19th Floor by Joy Crookes
19th Floor by Joy Crookes

19th Floor

Joy Crookes * Track #2 On Skin

19th Floor Lyrics

[Intro]
Nineteenth floor

[Verse 1]
Headed back to where I started
Past the fireflies of Rizla burning bright
Lost the tower where my heart is
Cinema skylines that I don't recognise
Strip the life out of these streets
It's a daylight robbery
You'll never take the London out of me

[Chorus]
I was raised by the river, nineteenth floor
We never got this high before
We were lost so long, look how far we've come
Down by the river, I remember where I belong
Ooh, I remember where I belong

[Verse 2]
Nothing same but nothing different
Hear the people cry concrete lullabies
I never thought I'd say I miss it
See it speaking when I walk
Don't test the waters

[Chorus]
I was raised by the river, nineteenth floor
We never got this high before
We were lost so long, look how far we've come
Down by the river, I remember where I belong

[Bridge]
Bopping down Walworth Road, bubblegum blow
Sliders and Sunday clothes
Doing like my Nani, 70s steez
Cardamom stain my teeth
I see the things you've seen
But you don't speak, you leave the traces
Like I picked up a parcel handed down through generations

[Chorus]
Raised by the river, nineteenth floor
We never got this high before
We were lost so long, look how far we've come
Down by the river, I remember where I belong
Ooh, I remember where I belong
Ooh, I remember where I belong

19th Floor Q&A

Who wrote 19th Floor's ?

19th Floor was written by Joy Crookes & Jonny Lattimer & STINT.

Who produced 19th Floor's ?

19th Floor was produced by Blue May.

When did Joy Crookes release 19th Floor?

Joy Crookes released 19th Floor on Fri Oct 15 2021.

What did Joy Crookes say about "19th Floor"?

It’s a song about belonging – but it touches on so many subjects. It’s a comment on immigrants, it’s a comment on gentrification, and it’s a metaphor for all the things my grandma and my mum had to go through to give me the life that I have getting this opportunity to be a musician. And I think that...

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What have the artists said about the song?

The spoken bit at the beginning is me saying goodbye to my grandma on the 19th floor of her building in London. This is what I do every time I say goodbye to her, and she always gives me that beautiful ‘Okay, I love you’. The strings were recorded in Abbey Road in Studio Two, which is The Beatles’ r...

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