Ottolenghi by Loyle Carner (Ft. Jordan Rakei)
Ottolenghi by Loyle Carner (Ft. Jordan Rakei)

Ottolenghi

Loyle Carner & Jordan Rakei * Track #4 On Not Waving, But Drowning

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Ottolenghi by Loyle Carner (Ft. Jordan Rakei)

Release Date
Thu Oct 11 2018
Performed by
Loyle CarnerJordan Rakei
Produced by
Jordan Rakei
Writed by
Jordan Rakei & Loyle Carner & Alfa Mist
About

“Ottolenghi” is Loyle Carner’s first main release since his debut studio album Yesterday’s Gone in 2017.

The song’s title references Israeli chef Yotam Ottolenghi who Carner admires greatly. Whilst away, Carner has established his ‘Chili Con Carner’ cooking school for kids with ADHD which he also s...

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Ottolenghi Lyrics

[Verse 1: Loyle Carner]
I was sat up on the train
Staring out the window at the rain (aye)
I heard this little lady must've felt the pain
Ask her mum if the blazing sun’ll ever shine again
I felt ashamed feel the same not her Mother though
Nah, started to laugh got her son involved (aye)
Mention the past like a running joke
And told her 'without all the rain there's no stunning growth’
Close, ah, To everything and nothing
Picture past the honeymoon and bluffing
Where the wooden spoon is only cuffing
Shorter the discussion
But the roots can't manoeuvre out of nothing
I've been suffering these dreamy days (ah)
Remedy and lust don't hold any memories of us
Rather hold you everyday until the memories are dust
Yo we only caught the train 'cause you know I hate the bus
Never get enough

[Chorus: Jordan Rakei]
Born and raised
Made attempts to crawl away
Find a way to exist and hide your face some relate
Leave everything in yesterday

[Verse 2: Loyle Carner]
(Aye) They ask about the bible I was reading
Told them that the title was misleading
Labelled it Jerusalem but really it's for cooking Middle-Eastern
I could see your mind was changing
With the seasons shady for a reason (ah)
They will start decreasing
Leaving like the orange in the evening
It was creeping through the clouds
But now I'm proud to see the images releasing
I just wish the little lady could've seen it but she was dreaming
(Ah) Reckon she’s standing with her mum saying to her
’Look, Mother here's the sun’
Rooted in the moment 'til the memories are done
So I sit and start to wonder on the woman she'll become
Wonder if I'll have a son or a daughter, ones that I brought up Never strong never telling me to run
Never tried to find a sum
Tryna get it done
Yo, I wonder if she’ll ever be as clever as her mum, one

[Chorus: Jordan Rakei]
Born and raised
Made attempts to crawl away
Find a way to exist and hide your face some relate
Leave everything in yesterday
Born and raised
Made attempts to crawl away
Find a way to exist and hide your face some relate
Leave everything in yesterday

[Outro: David Rawlins]
Life can be bad, it can turn bad in a second
So remember what I'm tryna show you
This life can be good one minute
And next minute it can turn bad
So don't look down on nobody
'cause that's how life can turn for everybody
So remember it's love everybody
And I'm gonna look for that for my time
Thank you

Ottolenghi Q&A

Who wrote Ottolenghi's ?

Ottolenghi was written by Jordan Rakei & Loyle Carner & Alfa Mist.

Who produced Ottolenghi's ?

Ottolenghi was produced by Jordan Rakei.

When did Loyle Carner release Ottolenghi?

Loyle Carner released Ottolenghi on Thu Oct 11 2018.

What did Loyle Carner say about "Ottolenghi"?

I was reading one of [Yotam] Ottolenghi’s cookbooks called “Jerusalem”. There’s an issue at the moment with anti-semitism through the context of Syria. I’m on a train and this guy says, “You can’t read that Bible around here. There’s no Jews here.” I said, “Dude, chill. I’m not a Jew, but what if I...

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Are Loyle and Ottolenghi friends?

They have met multiple times before and have a friendly relationship. After the release of “Ottolenghi”, Loyle and the famous chef did a Christmas cooking show together for British GQ.

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