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Fly Away (ft. Kesha Lake & JiM)

by Alfred Nomad

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In preparation for the release of Alfred Nomad's album "Everything Will Be Alright" Alfred leads with this soulful and poetic art piece speaking on overcoming depression and challenges of mental health. Encouraging unity amongst the people that are most important to you. With it's heavy jazz and R&B influence we get a feel of nostalgia with a current urgent kick.

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They clipped my wings
Told me flying was dangerous
Made me scared of heights so I avoided high places
Birds fly people don'tDon't stare straight into the sky, the sun will blind your eyes the way it burns your skin
Keep your eyes on your work you don't belong up there 
You belong on the earth they told me
 Stories of Icarus and his wax wings 
So I'd think they clipped mine to protect me 
Told me I would fall if I tried to fly
But there was something about the sky 
Something that called me to it's burning, burning in my chest 
This longing in the brown of my skin tingling just beneath the surface making my hair stand on edge
They told me it was unruly, straightened it so it wouldn't respond to the sun's calling
But sometimes when I stretched in the morning I felt my wings itched
 Like one day maybe my people could fly once
Like maybe my people could fly if they tripped off the edge of a cliff and instincts took over I hopped a fence felt like flying
 Stood on the roof did a backflip off the edge felt like flying, like living
I got as close as I could to a ledge once but the stopped me 
Medicated my quote "suicidal tendencies" 
Told me wanting to get high was my way of trying to avoid the realities of my life 
But the reality is, walking doesn't feel complete to me 

Verse 1 

If you have to ask who's the realest then it ain't you
Should have been a plumber all the shit I made it throug
hI got a couple homies I know could have made it too
I don't act self-righteous I know I'm the same as you
 Pressures of the world had me plotting on suicide
Don't want to look weak to my girl so I don't confide
And really let her see all the pain I feel inside
Instead I duck and hide, what kind of man am I?
They tell you fake it til you make it But what's the point of that
You say you're changing the game, but where's the coin for that 
You're talking murder like it cool, but ain't no coming back
We're already a target for being young and black
I hit up Karl and Gregg like get the camera, I got some new heat I want to drop
And when I hit the stage that night bet I nail it without the hammer
And that was just a good Thursday up in Atlanta
I wonder what's next for me 
If I didn't have it yet it wasn't best for me
I hear I love you J cause you tell the best stories
Take me to another place and yet still floor me
 But I just want to fly away 

Chorus

Fly away, fly away, fly away yeah
I just want fly away, fly away 
I just want to fly away, fly away, fly away yeah 
I just want fly away, fly away 
Fly away 

And you don't stop
1, 2 y'all and you don't stop 
The LxVE crew y'all, and you don't stop
It's A.J. and Jimmy Jones 

Verse 2

Said I was brought up through the rocky trenches (right)
And I done seen some things I ain't impressed with (right)
And I got homies with some bad intentions
I hope and pray they change their way of thinking 
Could you speak positive to your lost brother 
Or would you kick him down just to tell another 
If your son got killed would you let him die 
Or tell the young voices keep the hope alive
Now fly your high to the highest type 
And bless the ground when you had to fight
And shed blood just to keep the cool 
Distant from you and your sickening rules
We come together yes We come together ayy

We come together ayy
U.N.I.T.Y together you and I 
U.N.I.T.Y together you and I 
U.N.I.T.Y together you and I 
U.N.I.T.Y together you and I 

U.N.I.T.Y together you and I 
U.N.I.T.Y 

Bridge
Storm cameShe stood in the rain, but the wind did not blow her away 
Storm cameShe stood in the rain, but the wind did not blow her away 
Storm cameShe stood in the rain, but the wind did not blow her away 
Storm cameShe stood in the rain, but the wind did not blow her away 
Storm cameShe stood in the rain, and the wind did not blow her away 
U.N.I.T.Y

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released June 15, 2020
Artist: Alfred Nomad, Kesha Lake & JiM

Produced by: Jamie Lake, Alfred Nomad & Juran Ratchford

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Alfred Nomad Los Angeles, California

I’m Alfred Nomad. I love making music, writing, performing, and curating live experiences based around music and fine art. My family, hip-hop culture, Indianapolis, IN and Atlanta, GA raised me. Lifestyle brand LxVE (Love x Value Everything) founder & creative director. Finding my way, and making one at the same time. ... more

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