Sunday Dinner On A Monday, by Speech Debelle

Sunday Dinner On A Monday

by Speech Debelle

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1.	Curry Mutton 02:46	lyrics	buy track
First things first, you've got to clean Get your surface clear, set your scene See I like reggae and I like wine, good vibes make it taste sweeter, that’s no lie Preparation is key once you’ve finished cleaning your meat with lime then it's time to get busy I'm not saying lime takes away all disease, but ain't it better to be generally clean? That's the Caribbean way; the extreme linked to slavery if that's what you choose to believe regardless, lime tenderises the meat and leaves a sweetness you can't taste but still sweet, it's a science Now this part is the test, you've got to season, but leave enough seasoning for the next step It's better to have your ingredients ready, mines in my mind's eye, relayed at any time If you’re making rice, make sure that its white white rice goes with curry, rice & peas with jerk spice I like garlic, black pepper, fresh thyme, scotch bonnet, but don't let it burst or touch your eyes I like cinnamon, pimento, and clove it adds the essence it's not just for show whatever curry powder you choose to use don't be heavy handed or it will bitter your food Meals need harmony like we need peace, to enter the ceremony We don't need measurements; we are on the beat We let it happen naturally Cooking is alchemy, it's a science to add layers to a recipe We download files from our past lives, that's why we leave it in the fridge to marinate overnight So get your Duchie pot, and get your coconut oil, and put it on a high to medium heat Add a little sugar or add a little honey, no questions please, I know what I'm doing See it's sweet, salty, sour, spice, earthy baby, we teach the babies Now add the curry powder to the oil, keep it on high you want it to fry not boil Then at the right time, can't tell you the right time, it's just the right time to add the meat Brown on all sides, add the ingredients left over from the marination last night At this point add more seasons if you like, things that go with curry, experiment with spice To be honest you can use this recipe with chickpeas, vegan, vegetarian if you like Then you stir it up, no particular reason, it just feels good to stir it up Add a little water, enough to cover, lower the heat and let it simmer Keep an eye but don't pot watch, you can train your ears to be better than any stopwatch And just like that history is made, with every plate of food we serve to our loved ones Blessings.
2.	Away From Here (ft Baby Sol) 03:27	lyrics	buy track
I want sunset, red and yellow I want chow down, with some Merlot I want nap, in the middle of day Vibe catch me, I might just go I want sunscreen, protect my skin I want l coconut water glow I deserve everything I want I wasn’t born here to work and go. Come look pon me, I was born queen, This is puppy show, I can see the crafty Acting like we, didn’t build this country What dem want from me, what dem want please? But I know my focus don’t miss my vision board come to life like stage show Me and peoples celebrate our wins There’s so much you think we work at Heathrow Sometimes I wanna to get away from here Lie on beach, come take my picture Sometimes I need to get away from here I hope this year we get a summer Me and people be rolling 4 in the car no covid, three cars behind us I hope trouble don’t find us Cause we gotta live, we need that got things on our head top, no cap The world has gone mad, check the stats every time that I scroll, how do I react? That’s why we need this break my mental health getting so so if I don’t bend I’ll break if I don’t relax I get no no, This is necessary, it’s fundamental, cunch won’t do, I wanna do up pool eat some real fruit, water my roots sis if you ain’t got this one, I got you
3.	11:11 04:44	lyrics	buy track
My past is my past, I don’t too look back my stripes are stripes, fit coordinate thy compass set to real, ancestral energy I don’t sit on fence, I sit on face Drippy, I’m not like them I’m real hippie I burn sage, bill spliffs, I suck titties no clubhouse, doing up lippy lippy road taught me well, I hid it quickly Pounds of herb, we don’t penny pennies we know them susu, we know they watchy watchy won’t find me Belgravia eating no sushi I’m in my kitchen getting cheffy cheffy red wine jus with morello cherry food combos like duck and berries straight hard food, like we cooked it already your food is wash, it’s been cooked already Smoke in the park till the sun low We park no Ringo 11 11 the wind blow Watch my ting go I’m not like you I no