Tinashe

Released: November 4, 2016

Songwriter: Babydaddy Devonté Hynes Nicola Roberts Tinashe

Producer: Devonté Hynes

[Verse 1]
Nothing I can say while I'm drifting
Slipping in and out 'til I see you
Don't wake me 'til I'm holding you
Still shaking from the fear of waking

[Pre-Chorus]
I don't wanna live without you
I don't wanna live without you
Can I keep us locked in my room?
Can I keep us locked in my room?

[Chorus]
I was running through the meadows
Through the meadows with my ghetto boy
Come and see me in the shadows
I've been waiting in the corners for you
Come on, baby, lift your head up
Look around and see that we're alone
Don't you think it's time you noticed
This is everything that's waiting for you
Nobody's gonna hurt you
Nobody's gonna do this for you
What you say? What you say?
Nobody's gonna hurt you
Nobody's gonna do this for you
What you say? What you say?

[Verse 2]
Lights shine in an instant
It makes it clearer to see you
For a moment it's been overdue
But then I see just what I'm missing and know

[Pre-Chorus]
I don't want to live without you (No without you baby)
I don't want to live without you
Can I keep us locked in my room?
Can I keep us locked in my room?

[Chorus]
I was running through the meadows
Through the meadows with my ghetto boy
Come and see me in the shadows
I've been waiting in the corners for you
Come on, baby, lift your head up
Look around and see that we're alone
Don't you think it's time you noticed
This is everything that's waiting for you
Nobody's gonna hurt you
Nobody's gonna do this for you
What you say? What you say?
Nobody's gonna hurt you
Nobody's gonna do this for you
What you say? What you say?

[Bridge]
No one needs to ever know
Just how deep our feelings go
No one's gonna tell them nothing
Nothing's gonna keep me from running, oh

[Chorus]
I was running through the meadows
Through the meadows with my ghetto boy
Come see me in the shadows
I've been waiting in the corners for you
Come on, baby, lift your head up
Look around and see that we're alone
Don't you think its time you noticed
This is everything that's waiting for you
Nobody's gonna hurt you
Nobody's gonna do this for you
What you say? What you say?
Nobody's gonna hurt you
Nobody's gonna do this for you
What you say? What you say?

Tinashe Jorgenson Kachingwe, known mononymously as Tinashe, is an American singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and former model born in Lexington, Kentucky and raised in Los Angeles, California.

Born on February 6, 1993, her rise to fame began with her acting on shows such as Two and a Half Men. Initially making her debut in the music industry via the short-lived girl group The Stunners—which also featured Hayley Kiyoko—she garnered attention from online music blogs with her 2012 mixtape, In Case We Die. Signing with RCA Records shortly after, she released two further mixtapes later that year and in 2013: Reverie and Black Water respectively. “2 On” was released in January 2014 as the lead single from her debut album, Aquarius, and remains her biggest solo single to date. Released in October that year, the album was praised by critics for its merging of old-school R&B sounds and fresh 2010s trends. The follow-up was subjected to much-criticised although “Player” was billed as the collection’s lead single as early as October 2015, songs released from the project failed to reach the label’s expectations, resulting in the release of an album’s worth of outtakes from the album, Nightride, in November 2016. Joyride was finally released on April 13: it features the singles “No Drama”, “Faded Love” and “Me So Bad”.

On February 18, 2019, Tinashe parted ways with her longtime record label RCA. By November that year, she inked a new management deal with Roc Nation and self-released Songs for You, her fourth studio album.

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