The lunar new year begins January 23rd. 2012 is the year of the Water Dragon. A description of what this means really struck a nerve in me, and I think it will be relevant as all the fucks.
The Energy of this Water Dragon Year will favor optimum expansion and growth, being less imperious and…
Oh word? Mm-hmm. :-)
Get Up (live at the Birchmere, September 2010)
Amel always has fun with the crowd. Peep her oldest daughter Sky Larrieux singing background from the :51 mark forward.
— Infinite Possibilities, Amel Larrieux (album version here)
— Your Eyes, Amel Larrieux (album version here)
Get Up (live)
On what appears to be BET way back in the day?
— Orange Glow, Amel Larrieux (album version here)
— All I Got, Amel Larrieux (album version here)
Shine
I’ve made some decisions/Detrimental to my life/Put my trust in some translucent people/But now I see through them just fine/I’ve come back to the real world/And put my bitterness behind/Cause revenge is not as sweet as my freedom/And no one’s taking mine//(Chorus) Promises broken/With endless waiting/Been so many mountains/I’ve had to climb/I’ve got this feeling/Something is waiting/My destiny’s changing/I’m about to shine//Experience has taught me/What I need to get me far/See I can mingle with my enemies/Cause now I know who they are/I’m stronger than/I’ve ever been/Got to be to survive/There’s a test around the corner trying to bring me down/But I’ll never make the same mistake twice//Chorus//Oh, shine (repeat x4)//Chorus (repeat til end)
Younger than Springtime (cover)
Earn My Affections
I work hard for what I got/Plenty overtime/When I clock out I’m worn and beat down/But still ready to fly (Here you come with those)/Unsteady eyes/Like you been lookin’ for something you cannot find/Right through me/Like my fruit ain’t fit for makin’ pie//(Chorus) You’ve got to/Earn my affections/Put your back into it/Before we get this show on the road/Don’t make me/Lose all my self-respect/I ain’t desperate yet so/Come on now stop actin’ out and act like you know//You’re a beautiful mess/But every attic has a treasure/And I’ve been known to throw my apron on/And scrub to reveal a shine (Let the good lord have)/Mercy on you before I do/If you were in the area and just passin’ through/Come correctly, come strong/And don’t drag your good foot behind//Chorus//You set a pretty table and serve me raw meat/Ask me to your show but don’t save me a seat/Say together we can sail, then add me to your fleet/The perfect pair of pants are ruined with the addition of a pleat/I demand a flat surface/Where I can firmly plant my feet/And stand, it’s my democratic right to say man you should//Chorus
— Your Eyes, Amel Larrieux