comment you walkie talky in office sir if that’s who you are, then that ain’t problem I just want to see you stand on your word when you from UK you don’t swim at no beach but when I fly and sleep, no crease in my knees I don’t do don’t queues, I Uber eats you get the bag, and bring it to me I’m a Pisces but I’m petty petty I was judgy judgy before therapy I’m spiritual but I want my money I’m sorry for you if ancestors hear me don’t let me call on the main line my girl is my main guy I’m very very connected, my neck is very very protected I’m a living legend in this your career live cause I help it live very content I can do this for kicks jogged her memory and train her, she lift I can see they don’t all go up top floor visions is short, light quality poor two margaritas, still do happy hour I’m not as sad I was, I grew flowers courgettes and cucumber, I got green fingers this sativa heals you like its ginger I only serenade, I do not surrender spring up round may, you’ll fall by September Won’t let them contain me, put me in container sell date sell off, I poster up for paper I caught the spirit, chifinoro is the keeper Inshallah I go home kuyamika wopanga
4.	Come Your Way 02:57	lyrics	buy track
Two went in one came out, Nuff time people fall out Long-time friends can disagree It ain’t always your shout The road less travelled got the biggest lessons Sometimes to expand there’s growing pains If they did you wrong and they got peppered make sure you don’t go back is not a game Come your way, come your way I hope blessings come your way Come your way, come your way I hope blessings come your way I don’t doubt it not one day I hope blessings come your way We’re out here mountains no man is an island if I owe you apology I’ll give you apology we’ve all done things we regret so when it’s done to us have understanding that don’t mean take the piss my understanding aint aint pandering My mama gets all glory my mama is my daddy always put me first, that why I gift like charity my friends are my family my chosen family, anytime phone ring in need, I circle like car wheel
5.	Bless Us 03:47	lyrics	buy track
Every month when the moon is exalted I and you become the focus Every Sunday when your body needs focus let me ease the knots from out your shoulders Bless this home, bless this bed Bless these words and what's been said Bless this home, bless this bed Bless these words and what's been said We enter our day, cooking cormeal porridge cultures where the soul is, today's a summer solstice Today we soak the sun in, because we've been lacking in the vitamins to keep us fighting, all that Babylon is But it takes only a day to regain your superpowers I'm waiting with the shea, when you come out the shower We passed every hour, and couldn't even tell Time is always different when you're using it well and now you are humming sweeter than a hummingbird and we are never shy about what the neighbours heard So we acquiesce into all our body curves It's a wonderful time to be aligned, ain't it? Fresh mangos, watching you given angles We are able in on it, we are stable and solid Our compass is in tune, chakras spinning in love our clothes fell to the floor, and no one's picking them up I ain't afraid to get low, where your feet are stowed Want to acknowledge all of the steps that you have taken from your south to north node, never get small or narrow No need to change your tone, unclench your jaw and let it flow So they can hear you humming sweeter than a hummingbird and we are never shy about what the neighbours heard So we acquiesce into all our body curves. It's a wonderful time to be aligned, ain't it? I pray that you’re protected by a higher power that you can see the light in your darker hour that you continue to be gentle and strong cocoa butter glow you've got it going on
6.	101010 03:27	lyrics	buy track
When you see me out of road I'm standing on 10 Even if I take a backseat I'm still sitting on 10 If you ask me, I'm feeling just like a 10 If you ask me, I'm lfeeling just like a 10 I don't want to argue sis, you know what I'm saying I only turned back for one reason So you could see my face must be the dumplings, must be the yams must be the genes, better believe I ran (shelly ann) See if you don’t know your roots, you will get lost out here Putting bundles in the Bando, while your barbers trimming off your share We’re not the same wavelength, of vibrations do not match with this conduct or frequency, I do it natch I don't know what happened to your boy, I didn't see a thing you should have kept up with the car they dashed him in I'm in top shape, I'm in top form, Serena Williams If