I've been jamming to this Brooklyn based artist Santogold ALOT this past few weeks! She's got a great sound that's influenced by dub, new wave, punk, electro, and hip-hop.
Remind's me ALOT of Dale Bozzio of Missing Persons from the early 80's! I heard she's got a new album as well.
Santogold's album was just released on April 28th, so go pick it up!
Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes
What I'm searching for
to tell it straight, I'm trying to build a wall
Walking by myself
down avenues that reek of time to kill
If you see me keep going
be a pass by waver
Build me up, bring me down
just leave me out you name dropper
Stop trying to catch my eye
I see you good you forced faker
Just make it easy
You're my enemy you fast talker
I can say I hope it will be worth what I give up
If I could stand up mean for the things that I believe
What am I here for
I left my home to disappear is all
I'm here for myself
Not to know you
I don't need no one else
Fit in so good the hope is that you cannot see me later
You don't know me
I am an introvert an excavator
I'm duckin' out for now
a face in dodgy elevators
Creep up and suddenly
I found myself
an innovator
I can say I hope it will be worth what I give up
If I could stand up mean for the things that I believe
Change, change, change,
I want to get up out of my skin
tell you what
if I can shake it
I'm 'a make this
something worth dreaming of
Santogold - Lights Out
Santogold-Lights out
Lights out
Shoot up the station
TV's dead where's there to run
Watch everybody come undone
Lights out
We'll make it easy
We'll make it fun
Won't let them see now, how they had won
Still I wait another round
Darling
Don't got to worry you're locked in tight
Darling
Don't got to worry turn out the light
Wiped out
No concentration
They got us basking in a storm
I watch it as it loses form
Wiped out
They could see me; that's what I want
A casualty, but I am upfront
And I know what it's about
Darling
Don't got to worry you're locked in tight
Darling
Don't got to worry turn out the light
I'm still a shaking my head
The one you can't account for
I keep just one step ahead
There's no place to run
Darling
Don't got to worry you're locked in tight
Darling
Don't got to worry turn out the light
Darling
Don't got to worry you're locked in tight
Darling
Don't got to worry turn out the light
Darling
Don't got to worry you're locked in tight
Darling
Don't got to worry turn out the light
Darling
Don't got to worry you're locked in tight
Darling
Don't got to worry turn out the light
Missing Persons-words
Missing Persons-Words
Do you hear me?
Do you care?
Do you hear me?
Do you care?
My lips are moving and the sound's coming out
The words are audible but I have my doubts
That you realise what has been said
You look at me as if you're in a daze
It's like the feeling at the end of the page when you realise
You don't know what you just read.
What are words for
When noone listens anymore
What are words for
When noone listens what are words for
When noone listens
There's no use talking at all.
I might as well go up and talk to a wall
Coz all the words are having no effect at all
It's a funny thing.. am I all alone?
Something has to happen to change the direction
What little filters though is giving you the wrong impression
"it's a sorry state" I say to myself
What are words for
When noone listens anymore
What are words for
When noone listens what are words for
When noone listens
There's no use talking at all.
Do you hear me?
Do you care?
Do you hear me?
Do you care?
Let me get by over your dead body
Hope to see you soon
When will I know?
Doors three feet wide with no locks open
Walking always backwards in faces of strangers
Time could be my friend
But it's less then nowhere now....
Pursue it any further and another thing you'll find
Not only are they deaf and dumb they could be going blind
noone notices
I think I'll dye my hair blue.
Media overload bombarding you with action
It's getting near impossible to cause distraction
someone answer me.. before I pull the plug.
What are words for
When noone listens anymore
What are words for
When noone listens anymore
