José James - Dark Side of The Sun (feat. Baloji) (Official Audio)

José James - Dark Side of The Sun (feat. Baloji) (Official Audio)

José James, the jazz singer for the hip-hop generation, drops an explosive continent & genre-bridging track featuring Belgian/DRC rap star Baloji. Over a soaring string arrangement by Grammy nominee Talia Billig and a driving off kilter J Dilla-meets-FlyLo beat powered by Jharis Yokley, James and Baloji take on the despair of a generation who has lost its heroes and inherited the uncertainty of corporate fame. This is James is at his most urgent and political, calling for unity amidst the chaos.

Music: Serge Tshiani Baloji, Talia Billig, José James

Lyrics: Serge Tshiani Baloji, José James

Vocal and String Arrangement: Talia Billig

Published by: José James Music (SESAC), Talia Billig Music (ASCAP), Serge Tshiani Baloji (SACEM)

José James - Vocals, Guitar, Handclaps

Baloji - Vocals

Chad Selph - Synthesizers, Keyboards

Marcus Machado - Guitar

David Ginyard - Bass

Jharis Yokley - Drums

Maria Im - First Violin

Francesca Dardani - Second Violin

Tia Allen - Viola

Kristine Kruta - Cello

Talia Billig - Handclaps

Produced by José James

Mixed by Pete Min at Lucy's Meat Market, LA

Mastered by Frank Arkwright at Abbey Road Studios, London

Recorded by Ariel Shafir at Dreamland Studios, Woodstock

LYRICS

We’ve been living in

Dark side of the sun

No beginning and

Nowhere to run

I live on the street with no name

And now I know the price of fame baby

Marvin told us but it’s all the same

Prince fell to his knees in pain

We all go where we want to be

Flying high on a masterpiece

Rise all you souls of the drum and bass

Ride home on the road of eternal flame

I

Don’t know what the future be

I

Spit light through the darkest sea

I

Only know this the only way

Why

Do we dream of a brighter day

Die

In the blaze of a thousand flames

Fly

Be reborn in a thousand ways

Cry

Every tear that the ocean gave

High

Is the mark of the eagles gaze

I hope that you will know this is a prayer for broken hearted people

Living in a shadow of a dream that never started equal

Rights

From darkness comes the light

We burn it down tonight

When the world’s done

The Dark Side of the Sun

Cette rue n’a pas de nom

Cette ville n’a pas de nom

Cette région est de poussière

Mon pays est une poudrière

Épiphénomène sur épiphénomène

spécimen parmi les spécimens

viral pour être viral

dans l’industrie du spectral

Est-ce un signe des temps ou le chant du cygne

le sigle du veau d’or est sous toutes les enseignes

humano-hamster

que des minots : marqué au fer

Big Browser en dresseur de trolls

Pour les brebis galeuses égarés sur la toile

entre les nids de poule

ou entre les pieds de grue

On tombe à court de fuel

Pas de quoi recharger les accus

Dark sun, dark sun

Rideaux sur ce Mauvais péplum

Dark sun, dark sun

Rideaux sur ce Mauvais péplum

We’ve been living in

Dark side of the sun

No beginning and

Nowhere to run

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