about
This was one of the earliest songs I recorded. I was after something more melodic and Haitus Kaiyote were the perfect group to sample. Their LP ‘Choose Your Weapon’ is stunning. The title to this song is an ode the women in my life, I was raised by women effectively and their strength has always been astounding. Women hold up the sky is a quote from somewhere. Was it Chairman Mao? I hope it wasn’t. But still - it is a saying I agree with.
lyrics
Guess I found a window to be sober,
under your influence, and will be till its over,
from the moment that you stroked me on the shoulder,
Guess we rolled a double six in dice games,
juggled sixty mind games, lucky that I like pain
struggle not to call you when i'm drunk, and in the light rain,
Walking home, I get creative with my right brain,
and tell you where my life's at, I'm not so sure you like that,
Not so sure what me write that,
I should probably give my mic back,
My grandad bought it for me just to keep me on the right track,
Now where is his advice at?
I know that I could do with some, dad you raised a foolish sun,
that's probably not to do with mum,
She told me leave my print upon the world, and that's a rule of thumb
Cool, I'm done.
Only joking I got more to say,
keep the ball in play,
I show my soul exposed in raw display
Dancing in the pouring rain,
call my name.
Guess I found a window to be sober,
under my influence, I guess that i'm a loner,
still everything is Kosha, measure my composure
I got a lotta drive but it aint getting me no chauffeur,
No sir, I wrote this on my sofa with some whiskey in the coaster,
Christian the boaster, pissed off and he's hopeless
I wonder if you notice? I wonder if you know this?
I've thrown ten punches in my lifetime
Only hit the features looking like mine,
Used to hit the beaches for some peace so I could write rhymes,
I dedicate this to my people with a like mind,
Life is something you can remix, but can't rewind,
So play it something like the Phoenix, you can start to rise
This is not a man's world, you'll know it in your heart in time,
That's when the stars align
(sample)
Women hold up half the sky
Mum taught me, women hold up half the sky
credits
from
Jumpers For Goalposts,
released February 28, 2016
Produced by Christian Foley
Written by Christian Foley
Contains samples of 'Fingerprints' by Hiatus Kaiyote
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