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Jordan Rakei – Wallflower (2017) | Track profile | Dork

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Wallflower

Release date: 22nd September 2017

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"Wallflower" is a track by Jordan Rakei, from the album Wallflower, released 22nd September 2017. It's filed under R&B/Soul. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Jordan Rakei.

About the Artist

Jordan Rakei

Jordan Rakei

Lyrics

Wallflower

[Verse 1 : Jordan Rakei]

It was the bad old days

Where the warriors came out to play

Where the visitors outstayed their welcome

Aspirations filled with fear and doubt

Whose turn to make the move, who’s left it all to you

I’m not ideal in situation of confrontation

I don’t prefer to raise my voice

I’m still trapped by the cages of my lips

And you hold the key

So allow me to be free

It’s been 24 years, 24 years

It’s been 24 years, 24 years

[Verse 2 : Kaya Thomas-Dyke]

24 years, and you know me now

Like the willow tree knows the sea

You withstand

Don’t you try to get under ‘cause you can’t set me free

And if you know what I see

I would lie to me

But don’t worry about your soul

Don’t worry about your soul

I was, I was just...

[Chorus : Jordan Rakei & Kaya Thomas-Dyke]

I was just a wallflower

I was just a wallflower

I was just a wallflower

I was just a wallflower

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11Wallflower (feat. Kaya Thomas-Dyke)

—Wallflower

Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Jordan Rakei, Kaya Thomas-Dyke
Producer: Jordan Rakei
Bass: Jordan Rakei
Acoustic Guitar: Jordan Rakei
Additional Synthesizer: Jim Macrae
Synthesizer: Jordan Rakei