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Jazzmeia Horn
Jazzmeia Horn
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Jazzmeia Horn
Jazzmeia Horn
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Jazzmeia Horn
Jazzmeia Horn
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Lyrics

[Refrain]
I see
The missing parts of you that exist
Within me
'Cause I'm your friend, you've let me in again
How can I live without you?
How can I live without you?
I go back and forth between yes and no, encourage you to stay
And then I'm forcing you to go away
I cannot live without you
Don't wanna live without you
You have shown me things that live in me that I didn't know were there
You see the shades of blues and shades of green that bring you happiness
You've always been here, you've always loved me
Even when I chose to disappear, you loved me still, real love
[Verse 1]
Man
From the first day we met, you came to me bearing wisdom and respect
With no isms, prisons, or any games, you maintained your words
But your diction at first caused confliction in my mind
And in due time blossomed pyramids and prisms around the edges of my heart
And you were just getting started
Stars charted between moon phases, and I drifted away to sacred spaces
Calm like herbal baths
You made me laugh astoundingly through the phone with a beautiful noise
Then made your way back to me with poise and class, schooling men-boys
On ways to act
Or what to impress upon an empress
Like how to be aware of the affairs of her heart while still tending to your very own
Lowkey creating home
Talk yo' stuff then, blow, blow, blow yo' horn!
Methodical, you be melodious, with a mellow tone, and meek manners, but firm
Healing us both, I'm feeling you grope me with hands of your sound all around me
And stars charted, identifying the truth between the Septugaint, Cepher, King James 6-11 and Apocrypha
The Isis Papers, Black men of the Nile, Dead Sea scrolls, from Babylon to Timbuktu, and all the others we thought we knew
And just when I begin to assume, you said to me, "Yahnea, I want to pray with you"
And stars charted between moon phases
Another shift, a gentle drip of health, and I feel wealth and that I can trust again
[Refrain]
You love me still, real love
[Verse 2]
And though I've been here before, we open this door with no mindless blindness
You know kindness and how to use it
I pray to Abba Yah that I'll never abuse it
And pray that we are never misled, but instantly, constantly, consistently fed His truth upon building our union in our youth
That the profusion of your idiosyncracy is never restricted or restrained
And even though through pain we do away with the conspiracies of the jealousy from the afflicted and the strange
[Refrain]
How can I live without you?
I cannot live without you
[Verse 3]
But pay attention to what the Most High, Yah, has ordained
Stars charted between moon phases, and here we are
We be taking our time, getting lost on nature walks, hiking through trails that smell of pine, juniper, and maple
We be holding hands, like the stable rocks underneath our feet, we are grounded
We eat and we eat well
We are blessed and fed the most succulent and decadent of fruits, juices, plants, grains, and with full bellies
Shift lanes to a classic scenic view of trees in a forest above a vast valley
A bright purple hue vanishing by still waters that reflect the moon
And under a gazebo, you hold my mother's daughter with a gentle intent, and swoon
Sarah Vaughan and Clifford Brown play their tune, the soundtrack of our romance
Then our hearts dance to Marvin Gaye and Oumu Sangaré
And the coolness from their water creates a breeze until yours sips my hands with ease
Together we bathe in nature all around us. Bless the Most High, we found us
Bless the Most High, bless the Most High, Yah, for days upon days
Through every moon phase
[Refrain]
You loved me still, real love
I see
The missing parts of you that exist
Within me
'Cause I'm your friend, you've let me in again
How can I live without you?
How can I live without you?
I go back and forth between yes and no, encourage you to stay
And then I'm forcing you to go away
I cannot live without you
Don't wanna live without you
You have shown me things that live in me that I didn't know were there
You see the shades of blues and shades of green that bring you happiness
You've always been here, you've always loved me
Even when I chose to disappear, you loved me still, real love
Written by: Jazzmeia Horn
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