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Obongjayar

Parasite

Release date: 12th May 2022

From Some Nights I Dream of Doors
Track 3
2:53
R&B/SoulMusic
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About This Track

"Parasite" is a track by Obongjayar, from the album Some Nights I Dream of Doors, released 12th May 2022. The track is 2:53 long. It's filed under R&B/Soul. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 4 articles about Obongjayar.

About the Artist

Obongjayar

Obongjayar

Lyrics

Parasite

This real thing (thing, thing, thing...)
We're going through it every day (every day, every day, every day...)
The pain you don't see (see, see, see...)
It don't mean it don't exist (don't exist, don't exist, don't exist...)
Mmh

Doctor, doctor, doctor
You don't know what's wrong with me
Doctor, doctor, doctor
You don't fear how I fear

I do what I can to get by
Don't judge me
I've lived at the bottom of the hill
For my whole life
And you don't know what that's like
Mmh

Doctor, doctor, doctor
You don't know what's wrong with me
Doctor, doctor, doctor
You don't fear how I fear

There's a man on the television
Tryna tell me how to live my life and he ain't never lived it
You do all the eating while we do the heavy, heavy lifting
Tell me pick myself up by the strap like it's so fucking easy
I don't listen to no teacher, preacher, pig or politician
Point their fingers, calling me a leech when they do all the leeching
Never need to worry 'bout a thing 'cause daddy's daddy did it
If he did insist to made it easy right from the beginning (parasite)

Ha, throwing down opinions and the truth is you don't really care
You don't want to see me happy, you would rather see me dead
Don't pretend you care about me, you would rather see me dead
Don't pretend you're on my side, please

Doctor, doctor, doctor (hey)
You don't know what's wrong with me
(You're the parasite)
Doctor, doctor, doctor
You don't fear how I fear

Doctor, doctor, doctor
You don't know what's wrong with me
(You're the parasite)
Doctor, doctor, doctor
You don't fear how I fear!

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Track details

From Some Nights I Dream of Doors

2:532022
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Album
Some Nights I Dream of Doors
Some Nights I Dream of Doors
Obongjayar
13th May 2022
Track number
3
Release year
2022
  1. 1Try
    3:45
  2. 2Message in a Hammer
    3:37
  3. 3Parasite
    2:53
  4. 4Some Nights I Dream of Doors
    2:55

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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
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    Producer
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    The track is taken from debut album 'Some Nights I Dream Of Doors', set for release on 13th May.

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