Sampha
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Sampha
This peaceful song is mesmerizing and delves into the conflict of who Sampha wants to be and who his family wanted him to be.
He paints a vivid picture of being hung by family ties.
He looks to the future. People frequently tell him what he should be when he grows up. He replies with an open ended...
[Verse 1]
You can always, you can always come home
(Come home)
I know you've been out there, out there on your own
Out there on your own
I wake up in my own skin again
Thinking all about me
[Chorus 1]
What shouldn't I be?
What shouldn't I be?
What shouldn't I be?
What shouldn't I be today?
[Verse 2]
Family ties
Put them 'round my neck
I'm walkin' 'round high
(I'm walkin' 'round high)
A ghost by my side
(Walkin' 'round high)
Challenges come (Challenges come)
Challenges come and they go
Need someone to help me down
You can always come home (Always come home)
(You can always) You can always come home
(You can)
A mother always knows
I needed to grow
[Chorus 2]
Just, it's all about you now
And what shouldn't you be?
(And what shouldn't you be?)
What shouldn't you be?
(What shouldn't you be?)
What shouldn't you be?
[Verse 3]
I should visit my brother
But I haven't been there in months
I've lost connection, signal
To how we were
[Outro]
What shouldn't I be? (What shouldn't I be?)
It's not all about me (What shouldn't I be?)
What Shouldn’t I Be? was written by Sampha.
What Shouldn’t I Be? was produced by Sampha & Rodaidh McDonald.
Sampha released What Shouldn’t I Be? on Fri Feb 03 2017.