1. |
See The World (Intro)
02:19
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When I See the World
Turning Round and round
People go to work
People holding hands
All I seem to think
Is where did I go wrong
Did I lose my way?
I used to be so strong
The world gets so dark
All the colors turn to blue
Pain in my heart
Seeps through every avenue
I walk through it's streets
To find my way to you
To stand up on my feet
'Till the battle's done and through
'Till then I walk alone
Fighting all I've ever known
If you ask me what I know
I'm the greatest thing I own
Greatest thing I own
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2. |
Hatim & Missy D - Facade
03:55
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I've built this facade, brick by brick
Sturdy and hard, so it resists,
All the attacks, the constant hit
I've built this facade and it covers my heart
Switch it on, there's all these people around
Flash a smile, your sadness is not allowed
Sing a song, whenever you find a crowd
The applause, will feel like a lost love found
They won't love you if you don't
They can't love the pain you hold
You can try to let them in
You will watch the worst unfold
To survive you'll disappear and hide inside your fears
I've build this facade and it covers my heart
I hide behind this big smile with a storyline.
I hide behind this spotlight so you don't really find
The shadows that lie behind, i've done if for years so why not do another time
They don't know understand my pain tho
I speak truth in my words so this pain turns into paint
I create art into feelings
Im a go-getter so means I go harder
Tho I should know better, I should know better
So mirror mirror will they go figure?
Open your eyes and you might see more layers
A black woman with the heart of my ancestors
And we pushing and we marching
We tired and done pretending
This is real this is raw
This is Real talk
This is the real me.
Not the one you thought.
Throw the facade like this my last shot
I won being myself so now u know my heart
I've built this facade, brick by brick
Sturdy and hard, so it resists,
All the attacks, the constant hit
I've built this facade and it covers my heart
Brick by brick, yes I built this facade (repeated)
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3. |
Breathe
04:19
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[Verse 1]
I’ve been running, trying to conquer this race
I couldn’t stop to rest, I had to keep up my pace
Time is the master, keeps moving faster
I try to keep up, how long can I last for
Strive and I seek, I reach for the peak
With every step, my target retreats
Around again I go, circling around my goals
They’re ever changing, these hurdles I’m facing
I’ve got to settle and breathe
[Chorus]
I’ll breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe (x2)
[Verse 2]
Joy is the answer, but the question’s untold
The road is a hazardous way, worth it if the promise unfolds
I’m tired of trying, can’t keep on fighting
A cause that, I’m no longer buying
I need to be, I need to free
The light of love buried in me
I found the only truth, I found the place to choose
In liberation, I found my salvation
I’ve got to settle and breathe
[Chorus]
[Bridge (In Arabic – translated below)]
I’ve gotten tired, and so has my longing and exhaustion
I’m running and carrying my sorrows with me
[Chorus]
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4. |
Love Songs
04:21
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They always wanna know
Why I don't write more love songs
I'm too ashamed to say
It's 'cause I never felt that way
Thought I wasn't worthy
Who would ever wanna date me
But I'm feeling ready lately
To sing this song into my life
[Chorus]
I've got a long song in my heart
I'm gonna need you to come 'round sing your part
Tell me you love me, and help me write this
Love Song (I wanna write love songs) x2
Our Song (Let's write our song)
Our Song (Our own love song)
I haven't found you yet
You're just an image in my head
Barely a fantasy
Recurring dream I can't unsee
And if you're scared and lurking
Know I'm done being uncertain
I'm letting down my guard
So come on through let's make a start
[Chorus]
Art does imitate my life
And I get blocked everytime I write
A line of hope for gentler times
I can't pretend, won't sing a lie
I've got some shit to analyze
Before I sit and strategize
It's rooted deep inside my mind
So here's you pen, sit down let's write
Songs, love songs, our own love songs (repeat)
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5. |
Are You The One?
03:32
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[Chorus]
Are You The One? (repeat)
Are you the one?
I didn't know if I would ever feel that for someone
I've been looking around for some time
Wondering if I would ever make that find
I still don't know if this is gonna go
The way I want it to go
[Chorus]
Are you the one?
Or is this more sabotage disguised as fun
I know that you can sit back pick and choose
Will I ever match up to these other dudes
I think it's worth the chance
I'm good at making plans
But this one's out of hands
[Chorus]
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6. |
Boulder (Interlude)
02:11
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Tell me baby do you hear me
Tell me baby how you feel when you see I'm not alright
I know that you're concerned but, you don't know how to help
All I ever needed was a shoulder
but I won't get that when I'm hard as a boulder
Barreling through this obstacle course of life, of life
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7. |
Life Happens
03:50
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Life Happens, as we watch
Eyes imagine, what we’ve lost
How could I’ve known, what times would bring
As the moonlight glows, your spirit sings
For times, for tears, for joy, for years, of love
All the fires that we stoked
Smoke flew higher than we’d hoped
The story told, repeats again
Our fabled hopes, no longer lend
To doubts, to dreams, to hopes, to scenes, of us
In a flash life happens, in a flash life ends
An uncharted passage, both loss and bliss
I think about regrets, all the words never said
Gotta live life prepared, 'cause we all get our share
Life happens when you least expect, so appreciate the time you get
'Cause I lost that time then I lost my mind now I'm back in line
Time passes, and winds blow
Dust settles, my heart knows
The choice it makes, will bring the piece
To the waves of sorrow, and calm the sees
We laugh, we moun,n we cry, survive, I know
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8. |
For Me
04:21
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I wanna be cared for
I wanna be seen
I wanna be cherished
For all of my being
I wanna be grateful
For all that I have
I wanna be joyful
I want it to last
I wanna be free to feel
the joy in me
I wanna be free to seek
my possibilities
I wish this for me
I had to keep silent
On all of my pain
I had to just bear it
Till it went away
I had to keep fighting
I had to stay sane
I had to survive it
So I found a way
I wanna be free to feel
the joy in me
I wanna be free to seek
my possibilities
I had to for me
I write my own story
I write my own past
I write my own glory
In colours of sad
I write in my blue ink
I write on my black
I write for the truest
Tones in my laugh
I wanna be free to feel
the joy in me
I wanna be free to seek
my possibilities
I wish this for me
I had to for me
I write this for me
For me
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Hatim Vancouver, British Columbia
Hatim is a Vancouver based R&B singer-songwriter creating at the intersection of R&B, Soul & Funk. With a background that takes him across continents, including his Sudanese heritage and upbringing in the middle east, he brings a number of musical influences to his sound to create his own unique style. ... more
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