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The song is partly a reference to Saint Augustine, an African Bishop of Hippo, born in 354, who was a great writer; 5 million of his words still survive today, the most famous being Confessions. He is also the subject of the Bob Dylan song “I Saw Saint Augustine”
Also of interest is the fact that S...
[Verse 1]
My father was a young man
My mother, off the boat
My eyes were fresh at twenty-one
Bruised, but still afloat
Our heads have hit the pavement
Many times before
You stroke his face to soothe him
While knowing that there’s more
[Chorus]
See, Augustine
Late have I loved and chose to see
(What if I choose to see this strength I see with him?)
Skin on your skin
A warmth that I can feel with him
[Verse 2]
And no one even told me
The way that you should feel
Tell me, did you lose your son?
Tell me, would you lose your love?
Cry and birth my deafness
While Trayvon falls asleep
The things that I can't do to you
The things that I can't do to you
[Chorus]
See, Augustine
Late have I loved and chose to see
(What if I choose to see? What if I choose to see?)
Skin on your skin
A warmth that I can feel with him
[Outro: Blood Orange + Ava Raiin]
Nontetha
We heard it all from you
Nontetha
We waited here for you
Nontetha
We heard it all from you
Nontetha
We waited here for you
Nontetha
We heard it all from you
Nontetha
We waited here for you
Nontetha
Kushé-o aw di bodi
Nontetha
Augustine was written by Devonté Hynes.
Augustine was produced by Devonté Hynes.
Blood Orange released Augustine on Mon Jun 27 2016.
Dev discussed the meaning behind this song in an interview for Red Bull Music Academy:
It discusses all of us and being in our early 20s and… You know, I moved to New York at that time, my dad from Sierra Leone, et cetera.
Then it goes even further, discussing different levels that, which is a big...