Playlist Sampha

sampha - beneath the tree

Don't fail me now I need your wishes (2X)

I imagine those coloured skies
Window down and we're caught in flight
You can let the breeze, let the breeze cool you
And I hope the wind blows out those fires of doubt

If there's a monster inside of here
Well I'm gonna keep it clear
I wish it would take all these things and go
There's no more we need to know

We fade out lover, yeah
We need time to recover, yeah
Well you can have a wish, have a wish on me
I know it makes you feel at ease
How could I disagree

If there's a monster inside of here
Well I'm gonna keep it clear
I wish it would take all these things and go
There's no more we need to know

You suppress concerns habitually
You take away that apathy
It means you mean something to me
I need assistance beyond my dreams
A fire beneath the tree
A calm sea in anarchy
How do you smile, you smile at ease
My desire burns beneath

Don't fail me now I need your wishes (2X)

If there's a monster inside of here
Well I'm gonna keep it clear
I wish it would take all these things and go
There's no more we need to know

sampha - blood on me

[Intro: Sampha]
Ayy, oh, I am, ayy, oh, I

[Verse 1: Sampha]
Grey hoodie, they cover their heads
I can't see their faces
I can't see, see, see, see, see
They're near me
There's sweat on my hand
My heart's thumpin', drummin'
No need, no need to take from me
Don't throw the paint on me
I see this light formin'
I got lost astray
And as far as runnin' away
I still puff, I'm on the edge now
They see me, and not nearly
I nearly lose my grip, but you held on to me
And assured me, and tell me that I'm okay, but
[Chorus]
I swear they smell the blood on me
I hear them coming for me
I swear they smell the blood on me
I hear them coming for me, for me

[Verse 2]
I wake up and the sky is blood red
I'm still heavy breathin'
Felt so much more than dreamin'
I get up, they're at the edge of my bed
Yeah, how did they find me, find me?
They said there's somethin' bleedin' in me
Somethin' screamin' in me
Somethin' perfect deep beneath
What I need to, need to get away
So I get it, still it's get away
And I'd send away, and I'd send away
But my gears got stuck
I'm on this road now
I'm so alone now, swervin' out of control now
And I crash the whip
And your strength runs through me
Arms out, you pull me
And wipe my wounds clean

[Chorus]
I swear they smell the blood on me
I hear them coming for me
I swear they smell the blood on me
I hear them coming for me, for me, yeah

[Bridge]
Ayy, oh, I am, ayy, oh, I am
Ayy, oh, I am, ayy, oh, I am
Ayy, oh, I am, ayy, oh, I am
Ayy, oh, I am, ayy, oh, I am
Ayy, oh, I am, ayy, oh, I am
Ayy, oh, I am, ayy, oh, I am
Ayy, oh, I am, ayy, oh, I am
Ayy, oh, I am, ayy, oh, I am

[Chorus]
I swear they smell the blood on me
I hear them coming for me
I swear they smell the blood on me
I hear them coming for me, for me, yeah

sampha - can 039 t get close

[Verse 1: Sampha]
Can't get, said can't get close
Father, hope you're listening
Mum, she's doin alright cause God's listening
Something right, that's what you wanted
And we wanted to, try to fit it
Your love, it was falling
Maybe all I care about is you, maybe all I care about
(Give it to me)

See I can't get, can't get close
Can't get, no I can't get close
See I can't get, can't get close
Can't get, I can't close to you
But, there you are, when you walked out that door
Oh I care, all I want is more
Don't take control, run to sorrow
Been buildings in, pouring out pouring out. See you

See I can't get, can't get close
Can't get, no I can't get close
See I can't get, can't get close
Can't get, I can't close to you
See I can't get, can't get close
Can't get, no I can't get close
See I can't get, can't get close
Can't get, I can't close to you

Oh, I'll never, no I never, will lose your love
See you never, ever really knew all it
Oh, oh, you take me
Oh, love you've taken me over
Oh, love you taken me over
Oh, love you've taken me
Oh love you've taken me apart
And then you can't get close
And then you can't get close to, to you

sampha - don 039 t touch my hair

Don't touch my hair
When it's the feelings I wear
Don't touch my soul
When it's the rhythm I know
Don't touch my crown
They say the vision I've found
Don't touch what's there
When it's the feelings I wear

They don't understand
What it means to me
Where we chose to go
Where we've been to know
They don't understand
What it means to me
Where we chose to go
Where we've been to know

