1. |
Careless Thieves
02:27
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Careless thieves with slippery hands
and brandished guns and harsh demands
will walk on in, take what they can
and leave you feeling helpless
Helpless, but
love's supreme, you'll understand
your strength is all you must command
to live your dreams in spite of man
only you can leave them breathless
Breathless
Breathless
Breathless
Just when you feel that you're not strong
remember that you must hold on
your life is yours, your heart - a song
Sweet girl your soul is endless
Endless
Endless
ooh
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2. |
Losing My Pride
05:00
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Morning light cast through your window melting on your skin
Like honey sweet, I lay beside you taking it all in
Cuz I know that at any second you ‘gon change your mind
Push me away go your own way and leave this all behind
Think I’m losing all my pride
You got me losing all my pride
I think I’m losing all my pride, no no no
And I know that we won’t last (no)
I can be my truest self
You let me see all of your vulnerabilities
So words of love pour from my tongue, no
I’m so foolish with my honesty
Cuz I know at any second you ‘gon change your mind
Push me away go your own way and leave this all behind
Think I’m losing all my pride
You got me losing all my pride
Think I’m losing all my pride
And I know that we won’t
There’s a magic here between our palms
I feel your soul and you know mine
Like we’ve done this in a past life
I don’t ever want to leave your side
Leave your side
Ooh
Ooh
Cuz I know at any second you ‘gon change your mind, baby
Push me away go your own way and leave this all behind
There's a magic here between our palms
I feel your soul and you know mine
Think I’m losing all my pride
You got me losing all my pride
Feel I’m losing all my pride
And I know that we won’t last
No
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3. |
Letters
04:01
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Our first love distilled in letters saved and read on rainy days
Innocent when we first started, I recall the songs we played
I was too young to know the meaning, old enough to say I loved you
Since then your hearts been broken and you’ve shattered quite a few
Like I did you
Oh cuz you’re still holding on to every word I wrote to you
No matter the space between us no one knows you quite like I do
And now
You got me writing you letters
Got me writing you letters
Got me writing
Got me writing
You got me writing you letters
Got me writing you letters
Got me writing
Got me writing
Oh
Mm
I never wanted there to be a chance that you could ever hurt me
But one night we drank some wine and crossed a line and then you kissed me
What we’ve built is way too much to lose
When you make love to me be sure it's what you want to do
Oh cuz I’ve been holding onto every word you wrote to me
Now we’re friends-turned-lovers
Old flames discovered
I wonder what we’re going to be
When now
You got me writing you letters
Got me writing you letters
Got me writing
Got me writing
You got me writing you letters
Got me writing you letters
Got me writing
Got me writing
You got me writing you letters
Got me writing you letters
Got me writing
Got me writing
You got me writing you letters
Got me writing you letters
Got me writing
Got me writing
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4. |
Love You Need
03:56
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The love you need comes wanting you
The love you need arrives, arms wide having dreamed dreams of you
The love you need does not inspire second guesses nor pins you against another heart for comparison
It doesn’t keep you waiting longer than you can before your heart breaks
The love you need has memorized your curves and thanked each one for existing and
celebrated your mind, your heart, your being there with it
The the love you need knows your darkness and will sit with you there
And lift you out when sunlight calls
When the sunlight calls
Don’t settle for an unsure love (for an unsure love)
Don’t settle for an unsure love (for an unsure love)
Don’t settle for an unsure love (for an unsure love)
Don’t settle
Don’t settle
The love you need will choose you every time without doubt or test of proof or hesitation
The love you need will choose you every time without doubt or test of proof or hesitation
The love you need will choose you every time without doubt or test of proof or hesitation
And anything else is not enough, love
Don’t settle for an unsure love (for an unsure love)
Don’t settle for an unsure love (for an unsure love)
Don’t settle for an unsure love (for an unsure love)
Don’t settle
Don’t ooh settle
Ooh...
Don’t settle for an unsure love (for an unsure love)
Don’t settle for an unsure love (for an unsure love)
Don’t settle for an unsure love (for an unsure love)
Don’t settle
Don’t settle
For anything unsure
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5. |
Dangerous
04:45
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I understand when you say you’re scared to love again
When your heart is far too splintered all the parts to delicate to mend
But every shard is a piece I’d help you start to glue
And in the end you won’t be perfect but I’d love each broken part of you
So what you think this is?
When you’re laying with me brokenhearted
I’m the one who’s catching all your tears
When you’re looking for a home to hold you
Know that you can always find one here
It’s too dangerous to fall for you
I go on dates with other people just to pass the time- convince myself
That I’m not sitting here waiting for you denying all this pent up love I’ve felt
But as you go and find yourself I’m hoping that sometime you think of me
While I’m here dreaming up a future there’s a chance that there will never be
So what you think this is?
