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Corinne Bailey Rae – Erasure (2023) | Track profile | Dork

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Corinne Bailey Rae
Black Rainbows
Erasure

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Corinne Bailey Rae

Erasure

Release date: 13th September 2023

From Black Rainbows

Track 3

2:46

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About This Track

"Erasure" is a track by Corinne Bailey Rae, from the album Black Rainbows, released 13th September 2023. The track is 2:46 long. It's filed under R&B/Soul. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Corinne Bailey Rae.

About the Artist

Corinne Bailey Rae

Corinne Bailey Rae

Lyrics

Erasure

They Typex'd all the black kids out of the picture
So when they pictured that scene, they wouldn't be seen
Baby girl in the front row with the cornrows
Smiling at the band
They made a cartoon of you
They beat you into lead
And made an object out of you
They put out lit cigarettes
Down your sweet throat
They fed you to the alligators
They tried to erase you
They tried to erase you
They tried to eviscerate you
Hide behind the curtain
Make you forget your name
They tried to erase you
They tried to erase you
They tried to eviscerate you
Hide behind the curtain
Make you forget your name
They took credit for your labor
They took credit for your labor
They tried to acid-wash you
And paint you as a picture of patience
And they killed you
And they hid your broken bones
In a public place
And, oh, they wore a public face
They wore a public face
They wore, oh
They tried to erase you
They tried to erase you
They tried to eviscerate you
Hide behind the curtain
Make you forget your name
They tried to erase you
They tried to erase you
They tried to eviscerate you
Hide behind the curtain
Make you forget your name
The knife was clean
The knife was clean
The knife was clean
The knife was clean
The knife was clean
The knife was clean
Baby, baby, uh
They fed you to the alligators
They fed you to the alligators
They fed you to the alligators
Alligators, oh, yeah

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Track details

From Black Rainbows

2:462023

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Album

Corinne Bailey Rae

14th September 2023

Track number

3

Release year

2023

1A Spell, A Prayer
5:26
2Black Rainbows
1:58
3Erasure
2:46
4Earthlings
3:38

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Corinne Bailey Rae
Producer: Corinne Bailey Rae, SJ Brown