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Cobblestones
10
Soul
Cobblestones was released on November 7, 2025 by Offbeat Collective as a part of the album Unfurling - EP
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Release DateNovember 7, 2025
LabelOffbeat Collective
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Malaika Mfalme
Malaika Mfalme
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Astrid Holz
Astrid Holz
Producer

Lyrics

I was drowning in Sydney.
I’m failing everyone around me
Grief pressed into the walls, of our cobblestoned history.
Some cities hold your shame like a mirror.
Chosen family bloodlines growing thinner
Then there are the places that don’t know your story
Everything you have to say is shiny new and nothing's boring
Held by strangers who didn’t need to remember my name
to see past all my hurt, guilt and shame
I found pieces of myself scattered across dark rooms,
And quiet streets, where the sunrise meets
The edge of night held us bare
We were black trans and she was femme
with Palestinian flags in her hair.
I wrote this song in bed, feverish and dreaming,
This city I’m in had me once again believing
I’m good enough now as I ever have been
I had to learn that on my trip to Berlin
Written by: Malaika Mfalme
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