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God Given Name

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R&B/Soul

God Given Name was released on August 26, 2008 by MWG / Music World Entertainment Corporation as a part of the album Sol-Angel & the Hadley St. Dreams

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Solange

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Robert Garza

Songwriter

Eric Hilton

Songwriter

Solange Knowles

Solange Knowles

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Solange

Producer

Thievery Corporation

Thievery Corporation

Producer

Dave Pensado

Mixing Engineer

Ro Holliday

Engineer

Robert Dorsey

Engineer

Rommel Nino Villanueva

Rommel Nino Villanueva

Engineer

Ryan Gilligan

Engineer

Shinnosuke Miyazawa

Shinnosuke Miyazawa

Engineer

Tom Coyne

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Explosive

Welcome to Solange and The Hadley Street Dreams

(Explosive)

[Verse 2]

Get me, get me out of this box

I feel so claustrophobic in here

(I feel so claustrophobic)

Leave your labels, lead with no vision

Hear my voice and feel with your ears

I'm no soul girl 'quipped with no afro

I'm just my God given name

[Verse 3]

I'm not becoming expectations

I'm not her and never will be

Two girls goin' in different directions

Travelin' towards the same galaxy

Let my starlight shine on its own

No, I'm no sister

I'm just my God given name

[Verse 4]

And I'm sorry this planet that I'm livin' on is quizzical

My lyrical ambitions sometimes don't ring a bell

I'm sorry if my visual don't line up with my feelings

And my physical exhibit doesn't represent me well

I'm sorry if I'm curious, delirious and I don't take life serious

I mirror the life of a millionaire

And I'm sorry if I'm talkin' shit, but I really do mean well

[Verse 5]

We've got a long, long moon to glow

Hadley's a long road to travel

I gotta dream to keep my eyes open

We've got a long, long moon to go

Hadley's a long road to travel

I gotta dream to keep my eyes open

[Verse 6]

We've got so long to go

We've got so far to go

Hadley's a long road

Hadley's a long road

God given name

[Verse 7]

I sound high, don't I?

I promise I'm not high

Written by: Eric Hilton, Richard Hilton, Robert Garza, Solange

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