CMYK borrows from Aaliyah’s Are You That Somebody? and Kelis' Caught Out There but uses them more as instruments– both have intriguing voices, after all– than impulses. They chatter beneath his propulsive drums and become the songbirds above his bass-and-keyboard throb. Blake uses samples, then, not...
[Chorus]:
Look, I found her
(Damn!)
Red coat
Look, I found her
[Pre-Chorus]:
Look, I found her
Red coat
Look, I found her
[Chorus]
Look, I found her
(Damn!)
Red coat
Look, I found her
[Pre-Chorus]
Look, I found her
Red coat
Look, I found her
[Chorus]
Look, I found her
(Damn!)
Red coat
Look, I found her
(Damn!)
Look, I found her
(Damn!)
Red coat
Look, I found her
(Damn!)
Look, I found her
(Damn!)
Red coat
Look, I found her
(Damn!)
[Chorus]
Look, I found her
(Damn!)
Red coat
Look, I found her
Look, I found her red coat
Look, I found her
Damn!
I probably shouldn't tell it but
If I, if I let you know
We goin’ hook it up while we talk on the phone
But see, I don't know if that's good
I've been holding back this secret from you
I probably shouldn't tell it but
If I, if I let you know
CMYK was written by James Blake.
CMYK was produced by James Blake.
James Blake released CMYK on Fri May 28 2010.