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Vince Staples
Dark Times
Close Your Eyes and Swing

TRACK

Close Your Eyes and Swing

Release date: 23rd May 2024

From Dark TimesTrack 10:31

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Lyrics

Close Your Eyes and Swing

To live is to be
Like the nigger in the tree

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From Dark Times

0:312024

Listen

Album

Track number

1

Release year

2024

1Close Your Eyes and Swing
0:31
2Black&Blue
3:19
3Government Cheese
2:45
4Children’s Song
2:13

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Vince Staples — Why Won’t the Sun Come Out? (from Dark Times) [3:25]
Vince Staples — "Radio" (from Dark Times) [2:57]
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Vince Staples — MAMA'S BOY (from RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART) [2:20]
Vince Staples — EAST POINT PRAYER (from RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART) [3:38]
Vince Staples — PLAYER WAYS (from RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART) [3:29]
Vince Staples — THE BLUES (from RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART) [2:22]
Vince Staples — THE SPIRIT OF MONSTER KODY (from RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART) [0:45]
Vince Staples — BANG THAT (from RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART) [2:40]
Vince Staples — DJ QUIK (from RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART) [2:20]
Vince Staples — ROSE STREET (from RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART) [2:34]
Vince Staples — THE BEACH (from RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART) [1:07]
Vince Staples — SLIDE (from RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART) [2:18]
Vince Staples — PAPERCUTS (from RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART) [3:01]
Vince Staples — NAMELESS (from RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART) [0:48]
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Joy Crookes returns after three years with a bass-heavy collaboration featuring Vince Staples, addressing personal drama through confrontational lyrics.

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