I tried to dig up the thing I'm getting on I don't remember where I buried it I don't pick or choose love, you see where I land My ancestors they've been here, all the way up to Ireland Full of promise, I'll help you see that I can The nerve of you with these optics We've got a problem where you stand Too many cooks in the kitchen, i'm hearing about you in Mexicana chatting up young girls, Mr. jailbait, no SA no wahala We know what you did, we know what you didn't G And now old bill, is at your house and it's because B times are changing, new dimension, we have to address what it meant Fix your seat, compress your clutch, if you cam belt they’ll listen like a football chant, all the way from overseas peace to the Gods if you ovestand and ovasee
7.	Susu 04:06	lyrics	buy track
See me, I'm an old soul Older than 100 years old I came back to bring it back, Moloko you couldn't bring back with the best Hans Solo They are chasing a ghost, Motown with no soul See me posted, I'm expressed in every postcode watch who you address with the words, keynote But not too many questions, no 33rd degree Sometimes I speak in signs and symbols, conspiracy I don't like your song, but every dog has its day whether you capping with your cap off, or your cap on I won't stoop too low, I leave it to rest See this queen don't move unless you say it with your chest They are out of line Susu susu Whatcy watchy they want to watch you, watch you They are out of line Susu susu Whatcy watchy they want to watch you, watch you I'm a different kettle of fish, I’m seasoned I beg you take a closer look, See, man? This black fish can see worlds, yeah, I see land I let it fly with no hook, that's a Peter Pan Many have come, many of tried, many have failed Hit the ground, drop, fell I'm an old timer, but I'm timeless She was shaking in her 95’s when she heard come outside miss They say I didn't know you rap like that But why not? I gave birth to some of you and was never on my back I backed out a bit, but I'm still in drive, It's still my house You can see my receipts; I'm living it proud Sometimes you have to give a warning, so they show caution because they have to learn a lesson, Rosetta Stone See my door is not for knocking, no trick or treats I dress you down with my tone, pumpkin there's nothing sweet round here, no sherbert I got my eye on you, Marvin Herbert I was raised around the hustlers and workers That's why I do this shit with intent and purpose I don't care about your meetings or institutions I’ll burn the whole fucking building down, no lie The system was built for failure, it's an illusion They are not illuminated, there's no light
8.	DNA 02:38	lyrics	buy track
I'm still here, making a good living minding my business, trying to make good decisions I see this world, didn't stop spinning even though it stopped for you, we had to keep living Every year we hold a little something something for you We’re there, you’re there, your friends are there too It's like your passing made our individual missions more clear is what you did, now is what we do When you see it, you see it When you feel it, you feel it And you have to let them know that you know when you meet it, you meet it When you greet it, you greet it So you open up your hearts to our home How blessed we are, to have the people involved, helping us to get the story told because when they're gone, they're gone So while they're here, let's cheer for all the people that make our hearts at home I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you Even if we're off the same page, I love you, I love I love you because we are cut from the same cloth, and motivation seemingly from the same star constellation And I'm not saying I know stars like that But I recognise those who were broken and made it back Every time we speak we say, I love you We are Dark and Lovely, and we are proof I am Marilyn's child, I earned that truth Our love is so huge that words couldn't do I'm the assist, i’m the assist, listen if you're going high, if you're going low, I'm with it Before we met we made this commitment You are my peoples, every life that we are given
9.	A Reading (ft Dylema) 05:22	lyrics	buy track
