Smooth, silky, lilting laid-back pop-funk of amazing maturity from the 15-year-old singer from Beirut, aka Laetitia Acra, from her new EP The Bad Days, on waiting to leave home but feeling composed enough to bide her time. The EP is co-written with producer Julian Cassia. Acra still lives is in Lebanon. Her father is Lebanese and her mother is English. More of her EP and music can be enjoyed here.
Are you afraid to die, that
There's no afterlife?
Said it loud and I told you twice
Don't think about the time
Are you thinking straight?
Your words are fast, but your mind is late
Don't control a long-awaited fate
Feel alone in a crowded room
Ah, think I'll be leaving soon
Ah, and I've got some breaking news
I am so confused
Under pressure I think
Under numbers I sink
Under pressure under pressure
Under pressure I sink
Counting the days 'til I run away
Counting the days 'til, 'til I run away
Counting the days and the nights I stay
Oh, waiting is a game I like to play
Too scared of surprise
Won't dare to roll the dice
Stay still and pay the price
Won't die in paradise
No help from anyone
I bet you're having fun
Silence can weigh you down
Lethal as a gun
Under pressure I think
Under numbers I sink
Under pressure, under pressure
Under pressure I sink
(Counting the days)
Counting the days 'til I run away
Counting the days 'til, 'til I run away
Counting the days and the nights I stay
Oh, waiting is a game I like to play
I like to wait
And I like to wait
Are you afraid to die?
Like there's no afterlife?
Said it loud and I told you twice
Don't think about the time
Counting the days 'til I run away
Counting the days 'til, 'til I run away
Counting the days and the nights I stay
Oh, waiting is a game I like to play
I like to play
I like to play
I like to wait
And I like to play
Another single, from the same EP is The Law, about aiming to be your true self, but feeling as if this is breaking the rules:
I’m used to running free
Not used to this not used to cages
Nothing here to be seen
Not interesting nothing for ages
I’m hoping no one saw
It’s like I broke the law
It’s like I broke the law
Broke the law, the law, the law
Precious days are on my mind
Like I won’t find good in the future
Selfish ways have got me tied up
I do have kindness
That’s not my nature
I’m hoping no one saw
It’s like I broke the law
It’s like I broke the law
Broke the law, the law, the law
Don’t tell me what to do
Don’t tell me what to do
I’m hoping no one saw
It’s like I broke the law
It’s like I broke the law
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