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Steve Lacy
Gemini Rights
Helmet

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Helmet

Release date: 14th July 2022

From Gemini RightsTrack 23:22

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About This Track

"Helmet" is a track by Steve Lacy, from the album Gemini Rights, released 14th July 2022. The track is 3:22 long. It's filed under R&B/Soul. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 4 articles about Steve Lacy.

About the Artist

Steve Lacy

Steve Lacy

Lyrics

Helmet

Ooh, I'd been consumed
I'm not for sale, man, what the hell?
I been with you
And this ain't gon' last me forever
All that I can be is me and all me
Time to get out, I don't want you around
All that I can see is you without me
No, I can't scold you, however
I tried to play pretend (ooh)
Try not to see the end (ah)
But I couldn't see you the way you saw me
Now I can feel the waste on me
I tried my best to be worth all your while
You just gotta let me go as I'm tryna let go of you
Shoo-doo, d-doo-doo-doo
Uh, doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
Ooh, I'll be there soon
I'm kind of sad, what should I do? (What should I do?)
Guess I'll move on
Love won't harass me forever
All that I could be is me and all me
Fuck all that nostalgia, been up on a downer
I can't make your eyes see, gon' be what it's gon' be
Don't come back around me, no, never
You were so automatic
So you know I had to have it
But lovin' you was a hazard
So I got my heart a helmet
I tried my best to be worth all your while
You just gotta let me go as I'm tryna let go of you
Ooh
Let me (let me)
Allow me to let go of you
Ooh
Let me (let me)
Let me (let me) go
Oh, no
Oh (oh), oh
Yeah
Fuck yeah
La-la-la-la-la-la-la (ooh)
La-la-la-la-la-la-la (ooh)
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la (ooh)
La-la-la-la-la-la-la (ooh-ooh)
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From Gemini Rights

3:222022

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Album

Track number

2

Release year

2022

1Static
2:37
2Helmet
3:22
3Mercury
4:55
4Buttons
3:05

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