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Cleo Sol
Mother
23

TRACK

23

Release date: 18th August 2021

From Mother

Track 8

5:06

Singer/Songwriter Music R&B/Soul

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About This Track

'23' by Cleo Sol is a 2021 track from the album 'Mother'. The lyrics speak from a bruised, intimate place, with a loved one urging honesty and self-belief while admitting that survival can still feel hard. Lines about “locked up dreams” and missing pieces suggest aspirations held back, then returned inward, as the speaker asks why they cannot simply move forward. It is both a reassurance and a reckoning, mixing tenderness with frustration, and ending on a plea to let strength include the permission to stop and feel.

"23" is a track by Cleo Sol, from the album Mother, released 18th August 2021. The track is 5:06 long. It's filed under Singer/Songwriter. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Cleo Sol.

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Cleo Sol

Cleo Sol

Lyrics

23

Didn't have no one, sacrificed your goals
Didn't trust yourself, don't need to lie
I know you can survive
But it feels like sometimes you need to cry
Oh, mama, why?
The little stars and the locked up dreams
The missing pieces, they're in me
I know that you're strong, but you must stop fighting
And live your song in harmony
Buried secrets deep, now they overflow
Crystal clear to me, God, let it be
Pass the burden on
Sweep the troubled life
Drink the hurt away
I know the pain
'Cause you nearly broke me down, mama
I was hurt for a while, hurt for a while
I was hurting inside
Ain't no time to cry
I'll fix what's broken and live my life authentically
It's not far away
The road to peace happens when I pray
I'm not asleep
There's bigger dreams that didn't fit for you
But will fit for me
Do you believe?
Mama, please, stop acting twenty-three
You've got responsibilities
Are you still stuck in your teens?
You nearly broke me down, mama (you nearly broke me down, mama)
(Ooh) oh, mama, (ooh) oh, mama
(You) you nearly, (nearly broke me down) you nearly broke me down, mama
Oh, mama, oh-oh-oh
Oh, mama why
The little stars and the locked up dreams
The missing pieces, they're in me
Oh, mama why
The little stars and the locked up dreams
The missing pieces, they're in me

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Track details

From Mother

5:062021

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Album

19th August 2021

Track number

8

Release year

2021

1Don't Let Me Fall
5:40
2Promises
4:25
3Heart Full of Love
5:05
4Build Me Up
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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Cleo Sol
Producer: Inflo
Engineer: Ben Baptie, Sophie Ellis
Drums: Nathan Allen
Acoustic Guitar: Michael Jablonka
Arranger: Chris Elliott
Background Vocals: Cleo Sol
Bass Guitar: Alex Bonfanti
Cello: Caroline Dearnley, Dave Daniels, Jo Knight, Vicky Matthews
Congas: Graham Godfrey
Double Bass: Chris Laurence
Electric Guitar: Michael Jablonka
First Violin: Geoff Alexander
Harp: Camilla Pay
Mastering Engineer: Guy Davie
Mixing Engineer: Ben Baptie
Percussion: Graham Godfrey, Lewis Wright
Piano: Inflo
Rhodes Piano: Kadeem Clarke
Tenor Saxophone: Richie Garrison
Trombone: Courtney Brown, Nathaniel Cross
Trumpet: Eikel Venegas, Yelfris Valdes
Video Production Assistant: Dan Ewins, Emma Marks, Tom Archer
Viola: Gemma Dunne, Kate Musker, Lucy Morgan, Nick Barr, Reiad Chibah, Virginia Slater
Violin: Charles Mutter, Charlie Brown (Violinist), Chris Clad, Daniel Bhattacharya, Fiona Brice, Francis Grime, Gaby Lester, Gita Langley, Ian Humphries, Janice Graham, Kirsty Mangan, Marianne Haynes
Vocal Engineer: Sophie Ellis

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