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Single: LEARN ft. Yasmine Kiambang
Artist: Lotus
Label: Songs To Live And Die By
Release Date: August 7th, 2016
Genre: Dancehall, Hip Hop
Written by: Sarojini "Lotus" Lui, Yasmin(e) Kiambang
Produced by: FancyN
Length: 3:39
LEARN is a single by Chinese-American rapper Sarojini "Lotus" Lui, featuring the Malaysian singer-songwriter Yasmine Kiambang. The song was produced produced by Nina "Rum" Tarantino, under the producing name, FancyN and was written by the 2 artists. It was released August 7th, 2016 and was made available to download digitally globally on the same day and the track is planned to premiere on US radio on Monday, serving as the lead single to Lotus' sophomore album, titled MUDPIE. Musically, LEARN is a Dancehall song with Hip Hop production, it's instrumentation being based around a percolating beat, sinuous synth lines, and stretched vocal samples. Many critics refer to the tone of the production as lazy, which matches the repetitive hook well but draws a lot more focus to the actual words of the song. The lyrics only strengthen the song, Lotus and Yasmine Kiambang, who are both infamous for going on a lengthy hiatus and disappearing from the public eye, take the time to write out all the emotions and doubts that they had to face once they finally returned. A song that seems a little overdue for Lotus and feels like it should've appeared on her debut album, What We Learn, Lotus explains why it makes the perfect lead single for her follow up, saying, "My first era was all over the damn place. I released a lot of singles but most of them didn't make the album, I was making and losing a lot of friends at a crazy rate, the whole thing was just a hot ass mess but throughout all of it, I learned a lot about myself and the people around me. Hindsight is a tried and true method, and since this album is all about redemption, I'm taking everything wrong about my last album rollout and profiting off of it, using it to create something ever better. I feel like Yasmine can definitely relate to that, she knows exactly how it all feels so while she cooks up her own comeback I believe she's doing the same thing. This was just the perfect comeback for both of us."
The song was hinted at and teased way back in February when Lotus uploaded a snippet of the song to her website along with a video. Undernetah the video there was a message which said, "a song for everyone who's been abandoned/a song for everyone who's doubted themselves/a song for everyone who just needs to LEARN/we're getting back to work/and we not playing no games this time around". View the video below.
Lotus
Yasmine
Both
First, first, first, first, first, first
Do you hear my word, word, word, word, word, words?
Been running from my work, work, work, work, work, work
And now my sole[soul] hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurts
I just hope to learn, learn, learn, learn, learn, learn
From all my mistake-stake-stake-stake-stake-stakes
Whatever it takes
I’m just trying to find my place
The world only shows the darkest frames
The highways seemed to be engulfed in flames
Don’t know if my heart can keep up with the pace
But I just can’t give up on the waves
I’ve spent all of this time in Malaysia
Hiding from what could’ve been my wake up
They don’t know how it feels to be your own critic
Been telling myself I’m not good enough, far as I see it, you’re all yes men
It only hurts that all I have to do is try to be at my best,
And then I’m begging to stop thinking like “can I live?”
Yet in my head is where I live
Can’t live up to myself and into doubts, I give
Ohh, ohh, oh-oh
Thought too long Into The Night and now I’m running for The Hills
I never seem to learn, learn, learn, learn, learn, learn
Do I hear my own word, word, word, word, words?
Been running from my work, work, work, work, work, work
And now my sole[soul] hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurts
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn, learn
From all my mistake-stake-stake-stake-stake-stakes
Whatever it take, take, take, take, take, takes
It started as food for thought, now I’m stuck doing the dishes
Funny how none of y’all missed me when I went missing
First album out and we already got the second mixing
Just a mud pie in the making
It’s been me and the fam, no relation
Thought you was down with the Lang’, how mistaken
Fake, fake, fake, fake, faking
If you really cared, you would know it was more than a vacation
I swear I'm still tripping off fear and trepidation
Mad ’cause I didn’t pick up the phone, we never even had a line of communication
All along, you were nothing but a nervous prostration
Wasn’t quick enough to cut your ass off, now I'm getting a higher education
I swear y’all never learn, learn, learn, learn, learn
Loyalty never hurt, hurt, hurts nobody
You ain’t gotta like what I say cause I got me
I’m a fucking dime, yall are just a carbon copy
What We Learn taught us nobody can top me
Not even my own doubts can stop, stop, stop me
I just need to learn, learn, learn, learn, learn, learn
Do I hear my own word, word, word, word, words?
Been running from my work, work, work, work, work, work
And now my sole[soul] hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurts
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn, learn
From all my mistake-stake-stake-stake-stake-stakes
Whatever it take, take, take, take, take, take, take take, take, take, take, take, take, takes
I deserve better from myself, I deserve better from the whole world
I deserve the whole damn world, I’m more than just a scaredy little girl
I teach peace but still have to pray for love
Hoping to find acceptance for myself in guidance from above
Put my hijab on and let my hair down
Showing my true colors, who needs to show skin when you feel this proud?
The power isn’t within my sexuality, it’s somewhere deep within my mind
And if I just keep my skull open, I think I’d be just fine
I just need to learn, learn, learn, learn, learn, learn
Do I hear my own word, word, word, word, words?
Been running from my work, work, work, work, work, work
Wonderin’ why my sole[soul] hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurts
I just gotta learn, learn, learn, learn, learn, learn
From all my mistake-stake-stake-stake-stake-stakes
Might’ve messed up at first, first, first, first, first, first, first, first, first, first, first, first, first, first..
But hindsight is the best way to learn, learn
Edited by user 07 August 2016 03:09:23(UTC)
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