The slickness of Sade meets the bombastic Brockley bantu wild child on ‘South London
Safari’. She forays into spoken word territory, pushing herself creatively into new
spaces. Returning to fond childhood places, reframing relationships, forgiving and
allowing hilarious content memories to re-emerge...
Cool your lip, take it in your stride
All of this, look me in the eyes
Stand right back, who are you to decide
The ones that get to rise after the fall
Found a way to escape, from reality
Take my hand come on let's pray
Won’t be played, like a tambourine
So change your ways, only so much we can take before we break
We won't suffer, we won't suffer no more
We won’t suffer, won't suffer no more
Whoa, whoa, woah, why..
Bit by bit, while thе world collided around me
I used to sit and starе at the horizon
This ain't it, time to live your life yeah
We're the ones that get to rise after the fall
Coz we found a way to escape, from reality
Take my hand come on lets pray
Don't be played, like a tambourine
Or change your ways
Only so much we can take before we break
We won't suffer, we won't suffer no more
We won't suffer, won’t suffer no more
Whoa, whoa, woah, why..
South London safari
You can’t civilise me, people wanna criticise me oh
When they were lying
I Thought that I could be myself with you?
So why you trying, you're addicted to the bright lights & the bullshit
You’re people are dying yo, nobody's crying
Busy out here flying, flying away
We're busy out here flying, flying away
Busy out here flying, flying away
We're flying, we’re flying yeah
We won't suffer, we won't suffer no more
We won't suffer, won't suffer no more
Whoa, whoa, woah, why..
South London safari
We used to get high by the dinosaurs in Crystal palace
Malice in wonderland
We couldn't go outside till I'd done my chores or
Auntie Gladys would take me by the hand
Stone circles, Hilly fields park
Try'na light a cigarette, waiting for a spark
My friends don't cry when I'm sitting in the dark
By the light of the moon, hear me sing like a lark
I should be getting home soon, he'll be waiting
I don't wanna let him down, what a shame ting
Tell me who's to blame Shing, she said
So I said my prayers to our lady of consumption
It's rude to stare with your thoughts & your assumptions
Natural hairdo, Norwood Junction
I'm sat in the hair chair trying to function
He had a half paid scholarship to St Dunstan's
Every penny spent, now they're facing gazumtion
Feds at the door, body cameras, truncations
South London safari..
We used to get high by the dinosaurs in Crystal palace
Malice in wonderland
Never went outside till we'd done our chores
Livin, Lovin the view from the Horniman
We used to get high by the dinosaurs in Crystal palace
Malice in wonderland
Couldn't go outside till we'd done our chores or
Aunty Gladys would take us by the hand
South London safari...(Get inside!)
South London Safari was produced by Aron Kyne.
Shingai released South London Safari on Mon Oct 12 2020.