The High
Kelela * Track #6 On Hallucinogen
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The High by Kelela
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KelelaProduced by
Gabriel Reyes-WhittakerAbout
“The High” is the closing track of Kelela’s Hallucinogen EP. It was released on 4 February 2014.
Though it wasn’t included on an official release until October of 2015, Kelela told The Fader that this was actually the first song she ever recorded, even before she released her debut mixtape Cut 4 Me...
The High Lyrics
[Produced by Gifted & Blessed]
[Verse 1]
My lips are creeping up your neck
You shiver and try to pull back
And forth and back and forth with it
You're a star, that's what you said
[Chorus]
And I'd do anything for the high
That's what you said
(That's what you said)
(That's what you said)
And I'd do anything for the high
[Verse 2]
Your hands are firm around my waist
They're moving south my saving grace
Patience was wearing, oh, so thin
A surge of adrenaline
[Chorus]
And I'd do anything for the high
And I'd do anything for the high
[Vocal Interlude]
[Bridge]
I never knew I never cared
I wonder how it came to this
I play it over in my head
You're watching video instead
[Outro]
And we'd do anything for the high
Must you leave now
(Why must you leave now)
(That's what you said)
(That's what you said)
(That's what you said)
(That's what you said)
The High Q&A
Who wrote The High's ?
The High was written by Daniel Aged & Gabriel Reyes-Whittaker & Kelela & Kingdom.
Who produced The High's ?
The High was produced by Gabriel Reyes-Whittaker.
Why does Kelela experiment with the pitch of her voice?
[“The High”] was when I first got a VoiceLive Touch, which is a piece of gear that allows you to manipulate your vocals by affecting them and looping and being able to do that simultaneously. For me, that was a really big revelation in how I could sing. […] I hit upon a few settings that I really lo...
What did Kelela say about "The High"?
It’s actually from the middle of the relationship that was ending in the mixtape. It’s sort of about—I mean, it’s obvious. It’s about being enthralled. [The EP] is a cycle—starting on a somber note and going through all the phases of excitement and power and loss to come back around again. The last...