You know this hair is my shit, rode the ride
I gave it time
But this here is mine
You know this hair is my shit, rode the ride
I gave it time
But this here is mine

What you say, oh
What you say to me (x8)

Don't touch my pride
They say the glory's all mine
Don't test my mouth
They say the truth is my sound

They don't understand
What it means to me
Where we chose to go
Where we've been to know
They don't understand
What it means to me
Where we chose to go
Where we've been to know

You know this hair is my shit, rode the ride
I gave it time
But this here is mine
You know this hair is my shit, rode the ride
I gave it time
But this here is mine

What you say, oh
What you say to me (x8)

What you say to me (x16)

sampha - incomplete kisses

Those incomplete kisses
Were weighing you down with every step
In this house we're sinking
But we're too far numb to really care
The TV keeps glitching
The lights dim down and portals appear
And somehow you step out
To say you're not by yourself now

[Chorus]
Those incomplete kisses
Those incomplete kisses
Wait too long, you'll miss it
Before long you're missing
Don't let your heart hide your story
Don't let your mind hide your story
'Cause if you deny others inside
It gets harder to move along
Moving on

Flying high above all your memories
I have a birds-eye view
A child stood at the cemetery
He looks just like you
Orange, yellow, purple, blue skies
A painting so true
And I hear those cries
Don't you leave me here
Don't you leave me here

[Chorus]
Those incomplete kisses
Those incomplete
Wait too long, you'll miss it
Wait too long
Those incomplete kisses
Those incomplete
Those incomplete kisses
Those incomplete kisses
Wait too long, you'll miss it
Before long, you're missing
Don't let your heart hide your story
Don't let your heart hide your story
'Cause if you deny others inside
It gets harder to move along
Moving on

[Outro]
Those incomplete kisses
Were weighing you down with every step
In this house we're sinking
But we're too far numb to really care
The TV keeps glitching
The lights dim down and portals appear

sampha - kora sings

[Intro]
There's no one here for miles
It's just me in the burning sun
It's just me, myself and my gun
Remembering the times
Oh grapes on the vines
But with family, I
I don't have the time
The time to be questioning life
You just gotta be there

[Verse 1]
A mother needs her sons
Oh she needs them near
We don't have to talk
I just need you here
But if you go away
Please don't disappear
The heat is making light
Of a heavy year

[Chorus]
I really hope there's rainfall
My hands together looking at the stars
I really hope there's angels
Because the world is turning, turning way too fast
She says she can't turn tables
Well I say you don't know how wrong you are
Or just how strong you are
You don't know how strong you are

[Verse 2]
A pillow on your face soaking up those tears
Who's anyone to say you should have no fear?
A mouth full of smoke really made things clear
You've been with me since the cradle
You've been with me, you're my angel
Please don't you disappear

[Outro]
It's just me in the burning sun
It's just me, myself and my gun
Remembering the times

sampha - like the piano

sampha - plastic 100 c

[Intro: Neil Armstrong]
I'll work my way over into the sunlight here
without looking directly into the sun

[Verse 1]
Magnetic light in the blue-high haze
A magnifying glass upon my face

[Chorus 1]
It's so hot I've been melting out here
I'm made out of plastic out here
You touched down in the base of my fears
Houston, can-can-can you hear?
And we both had to harness our pain
Close it and hope it decays
Oh, inhale and I'm up and away
Up and away

[Verse 2]
I love those mornings, when the sun's up
Smoking in the lobby, waiting for my name to pop up
yeah, pop up
Usually I'd run home, and tuck the issue under
Oh, sleeping with my worries, yeah
I didn't really know what that lump was, my luck

[Chorus 2]
It's so hot I've been melting out here
I'm made out of plastic out here
You touched down in the base of my fears
And that's when your beauty appears
It's so hot I've been melting out here
I'm made out of plastic out here
You touched down in the base of my fears
Houston, can-can-can you hear me now?

[Verse 3]
You dare know what the scarecrow hears
It's like outer space in his inner ears
And like a blossom you opened up
And understood why you could not love, oh

[Chorus 3]
It's so hot I've been melting out here
I'm made out of plastic out here
You touched down in the base of my fears
Houston, can-can-can you hear?
I've been melting, melting down here
I'm made out of plastic out here
You touched down in the base of my fears
Houston, can-can-can you hear me no?

