Smooth, soulful and soul-searching, the latest single from the impressively mature 20-year-old London singer-songwriter Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho examines a difficult relationship fraught by social prejudice. Her debut full LP Collapsed in Sunbeams is due out on early 2021 on Beatnik / Transgressive. More of her work can be enjoyed on Bandcamp.
Summer in my eyelids, eatin' rice and beans
Paintin' Kaia's bedroom, think she wanted green
But the weather puts you on my mind
Dragonfruit and peaches in the wine
Kissin' circles underneath your eyes
Of course I know why we lasted two months
Could not hold my hand in public
Felt their eyes judgin' our love and baying for blood.
I could never blame you darlin' (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
Felt their eyes judgin' our love and beggin' for blood
I could never blame you darlin' (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
Some of these folks wanna make you cry
But you gotta trust how you feel inside
And shine, and shiine, yeah, yeah, yeah
I wish that your parents had been kinder to you
They made you hate what you were out of habit
Remember when they caught us makin' out after school
Your dad said he'd felt like he lost you
So I know why we lasted two months
Could not hold my hand in public
Felt their eyes judgin' our love and beggin' for blood
I could never blame you darlin' (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
Some of these folks wanna make you cry
But you gotta trust how you feel inside
And shine, and shine, yeah, yeah, yeah
Some of these folks wanna make you cry
But you gotta trust how you feel inside
And shine and shine , yeah, yeah, yeah
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