“Back to Life” is Chiiild’s sophomore release. With a feature from Zimbabwe-raised singer Shungudzo, the track uses experimental R&B melodies to provide a layer for Chiild and Shungudzo to sing about the possibility of an afterlife.
When speaking to The Line of Best Fit, Shungudzo said:
Chiiil...
[Verse 1: Chiiild]
Life keeps getting harder
I feel myself becoming like my father
I used to be a lover, not a fighter
Now I'm throwing fast words
Yeah, tell me what we're learning
Guess no one read the history, we're burning
Don't understand the way the world is turning
Are we moving backwards?
[Chorus: Shungudzo]
If there's a God, I hope she's black
And when I die, she brings me back, back to life
Back, back to life
I hope I get my second chance
And when I die, she brings me back, back to life
Back, back to life
[Bridge: Chiiild & Shungudzo, Both]
Life keeps getting harder
Come get me, darling, come get me, darling
Come get me, darling
Are we moving backwards?
[Chorus: Shungudzo]
If there's a God, I hope she's black
And when I die, she brings me back, back to life
Back, back to life
I hope I get my second chance
And when I die, she brings me back, back to life
Back, back to life
[Bridge: Chiild]
Life keeps getting harder
Come get me darling
[Chorus: Shungudzo & Chiiild]
If there's a God (Come get me, darling), I hope she's black
And when I die, she brings me back, back to life
Back, back to life
I hope I get my second chance
And when I die, she brings me back, back to life
Back, back to life
If there's a God (Come get me, darling), I hope she's black
And when I die, she brings me back, back to life
Back, back to life
Back to Life was written by xSDTRK & Pierre-Luc Rioux & Isabelle Dunn & Shungudzo.
Back to Life was produced by xSDTRK & Pierre-Luc Rioux.
Chiiild released Back to Life on Fri Sep 13 2019.
When speaking to The Line of Best Fit, Shungudzo said:
Chiiild and I wrote ’Back To Life’ on the day we met. We really bonded over being African artists who want to use music to tell stories about diversity, ask questions about humanity, and unify people over shared personal experiences. All of the...