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Balance (Interlude)
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Hip-Hop/Rap
Balance (Interlude) was released on April 24, 2011 by Sunday Best Recordings as a part of the album Balance
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AlbumBalance
Release DateApril 24, 2011
LabelSunday Best Recordings
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sound of Rum
Sound of Rum
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kae Tempest
Kae Tempest
Songwriter, Composer, Lyrics
Marsh
Marsh
Composer
Lawrenson
Lawrenson
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bob Earland
Bob Earland
Producer

Lyrics

Far away in a distant land
These four kids grew up firm friends
Ambition was the youngest
A bright-eyed kid with a numbness where his logic should've been
'Cause he was ruled by his hungers
Then there was Pride, he walked with a broad stride
'Cause he from himself would his weaknesses hide
And people liked being near him
Didn't know whether they loved him or feared him
It's more they found his self-confidence endearing
Then there was Talent, she was beautiful, gallant
But she lived for her senses and not for her sense
And so her poor heart was covered in dents
Oh, her poor heart was covered in dents
Oldest was Envy, now Envy's eyes often seemed empty
She would talk loud in lengthy sentences
Frenzied, sensitive, tall and cold
Her eyes were green like skin when it's marked by fake gold
They grew up, fell out, made up, got drunk
Hung out from sun-up to sun-in and they got done in
Then they hit the ground running
Looked for and found something
But it all turned to nothing
Oh, when Pride got with Talent, Envy with Ambition
They forgot how to listen
Things changed, became different
Everything was competition
Oh, Talent and Pride became bitter, despised
They got hateful, sarcastic, dreary and drastic
Yes, they loved each other greatly, but their fights were terrible
Raised each other high up on pedestals
Isolated themselves
Stopped speaking to Ambition and Envy
They became distant and unfriendly
Envy got sad and cried plenty
Her indignation roused, she discovered she
Wanted more than she had found with Ambition
'Cause he was always looking, but only got what he was given
Concerned not with what his hands held
But what they could be gripping
He was always chasing, never thought to fill the space in
Envy made him more desperate with every pointed conversation
Forcing them comparisons, making him address
How every time he promised more, she always ended up with less
Making him address
How every time he promised more, she always ended up with less
Yes, four firm friends became four fierce forces
Heading for that awkward stage that precedes most divorces
Four joint segments of a one-body party
Just drifted apart and turned nasty
But look, Pride keeps Envy at bay
Ambition helps Talent become more than just a parrot, yes
And Talent, it will flourish
This will enable Pride which quells Envy
They should exist side by side
'Cause these factors contribute to balance
Alone, Pride is often envious of Talent
It seems many have Ambition, but Talent they haven't
And some have Talent, but they're envious of proud Ambition
And so alone, these four friends came to realise
Without the others, they're just a quarter of what they ought to be
But everything occurs accordingly
Now when they meet up, conversation seems to flow awkwardly
So now they're living separate lives
Thinking, "There used to be more to me"
'Cause these factors contribute to balance, balance
Alone, Pride is often envious of Talent, Talent
Written by: Kae Tempest, Lawrenson, Marsh
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