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Inclination Compass (Tenderness) Lyrics — Sampha | Dork

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Inclination Compass (Tenderness) Lyrics

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Inclination Compass (Tenderness)

From Lahai (Deluxe)2024

Written by Sampha

Lyrics

Inclination Compass (Tenderness)

Things can get sour and strained In the portrait of a lover's game The obvious becomes a blur And when we shout so loud abusive words And we're in need of some tenderness, mm Like sun rays through a flying cloud Did we have to be so featherless? Mm When skeletons came pouring out How about we fly towards the source again? Let's switch from cold to warm again Let's fly towards the source again Oh, let's switch from cold to warm again Now I don't mean to minimize your words And there's a requisite to trust I hurt and you been spending so much time with work It really have me questioning my worth And we're in need of some tenderness, mm Like sunrise through a flying cloud Did we have to be so featherless? Mm When skeletons came pouring out How about we fly towards the source again? Let's switch from cold to warm again Let's fly towards the source again Oh, let's switch from cold to warm again Oh-whoa Oh, again

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About this track

"Inclination Compass (Tenderness)" is a song by Sampha from the album Lahai (Deluxe), released in 2024. The song was written by Sampha. It was produced by El Guincho, Sampha, Teo Halm.

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Teo Halm— 166 credits as songwriter & producer →
Andrea Mastroiacovo— 31 credits as engineer →
Ben Baptie— 680 credits as songwriter & producer →
Ben Loveland— 39 credits as engineer →
Billy Halliday— 67 credits as producer →

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