HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED HOW MAKING TIME TO BE CREATIVE AT HOME CAN BE AN UP HILL BATTLE?
I DECIDED TO GET MYSELF OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE & GO TO BARBADOS FOR A SELF ENFORCED SONGWRITING RETREAT IN 2019. 44 HOURS LATER I ARRIVE, AUSTRALIA REALLY IS A WORLD AWAY! NO DISTRACTIONS, NO PHONE CALLS, NO FACEBOOK (FOR REAL), I SET UP MY PORTABLE STUDIO & GOT BUSY.
THE IDEA TO MAKE MY ALBUM IN MIND.
WHEN I RETURNED TO AUSTRALIA, THE OPPORTUNITY CAME UP TO BE PART OF APRA/AMCOS "STARTING GROUND" SONGWRITING WORKSHOP FOR ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDERS... THAT'S WHERE KAAYTEE, YEAHLAD & MYSELF MEET... THIS SONG IS ABOUT KNOWING & GROWING YOURSELF, STAYING MOTIVATED!! IT WAS BORN FROM THAT WORKSHOP. IT WAS ORGANIC & WE VIBED, SO YOU CAN EXPECT MORE FROM US IN THE FUTURE.
lyrics
CHORUS
I got to find my way/ Aye Yoooo x3
I need to mediate, levitate, elevate my mind
V1.
Which way? same way? the futures looking brighter a kooma matata
got to leave your past behind you
Spitting with my sista
Yeah-lad cool with that
Following my heart, I donʼt need a google map carving a new path
uncharted territories
Tamwah bring the beat, the voice, the melody Just let it be
starting ground, SAE
Black mamba on the mic , give it up for Kaaytee
V2.
I gotta find my way , elevate, Iʼm a levitate to a better place Elevate,
throw the pressure, right out the gate
why be good when you can be great?
take a step back and meditate
Look at the bigger picture / That Iʼm trying to create You can do it ladies... set your goal & keep it motivated Step by step, hit it / constant, find yourself
donʼt under estimate it.
Red rover / like a dozer / moving obstacles all over Take on the world / Keep it going / I told ya we soldiers.
CHORUS
I got to find my way/ Aye Yoooo x3
I need to mediate, levitate, elevate my mind
V3.
Mountain tops can seem so high
Kick off my kicks / connect with the source of all life
The soul is something that money cannot buy BUT if you listen to the system then the system will try.
Facebook, IG both spies
gathering data clogging up my third eye
Sending me emails with more things to buy
distracting me from growing myself
messing with my mental health
BUT true wealth resides on the inside
inner flight
BRIDGE
Iʼve been so low in the valley (iʼve been down & out) please can somebody help me (I gotta find my way) Iʼve been so low in the valley (find a better route) please can somebody help me
(so i can make it to a brighter day)
CHORUS x2
I got to find my way/ Aye Yoooo x3
I need to mediate, levitate, elevate my mind
credits
from Love like Water,
released March 19, 2021
KayTee - vocals & lyrics
YeahLad - vocals & lyrics
Tamwah - vocals, lyrics & beat
Ricardo Small - beat
Written at APRA AMCOS "Starting ground" workshop for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders
Tamwah is a First Nations Australian Artist & Producer, currently making waves in the Caribbean.
Tamwah is ever-
evolving with a dynamic voice, that flows between smooth R&B melodies, lush harmonies and rap. Her music is a playful weaving of feminine frequencies—an organic, synthesis of tropical, RnB, reggae, hip hop & Latin music.
Tamwah’s songs are a celebration of life, nature and resilience....more
The debut from the Melbourne-based duo blends the style of '90s R&B and hip-hop with elements of kwaito and afrobeats. Bandcamp New & Notable May 13, 2022