Hurry up and pick a card sis the spirits don't need to wait But if you know that it is meant for you why do you need the date? I know we all need a victory Holding on to this here plate Holding so tightly like, we're afraid to lose our place haunted by a city of exes leaving Babylon is now on the checklist This is just a temporary assignment You know you're here for more than trying to survive it. Right? We lift you up. Open up your heart. Open up with a key. Open up your heart yeah open up and you'll see Open up your heart. Open up with a key. Open up your heart yeah open up and you'll see Their secrets won't be kept It's their fault, but t's your problem now It wasn't safe for you back then Praise the Lord at least the family know now Niburu, niburu we come through pouring gold and that light into you They cannot hold a candle to you. They cannot hold a candle to you haunted by a city of exes leaving Babylon is now on the checklist This is just a temporary assignment You know you're here for more than trying to survive it. Right? We lift you up. Your love is longer than any ruler Your offer better than some cooked food Sunday should be named after you The day he rest he was looking at you Your love is longer than any ruler Your offer better than some cooked food Sunday should be named after you The day he rest he was looking at you Affirm me, tried to learn me, hear me, pour into me, closer, listen closely. I'm alone, but I'm not lonely. A mirror, come reflect me, dimmer, hold a medi no future, I will envy, no past will entrap me.
10.	Atlantis 04:54	lyrics	buy track
You are like a dream Many heart beats for you You were never meant to breath under water You are like a dream Many heart beats for you You were never meant to breath under water All my siblings are good, we've got protection from my brother Because I leave the rum and peanuts by the crystals on the altar I keep minding my business, and I drink a lot of water I tap into the timeline for the inspo and the Haha’s Yeah, but this a very serious matter if you let them get away with it, they’ll put you on a platter Drinking up your powers like cocktails doing up cha cha Like you not from your mother All these mountains get moved, like we're redecorating All these styles that we choose, got them copy and pasting I hope the children get trained before they switch up the station Justice is what we need, while we're practising patience Whole place flood out, and wash away all your sins and you better learn to swim before it happens again Remember it started with you and with you it will end keeping your channels open when the message come in.
11.	Magic 03:02	lyrics	buy track
Is this good timing? I point to my wrist like im hand signing If I say soon come, that means I'm heading for the climax, dynamic driving give you the one, two that's a whole year, you say yeah, too if we can go for three, that's a trilogy We leave the matric when we switch, Holy Trinity But I'm higher than pier with no stairs I'm sitting on a throne with no chair I lead with one foot, no pair I'm looking for my side kick, can’t see her Is this the sign of times? I can't wait for you, I'm getting on, you know if you want to get chose, you better do it for true, I feel the same, you know it's about time, we crossed the line, Shellyann me nah This is more than magic, we've got more than most, we've got more than most Excuse me, but what's this? energy is giving familiar I can go in an out quick Or we can keep a strong line on the cellular what are we, what is this? it's getting quite regular And this is how habits are formed but I'm looking to pattern up the dealer But I'm higher than pier with no stairs I'm sitting on a throne with no chair I lead with one foot, no pair I'm looking for my side kick, can see her I heard you say, you don’t give the whole, you only give half away I heard you say ignore the ones that wanma come play play I heard you say if, you’re they’re giving less, than you are giving even less away But were too old to play these games But were too old to play these games
12.	Ital 03:08	lyrics	buy track
You know this is about my, previous pause lives I told you I've been here, I told you won't go back But you look familiar, energy is similar We like the same weird shit, you feel it and hear it I told you I was in goal, trying to keep my peace This ain't my first time here, I know you know what I mean?! I know you curves; I know your smell, I know you sing like Whitney I know your wants, I know your needs, you know, you make me thirsty So i'll just go help myself You watch me help myself You helped me to ascend, and I help you to sail All night and all day, we called it a date We went to V&A Then I help you sleep well If this goes good, if this goes well, if we don’t fail, if we go Ital means its ital, ital means it ital If this goes good, if this goes well, if we don’t fail, if we go Ital means its ital, ital means it ital More fire, more heat Soaking through the sheets You asked me is this real? I said I don’t know The secrets of the world Have not yet been explained The weed it hits our brain We hear our maker says Don’t be scared, don’t be closed, there’s a route, there’s a flow Don’t say what you can or cannot do when you don’t know Don’t be scared, don’t be closed, there’s a route, there’s a flow Don’t say what you can or cannot do when you don’t know We may have a long distance or a long, long night Till we can see pink sky’s If we get far away from here, we can see the stars And live in the pink sky We may have a long distance or a long, long night Till we can see pink sky’s If we get far away from here, we can see the stars And live in the pink sky
