Cya Reach

Cya Reach (feat. YAMA//SATO) 

As an artist I see myself on the outskirts where all borders of genre come together. I exist in a fairly fluid cultural state due to being born in Canada but raised in Jamaica. At times I feel too Jamaican to be Canadian yet also too Canadian to be Jamaican. In all honesty I don't think it matters because it allows me to seamlessly dip into each influence to create an experience that is authentically me .

From the opening lines of the song (“one time say me cya come in” At one time, they said I could not be here) the themes of isolation/ not fitting in, are present. I detail the initial lashing out at the confusion and frustration due to not feeling welcomed, followed by subsequent triumph through the acceptance of who I am.

So what if the music is niche

So what if your look is too alternative

So what if your cultural identity isn't fixed

All that matters is that you remain undeniably yourself. - Lan’do

Lyrics

One time say me cya come in

One time deh pon mi thuggy

Yo my Lawd

What Make you want go on so

Want try take badman For dummy

Stop skin teeth cause nothing here funny

Me nuh inna all the romping ting enuh

Dead them talks dont bring it up

JB inna my glass Betta fill it up

Used to deh pon Di corner

Mama said me haffi get smarter

Did want turn big Don gorgon

Man like me was too out of order

So me sekkle me self

Hold a meds

Some a mi friend dem drop out

Inna the bin get crop out

memba a we use to hop out

Dutty boy teeth get knock out

Foot get pop out

But For what

Nobody no care bout none a we

Money haffi Make

Send all the young boy them jus Fi dead

Yo shit just a mash up mi head

Imagine what we coulda do instead

Mandem nuff time no use them head

Nothing naw go make no sense

Used deh pon Di corner

Right ya now ye we need more water

More time youth want bawl out Fi fada

Memba seh all we have is the corner

Used to deh pon Di corner

Mama she me haffi get smarter

Did want turn big Don gorgon

Man like me was too out of order

One time say me cya come in

One time deh pon mi thuggy

Yo my Lawd

What make you want go on so

want try take badman For dummy

stop skin test cah nutting here funny

Me no inna all the romping i ting enuh

Dead them talks don't bring it up

JB inna my glass Betta fill it up

Unnu hear me nuh

War lord have no fear enuh

Eeeee

Unnu nah hear me nuh

Man like me haffi pap up the place enuh

Shell down Di stage enuh

Hear me song Fi Di first time straight stink face Enuh

Tell dem Fi Blaze it up

Unnu nah hear me nuh

Tell dem Fi go on

me no fraid enuh

Bad like yawz

Insane enuh

Take off the draws make me pain it up

Tell her friend if she want come share Enuh

Unnu Naw hear me nuh

Betta stop call out me name enuh

Me ago step outta frame enuh

Bro

Used deh pon Di corner

Right ya now ye we need more water

More time youth want bawl out Fi fada

Memba seh all we have is the corner

Used to deh pon Di corner

Mama she me haffi get smarter

Did want turn big Don gorgon

Man like me was too out of order

One time say me cya come in

One time deh pon mi thuggy

Yo my Lawd

What make you want go on so

want try take badman For dummy

stop skin test cah nutting here funny

Me no inna all the romping i ting enuh

Dead them talks don't bring it up

JB inna my glass betta fill it up