Sampha - Treasure (Lyrics)
“Sampha evokes the vintage yearning of P.M. Dawn on his new song “Treasure.” Like many of this artist’s tracks, “Treasure” is bare and centered around the piano, with darting strings and handsome backing vocals filling in around the edges.
Sampha’s lyrics hint at romantic torment. “I’ll take you home, I’ll make you whole,” he sings. “You’ll make me wish that this wasn’t real/ Because you’re my treasure.” The chorus allows Sampha to display his unique falsetto, with the strings rising to match him as his voice slips higher and higher.
Sampha’s debut album, Process, came out in 2017; it went on to win England’s prestigious Mercury Prize. The singer also appeared last year on Drake’s More Life and on Richard Russell’s album under the name Everything Is Recorded. Sampha has been quiet, however, in 2018.
“Treasure” appears on the soundtrack to the new film Beautiful Boy. The movie, which was released on Friday, stars Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet. The soundtrack also includes selections from Massive Attack, John Lennon and Aphex Twin.” — Rolling Stone, Elias Leight, October 12 2018
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[Verse 1]
I was somewhere, two thousand and daydream
I was hiding, I couldn't face it
I used to live my life in this
I fell out of sync, audio phasing
Felt like I couldn't find my placing
[Bridge]
Sky shivers there
They turn to rain
I turn again
I wish we could heal
[Pre-Chorus]
I'll take you home
I'll make you whole
You made me wish
That this wasn't real
[Chorus]
Because you're
You're my treasure
Because you're
You're my treasure
[Verse 2]
I used to live my life in the wind
And I would fly wherever you would swim
I couldn't stand by you or anything
[Bridge]
Sky shivers there
They turn to rain
I turn again
I wish we could heal
[Pre-Chorus]
I'll take you home
I'll make you whole
You made me wish
That this wasn't real
[Chorus]
Because you're
You're my treasure
Because you're
You're my treasure
Bad habits and good times
Let’s take a risk, no nine lives
Don't smile, you just might cry
Been round the round-a-bout, like five times
Will be two scratches, hard drive
Local advertise, decline
Watch the heavens just recline
Watch the heavens, lets the sun die
Breathing even is a challenge
‘Cause I don't want to lose, brother
I need it, gotta have it
[Outro]
Too stuck in the loop
So alone
Treasure
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