When one moment I can hear your heart
You’re here with me and then you disappear
When you’re so confused and lonely that this kind of love is everything I fear
It’s too dangerous to fall for you
It's like my heart weighs a thousand tons
Every time you tell me you’re not ready
and my soul deep down knows you’re the one
But my mind knows you can hurt me
And my lack of balance, well, it renders me undone
If you don’t see me as forever please don’t take my heart for fun
Late at night my eyes are wide cuz sleep ain’t finding me
You’re probably laying with someone who’s giving everything you think you need
But when you get off of this ride mistrust and heartbreak took you on
I hope my stubborn heart is at your door and none of what I hold for you is gone
So what you think this is?
When you’re laying with me brokenhearted
I’m the one who’s catching all your tears
When you’re so confused and lonely that this kind of love is everything I fear
It’s too dangerous to fall for you
Ooh…
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6. |
HeartFeels
04:19
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Somewhere beneath the mask you wear to hide
Please know that you are kind
When some other girl is craving just your body
Know I love your mind
When some dream of a future life
Makes this love between us worth our time
I want to be ready for you (ready)
I want you to be ready for me (alright)
Between us there is something real (ready)
I don’t care what people feel (alright)
I want you to be ready for us (ready)
I want to be ready for this (ready, alright)
Between us there is something real (real)
It only matters what our hearts are feeling (ready, alright- ready)
When the party done at the ending of the night
Please know that you are mine
Even though it breaks my heart a little every time
That your past is close behind
But this dream of a future life
Makes my heart willing to wait in line
I want to be ready for you
I want you to be ready for me
Between us there is something real
I don’t care what people feel
I want you to be ready for us
I want to be ready for this
Between us there is something real
It only matters what our hearts are feeling
When this dream of a future life
Makes this love between us worth our time
I want to be ready for you
I want you to be ready for me
Between us there is something real
(And) I don’t care what people feel
I want you to be ready for us
I want to be ready for this
Between us there is something real
It only matters what our hearts are feeling
I don’t care what people feel (I want you to be ready for me)
Between us there is something real
It only matters what our hearts are feelin’
and I don't care what people feel
Ooh
We've got something real
Ooh feelings
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7. |
Dark Skin | Coconut Oil
03:58
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Coconut oil
Makes a golden glow when sunlight hits
Pretty for a dark skinned girl
Darker than a tamarind (Darker than a tamarind, darker than a tamarind)
Sweeter than a sugar apple
Dark to harvest sugar cane (yeah)
The beauty in mirrors is hard to find
For that you find someone to blame
For that you find someone to blame
For your reckless mane of kinks and curls
For your body not like other girls’
Whose mango skin and light brown eyes
Rendered you the loser’s prize
But you were never any loser’s prize
When darkness hits and sleep resists
Your critic’s mind may shower you
With harsh untruths and a bitter glance
And the memories that follow you
But every loc is a rebellion
All our beauty is the same
The grass ain’t greener on the other side, babe
All our struggles come from pain
But every loc is a rebellion
All our beauty is the same
The grass ain’t greener on the other side, babe
All our struggles come from pain
But every loc is a rebellion
All our beauty is the same
The grass ain’t greener on the other side, babe
All our struggles come from pain
But every loc is a rebellion
All our beauty is the same
The grass ain’t greener on the other side, babe
All our struggles come from pain
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8. |
Beautiful Boy
05:00
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How old were you when they first taught you not to cry
and how long after that til someone you loved died
Oh when you hit the playground did they teach you how to fight with words?
Or did you learn to ball your fists
Protect your wrist when they hurl disses at some shit that you can't change
And now you think we're all the same
But we're not (but we're not)
Someone loves you, beautiful boy (beautiful boy)
Someone loves you, beautiful boy
So long ago you learned to save your heart by hurting someone else
Oh boy
Never learned emotional intelligence could help you save yourself (save yourself)
Oh boy
I hope one day to find and hold the softness that you hide within (within)
Baby boy
Buried underneath the armor of your hardened, thickened skin
Oh boy
Someone loves you, beautiful boy (beautiful boy)
Oh someone loves you, beautiful boy
Ooh
Ooh
Oh! Don't let them dictate what it is a man should feel
Don't let them illegitimize all that feels real
Real strength is intuitively trusting yourself
Just find out who that is and don't be no one else, oh
and it's okay to cry sometimes
It's ok to feel fear
Don't bury that shit down,
It's toxic and can kill
Dont let them make you take for granted all the love you've got
and when the weight bares down
Please give it one more shot cuz
Someone loves you, beautiful boy (beautiful boy)
Someone loves you, beautiful boy
Don't let this world
Don't let this world
Don't let this world steal your joy (steal your joy)
Don't let this world
Don't let this world
Don't let this world steal your joy (steal your joy)
Oh someone loves you beautiful boy
Someone loves you beautiful boy
Someone loves you beautiful boy
Someone loves you beautiful boy
You're beautiful, boy
Beautiful Boy
Beautiful.
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Kamilah Brooklyn, New York
Intentional and literate singer-songwriter Kamilah writes purposefully and poetically, challenging gender stereotypes and colorism, and writing from the heart about romantic complexities. The Bahamas-born, NYC-residing artist defies genres just as she defies stagnant societal and cultural norms. Kamilah’s vibrant musicality is informed by her Caribbean roots and eclectic musical upbringing. ... more
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