More songs by Joy Crookes
Description
Lyricist, Background Vocal, Associated Performer, Lead Vocalist, Composer: Joy Crookes
Drums: Nathan Allen
Percussion: Oli Savill
Bass: Alex Bonfanti
Lyricist, Piano, Composer: Sam Beste
Synthesizer, Keyboards, Programmer: Steve Pringle
Violin: Blaize Henry
Violin: Ellie Stanford
Violin: Elodie Chousmer-Howelles
Violin: Gita Langley
Violin: James Douglas
Violin: Jessie Murphy
Violin: Kotono Sato
Violin: Philippa Mo
Violin: Rosie Langley
Violin: Sarah Daramy-Williams
Violin: Sarah Sexton
Viola: Amy Stanford
Viola: Jo Galtin
Viola: Marianne Haynes
Cello: Rachel Lander
Cello: Klara Romac
Composer, Lyricist: Barney Lister
Composer, Lyricist: Joel Pott
Producer, Mixing Engineer, Engineer, Executive Producer: Blue May
Assistant Engineer: George Chung
Assistant Engineer: Chris Bolster
Mastering Engineer: Matt Colton
Music Director, Arranger: Amy Langley
Executive Producer: Harvey Grant
A& R Director: Fin Kemp
A& R Director: Alastair Kinross
A& R Director: Glyn Aikins
Lyrics and translation
Original
I was making faces at my brother.
Come on, tell your sister that you love her. Don't lie.
I know we got problems, that's just family, and God knows what we carry from our history.
Don't hide from my body and my mind, body and my mind.
Hurt in the bloodline, I'm gonna break, oh, mother.
Why I gotta be like that?
I know it's been bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, but we don't have to carry on the past.
Oh, mother,
I don't wanna be like that.
I know it's been bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, but I won't let my baby live with any of my past.
Heavy, heavy heartbreak made our country.
Why does Mama India feel so far off from me? Don't hide.
All these little boys were putting hands on what they probably shouldn't.
Really wish that touch was something that we didn't have in common.
Always lives in my body and my mind, body and my mind.
Hurt in the bloodline, I'm gonna break, oh, mother. Why
I gotta be like that?
I know it's been bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, but we don't have to carry on the past.
Oh, mother,
I don't wanna be like that.
I know it's been bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, but I won't let my baby live with any of my past.
I wanna break the cycle, I got all your tears and then nothing more.
I wanna break the cycle, leave the bad, bad, bad, bad behind.
I wanna love the loves to love and give my baby a chance that I never had.
Oh, mother, why I gotta be like that?
I know it's been bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, but we don't have to carry on the past.
Oh, mother, mother, I don't wanna be like that.
Oh, I know it's been bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, but I won't let my baby live with any of my past
English translation
I was making faces at my brother.
Come on, tell your sister that you love her. Don't lie.
I know we got problems, that's just family, and God knows what we carry from our history.
Don't hide from my body and my mind, body and my mind.
Hurt in the bloodline, I'm gonna break, oh, mother.
Why I gotta be like that?
I know it's been bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, but we don't have to carry on the past.
Oh, mother,
I don't wanna be like that.
I know it's been bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, but I won't let my baby live with any of my past.
Heavy, heavy heartbreak made our country.
Why does Mama India feel so far off from me? Don't hide.
All these little boys were putting hands on what they probably shouldn't.
Really wish that touch was something that we didn't have in common.
Always lives in my body and my mind, body and my mind.
Hurt in the bloodline, I'm gonna break, oh, mother. Why
I gotta be like that?
I know it's been bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, but we don't have to carry on the past.
Oh, mother,
I don't wanna be like that.
I know it's been bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, but I won't let my baby live with any of my past.
I wanna break the cycle, I got all your tears and then nothing more.
I wanna break the cycle, leave the bad, bad, bad, bad behind.
I wanna love the loves to love and give my baby a chance that I never had.
Oh, mother, why I gotta be like that?
I know it's been bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, but we don't have to carry on the past.
Oh, mother, mother, I don't wanna be like that.
Oh, I know it's been bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, but I won't let my baby live with any of my past