“Altadena” is the closer track to Kelela’s debut album, Take Me Apart. It serves an anthem for inclusivity and affirmation to those who sit on the fringes of society and often go unappreciated, but nonetheless keep on keeping on. Kelela echoed this in an interview with The FADER:
I’m specifically t...
[Verse 1]
Now that you're up, my love
Let me remind you
Those dreams you have
Before they all came true
[Chorus]
Nothing to be said or done
It's not just me, it's everyone
Let me remind you, let me remind you
Nothing to be said or done
There's a place for everyone
Let me remind you, let me remind you
[Verse 2]
In the middle of your week
When you get your head down
I hope you think of me
And how I moved it around
Wrote a thousand poems today
Still, I got nothing to say
Except I'll never forget
All it took
[Chorus]
Nothing to be said or done
It's not just me, it's everyone
Let me remind you, let me remind you
Nothing to be said or done
There's a place for everyone
Let me remind you, let me remind you
[Bridge]
Where can, where can I go, go?
It's taking, taking a hold
And now I think I know
That I don't know nothing at all
[Chorus]
Nothing to be said or done
It's not just me, it's everyone
Let me remind you, let me remind you
Nothing to be said or done
There's a place for everyone
Let me remind you, let me remind you, babe
[Chorus]
Nothing to be said or done
It's not just me, it's everyone
Let me remind you, let me remind you
Nothing to be said or done
There's a place for everyone
Let me remind you
[Chorus]
Nothing to be said or done
It's not just me, it's everyone
Let me remind you, let me remind you
Nothing to be said or done
There's a place for everyone
Let me remind you
[Chorus]
Nothing to be said or done
It's not just me, it's everyone
Let me remind you (There's a place)
Nothing to be said or done
There's a place for everyone
Let me remind you
[Chorus]
Nothing to be said or done
It's not just me, it's everyone
Let me remind you...
Altadena was written by Kelela & Mocky & Will Boston & Sabina Sciubba.
Altadena was produced by Jam City & Ariel Rechtshaid & kwes..
Altadena is an area in California that Jam City stayed in during the making of the album, as Kelela said on Twitter: