Nelly Furtado

Released: March 31, 2017

Songwriter: Paul Barry Nelly Furtado Mark Taylor

Producer: John Congleton

This was the first song that Nelly Furtado wrote for The Ride. She penned the tune with Mark Taylor, who produced "Broken Strings" her 2008 hit duet with James Morrison. Furtado told Jam! Music she was going through a rough patch and had "kind of hit bottom" a week prior to writing the song: "I was going through a time. I was a little bit lost. I had kind of broken up with this long-term business relationship. I made a good choice, but I was also really scared about what lay ahead and I knew I had some hard lessons to learn. Read more on Last.fm.

Length: 4:26

[Verse 1]
Mother, just lay your head down
You've been burning both ends of the candle and you're done
It's time to find your wings again and turn your face towards the sun
Some battles can't be won

[Chorus]
Like a phoenix
Rising from the ashes
Like a phoenix
Rising from the flame

[Post-Chorus]
You're gonna be alright
You're gonna be alright
You're gonna be alright again

[Verse 2]
Oh, brother, your hands are tired
You've been holding the world up and you're losing your grip
If you knew now what you knew then, maybe you'd be whole again
But everyone falls down

[Chorus]
Like a phoenix
Rising from the ashes
Like a phoenix
Rising from the flame

[Post-Chorus]
You're gonna be alright
You're gonna be alright
You're gonna be alright again

[Bridge]
You built a castle in the clouds
But then the fire burned it down
You're still standing anyway
All you needed from the start
Was waiting there inside your heart to be born again

[Chorus]
Like a phoenix
Like a phoenix
You're gonna be alright
You're gonna be alright
You're gonna be alright again
You're gonna be alright
You're gonna be alright
You're gonna be alright again

Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Portuguese-Canadian singer and songwriter. The songstress is well-known for hits such as “I’m Like a Bird”, “Turn Off the Light”, and “Promiscuous”.

She began her career in 1996 contributing vocals to Plains of Fascination’s “Walkin' 4 The Streets” and forming Nelstar. After leaving the group, Furtado released her debut single “Party’s Just Begun (Again)”.

Her debut album Whoa! Nelly was released in 2000 to worldwide success with hits such as “I’m Like a Bird”, “Turn Off the Light”, and “…On the Radio (Remember the Days)”. It received four Grammy nominations and one of the singles won for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. It’s sold nine-million copies worldwide to date. Folklore is Furtado’s second album released in 2003. The album was not as successful as the previous one due to change in sound. “Try” and “Powerless (Say What You Want)” were the only top-ten hits from the album.

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