Lalah Hathaway
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simply gorgeous...
I often find poetry hanging out in the songs of my favorite artists. I’d like to pull out some lyrics that are pure poetry to me in what I call, “Poetic Melodies.” Lalah Hathaway is the daughter of my favorite artist of all time: Donny Hathaway. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree so today’s Poetic Melodies is featuring the beautiful, talented Lalah Hathaway. Enjoy:
It was like a lifetime passed right through my fingers
So long ago so much that I didn’t know
Kind of like a light shined down and showed me howHow to move on that was then and this is now
All around me, everywhere
Seems like nothing but despair
Confusion, disillusion
Hanging in the airGlobal melancholy smears
a stain across the sky
Somewhere right now someone’s crying
And I just don’t know why
It’s just the naked truth (Truly alive when I’m with you)
It’s just the naked truth (You’ve changed all I thought I knew)
Yet you were living proof (It was given, the times you spent)
As we climb to heights anew (And the naked truth)
Why cant these memories just be erased
Why must i yearn for your kiss
The first moment we’re not face to face
Reminds me how much your missed
Where do we go
Do you have any Lalah Hathaway favorites?
I’m going to see her for New Year’s Eve but I am totally unfamiliar with her music. This will be a great introduction. Thanks!
See, I’m helpful sometimes!