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Jordan Rakei
Wallflower
May

TRACK

May

Release date: 21st August 2017

From WallflowerTrack 24:04

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About This Track

"May" is a track by Jordan Rakei, from the album Wallflower, released 21st August 2017. The track is 4:04 long. It's filed under R&B/Soul. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Jordan Rakei.

About the Artist

Jordan Rakei

Jordan Rakei

Lyrics

May

It was a dark night, when I heard the news
Rolled up my sleeves and walked
Like a landslide, overly abused
Yet told myself to call
Yes my mother, vaguely confused
She told me not to bawl
Bawl my eyes, 'cause my eyes are red
With nothing left at all
So I get there, my composure
Head quickly for the door
And yet alarm bells ring, maybe not enough
Frequent the lady called
Called me, your grandmother, I loved her so much more
Than nobody else, left on this earth
I'm in this state of roar

As we marched through the madness
April was unclear
Suddenly it turned to sadness
Hopes turned into fears
And it was May, it was May, it was May, it was May

Guess it was a day, the day of reckoning
Six feet beneath the soil
Yet we held on, held each other tight
With standards soon to storm
'Cause we're here now
Yes we're here now
Moments like this are raw
It's my family tree planting it's roots stronger than before

As we marched through the madness
April was unclear
Suddenly it turned to sadness
Hopes turned into fears
And it was May, it was May, it was May, it was May

You left
You left
Without a chance to say
Without a chance to say goodbye at all
A chance to say goodbye at all

As we marched through the madness
April was unclear
Suddenly it turned to sadness
Hopes turned into fears
And it was May, it was May, it was May, it was May

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From Wallflower

4:042017

Listen

Album

22nd August 2017

Track number

2

Release year

2017

1Eye to Eye
5:52
2May
4:04
3Sorceress
3:04
4Nerve
3:55

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What We Call Life

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Cloak

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FlowersThe Loop (Deluxe)

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MountainsLate Night Tales: Jordan Rakei

ImaginationLate Night Tales: Jordan Rakei

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Speak UpLate Night Tales: Jordan Rakei

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Forever & AlwaysLate Night Tales: Jordan Rakei

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Rolling into OneOrigin

Mad WorldOrigin

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LucidWallflower

GoodbyesWallflower

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Clues BluesWallflower

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Hiding PlaceWallflower

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Sorceress (Photay Remix)

