I remember like it was yesterday/
You had a powder blue dress on/
Waiting for me to say hi/
But the message always felt wrong/
My/friends kept telling me that you and I should meet/
It was fateful in the way that I caught you in the street/
I/saw your eyes and said hi/
You greeted with a hello/
And calmly made my crazy nerves mellow/
It was/sheer bliss/
An automatic can't miss/
I went in for the hug/
But you caught me with a kiss/
On the/cheek/
Twas a triple shot of adrenaline/
Knew from the first touch, there was no feeling that is better than/
This/sending my senses into a twist/
Combined with the Summer love in your lips/
A twinge in your hips/
A swagger in your walk/
A lady with the hottest little body in New York/
There was no time for talk/
There was no time for waiting/
This was the first day in our much awaited oasis/
And with every shot taken/
Our choices were getting clearer/
Eyes were getting much wider/
And voices were drawing nearer/
I'd always double you up/
Make sure the feeling would last/
Cause every time we'd connect felt like a shot into the past/
You were Mrs. Mary Wells/
I was Mr. David Ruffin/
You felt like death to the legends /
Still mixed with that extra something/
Something I can't let go of/
Even if I had wanted/
Even if it had made you hate the man I was becoming/
Plunging/
Sinking deeper/
Needing you during every free weekend/
Kissing you & pinching me to make sure I wasn't dreaming/
That was it/
Me and You/
Fulfilling our prediction/
Overdosing on love/
And renewing our prescription/
They couldn't get us to listen/
The people in our life/
Begging for us to stop/
They'd say that it wasn't right/
(Shit) maybe that's why we'd fight and rip each other apart/
Why is love always different in the head than in the heart?/
I don't know/
But that ain’t stop us from trying/
Every time we would leave/
We would only be lying/
To ourselves/
To our health/
To everything that we built/
See loving you was a thrill/
But leaving you was a skill/
That I had to learn to develop/
In order to get better/
But one thing I'd never say/
Is that I wish I never met her/
Everyday’s an adventure/
That brought out the best in me/
She's My Devil & My Angel purer than ____
(Baby I'm Here)
“Nūr” is a forceful introduction to Dua Saleh—a multi-disciplinary non-binary artist sure to make waves this year, and for years to come. Bandcamp Album of the Day Feb 5, 2019