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Lloyd

Tru

Release date: 6th May 2016

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About This Track

Lloyd's first project in almost five years arrives as a five-track statement of resilience and self-reckoning. The title track frames a return shaped by absence and upheaval: lawsuits, family responsibility, personal loss. The singer addresses his audience directly, acknowledging the gap and the reasons he stepped back from the industry after 2011's 'King of Hearts'.

The lyrics map the cost of that retreat. Lloyd credits helping raise his sister's child, mourning the child he lost, supporting his mother whilst navigating legal entanglements he was advised not to discuss publicly. The chorus plea for acceptance runs through the track, a refrain built on vulnerability rather than bravado.

Released in late 2016, the EP preceded a full-length expansion in 2018. The project marks a pivot: not a comeback engineered for commercial momentum, but a reckoning with what survival outside the spotlight demanded.

"Tru" is a track by Lloyd, from the album Tru - EP, released 6th May 2016. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Lloyd

Lloyd

Lyrics

Tru

[Intro]

I lost it all, my friends, my loved ones

But in life there's always a chance to grow

From the struggle, from the pain, from the realness

Here's my story, Lloyd

[Verse 1]

Hey world, yeah I know it's been a while

Thought I'd come around to let you know what's up now

No album lately so my mind is kinda up-down

I still been taking care my mama and them somehow

Disappeared from the scene and left my old team

Had to find a new approach to an old dream

And it's not to take a shot at my old team

I just want you to see

[Chorus]

This is me so please accept me for who I am

And please accept me for what I do

I'm just doing everything that I can

Cause all I wanna be is true

So please accept me for who I am

And please accept me for what I do

Cause there's no me without you

And all I wanna be is true

[Verse 2]

Apologies if I ever let you down

But so much shit done happen that it's hard to talk about

So many lawsuits that my lawyer said don't talk about it

Just had to breathe, keep it cool 'til I can walk up out it

Came home helped my sister raise a child

Kinda hurt me cause I could've had my own now

Lost my baby damn it's really hitting home now

I just had to learn

[Chorus]

This is me so please accept me for who I am

And please accept me for what I do

I'm just doing everything that I can

Cause all I wanna be is true

So please accept me for who I am

And please accept me for what I do

Cause there's no me without you

And all I wanna be is true

[Bridge]

I look up to the sky, Lord why do I cry

When no one is looking, is the blame for this pain

Even caused by the shame of this fame I've been given

My pride don't cause me to hide my true feelings

Cause I can only be real

Cause I can only be real

[Chorus]

This is me so please accept me for who I am

And please accept me for what I do

I'm just doing everything that I can

Cause all I wanna be is true

So please accept me for who I am

And please accept me for what I do

Cause there's no me without you

And all I wanna be is true

Alright, alright

And all I wanna be is true

Alright

And all I wanna be is true

And all I wanna be is true

Alright

And all I wanna be is true

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2016
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    Boi-1da, Lloyd
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    J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League
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