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Theta StateCloak

Cupid's Cheese (feat. Ngaiire)Cloak

Snitch (feat. Remi)Cloak

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Blame It on the YouthCloak

Lost MyselfCloak

Still (Interlude)Cloak

Midnight MischiefCloak

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Jordan Rakei — It Never Ends (from Between Us - EP)
Jordan Rakei — Problems (from Between Us - EP)
Jordan Rakei — Monsters (from Between Us - EP)
Jordan Rakei — Easy To Love (from Between Us - EP) [3:19]
Jordan Rakei — What It Gave Me (from Between Us - EP) [2:45]
Jordan Rakei — Cages (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [5:02]
Jordan Rakei — Everything Everything (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [3:50]
Jordan Rakei — State of Mind (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [5:38]
Jordan Rakei — Celebrate (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [3:43]
Jordan Rakei — Flowers (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [4:09]
Jordan Rakei — Freedom (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [4:10]
Jordan Rakei — Royal (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [3:02]
Jordan Rakei — Trust (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [3:27]
Jordan Rakei — The Seize (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [3:34]
Jordan Rakei — Forgive (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [5:38]
Jordan Rakei — Friend or Foe (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [4:11]
Jordan Rakei — Learning (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [4:43]
Jordan Rakei — Miracle (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [4:24]
Jordan Rakei — Hopes and Dreams (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [4:57]
Jordan Rakei — Hopes and Dreams (Live at The Royal Albert Hall) (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [4:54]
Jordan Rakei — Trust (Live at The Royal Albert Hall) (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [6:19]
Jordan Rakei — Friend or Foe (Live at The Royal Albert Hall) (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [5:25]
Jordan Rakei — Talk Talk Talk (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [3:56]
Jordan Rakei — A Little Life (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [5:03]
Jordan Rakei — Hopes and Dreams (Abbey Road After Hours Session)
Jordan Rakei — Friend or Foe (from The Loop) [4:11]
Jordan Rakei — Royal (from The Loop) [3:02]
Jordan Rakei — A Little Life (from The Loop) [5:03]
Jordan Rakei — Hopes and Dreams (from The Loop) [4:57]
Jordan Rakei — Forgive (from The Loop) [5:38]
Jordan Rakei — Freedom (from The Loop) [4:10]
Jordan Rakei — Learning (from The Loop) [4:43]
Jordan Rakei — Flowers (from The Loop) [4:09]
Jordan Rakei — Everything Everything (from The Loop) [3:50]
Jordan Rakei — Trust (from The Loop) [3:27]
Jordan Rakei — State of Mind (from The Loop) [5:38]
Jordan Rakei — Cages (from The Loop) [5:02]
Jordan Rakei — Miracle (from The Loop) [4:24]
Jordan Rakei — Freedom [4:10]
Jordan Rakei — Bruises (from Bruises - EP) [4:27]
Jordan Rakei — Lightning (from Bruises - EP) [4:23]
Jordan Rakei — The Flood (Live at Maida Vale) (from Bruises - EP) [4:44]
Jordan Rakei — Defection (from Bruises - EP) [4:05]
Jordan Rakei — Shadows
Jordan Rakei — Send My Love (from What We Call Life) [4:05]
Jordan Rakei — Brace (from What We Call Life) [5:44]
Jordan Rakei — Runaway (from What We Call Life) [3:41]
Jordan Rakei — What We Call Life (from What We Call Life) [3:53]
Jordan Rakei — Clouds (from What We Call Life) [4:12]
Jordan Rakei — The Flood (from What We Call Life) [7:15]
Jordan Rakei — Unguarded (from What We Call Life) [4:14]
Jordan Rakei — Wings (from What We Call Life) [3:26]
Jordan Rakei — Illusion (from What We Call Life) [3:14]
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Jordan Rakei — Mountains (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [4:08]
Jordan Rakei — Imagination (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [5:50]
Jordan Rakei — Counterpart (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [5:14]
Jordan Rakei — Speak Up (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [4:49]
Jordan Rakei — Singularity (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [7:22]
Jordan Rakei — Forever & Always (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [2:52]
Jordan Rakei — Count a Heart (feat. Jordan Rakei) (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [3:35]
Jordan Rakei — Imagination (Exclusive Spoken Word) (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [4:09]
Jordan Rakei — He Came from the Sun (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [3:45]
Jordan Rakei — Mulago (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [4:07]
Jordan Rakei — Covering Your Tracks (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [5:32]
Jordan Rakei — Momo's (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [3:38]
Jordan Rakei — Eviternity (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [7:04]
Jordan Rakei — Untitled 2 (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [3:21]
Jordan Rakei — Virtual U (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [5:04]
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Jordan Rakei — Speak (from Origin) [4:48]
Jordan Rakei — Mind’s Eye (from Origin) [4:06]
Jordan Rakei — Signs (from Origin) [3:00]
Jordan Rakei — Say Something (from Origin) [2:41]
Jordan Rakei — Wildfire (from Origin) [4:09]
Jordan Rakei — Oasis (from Origin) [4:21]
Jordan Rakei — Mantra (from Origin) [5:49]
Jordan Rakei — Rolling into One (from Origin) [4:19]
Jordan Rakei — Moda (from Origin) [2:56]
Jordan Rakei — Mad World (from Origin) [3:16]
Jordan Rakei — You & Me (from Origin) [4:14]
Jordan Rakei — Mind's Eye
Jordan Rakei — Wallflower (Dan Kye edit)
Jordan Rakei — Lucid (from Wallflower) [4:52]
Jordan Rakei — Goodbyes (from Wallflower) [4:56]
Jordan Rakei — Chemical Coincidence (from Wallflower) [3:33]
Jordan Rakei — Carnation (from Wallflower) [4:00]
Jordan Rakei — Clues Blues (from Wallflower) [4:13]
Jordan Rakei — Wallflower (feat. Kaya Thomas-Dyke) (from Wallflower) [3:26]
Jordan Rakei — Hiding Place (from Wallflower) [3:47]
Jordan Rakei — Nerve (from Wallflower) [3:55]
Jordan Rakei — Eye to Eye (from Wallflower) [5:52]
Jordan Rakei — Sorceress (from Wallflower) [3:04]
Jordan Rakei — Sorceress (Photay Remix)
Jordan Rakei — Rocksteady
Jordan Rakei — Rooftop (Pacific Heights & Benny Tones Remix) [feat. Pacific Heights & Benny Tones] (from Rooftops (Remixes)) [6:00]
Jordan Rakei — Rooftop (The Invisible Remix) [feat. The Invisible] (from Rooftops (Remixes)) [4:29]
Jordan Rakei — Rooftop (Ajmw Remix) [feat. Ajmw] (from Rooftops (Remixes)) [4:30]
Jordan Rakei — Rooftop (from Rooftops (Remixes)) [3:18]
Jordan Rakei — Midnight Mischief (Tom Misch Remix)
Jordan Rakei — Talk to Me (from Cloak) [3:06]
Jordan Rakei — Theta State (from Cloak) [3:09]
Jordan Rakei — Cupid's Cheese (feat. Ngaiire) (from Cloak) [4:37]
Jordan Rakei — Snitch (feat. Remi) (from Cloak) [3:23]
Jordan Rakei — Tawo (from Cloak) [5:03]
Jordan Rakei — Toko (feat. Richard Spaven) (from Cloak) [4:48]
Jordan Rakei — Blame It on the Youth (from Cloak) [2:34]
Jordan Rakei — Lost Myself (from Cloak) [3:29]
Jordan Rakei — Still (Interlude) (from Cloak) [2:12]
Jordan Rakei — Midnight Mischief (from Cloak) [5:22]
Jordan Rakei — The Light (from Cloak) [4:00]
Jordan Rakei — Sworn Enemy (from Cloak) [3:59]
Jordan Rakei — Rooftop (from Cloak) [3:18]
Jordan Rakei — Talk to Me [3:06]
Jordan Rakei — Wake Up This Day
Jordan Rakei — Alright (from Groove Curse) [4:36]
Jordan Rakei — Street Light (feat. Gwen Bunn) (from Groove Curse) [4:10]
Jordan Rakei — Add the Bassline (from Groove Curse) [2:38]
Jordan Rakei — Shaclackclack the Puppet (from Groove Curse) [2:57]
Jordan Rakei — A Tribe Called Government (from Groove Curse) [3:28]
Jordan Rakei — Get Up (from Franklin's Room) [2:56]
Jordan Rakei — My Time (from Franklin's Room) [2:18]
Jordan Rakei — Selfish (from Franklin's Room) [4:57]
Jordan Rakei — Imagine (from Franklin's Room) [4:14]
Jordan Rakei — Hope (from Franklin's Room) [3:34]
Jordan Rakei — Living in the Past (from Franklin's Room) [2:42]

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