Little Simz - How Did You Get Here (Official Audio)
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- Опубліковано 2 вер 2021
- "How Did You Get Here" is taken from my album 'Sometimes I Might Be Introvert'.
Check out Simz's new video for "Gorilla": • Little Simz - Gorilla ...
Produced by Inflo
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Lyrics:
How did you get
How did you get get
How did you get
How did you get here?
How did you get
How did you get get
How did you get
How did you get here?
How the hell did I get here
Sometimes I sit and I wonder
I’m the version of me I always imagined when I was younger
All the doubt I had thrown at me
All the time I invested
I sit and read my old lyric books like damn it must’ve been destined
Stuck to it I improvised my way here no rules
Back when it was serious handing mixtapes out in my school
All I had was my brain and my hunger had to use that as tools
Amount of people that told me no and I turned that into my fuel
Slacking in my school work didn’t care much
Sisters are getting on to me
But trust me this music ting is my prophecy
I didn’t need to convince them cos they saw it all from just watching me
Now I got them on side confidence rises there ain’t no stopping me I’m unstoppable
Got a strong head on my shoulders and being good hearted don’t cost as all
Times I thought i had lost it all
When I didn’t even have shit to my name
Studio runs on foot trekking through the rain
Made me into what I became
All I wanted to be around was like minded people on the same page
And I found that in space age
Back then we never made a penny but it didn’t matter us because our soul was nourished
Shooting music videos in Chucks’ garden with no budget
Came up with some real ones
All the talent we had to harvest
We didn’t alway see eye to eye but they always had my back regardless
That was a pivotal time
Breaks my heart it didn’t work but we tried
Still I never aborted the mission
All that I’ve taken is all God has given
When Tola’s speaking to me then I listen
Told to follow my own intuition
Go at the pace I set for myself
I don’t need drums to follow the rhythm
Couldn’t of planned this it was just written
Many dreams I’m sitting on
I’m made up of the same stars that I wish upon
Times I thought my prayers weren’t getting answered but boy was I wrong
All it took is me knowing I’m meant to be here it’s where I belong
It’s where I belong yeah
And sometimes I forget
But I have to think back and remind myself of the journey
Its been a beautiful one
Jheeze
Sometimes I sit and I wonder
I’m the version of me I always imagined when I was younger
All albums I studied
Learning bout flow and cadence
I sit and listen to my old shit like damn all it took was patience
Story over the glory
Other paths that weren’t for me
Wasn’t much of an academic or road invested or sporty
Made the most with all I blessed with the tools in my inventory
Things the teachers don’t teach you
And now the student might lead you
If you wanna leave the class your free too
Everything here’s subjective
If you stand we’re we standing you might understand the perspective
How the hell did you get far
You ain’t get no head start
All decisions we made was based on our circumstance
We hoped to surpass
It took most of our lifetime to wake up, smell the roses, realise that the world is ours
Us and them but we worlds apart
Nothing in life comes easy and you work twice as hard to you black
Used to think mum exaggerated till the world showed me its fact
Still it’s mine for the taking
Lock the doors and we break in
Still got love for them non believers yeah the ones that said we won’t make it
Everything you want is out there waiting for you to take it
The key is to have faith in your dreams and never stop chasing and you’ll make it trust
All it was was perseverance
Pushing never giving up
They built them walls so high up and we tore em down
They told us no
We said yes
Its okay
Some get it some don’t
I didn’t take you long to get here
But we keep pushing on
How did you believe you would get here?
And in times of doubt
You didn’t sell your soul but you held on
Always
It didn’t take you long to get here
And here we are
Its the story of never ending
Its been a long road
Ha
Feel good don’t it?
Yeah
I didn’t take you long to get here - tell your kids to play this
How did you believe you would get here?
Simz
#LittleSimz #HowDidYouGetHere #SometimesIMightBeIntrovert
"The key is to have faith in your dreams and never stop chasing, and you'll make it, trust." - Little Simz
She raps "I don't need drums to follow the rhythm" and throughout the song, she's offbeat(in a beautiful way). It's so nice to see when the artist's lyrics match the instrumentals as seen in bands like Radiohead too. I'm looking forward to what Little Simz has in store for us in the future!
i used be a huge radiohead fan, i have been exploring hip hip and this is the first album like this i have fallen in love with
I didn't even notice but you're right. She isn't riding the beat, she's letting the beat ride on her voice instead. That takes finesse to sound so effortless
Little Simz is definitely on point and a beautiful creative force to be reckoned with ❤️
She said she studied other's album to learn flow and cadence. Now I'm doing the same with her album.
Are u a rapper too?
Omg, first time I'm listening to her music. She's soooo good, very underrated and she's real
Simz 、one of the best .
Please support her and explore her previous albums, amazing!
