[Chorus: Rachel Chinouriri, Rachel Chinouriri & Hak Baker]
We swim too far
Smoke blue cigars in November
Remember when
We want to sparsingly, too hard to just sing without no heart
I cannot be your puppet
We swim too far
Smoke blue cigars in November
Remember when
We want to sparsingly, too hard to just sing without no heart
I cannot
[Verse 1: Rachel Chinouriri]
Call my friend to the bar (We swim too far)
Too hard, too hard
Need a hand to walk me home
Just needed karma
My head can't drown my thoughts
Respect comes after
I'm long gone, it's too far
Life can just get too hard
Do I finish with my words?
Put it down to my fists
Violence don't come first
But violence seems to finish our arguments, interactions
Only thing you know is crashing down to burn, burn
Yes, we live to learn, learn
[Chorus: Rachel Chinouriri & Hak Baker]
We swim too far
Smoke blue cigars in November
Remember when
We want to sparsingly, too hard to just sing without no heart
I cannot be your puppet
We swim too far
Smoke blue cigars in November
Remember when
We want to sparsingly, too hard to just sing without no heart
I cannot
[Verse 2: Hak Baker, Rachel Chinouriri]
Raise my hand and my arm (We swim too far)
Too hard, too hard
But not enough to cause an alarm
Just needed calm
Borrowed my thoughts toward my guitar
Then played my regards
Too many sheep inside the farm (Baah), for any psalm to disarm
Too many um's, too many ah's (Um's and ah's)
Just make your remarks
Babylon cannot quiet the martyrs (Never)
Even if they hire an Amarda
I raise my hand to a bastard
I know it's classless
But shit, this freedom, it's chartered
So I will sing till the advantage is our (Adantage is ours)
[Chorus: Rachel Chinouriri & Hak Baker]
We swim too far
November
Remember when
We want to sparsingly, too hard to just sing without no heart
I cannot be your puppet
We swim too far
Smoke blue cigars in November
Remember when
We want to sparsingly, too hard to just sing without no heart
I cannot be your puppet
November was written by Rachel Chinouriri & Hak Baker & HYLNU.
November was produced by HYLNU.
Rachel Chinouriri released November on Fri Jul 09 2021.
The song is a reflection of the modern day. It was important to work with another Black artist, especially another whose music breaks cliched boundaries of what Black artists should be doing. The track feels free and empowering. Important for the time of today.
— Hak Baker via Flood
Making ‘November’ with Hak was such a fun and easy experience. It felt like I was making a song with an old friend of mine despite just meeting. Hak and Dan (the producer I work with) started playing some guitar and I just started singing the chorus and it formulated so perfectly. It’s a fun track a...