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Consider This

by Amahla

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I used to walk On my way to school I’d walk across Hackney Downs Singing Endlessly I remember How people lost their homes Moved around caught between identities Now Coffee shops £6 a cup attract a different crowd A conscious act that soon impacts the council’s disavowal If I ask you one thing Will you, Consider This? Does it feel abrupt? When council flats becomes mixed income homes Like their money and class will trickle down Properties left empty while their owners are abroad Mean, high rise flats That no one here would ever dream to afford I guess Government Cuts mean no leisure for the poor While the rhetoric from leadership tells us We can have it all If I ask you one thing, Will you, Consider This?
2.
Old Soul 04:45
Old Soul She was nothing until she heard Bless the child who’s soul it touched With not a struggle in mind but longing for the city blues - the masquerade Slowly becoming the foundations (of her life) Cuz I was only 3 years old When I fell in love with old soul Too deep was the cry Too sharp was the knife (Ooooh) And I, fell in love with old soul Listening with Otis on a vinyl record I know his tone is - as rich as black coffee But if we do the same in time, we'll be making our own paradise If Troubles of world come over me Cuz I was only 3 years old When I fell in love with old soul Too deep was the cry Too sharp was the knife (Ooooh) And I fell in love with old soul
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River 03:58
Everyone it seems has found love Ringing like a warning sign in my ears On every platform but their stories are never enough Just wait for me dear Cuz screens they become a veil Another game for the masquerade The ever looming, all intrusive age So I choose to visualise The river has highs - Never bothered me before Rejecting the voices clouding my head But the fun is in the chase Just move with the tide And let gravity pull you along Like a river Like a river We're distracted by our desires you see When they're in the palm of our hands We’re tryna to push towards nirvana but it seems Instead we search for neverland Instead we search for neverland Instead we search for neverland Cuz screens they become a veil Another game for the masquerade The ever looming, all intrusive age So I choose to visualise The river has highs River The river has highs
4.
I wanna put my whole body in water And let it wade I wanna put my whole body in water And let it wade He was lucid poised with envy Sweet as rum and sugar cane Empty bottles left him bitter She seemed to hold too much power with her I wanna put my whole body in water And let it wade I wanna put my whole body in water And let it wade Muted mouths mean brutal lessons Always stay beneath the soil Her inner strength was her saviour You're calling checkmate but the queen will conquer Feel the water beneath me Giving life to my wounds Waves will align All in due time I wanna put my whole body in water And let it wade x2 I wanna put my whole body in water And let it wade x2
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They say that we’re free then I turn on our news And another sister's been taken too They tell us we’re brave when we march in the streets Not understanding we’re marching for our own humanity So I say be quiet to the man who talks in my ear with the privilege but no initiative I say be quiet to the voice won’t disappear but is unsettled when I don’t play the game Be smart, our legacy will long outlast (us) I cannot wait for the day Take my breath away These times I’ll wait I cannot wait for the day Take my breath away These times I’ll wait

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Amahla’s debut EP ‘Consider This’ explores issues of Domestic Violence, Race, Class and inner city life, demonstrating a storytelling ability long beyond her years. It’s a culturally important release, with an undeniably talented songwriter at its core.

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released February 20, 2019

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