Introvert / Woman (Live at the BRIT Awards 2022)

Lyrics

[Part I: Introvert] [Verse 1: Little Simz] The kingdom's on fire, the blood of a young messiah I see sinners in a church, I see sinners in a church Sometimes I might be introvert There's a war inside, I hear battle cries Mothers burying sons, young boys playing with guns The devil's a liar, fulfil your wildest desires Now I don't wanna be the one to doctor this But if you can't feel pain, you can't feel the opposite The fight between the Yin and Yang's a fight you'll never win I study humans, that makes me an anthropologist I'm not into politics, but I know it's dark times Parts of the world still living in apartheid But if I don't take this winner's flight, that's career suicide Though I should've been a friend whеn your grandma died I see the illness еat my aunt laying in her bed I see her soul rising as her body gets closer to death [Refrain: Cleo Sol] Find a way, I'll find a way The world's not over I will make it, don't you cry In God we trust 'Cause we're not alone [Verse 2: Little Simz, Cleo Sol] I need a licence to feel Internal wounds and I'm not tryna be healed (No, I don't, no, I don't, no) I sabotage what we are trying to build 'Cause of feelings I keep inside, but it's time to reveal (Reveal, reveal) [Segue: Emma Corrin] And so it begins The story of never-ending Your introversion led you here Intuition protected you along the way Alone, but not lonely Your truth unveils with time As you embark upon the journey Of what it means to be a woman [Part II: Woman] [Verse 1: Little Simz] Naija women, got the melanin drippin' L-O-N-D-O-N, city girl livin' In the back, lookin' like fire, chili pepper Yoruba girl tougher than imperial leather He was gettin' bitter, she was gettin' better Diamonds are forever Miss Sierra Leone, lookin' like a gem Works hard in the week, party on the weekend Know you wanna live, no one watchin' how you spend Got a thing, finer things and the finer men, huh Miss Tanzania, she a do or die Say she want to know more 'bout the Sukuma tribe We hit the... Once wasn't enough I got an ocean full of knowledge, you could scuba dive Miss Ethiopia, play so jazzy Sit you down and school you on Selassie [Pre-Chorus: Little Simz] Tell 'em you're nothin' without a woman (No) Woman to woman, I just wanna see you Let me hear you sing [Chorus: Cleo Sol, Little Simz] I love (Say what?) how you go from zero to one hundred (That's right) And leave the dust behind, you've got this All action, no talk [Verse 2: Little Simz] Barbadian honey, know you reppin' for your country Sun kissing your brown skin, lookin' like (Money) Said she focusin' on bein' an accountant When you have beauty and brains, they find it astoundin' Why? She been gettin' it on her own Self made, ain't nobody doin' gold digger Now, Miss India always speaks with her chest Respect from her people 'cause she leads them the best (She a leader) Huh, real life queen in the flesh Crown get heavy, still it be's on your head My Brooklyn ladies, know you hustle on the daily Innovative just like Donna Summer in the eighties Your time, they seein' you glow now Intelligence, elegance, show 'em how Miss Jamaica understand food for the soul She get up in the kitchen know she throw down [Pre-Chorus: Little Simz] Ain't nothin' without a woman Woman to woman, I just wanna see you glow Tell 'em [Chorus: Cleo Sol] I love how you go from zero to one hundred And leave the dust behind, you've got this All action, no talk