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Maverick Thinker
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Maverick Thinker was released on March 5, 2021 by Chrysalis Records as a part of the album Maverick Thinker
March 5, 2021
LabelChrysalis Records
LanguageEnglish
BPM154
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Call my mother and tell her I love her
She says I don't sing like I used to do
Some cards from the kids and some unread books of mine
A vague hope that the message gets through
See, I come from a long line of head-in-the-sand folk
We all think the view is much better from there
But I heard a rumor from lips out of turn
But it wasn't my mother, 'cause she wouldn't dare
[Verse 2]
Believe it or not, I was a picture of health once
I moved with the rock, I swam with the roll
My hunger was raw, my enemies cowered
My star was ablaze and my clothes had real holes
Dumb dog broke the chain to go chase balloons
For two weeks ran free, no care and no clue
That look in your eyes when the sun rose
That's how I remember that you love me too
[Verse 3]
There's a pale green field that suffered the flood
I remember the mood, if not the climb
She said don't dance in the rain without conviction
And that only a fool could miss such a sign
As evenings grew dark, on God's watch, we waited
Prayers on deaf ears and tears on blind eyes
I painted my feet, I rambled past midnight
Footprints of thunder leading the cries
[Verse 4]
I lost count of the years, I just figured we stood still
Same sense of relief and the same cigarette
The same downward eyes that taught me to focus
Easy to remember, hard to forget
The brakes locked up on Knights Road to Napier
That need to escape took me so young
I thought you'd need convincing, instead you embraced it
A maverick thinker, a grateful son
Written by: Ruarri Joseph
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