@@RichardHanleyABCD yesssss
I been telling people about her for years.....so Talented...
"I’m the version of me I always imagined when I was younger."
God damn that's beautiful.
Big time 🤩
Album of the year 👏👏
She's one of the best emcees on planet Earth....no 🧢!!!
Her & Nas neck and neck for Album of the Year. Hope she gets her the recognition she deserves over here in the States. Real recognize real.
This album is extremely good. Not to be disrespectful but I didn't know a UK artist could be so... soulful. This simultaneously reminds me of early Kanye, J Dilla, Neo Soul like Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Deangelo etc.... this entire record is so beautiful I wanna cry
Amy Winehouse? Jorja Smith? Estelle? Angel?
u could listen to enny
@@colinmatheson9770 yea this guy trippin
@@pkliskiki1800 hip hop
@@colinmatheson9770 none of them has critically acclaimed albums lmao. Jorja smith lol.
As an ex lyricist that is 37 this touched me differently. When u got a dream go live it no matter what is trying to stop you. I wish i had done the same!
you still have time.. don't give up!!!
@@Emanem09 im a bedroom musician now and my cat is my audience 🥺🥺🥺
@@individualwoman844 Better audience than others sometimes..it s a Nice start😁😁
@@Emanem09 yea my cat appreciates my flow. Shes a great hype man 😂
it's never too late
‘I’m the version of my I always imagined when I was younger’ is such a flex
What a poet......what a talent. ⚘🎼⚘🎼⚘🤩
"Nothing in life comes easy, and you work twice as hard 'cause you black. Used to think mom exaggerated 'til the world showed me it's fact" ... this line right here hit me SO hard, it's unreal.
Not really, she’s promoted by every big media company who celebrate her because of her blackness. She’s not even that impressive on stage, that line suggests an attitude of entitlement borne of black privilege.
@@Miquelalalaa Not you saying black privilege lol. Please give the definition of black privilege, i'm waiting
This girl is the best rapper I've heard in 20 years...
Waaaaow, so happy to be in the first people who listen to that beautiful song, thanks Little Simz you make my day so much better
Much love from France ❤️
My favourite song from the album
They told us naww, we told them yes, yes ‼️✊🏿💪🏿💃🏿🔥👑🥁
From conscious Artist to conscious Artist 🙌🤩 Happy to hear another Woman Feed Our ppl Yas! New follower from Houston, Tx in The States💪🏾🤎
You are what music now a days needssssss! Your lyrics, and flow, and rawness,…chefs kiss 😘 You’re beyond amazing Simz.💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
This is so perfect for rainy days💙
Like today :)
This song should have millions of views 🙌🏾 #whatatrack
Yes Little Simz, Praise the Lord! Her Music is simply Beautiful.
Amazing storytelling absolutely incredible thanku so much love and God bless x
This so touching 😭 goosebumps everywhere 🤲🏽❤️
Yes can wait to finish listening to the album and listening to it all over again ✨
Feels like the miseducation of little simz moment of the album
Simz is SENSATIONAL
Lyrics
How did you get
How did you get, get
How did you get
How did you get here?
How did you get
How did you get, get
How did you get
How did you get here?
How the hell did I get here? Sometimes I sit here and I wonder
I'm the version of me I always imagined when I was younger
All the doubt I had thrown at me, all the time I invested
I sit and read my own lyric books
Like, "Damn, it must've been destined"
Stuck to it, I improvised my way here, no rules
Back when it was serious, handin' mixtapes out in my school
All I had was my brain and my hunger, had to use that as tools
Amount of people that told me no and I turned that into my fuel
Slackin' in my schoolwork didn't care much
Sisters are gettin' onto me
But trust me, this music ting is my prophecy
I didn't need to convince them 'cause
They saw it all from just watching me
Now I got them on sight, confidence rises
There ain't no stopping me, I'm unstoppable
Got a strong head on my shoulders
And bein' good-hearted don't cost it all
Times I thought I had lost it all
When I ain't even have shit to my name
Studio runs on foot, trekking through the rain
Made me into what I became, all I wanted to be around
Was like-minded people on the same page and I found that in space age
Back then, we never had a penny
But it didn't matter to us because our soul was nourished
Shooting music videos in Chucks' garden with no budget
Came up with some real ones, all the talent we had to harvest
We didn't always see eye-to-eye but they always had my back regardless
That was a pivotal time
Breaks my heart it didn't work but we tried
Still, I had never aborted the mission
All that I've taken is all God has given
When Tola's talking to me, then I listen
Told to follow my own intuition
Go at the pace I set for myself
I don't need drums to follow the rhythm
Couldn't have planned this, it was just written
Many dreams I'm sitting on
I'm made up of the same stars that I wish upon
Times I thought that my prayers weren't getting answered
But, boy was I wrong
All it took was me knowing I'm meant to be here
It's where I belong, swear I belong, yeah
How did you get (like, sometimes I forget)
How did you get, get
How did you get
How did you get here?
