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Gorillaz - Meanwhile... ft. Jelani Blackman with Barrington Levy (Official Visualiser)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jelani Blackman
Jelani Blackman
Vocals
Barrington Levy
Barrington Levy
Vocals
Jorja Smith
Jorja Smith
Background Vocals
Isabelle Dunn
Isabelle Dunn
Cello
Remi Kabaka Jr
Remi Kabaka Jr
Drum Programming
Femi Koleoso
Femi Koleoso
Drums
Nina Foster
Nina Foster
Violin
Oli Lagford
Oli Lagford
Violin
Sarah Tuke
Sarah Tuke
Violin
Remi Kabaka
Remi Kabaka
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Barrington Levy
Barrington Levy
Songwriter
Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn
Songwriter
D. Blackman
D. Blackman
Songwriter
Remi Kabaka Jr
Remi Kabaka Jr
Songwriter
Remi Kabaka
Remi Kabaka
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Producer
Remi Kabaka Jr
Remi Kabaka Jr
Producer
Samuel Egglenton
Samuel Egglenton
Engineer
Stephen Sedgwick
Stephen Sedgwick
Mixing Engineer
John Davis
John Davis
Mastering Engineer
Remi Kabaka
Remi Kabaka
Producer

Lyrics

Hey, I don't mind change
I don't like hate (nah)
See when the sound system break
We make the system shake (bullet)
When a girl wanna swing my way
Play street with the street that I played
But I'm on a street over here, all saints
Imagine no saints when you wake, hey
That's a good taste, hm, that's a good space
Hey, this ain't my place
Like that's some real wave (hm)
I'm missing so deeply
Well, put that shit on my grave
I buck and sway (and sway)
Ten toes for the rave in the ring, hey (let's)
I love carnival beers (go)
It don't feel the same (let's)
That's cool, don't get in my way (go)
In fact, don't migrate
(Let's) Yeah, and we like champagne
But we like Red Stripe and we like rave (go)
It don't feel the same
That's cool, don't get in my way (let's go)
Oh, back in day
Notting Hill weren't no film
Tell the boys on my granddad outside, buy it back
Take 'cause his bones like stone (hm)
Salon in Ireland, they were really out there in the field
When the vibe was real, that's why I get out of my feels (let's go)
And I know that I can't fucking live here still (go)
It don't feel the same (let's)
That's cool, don't get in my way (go)
In fact, don't migrate
(Let's) Yeah, we like champagne
But we like Red Stripe and we like rave (go)
It don't feel the same
That's cool, don't get in my way (let's go)
Yeah, it's just the same as I thought it would be
When I was in carnival
I followed your principle
Do you really think I'd leave you?
Meanwhile
(Let's)
Uh, I love carnival beers (go)
It don't feel the same (let's)
That's cool, don't get in my way (go)
In fact, don't migrate (let's)
Yeah, we like champagne
But we like Red Stripe and we like rave (go)
It don't feel the same
That's cool, don't get in my way (let's go)
Yeah, it's just the same as I thought it would be
When I was in carnival
Dancing on protocol
Do you really think I'd forget you?
Meanwhile
Meanwhile
Meanwhile
Meanwhile
Said I love carnival beers
It don't feel the same
That's cool, don't get in my way
In fact, don't migrate
Mmm, we like champagne
But we like Red Stripe and we like rave
It don't feel the same
That's cool, don't get in my way
Written by: Barrington Levy, D. Blackman, Damon Albarn, Jelani Blackman, R. Kabaka Jr., Remi Kabaka

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