Last night, I checked a SBTRKT show for the first time. Mind = blown.
Everything about SBTRKT & Sampha is pure magic, but an important standout to me is that lyrically, Sampha is SO strong. These two joints have particularly (and literally) been speaking to me lately, so I thought I’d throw them up here. As it turns out, I’m wrapping up a track called “Ghosts,” so “Trials of the Past” is almost too close for comfort!
TRIALS OF THE PAST
So young so how were you to know know know.
You’re a carrier a carrier of the light inside of you.
Glows green in the pitch black night night night.
Can’t tell anyone anyone it’s hurting you.
So hold it in cover up, pull up your sheets your sheets.
What to be, down cruising in the ocean, and sin it’s due.
So I got to sit up, sit up up up.
For my heart to come down down down down down.
So I got to sit up, up up up up.
For my heart to come down down down down down.
The ghoulish entities they come floating through the walls.
Ghostly enemies they come floating through you door.
And the ghoulish entities they come floating through the wall.
From the past from the past and they’re somewhere right before you like The
Ghost of Christmas Past.
I was always floating around the city.
Go with the flow without ever knowing where I wanna be.
So I got into crazy situations.
A loyal soldier who acts who acts who acts. But never asks.
Why am I flying on my back, my back?
With the moon looking down down down down down.
Where’s my band? Where’s anything at all all?
And why’s the ceiling going black black black black black?
The ghoulish entities they come floating through the walls.
Ghostly enemies they come floating through you door.
And the ghoulish entities they come floating through the wall.
From the past from the past and they’re somewhere right before you like The
Ghost of Christmas Past.
Now, there’s not anything’s coming unless you go,
And you can’t break the chasing ghosts ghosts ghosts.
So much so. When they come back but never ask.
At your side, at your soul.
When they come back but never ask.
The ghoulish entities they come floating through the walls.
Ghostly enemies they come floating through your door.
And the ghoulish entities they come floating through the wall.
From the past from the past and they’re somewhere right before you like The
Ghost of Christmas Past.
NEVER NEVER
It’s complicated when you gravitate towards yourself.
On the other hand it’s hard to talk to anyone else.
You can’t help-can’t help where your mind goes.
So lets’ harvest on the moon with the autumn snow.
‘Cause I’ve never never had so much to gain and threw it all away.
And if I ever ever had the chance again I’d probably do the same.
Singing ooooh I’ve only let you down.
Singing ooooh I’ve left you the crown.
Open up open up to see your, see your face,
Watching yourself in your dreams like wide awake.
Hoping hoping you’ll return my calls.
Convince myself on my health that it’s not my fault.
‘Cause I’ve never never had so much to gain and threw it all away.
And if I ever ever had the chance again I’d probably do the same.
Singing ooh I’ve only let you down.
Singing ooh I’ve left you the crown.
No one ever had so much to gain or so much to lose.
No one ever had so much to gain or so much to lose.
No one ever had so much to gain or so much to lose.
If I ever had If I ever had if I ever had another…
See I’ve never never had so much to gain and threw it all away.
And if I ever ever had a chance again I’d probably do the same.
Singing ooooh I’ve only let you down.
Singing ooooh I’ve left you the crown.
See I’ve never never had so much to gain or had so much to lose.
And if I ever ever get past the shame and get through the bruises.
Singing oooh I’ll never let you down.
Singing oooh I never left the crown.
L marX the Spot 