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Fatima

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Hip-Hop/Rap

Fatima was released on January 1, 2010 by Interscope Records* as a part of the album Troubadour (Champion Edition)

Song Details

AlbumTroubadour (Champion Edition)

Release DateJanuary 1, 2010

LabelInterscope Records*

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM96

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

K'naan

Vocals

Dwight Vaughn Dawes

Dwight Vaughn Dawes

Hammond Organ

Matt Cappy

Trumpet

Paul Arbogast

Trombone

Rayzak

Background Vocals

Shiah Coore

Bass

Track and Field Productions

Track and Field Productions

Programming

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Keinan Abdi Warsame

Keinan Abdi Warsame

Songwriter

Matt Cappy

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

K'naan

Producer

Damian Marley

Producer

Jan Fairchild

Mixing Engineer

Matthias Lange

Recording Engineer

Oneill

Recording Engineer

Track and Field Productions

Track and Field Productions

Producer

Lyrics

Picture the morning taste and devour

We rise early pace up the hour

Streets is bustling hustling their heart out

You can't have the sweet with no sour

Spices herbs the sweet scent of flower

She came out precisely the hour

Clouds disappear the sun shows the power

No chance of a probable shower

I fell in love with my neighbor's daughter

I wanted to protect and support her

Never mind I'm just 12 and a quarter

I had dreams beyond our border

Is it true when they say all you need is just love (is it true)

What about those who have loved

Only to find that it's taken away

And why do they say that the children have rights to be free (to be free)

What about those who I've known

Whose memory still lives inside of me

Fatima, what did the young man say

Before he stole you away on that fateful day? Fatima

Fatima, did he know your name

Or the plans we made to go to New York City? Fatima

And after school, we studied the lessons

I ask God to slow down the seconds

He does the opposite that's what I'm guessing

I better chill and count my own blessings

Fatima, Fatima what is the matter

How come you ain't come up the ladder

So we can be like there's no tomorrow

Damn, you gonna make me wait until tomorrow

She spoke Arabic and Swahili

She'd say, "Upendo anta habibi"

You so bright, you shine like my TV

Then one day she never came to meet me

Is it true when they say all you need is just love (is it true)

What about those who have loved

Only to find that it's taken away

And why do they say that the children have rights to be free (to be free)

What about those who I've known

Whose memory still lives inside of me

Fatima, what did the young man say

Before he stole you away on that fateful day? Fatima

Fatima, did he know your name

Or the plans we made to go to New York City? Fatima

Fatima, what did the young man say

Before he stole you away on that fateful day? Fatima

Fatima, did he know your name

Or the plans we made to go to New York City? Fatima

If beauty was in the eyes of beholder

How come everyone hushed when she walked by

How come girls would look just to scold her

How come the angel wanted to hold her?

Fatima, Fatima I'm in America

I make rhymes and I make them delicate

You would have liked the parks in Connecticut

You would have said I'm working too hard again

Damn you shooter, damn you the building

Whose walls hid the blood she was spilling

Damn you country so good at killing

Damn you feeling, for persevering

Is it true when they say all you need is just love (is it true)

What about those who have loved

Only to find that it's taken away

And why do they say that the children have rights to be free (to be free)

What about those who I've known

Whose memory still lives inside of me

Fatima, what did the gunman say

Before he took you away on that fateful day? Fatima

Did he know your name

Or the plans we made to go to New York City? Fatima

Fatima, what did the gunman say

Before he took you away on that fateful day? Fatima

Fatima, did he know your name

Or the plans we made to go to New York City? Fatima

Fatima

Now I just want to make it clear

I don't want you to shed a tear

'Cause this here (Fatima) is a celebration

We're not mourning, we're celebrating

(Fatima) yeah

So baby, don't cry

Please don't let the tears fall (Fatima)

So don't cry

Written by: Keinan Abdi Warsame

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