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