(But I have to think back and remind myself of the journey)
(It's been a beautiful one, yes)
Sometimes I sit and I wonder
I'm the version of me I always imagined when I was younger
All the albums I studied, learned about flow and cadence
I sit and listen to my old shit like, "Damn, all it took was patience"
Story over the glory, other paths that weren't for me
Wasn't much of an academic or road-invested or sporty
Made the most with all I blessed with, of the tools in my inventory
Things the teachers don't teach you
And now the student might lead you
If you wanna leave the class, then you're free to
Everything here is subjective
If you stand where we're standing
You might understand the perspective
How the hell did you get far? You ain't get no head start
All decisions we made is based on
Our circumstance, we hope to surpass it
Took most of our lifetime to wake up
Smell the roses, realize that the world is ours
Us and them, but we worlds apart
Nothing in life comes easy, and you work twice as hard 'cause you black
Used to think mom exaggerated 'til the world showed me it's fact
Still, it's mine for the taking, lock the doors, and we break in
Still got love for them non-believers
Yeah, the ones that said we won't make it
Everything you want is out there waiting for you to take it
The key is to have faith in your dreams and never stop chasing
And you'll make it, trust
pushing, never giving up
(How did you get here?)
They built them walls so high up, and we tore 'em down
They told us no, we said yes
It's okay
Some get it, some don't
(It didn't take you long to get here)
But we keep pushing on
(How did you believe you will get here?)
And in times of doubt
(You didn't sell your soul, but you held on)
Always
And here we are
It's the story of never-ending, it's been a long road
Haha
Feel good, don't it? Yeah
(It didn't take you long to get here)
Tell the kids to play this
(How did you believe you would get here?)
Simz
Great Rhythm!
Incredible as always! Excited every time you release a new song 😊
Little Simz never disappoints 💙 So proud 👏 Perfect'o 🤠 Forever on my level 🤗
I've decided that this is my favourite in the album
Your voice is just sooo nice to listen to.
The whole song is indescribable
Thank you xxx pure talent perseverance we got to push forward and in time of doubt keep your head held high and push forward. X
This song makes me so nostalgic and motivates me at the same time
Would love to see this song performed on COLORs
Simz you are the truth man. A real inspiration
YAAAAAASSSSSSSSS!!!!! So good/absolutely love!!!!!
Yes! Love from 🇨🇦💕💕💕
Dios, que joyita de álbum.
This is too much! The great Little Simz!
I love this track!
pfffff one of my tope 5 of the whole album, soo fucking good.
Wow!!!! This is dope
This ones a banger
😭😭😭😭 listening to this for the umpteenth time
I LOVE YOUR LYRICS PLEASE DONT EVER CHANGE ❤ YOU ARE WONDERFUL
This reminds me of Lauryn Hill.
beautiful
Fire. Period
TOO HER OWN BEAT. ❤️
Simbiii ❤️❤️
Hope this year she wins a Grammy. Or at least a nomination!!
This FYEEE perfect jazz rap
Why am I only finding out this gem of a rapper now?????
💯💯💯
HElll yeahhhhh
Sheeeesh!
🔥
Yes simbi ❤
❤️
Yeah, Simz, I know.
Sunday Services really be the shit, word, word 💙🌍
Love you simbi
Tremendo temazo
Loved this on the Mercury prize
When i look at this image, I always see the top of your hair first
And it always makes me think of ET the little alien in the movie
Sorry!
But it does make me chuckle x
Bardzo ładnie.
Grazie di esistere.
10/10
❤❤💫⭐🎶🎼
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤👑
I hope you do a video for this song
AMAZING ALBUM! I JUST FOUND THIS ALBUM BY MISTAKE.....This should be number 1 album on Billboards... i dont understand how Megan the Freak Stallion is getting ahead...this is crazy!
hey no need to put down other artists to raise others. Megan and Simz are doing different things and doing great in their fields!
Please do a song with Kendrick
Hello 👋💝🎶🔥🔥🔥 Love from Malaysia 🇲🇾 ...
s/o deborah cox, this hit different
first! lets go
love the album btw
I am here because yt recommended me another song of her.
Mad Respect, under dogs to the front.
How did you get here..
Folks, WE WON
Eat all who oppose you UP!
Wait a minuite, is u fr fr
Jojo pose
Just because you think it's hard because "black 🖤"it is hard , try to take out this and time ,which u put it in the same team* it's not an advice it's a way of thinking .much love my love.
I'm struck with just how lyrically bad this is.
Why are you here kid?