River

by North Naim

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‘River’ is the debut song from the unplaceable musical mind of North Naim, an artist who channels his African heritage through multiple modern lenses to deliver powerful alternative R&B anthems. ‘River’ places his warm-yet-domineering vocal over in stunningly dense sound worlds that reflect the complexity of his lyricism. One moment ‘River’ is a placid hymn to nature, the next it’s a war cry of self-love, and finally it’s a paean to the value of finding a reflection of yourself in others.

lyrics

Let’s hold on, for too long
Before we forget
They did wrong, but we change none
We bigger the dept
Visit to a valley one might in a cabin
Drop drop feeling outlandish
Tongue burns of the acid
The looser is a friend we should not pretend
Oh nothing I know right now
Nothing I know right now
Can not let go right now
Can not let go right now
There is nothing we know for sure
Nothing we know for sure
We should just go for
We should just go

Peaceful reality, someone so close to
I see myself in you
Oh something that’s meant to be
We share a history, And it all comes down to us
Cause every time your heartbeat stops
Sing me a song like the river, it makes me strong when I’m with her
Oh I feel strong like a river

Ahhahhhaaahaaa

Peaceful reality, someone so close to
I see myself in you
Oh something that’s meant to be
We share a history, And it all comes down to us
Cause every time your heartbeat stops
Sing me a song like the river, it makes me strong when I’m with her
Oh I feel strong like a river

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released November 26, 2021

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Friends of the New Germany

Artists: Eddington Again, Em Glasser, North Naim, Theodor Black, Nora Lilith

discography

444

Apr 2022
TOP DOWN

Apr 2022
LOOP

Dec 2021
River

Nov 2021
Blindsided

Sep 2021

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