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Cordae

Chronicles

Release date: 14th January 2022

From From a Birds Eye View
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About This Track

Cordae navigates the pull between ambition and intimacy on 'Chronicles', a track built around the friction between constant motion and the need to stay rooted. The song finds him caught between the road and a relationship that demands presence, caught between the material gestures he can offer and the emotional labour that actually matters. H.E.R. meets him there, articulating what gets lost in the grind: time, effort, the simple fact of being shown up for. The production holds space for both voices without crowding either one. Cordae's verses move with the restlessness of someone who knows he's asking a lot, whilst H.E.R.'s refrain cuts through the noise with a clarity that feels almost like a correction. The song doesn't resolve the tension so much as sit inside it, which is where most real relationships actually live. Trust, as the pre-chorus reminds us, is something you have to know, and knowing it requires more than money or movement.

"Chronicles" is a track by Cordae, from the album From a Birds Eye View, released 14th January 2022. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Cordae

Cordae

Lyrics

Chronicles

[Intro: Cordae]

Yeah, uh-huh

[Chorus: Cordae]

I'm on this road, and I'm not sure where my heart is headed (Mm)

And if you left me now, I know how far I'd regret it

Told you once, tell you twice that I'm indebted, huh

But I can't waste no time, you know my time is precious (Hey)

[Verse 1: Cordae]

Hit up Eliantte for that diamond necklace (Hey)

Tell me you don't need shit, girl, and I'll respect it (Ooh)

I'm on the road too much, shit kinda hectic

Telling you what's on my mind, don't use my thoughts as leverage (Hey, huh)

I been travelin' 'round these crossroads (Hey)

Gotta compromise somе shit but that's a small toll (Huh)

Crazy when we first met, wе was lost souls

But I know I gotta grow

I lace my bitch in the best, give her designer sex

If I fucked up, I'm sorry, here's fifty racks for the stress

Not easy to impress, always wonder what's next

I go as deep as I can and make her shake like tourettes

[Pre-Chorus: Cordae & H.E.R.]

They say love is no miracle and lust ain't no thing

But trust is something you should know, but we both been through pain

[Chorus: Cordae with H.E.R.]

I'm on this road, and I'm not sure where my heart is headed (Mm)

And if you left me now, I know how far I'd regret it

Told you once, tell you twice that I'm indebted, huh

But I can't waste no time, you know my time is precious (Hey)

[Verse 2: H.E.R.]

I just need love, I need someone to give me more perspective

You on your grind just hoping, call me when you get a second

Yeah, I don't need no lectures, baby, I just need your presence

And I promise I'm gon' stay no matter where we left it

Time and effort, I just need time and effort

Temptations in my past, got all the times I was tested

You wanna go but just make sure that we stay connected

I know you solid, so I promise you that I'm invested

[Pre-Chorus: H.E.R.]

Love is so beautiful, lust is your skin, yeah

Trust is something you should know if we both feel the same, yeah

[Chorus: Cordae with H.E.R.]

I'm on this road, and I'm not sure where my heart is headed, yeah (Mm)

And if you left me now, I know how far I'd regret it

Told you once, tell you twice that I'm indebted, huh

But I can't waste no time, you know my time is precious (Hey)

[Verse 3: Lil Durk]

Richard Mille the 360 'cause you been real with me 360

Street nigga buy all drugs but you made a nigga buy you new titties

I made room, I care to make you love me, not make Shade Room

Ain't scared to say I love you, but to be honest, you can't be someone, ain't worth it

I tried, you tell me I spend my time with all my guys

Knowing we don't spend time

I say I'ma stop but I still do

These gon' be the same ones that's gon' kill for you

[Chorus: Cordae, H.E.R., & Both]

I'm on this road, and I'm not sure where my heart is headed, yeah (Mm)

And if you left me now, I know how far I'd regret it

Told you once, tell you twice that I'm indebted, huh

But I can't waste no time, you know my time is precious (Hey)

I'm on this road, and I'm not sure where my heart is headed

And if you left me now, I know how far I'd regret it

Told you once, tell you twice that I'm indebted

But I can't waste no time, you know my time is precious

[Outro: H.E.R.]

Diamond necklace, don't need no diamond necklace

Respect it

I'm on the go

Don't waste no time

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Track details

From From a Birds Eye View

2022
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From a Birds Eye View
From a Birds Eye View
Cordae
Release year
2022
  1. —Today
  2. —Sinister
  3. —Parables (Remix)
  4. —Super
  5. —Jean-Michel
  6. —Shiloh’s Interlude
  7. —Westlake High
  8. —Gifted
  9. —Want from Me
  10. —Momma's Hood
  11. —Chronicles
  12. —C Carter
  13. —Champagne Glasses
  14. —Shiloh’s Intro

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer
Boi-1da, Cordae, Don Mills (Producer), H.E.R., Lil Durk, SMPLGTWY, TT Audi, Vinylz
Lyricist
Cordae
Producer
Boi-1da, Don Mills (Producer), SMPLGTWY, TT Audi, Vinylz
Engineer
Don Mills (Producer)
A&R Administrator
Joya Nemley
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Anthony Vilchis, Zach Pereyra
Mastering Engineer
Emerson Mancini
Mixing Engineer
Manny Marroquin
Recording Engineer
Don Mills (Producer), RJ Cardenas
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