[Neil Armstrong]
I'll work my way over into the sunlight here without looking directly into the sun

[Bridge]
Sky high deflating ideas
Thriving of your lessons and yes you are my lantern
A shy light curves around my ears
The more you speak, the more I see
The more your lights grows upon me
And the more it grows, the closer I think you are
the closer I think you are
To seeing me whole
What if you don't like what you see
silhouettes inside a dream
And I'm melting from the light
One drip at a time
(Two four two zero)
I'm melting from the light
One drip, one drip at a time

[Outro: Buzz Aldrin Neil Armstrong]
I think you're pulling the wrong one
I'm just... Okay. I'm ready to pull it down now

sampha - reverse faults

There's a fault in my structure
It's always you and never me
I threw the blame and it shattered
And now there's broken glass praying to be healed
You struck a chord and I listened
You damn near broke all the strings
When you get close, I get distant
Instead I'll drive away to a place surreal
And tell me how that feels

Took the brake pads out the car
And I flew
Smashed this window in my heart
And I blamed you
This anger's taking me apart
Explosive truths
Except this time I went too far
And I hurt you
I wish I could take it back right now

Where's that smile when it matters?
Where was I when you called?
I shot the blame and it scattered
Now there's bullet holes spread across the walls
I took the shape of a letter
Slipped myself underneath your door
In this red room we develop
An understanding of all our wrongs
Now can we move along?

Took the brake pads out the car
And I flew
Smashed this window in my heart
And I blamed you
This anger's taking me apart
Explosive truths
Except this time I went too far
And I hurt you
I wish I could take it back righ

sampha - take me inside

Does he still make your blood rush?
These days I'm just not sure how to feel
Does he still make you run wild?
Silence, and your lips were sealed
As if you didn't care
And your love was gone
Her love was lost
Calm before the storm
I don't care if you take me inside
You can be what you want every time
And I know it's hard to find the mind to say you do

You're free
You're free, you're free, you're free
You're free enough to find your feet
You're also free enough to hide from me
And I seek
I seek, I seek, I seek
I'm seeking something I can't see
I may be reading in too deep
And maybe this is all a dream

sampha - timmy 039 s prayer

[Intro]
If ever you're listening
If ever you're listening
If ever you're listening

[Chorus]
If ever you're listening
If heaven's a prison
Then I am your prisoner
Yes, I am your prisoner
I messed up, ooh
I know now
There's no room for me to play now
Nowhere to dig my way out

My vital organs are beating through
My ribcage opened, my heart ballooned
I... I've lost another one
I'm on the floor trying to dress my wounds
Address the fact it was mine to lose
I... I didn't try enough
And when I'm left without your love
It could feel like a lifetime baby
And somewhere in the start we had it alright
Sunshine and blue skies, yes I call
But now there's a darker blue
I'm bleeding and you don't care
The sun sinks and you're not there

[Chorus]
If ever you're listening
If heaven's a prison
Then I am your prisoner
Yes, I am your prisoner
I messed up, ooh
I know now
There's no room for me to play now
Nowhere to dig my way out

My brother always said I'm a dreamer, dreamer
You better watch out where this life will lead ya
And he always said she's a keeper keeper
She'll stay by your side when the rest will leave ya
Well I'm looking on my left side, I'm looking on my right
She's nowhere to be seen now when I close my eyes at night

Dreaming, surely you will find me by the shore
I'm singing so blindly, can you hear me?
Can you find me?
If you find me, wanna tell you I love you so
I wanna tell you that love comes and goes
That it comes and goes
I hear the footsteps in the water and I feel the breeze
I open my eyes and no words, no words

I wish that I listened when I was in prison
Now I'm just a visitor
I came to the gates but you turned me away
You asked me what am I waiting for
I'm waiting 'cause I fucked up, ooh
I got thrown out
I don't know which way to go now
Don't know which way is home now

[Chorus]
If ever you're listening
If heaven's a prison
Then I am your prisoner
Yes, I am your prisoner
I messed up, oh
I know now
There's no room for me to play now
Nowhere to dig my way out

sampha - under

[Intro]
Under, under, under, under, under
under, under, under, under
You, you, you, you, you, ooh
Thunder, thunder, thunder, thunder, thunder
under, under, under, under, under, under
You, you, you, you, you, ooh-ooh-ooh

