Sweeter
Leon Bridges & Terrace Martin * Track #9 On Gold-Diggers Sound
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Sweeter by Leon Bridges (Ft. Terrace Martin)
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Performed by
Leon BridgesTerrace MartinProduced by
Nate Mercereau & Ricky ReedWrited by
Zach Cooper & Vic Dimotsis & Rome Castille & Nate Mercereau & Ricky Reed & Dan Wilson & Leon Bridges & Terrace MartinAbout
“Sweeter” marks the first collaboration between Leon Bridges and Terrace Martin, who is featured on the saxophone. The track was released amidst the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests in the U.S., with Leon Bridges paying tribute to George Floyd’s death by singing from the perspective of a black man t...
Sweeter Lyrics
[Chorus]
Hoping for a life more sweeter
Instead I'm just a story repeating
Why do I fear with skin dark as night?
Can't feel peace with those judging eyes
[Verse 1]
I thought we moved on from the darker days
Did the words of the King disappear in the air
Like a butterfly?
Somebody should hand you a felony
Because you stole from me
My chance to be
[Chorus]
Hoping for a life more sweeter
Instead I'm just a story repeating
Why do I fear with skin dark as night?
Can't feel peace with those judging eyes
[Verse 2]
The tears of my mother rain, rain over me
My sisters and my brothers sing, sing over me
And I wish I had another day, but it's just another day
[Chorus]
Hoping for a life more sweeter
Instead I'm just a story repeating
Why do I fear with skin dark as night?
Can't feel peace with those judging eyes
Hoping for a life more sweeter
Sweeter Q&A
Who wrote Sweeter's ?
Sweeter was written by Zach Cooper & Vic Dimotsis & Rome Castille & Nate Mercereau & Ricky Reed & Dan Wilson & Leon Bridges & Terrace Martin.
Who produced Sweeter's ?
Sweeter was produced by Nate Mercereau & Ricky Reed.
When did Leon Bridges release Sweeter?
Leon Bridges released Sweeter on Sat Jun 06 2020.
What did Leon Bridges say about "Sweeter"?
A June 2020 Pitchfork article quoted the artists saying:
I cannot and will not be silent any longer. Just as Abel’s blood was crying out to God, George Floyd is crying out to me.
–Leon Bridges
It is always an honor to share a platform with my dear brother Leon Bridges. This is meditation music; i...
Have these artists collaborated before?
Yes, Terrace Martin featured on a 2018 instrumental of Leon Bridge’s single “Bad Bad News” off of his sophomore album, Good Thing.
What else have the artists said about the song?
Throughout my career, I’ve always been scrutinised for not making political music, and I’ve kind of sat with that for a long time. I just didn’t want to half-ass it. So this is a moment where Terrace Martin jumped off a session with these crazy chords. And for me, the chords or whatever’s happening...