13.	Wayward 03:05	lyrics	buy track
Voice notes on the IG I know that she's got a girl, but I know she'll respond, because I know there is energy Brew cups of my own tea Don’t listen to my friends cause I know they are right love make no enemy But that don't never mean shit na na na na na na na cuz I never can quit na na na na na na na you hand me a brick na na na na na na na and I'll build you a house and call it a home, no question karma sitting back, singing that, thunder cat, looking back, hitting that curb smoking that, drinking that, numbing that, knowing that I’m making it worse reading that, talking that, making plans, when will I learn knowing that, owning that, showing that, it’s about worth drink drink till I’m irie yea I know what it does, but I need it to numb me I wanna be healthy but the scars make it hard for me to breathe Lord help me But that don't never mean shit na na na na na na na cuz I never can quit na na na na na na na you hand me a brick na na na na na na na and I'll build you a house and call it a home, no question karma
14.	Exercise 02:10	lyrics	buy track
What’s that boy? Nothing What’s that boy? Nothing What’s that boy? Nothing We don’t tame, we don’t meek, we don’t boo boo where we sleep This is gods timing this is perfect plantain frying call me Solange, when it goes up, it goes down and I’m staying silent This is really my culture, photos in house from snappy snaps I don’t leave the house, Covid got us at home with the WAP until 2024 I’m doing up sprint, everyone getting lapped, no home training, I keep eating after nine, that means Sha'Carri’s back Everyone’s getting seven balled, straight to black that means I’m not missing I’m here to get my belly full, this is my seventh sitting I’m back again, having seven servings, getting money like SPAC doing up a sermon send me seven riddims, I’m willing to bend I got range, yoga position I’m interesting, they’re not invested, lazy bones, they’re sleep walking no need to invest, my boy got the hard body under his top that a vested interest I really got assets, houses, just ask Ana init This ain’t no debit or master, I really got P, this a Amex no limit I will be fair, I come in peace, if you earned you keep it everyone get their crown this is a new season, but we still ain’t doing up lizard
15.	Sweet Dreams 05:41	lyrics	buy track
In the bottom of bare barrels, black orchids bloom under a twilight sky, with orange and pink hues The only mystery is your history, where is your muse? You've been walking way too long, in the wrong size shoes Can I speak to the moon please? Can I speak to the moon? Can you rearrange the lineage and break cycles soon? You're full of rage, not only softness has its place The Spirit enters you seven strides before the end of the race They saw that bolt from God, the crowd cheers This aint just another year, It's another year Take your throne, you were made to sit on more than tube seats This is your home, kick off your shoes and put up your feet But if you choose to make your moves using your own rules be prepared to fight a duel with the non-believers They may laugh, they may sneer, but you don't eat the food Every mickle makes a mockle, let your flowers bloom You've got sweet dreams Look at your shadow self, and let the darkness ensue Imagine the universe was made in the likeness of you Yes, these thighs touch, I might just, make magic dust So all our grandmas in rocking chairs all stand up hurrah, hurrah, all the way down to mooka We ha, we ha, all over your Twitter We wash our feet and clean our belly with the bitters They could send the baddest of minds, it couldn't hit her, hit her I saw omens when I was rolling, the numbers will come alive when there's focus and micro dosing regardless of the season, all my ancestors are posted So I'm always showing off, with every picture that I'm posting But if you choose to make your moves using your own rules be prepared to fight a duel with the non-believers They may laugh, they may sneer, but you don't eat the food Every mickle make some mockle, let your flowers bloom