Sophisticated bitter queen
You're the ghost in my machine
As I sit at my piano
And flick through every channel
Channeling those memories
Trying to put and end to these
I don't need you now
I don't need you now
I don't need you now
I don't, I don't

[Chorus]
I wonder, sit and watch you wonder
I see you manipulate your lover
Take cover, waves come crashing over us
And I go under
Under, under, under, under
And yes, I'm under your spell
Thunder, thunder, thunder, thunder
Under
You, you, you, you, you
Waves come crashing over me
I'm somewhere in open sea
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeahh
I'm gasping for air

A nemesis, an enemy
You're the crack inside the screen
As I'm singing my soprano
Still flicking through the channels
Signal lost and out of reach
You're eyes become the TV screens
As I sit I watch you walk my way
Static, the static on those screens now
We're together, on this balcony yeah
I'm still swimming in those eyes
You made it rain like you own the sky, oh
You made it rain like you own the sky

[Chorus]
I wonder, sit and watch you wonder
I see you manipulate your lover
Take cover, waves come crashing over us
And I go under
Under, under, under, under
And yes, I'm under your spell
Thunder, thunder, thunder, thunder
Under
You, you, you, you, you
Waves come crashing over me
I'm somewhere in open sea
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeahh
I'm gasping for air

[Outro]
I can feel it
Slipping away
Slipping away
Under, under, under, under
You, you, you, you, you, ooh
Thunder, thunder, thunder
You, you, you, you, you, you

sampha - without

[Verse 1]
See, I don?t wanna say you've got me
See, I don?t wanna say you've got me
I?m just glad that you?re here
Here, here, here and you're here
I see mountains and mountains are close
So I?m searching here, I'm searching for love
Only good it?s not into
The only good it?s not unfair
Yeah, yeah

[Bridge]
Just say it, say it, say it, say it , say it
See we don?t have to go, we don?t have to go
Without, without, without without
Just say it, say it, say it, say it, say it
Won?t you say?

[Verse 2]
Well I?m far from perfect
I see the pictures that you take
The darkness in your days don't change
They don't change
But I?m saying, saying, saying
Won?t you stay?
You need somebody
That comes along to say
That you are going to be OK, OK, OK, OK
Well I'll say, say, say, say, it
I can?t stay forever
But if this would go straight
I conquered the catastrophe

[Outro]
Without you, without you without you
Without you, with out you, with out you
So just say it
Just say
That we don?t have to go
We don?t have to go with out, without
I?ll say it, say it, say it
I?ll say it, I?ll say it

sampha - what shouldn 039 t i be

You can always, you can always come home
I know you've been out there, out there on your own
Out there on your own
I wake up in my own skin again
Thinking all about me

[Chorus 1]
What shouldn't I be?
What shouldn't I be?
What shouldn't I be?
What shouldn't I be today?

Family ties
Put them 'round my neck
I'm walkin' 'round high
A ghost by my side
Challenges come
Challenges come and they go
I need someone to help me down
You can always come home
You can always come home
A mother always knows
I needed to grow
Just, it's all about you now

[Chorus 2]
And what shouldn't you be?
What shouldn't you be?
What shouldn't you be?

I should visit my brother
But I haven't been there in months
I've lost connection, signal
To how we were

[Outro]
What shouldn't I be? (What shouldn't I be?)
It's not all about me (What shouldn't I be?)

sampha - can t get close

[Verse 1: Sampha]
Can't get, said can't get close
Father, hope you're listening
Mum, she's doin alright cause God's listening
Something right, that's what you wanted
And we wanted to, try to fit it
Your love, it was falling
Maybe all I care about is you, maybe all I care about
(Give it to me)

See I can't get, can't get close
Can't get, no I can't get close
See I can't get, can't get close
Can't get, I can't close to you
But, there you are, when you walked out that door
Oh I care, all I want is more
Don't take control, run to sorrow
Been buildings in, pouring out pouring out. See you

See I can't get, can't get close
Can't get, no I can't get close
See I can't get, can't get close
Can't get, I can't close to you
See I can't get, can't get close
Can't get, no I can't get close
See I can't get, can't get close
Can't get, I can't close to you

Oh, I'll never, no I never, will lose your love
See you never, ever really knew all it
Oh, oh, you take me
Oh, love you've taken me over
Oh, love you taken me over
Oh, love you've taken me
Oh love you've taken me apart
And then you can't get close
And then you can't get close to, to you

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