Level

from tantil before i breathe by Speech Debelle

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Verse one
If there were nations on earth that built pyramids
And we can send rocket ships to where Ceres is
If we can dig through the crust at the bottom of the sea
Anything is possible in what I can give
Some my question the fact but they do that
Take one step forward and two back
Cause we don’t want to get caught slipping and say the wring thing
Wake up to a twitter hashtag attack
But everything in moderation there’s bad without the good
Recognise the blessings when I’m doing what I should
You attract what you are my elders told me
We here, we’re cooking, we got the recipe

Chorus
What I get back, from the fails and the lessons and the set backs
I believe that, is preparation for the comeback

Verse two
Generation running in and out the kitchen
Auntie calling all trying to get them all to listen
Telling stories putting herbs up in our system
Telling stories but our uncle ‘cause we miss him
We know they wanna hide the history so we don’t understand the magic
A lot has been done we trying to heal the damage
Certain people scared, frightened they get panic
Cause we shine so bright that they cannot handle it
So stories our being told, with a hashtag and tweet from the phone
You attract what you are, my elders told me
We here we’re cooking we got the recipe.

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from tantil before i breathe, released March 17, 2017
Produced by Wayne Lotek, co-produced by Speech Debelle
Written by C.Elliott and M.Lindsay
Guitar by M.Lindsay/Backing Vocals by Miss Baby Sol/Bass by C.Elliott

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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

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