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Tony Allen - Cosmosis (Official Clip) ft. Skepta, Ben Okri
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tony Allen
Tony Allen
Drums
Ben Okri
Ben Okri
Vocals
Skepta
Skepta
Vocals
Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn
Keyboards
Remi Kabaka
Remi Kabaka
Percussion
Vincent Taurelle
Vincent Taurelle
Keyboards
Laetitia Bourgeois
Laetitia Bourgeois
Additional Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tony Allen
Tony Allen
Composer
Ben Okri
Ben Okri
Songwriter
Skepta
Skepta
Songwriter
Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tony Allen
Tony Allen
Producer
Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn
Producer
Remi Kabaka
Remi Kabaka
Producer
Vincent Taurelle
Vincent Taurelle
Producer
Etienne Meunier
Etienne Meunier
Assistant Recording Engineer
Antoine Chabert
Antoine Chabert
Mastering Engineer
Eric Trosset
Eric Trosset
Executive Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Cosmosis
[Verse 2]
Let's talk about the science
Of how things break
How the heart breaks
How the age founders, shatters
With no one listening
How the mind quakes
How we lose all that matters
Oh, the music of the bones
Music of sage and white stones
[Verse 3]
Let's talk about the art
Of how things break
Things that were hard to make
Things like peace, and love, and need
How the nations shape
How the good is lost to the fake
Oh, brief change by osmosis
Change and the music of cosmosis
[Verse 4]
But Sufis sing about
The music of how things turn
Things the other ones want to bury
Or burn
Things like unity
Friendship
Relativity
Things that weren't dead, you'll mourn
How the music runs in a stream
How can we, in these troubled times
Dream
Oh, the spirits, dancing in the slipstream
Power and fire in the drum dream
[Verse 5]
Yeah, she was looking for a prince, so now she's hitting the road
She tried kissing a frog, oh, now she's licking a toad
Spiritual girl, she's got a story to tell
She taught me to love myself, forget everyone else
Forget and I forgive, I don't give it attention
How you feel about me? Uh, it's just a reflection
I'm out of my ego, I'm back into space
Hold me in your arms and feel the connection
[Verse 6]
Cosmosis
Cosmosis
Yeah, man
[Verse 7]
The present moment began with fire
And still it burns
Cosmosis
The present moment began with fire
And still it burns
Yeah
It began with water
Cosmosis
And still they drown
And still they drown
Yeah, man
On the margins of Europe
The present moment began with fire
And still it burns
The present moment began with fire
And still it burns
It began with water
And still they drown
Still they drown
It began with air, see how the bombs fall
On houses made of sand
Dreams made of flesh
[Verse 8]
She was looking for a prince, so now she's hitting the road
She tried kissing a frog, oh, now she's licking a toad
Spiritual girl, she's got a story to tell
She taught me to love myself, forget everyone else
Forget and I forgive, I don't give it attention
How you feel about me? Uh, it's just a reflection
I'm out of my ego, I'm back into space
Hold me in your arms and feel the connection
[Verse 9]
Yeah
World's going to change because Cosmosis
Check it out
When will this story of our nation change and shine?
Cosmosis
Cosmosis
Written by: Ben Okri, Damon Albarn, Skepta, Tony Allen
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