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Damso

William

Release date: 15th June 2018

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About This Track

'William' closes Lithopédion as a confessional fragment, Damso (whose real name is William) recording himself at three in the morning on 14 December, cognac and cigarettes at hand, processing the weight of fatherhood, infidelity and the distance between who he was and who he has become. The song is brief and unadorned, a single verse that moves from the surface noise of social media to the deeper fracture of a relationship he knows cannot hold. The lyric pivots between material ascent (from nothing to a Porsche) and emotional exhaustion, between the fear of sobriety and the fear of being a father. He describes praying at night, suffering in anticipation of a signal that never comes, and the paradox of how difficulty becomes easier to bear until it becomes harder to speak about at all. The song ends with a question mark rather than resolution: whether this is his final album, he suggests, only time will tell.

"William" is a track by Damso, from the album Lithopédion, released 15th June 2018. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Damso

Damso

Lyrics

William

[Paroles de "William"]

[Couplet unique]

Sur Instagram, j'reçois des nudes et des numéros

J'aime trop la femme pour en n'aimer qu'une : mon plus grand défaut

J'aime une femme mais c'est compliqué, c'est très compliqué

Elle sèche ses larmes, elle a abdiqué, sait qu'on va s'quitter

C'est beaucoup plus dur que c'que j'pensais d'avoir un enfant

D'aimer sa mère mais de s'séparer, pour mieux vivre ensemble

Je suis fatigué, il est trois heures du mat', un 14 décembre

J'écris ce texte avec un cognac, des clopes et des cendres

Je m'réfugie dans mes pensées, pour plus y penser

Mon œil rougit car il est trempé, ensanglanté

J'supplie la vie de m'laisser partir quand ça va très mal

Je prie la nuit, souffre le martyr en attente d'un signal

C'est difficile quand ça d'vient facile, mon cœur a parlé

Ça d'vient difficile même d'en parler donc j'vais plus trop parler

De peur d'être sobre à peur d'être papa, du chemin, j'en ai fait

De rien en poche à Porsche Carrera, du ch'min, j'en ai fait

Même sourire, différentes blessures, même compte, différents montants

La vie, une condamnation, l'amour n'est qu'une caution

J'ai encore baisé sans pote-ca, elle m'dit qu'c'est pas l'même résultat

J'crois qu'c'est à cause de tout ça que j'écris tout ça

[Outro]

Dernier album ou peut-être pas, la vie nous le dira

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Track details

From Lithopédion

2018
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Lithopédion
Lithopédion
Damso
Release year
2018
  1. —William
  2. —Introduction (Damso / Lithopédion)
  3. —Même issue
  4. —Noir meilleur
  5. —Aux paradis
  6. —Tard la night
  7. —Perplexe
  8. —Feu de bois
  9. —Ipséité
  10. —Dix leurres
  11. —Julien
  12. —Smog
  13. —Baltringue
  14. —60 années
  15. —Humains
  16. —Silence
  17. —Festival de rêves
  18. —NMI
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Damso — William

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Production & Engineering

Writer
Damso
Producer
DJ Ken
Arranger
Blaise Keys
Art Direction
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Mastering Engineer
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