Tiawa - Life Is Not a Crime

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🗓️ 21 October 2021

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Tiawa - "Life Is Not a Crime" from the 2021 album Moonlit Train on Tru Thoughts.

Brighton-based musician Tiawa fuses hip hop, neo-soul, and the Latin folk of her Portuguese heritage for an exploratory yet unhurried experience on her debut album Moonlit Train. Released at the beginning of the summer, the album features production by collaborator and multi-instrumentalist Jack-Chi aka Jack Kingslake and a thematic concept that maps a metaphorical train journey from relationships through to healing and liberation.

Our Song of the Day, “Life Is Not a Crime” focuses on the liberation from oppression. A gorgeous Spanish guitar riff and lackadaisical electronic beat ground the song while Tiawa’s woozy vocals float in a nearly imperceptible tone to create more “vibe” than message. What does come through, though, - words like “frightened” and “silenced” coupled with “life is not a crime” - paints a clear picture of Tiawa’s story and intention.

"Each song on the album is an emotion,” Tiawa explains. “I hope it helps to heal people in serious situations and make them feel better when they listen.”

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0:00.0	Yeah, yeah, yeah, baby.
0:06.0	Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
0:12.0	Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:17.0	Life is kinda.
0:19.5	I'm here for you, my time.
0:23.0	Your work is kinda bright and shining.
0:27.0	Cause I'm feeling so fine to the slightest, the fight takes the shine right tight, I want you free my mind, no, my island is what I need to fly high, my life is no cry, they call me a dream, so I'm crying like this, my life is no cry, they call me a dream, so I'm crying like this, my life is no cry, they call me a dream, so I'm crying like this, my life is no cry, they call me a dream, so I'm crying like this,
0:57.0	I don't know them, when they were on my way, I looked for them, and they might know where they're safe, right?
1:07.0	That's my piece of day, I'm gold, gold, gold
1:11.0	Got no kids to play right, shine right
1:15.0	It's good that kids are playing flutes
1:18.0	It's all day, I can see it with soul
1:22.0	Don't tell me what you're gonna say
1:26.0	Cause I look, when you feel my pain
1:31.0	You're one piece of my life
1:35.0	I'm in the side of you
1:37.0	All come with me through a fight
1:41.0	When I'm feeling so tight
1:43.0	And inside it's the fire
1:46.0	Sixth is shy, I'm tired
1:49.0	What you feel my mind
1:51.0	No more good night
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