about

British rapper Speech Debelle announced her fourth studio album, ‘SUNDAY DINNER ON A
MONDAY’, released on 9th June 2023, via Monday Sessions Records.

Speech Debelle won the Mercury Prize for her debut album ‘Speech Therapy’ in 2009,
beating the likes of Florence and the Machine, Kasabian and La Roux. Her 2012 Kwes-
produced sophomore album ‘Freedom Of Speech’ commanded further critical acclaim
expanding Speech’s captivating flair for poetic testimonies, playful narratives and dynamic
rumination on power, politics and pleasure. She innovatively accompanied her third album,

‘Tantil before I Breathe’ with a cookbook and memoir in 2017, expressing that ‘music and
food are art – they heal and inspire’.

Her highly-anticipated fourth album ‘Sunday Dinner On A Monday’ examines family, friends,
lineage, and ancestral DNA through the lens of afro-futurism. Tracks journey from smooth
soul to ‘ancestral rap’ and alternative hip-hop, and feature singles ‘Come Your Way’. ‘101010’,
‘Atlantis’ and ‘Away From Here’.
The album has been mixed and mastered by Grammy-nominated and MOBO award-
winning mixer and engineer Clinton McCreery (Enny, Kofi Stone, Manik MC), with writing
and production from Skripture (Will.i.am, Gregory Porter, Basement Jaxx), and collaborations
with Dem Drums, Jamaican production team Island Wav, Kensaye, and Mark Cake. It
includes features from English contemporary pianist and composer Neil Cowley (Adele,
Emeli Sande, Maribou State), Miss Baby Sol, Dylema, Alyesha Lei and Ruth Sax.
Celebrated for her ability to articulate a vulnerable honesty in contrast to her husky tones,
Speech (a semi-finalist on Celebrity Masterchef, cookbook writer, and podcaster) has been
influenced by the connection, comfort and culture that food allows us to explore. The South
London lyricist says of the title: “On a Monday, the Sunday dinner just tastes sweeter;
everything has time to marinate and settle.
“It’s about how we imagine and then create our own futures”, says Speech. “The album is about our journey through life as we learn from experiences that expand our senses. We learn internal management and get closer to ease. Some of us even become nourished, like
a good meal. This is THAT album.” - Speech Debelle

credits

released June 9, 2023

Curry Mutton
Written by Corynne Elliott/Temitope Omowale
Produced by : Dem Drums

Away From Here (ft Baby Sol)
Written by Corynne Elliott/Sean Allen
Produced by: Skripture
Saxophone by: Ruth Sax

11:11
Written by Corynne Elliott/Sean Allen
Produced by: Skripture

Come Your Way
Written by Corynne Elliott, Keron Alexander and Aundre Edwards
Produced by: Island Wav

Bless Us
Written by Corynne Elliott/Temitope Omowale
Produced By: Dem Drums

101010
Written by Corynne Elliott/Temitope Omowale
Produced by: Dem Drums

Susu
Written by Corynne Elliott/Kensaye Dovy Russell
Produced by Kensaye

DNA
Written by Corynne Elliott, Keron Alexander and Aundre Edwards
Produced by: Island Wav

A Reading (ft Dylema)
Written by Corynne Elliott/Temitope Omowale/Adaego DAmadi /Neil Cowley
Produced by: Dem Drums
Saxophone by: Ruth Sax

Atlantis
Written by Corynne Elliott/Temitope Omowale
Produced by Dem Drums

Magic
Written by Corynne Elliott, Keron Alexander and Aundre Edwards
Produced by: Island Wav

Ital
Written by Corynne Elliott/Temitope Omowale
Produced by: Dem Drums

Wayward
Written by Corynne Elliott/Sean Allen
Produced by: Skripture

Exercise
Written by Corynne Elliott/Sean Allen
Produced by: Skripture

Sweet Dreams
Written by Corynne Elliott/ Jacob Burgess
Produced by: Mark Cake

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about

Speech Debelle London, UK

Corynne Elliot, AKA Speech Debelle, kicked in the music industry’s backdoor in 2009, waving her sensitive, introspective Mercury Prize ‘British Album of the Year’ and debut album ‘Speech Therapy’, beating the likes of Florence and the Machine, Kasabian and La Roux. Her 2012 Kwes-produced sophomore album ‘Freedom Of Speech’ and her 3rd album in 2017 "Tantil Before I Breathe" ... more