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Singer-songwriter Tinashe teamed up with British producer Devonté Hynes for “Ghetto Boy”, track 15 off her R&B/pop mixtape, NIGHTRIDE.
Dev Hynes has already worked with Tinashe on the track “Bet” from her previous album Aquarius, which hints why the guitar beat on both songs sound similar.
“Gh...
[Verse 1]
Nothing I can say while I'm drifting
Slipping in and out 'til I see you
Don't wake me 'til I'm holding you
Still shaking from the fear of waking
[Pre-Chorus]
I don't wanna live without you
I don't wanna live without you
Can I keep us locked in my room?
Can I keep us locked in my room?
[Chorus]
I was running through the meadows
Through the meadows with my ghetto boy
Come and see me in the shadows
I've been waiting in the corners for you
Come on, baby, lift your head up
Look around and see that we're alone
Don't you think it's time you noticed
This is everything that's waiting for you
Nobody's gonna hurt you
Nobody's gonna do this for you
What you say? What you say?
Nobody's gonna hurt you
Nobody's gonna do this for you
What you say? What you say?
[Verse 2]
Lights shine in an instant
It makes it clearer to see you
For a moment it's been overdue
But then I see just what I'm missing and know
[Pre-Chorus]
I don't want to live without you (No without you baby)
I don't want to live without you
Can I keep us locked in my room?
Can I keep us locked in my room?
[Chorus]
I was running through the meadows
Through the meadows with my ghetto boy
Come and see me in the shadows
I've been waiting in the corners for you
Come on, baby, lift your head up
Look around and see that we're alone
Don't you think it's time you noticed
This is everything that's waiting for you
Nobody's gonna hurt you
Nobody's gonna do this for you
What you say? What you say?
Nobody's gonna hurt you
Nobody's gonna do this for you
What you say? What you say?
[Bridge]
No one needs to ever know
Just how deep our feelings go
No one's gonna tell them nothing
Nothing's gonna keep me from running, oh
[Chorus]
I was running through the meadows
Through the meadows with my ghetto boy
Come see me in the shadows
I've been waiting in the corners for you
Come on, baby, lift your head up
Look around and see that we're alone
Don't you think its time you noticed
This is everything that's waiting for you
Nobody's gonna hurt you
Nobody's gonna do this for you
What you say? What you say?
Nobody's gonna hurt you
Nobody's gonna do this for you
What you say? What you say?
Ghetto Boy was written by Babydaddy & Devonté Hynes & Nicola Roberts & Tinashe.
Ghetto Boy was produced by Devonté Hynes.
Tinashe released Ghetto Boy on Fri Nov 04 2016.
I am always a fan of juxtaposition and opposites and not fitting into particular lanes so I think the fact that the title, “Ghetto Boy,” creates such a strong visual and then the song sounds so sonically different than that… that is what the magic is, that juxtaposition between the two.
The guitar solo on “Bet” was performed by Devonte Hynes and the guitar solo on “Ghetto Boy” was performed by Devonte Hynes, so that is definitely the reason why they sound similar. But I like to be able to have some fluidity between all of our projects and I love Devonte, he is awesome. I wanted to...