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YOU

by OK Naledi

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"Out on my own in this world, because of all the things I've observed"

YOU is a song that explores the idea of being so disheartened with how the world is unfolding that perhaps it might be better to exist alone. The last line of the chorus proclaims, "I'll work on being compelled to myself".

But there is a subtle desire throughout YOU of longing for community and the need for collaboration. This concept is beautifully expressed in the music video for YOU.

lyrics

Yo wo way-yo, yo wo way-yo
Yo wo way-yo, yo wo way-yo

There's gonna be hard days ahead
Convincing myself that it's better again
You don't even know where I'm at
Breaking my heart seems so simple at best

You just do you
You take good care of yourself
You just do you
I'll work on being compelled to myself

Yo wo way-yo, yo wo way-yo
Yo wo way-yo, yo wo way-yo

It's harder when it comes from the place
Where you took down all the walls and you put them away
Thinking that I knew all the games
I didn't even know there's a new way to play

You just do you
You take good care of yourself
You just do you
I'll work on being compelled to myself

To myself

Now it's coming down to the part
Looking down the road
I can't see it laid out
Should I try to walk through the dark
Hands stretched out and I'm blinking a lot

You just do you
You take good care of yourself
You just do you
I'll work on being compelled to my

I never thought that I was gonna have to work this thing out once again
Building up the strength to keep turning and burning the flame
Out on my own in this world
Because of all the things I've observed

To myself

Yo wo way-yo, yo wo way-yo
Yo wo way-yo, yo wo way-yo

To myself

Yo wo way-yo, yo wo way-yo
Yo wo way-yo, yo wo way-yo

To myself
To myself

credits

released April 12, 2022
Written and Composed by OK Naledi
Mixed and Mastered by Dean Hadjichristou at All Buttons In Recording Studio
Beats by FrankyG Music
Photo: David D. Pistol

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OK Naledi

OK Naledi is an Afro House music project created by Queer, Motswana Canadian musician Kimberly Naledi Sunstrum.
Traditional sub-Saharan clean guitar lines, classic deep bass, movement-inspiring beats and that iconic, driving Afro House tempo - these are the pieces that define OK Naledi. ... more

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