Must listen: Raury - Fly
Stand up then, Raury, the R&B wunderkind who came fourth in the BBC's Sound of 2015 last week. The 18-year-old has just released a song, Fly, which he wrote instantly after the verdict came in, and it's a sobering account of his reaction.
Sung and spoken over a simple acoustic guitar strum, the lyrics are both accusatory and conciliatory - but this was the moment that sent shivers down my spine:
"I won't ever understand
How triggers pull against a man with empty hands
Cause when you kill the innocent
You are a killer"
You can read the lyrics on RapGenius, and Raury went further into the writing of the song on his Twitter account.
Tomorrow I will be releasing a new song called fly
— indigo Child (@Raury) January 13, 2015I wrote Fly right after hearing that Darren Wilson was not being indicted for murdering Mike Brown. I wrote it instantly...
— indigo Child (@Raury) January 13, 2015The words and music didn't even feel like mine. I knew that this track belonged to the universe. #Fly
— indigo Child (@Raury) January 13, 2015#Fly is a reset button on the revolution.
— indigo Child (@Raury) January 13, 2015I know it's a new year but we can't forget what happened and that they have been Killing our people, your people, my people. #Fly
— indigo Child (@Raury) January 13, 2015I know it's a new year but we can't forget what happened and that they have been Killing our people, your people, my people. #Fly
— indigo Child (@Raury) January 13, 2015I wear the scars and mourn the deaths and also look on the bright side to help us find peace in the fact that they fly in heaven now. #Fly
— indigo Child (@Raury) January 13, 2015Deep in my heart
I know everything is going to be alright.
— indigo Child (@Raury) January 13, 2015
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