back drunk and sick and vexed and spoiling for a fight
come the morning come the morning everything's alright and
that’s our routine, that’s our playbook morning evening night and day
that’s our mood that’s our fabric,
our colours circle this drain
and it is gravy sunny days but then our ways turn dour
Quite frankly I’ve felt lately this lemonade is too sour
I wanna say something nice but I just make everything worse
cuz you can tell that’s it’s forced, and the thought of it what hurts
We know there’s love
sometimes love is tough
and fact is sometimes love is not enough
One step forward and another step on to the side
that’s all that we’re doing tonight
This flat too small for us to be having borders
I just wanna say I’m sorry, but my pride given me strict orders
to be honest, I just tired of silence as a weapon
I know you’re a good person maybe you’re not my person
Maybe we were just diversions, on our path to better passions
not all loves are destinations, some are just excursions
but then we cuddle on the couch, as the worlds spins about
feels like our palace has evicted all doubt.
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Joshua Idehen London, UK
Joshua Idehen is a British-born Nigerian based in Sweden. A spoken word artist and
musician, he has contributed poems to
Mercury-nominated albums ‘Channel The Spirits’ by The
Comet Is Coming, ‘Your Queen Is A Reptile’ and the Mobo winning "Black Is The Future", both by Sons of Kemet. He recently, worked with LA electronic maestro Daedelus on the critically acclaimed LP, "Holy Water Over Sons"
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