Forgot about her? I bet you are now wondering what Nelly Furtado is up to. I know I am. Nelly Furtado has been one of my favorite artists. I still remember the first time I heard 'I'm Like a Bird.' I was watching Nickelodeon on my 11 inch TV/VCR combo after school one day (I'm pretty sure As Told By Ginger) and the video came on between programs. I stopped what I was doing and got up and started dancing. Whoa, Nelly! was so fresh and new. There was nobody out at the time with her style or voice. But, as we know Nelly decided to go mainstream and away from that uniqueness with her third album Loose. I felt betrayed because she fell into the pit of pop/hip hop. But from the looks of her wiki page, she has a new CD in the works that will bring us back to her roots!
Her lesser known sophomore album, Folklore, will always be one of my favorite albums ever. Ever. I would listen to this CD on repeat for hours. Nelly embraced her Portuguese heritage and was influenced by her parent's immigration to Canada. The CD has more whimsy and fuses worldbeats with folk and pop. I love the diversity of the tracks. There are some great upbeat songs that just make you want to dance, songs that make you feel like you are floating, and other sweet, slightly sad ballads.
My favorites on the cd are: Força, Childhood Dreams, Explode, and Try. I want to share with you all of them, but after long deliberation I decided to share Childhood Dreams. Childhood dreams is the song that makes me feel like I am floating. It has such whimsy and a lightness. The song is about the existence of that one person that was meant for her. The lyrics are so sweet and you can feel the love that she has experienced.
I cannot wait for her next CD to be released. But until then...
Lyrics:
I can't believe you need me
I never thought I would be needed for anything
I can't believe my shoulders would carry such important weight
As your head and your tears
I can't believe you chose me, in all my fragility, me
It hurts so much when i love you, it makes me cry
Every time
You, you are, oh you are
The little boy made for me in the stars
In the stars, that's why I can't let you go
The little boy made for me in the stars
That's why I love you more the further I go
And before this existence you were always there
Waiting for me
You are, you are the realest thing I know
Hands down
The realest thing I know
I am not used to being carried
Or being able to carry a pretty song
I have been bruised by my many trails
Sometimes my skin's so thick it's frail
I just need to be ignored 'til I wake up to the beauty that is yours
And it all comes to life so, so suddenly
This is a place so deep, the water's so deep I hesitate, cause
All the energy it takes to feel this power
I tend to run, I tend to hide, 'til I find you and I know I got you
I know, I know, I know
You're the little boy made for me in the stars
In the stars, that's why I can't let you go
The little boy made for me in the stars
That's why I love you more the further I go
And before this existence you were always here
Inside of me
You are, you are the realest thing I know
Hands down...the realest thing I know
I'm sliding on the rainbows of my childhood dreams
I'm sliding on the rainbows of my childhood dreams
When you carry me, when you carry me, when you carry me
It's so happy
I'm sliding on the rainbows of my childhood dreams
I'm sliding on the rainbows of my childhood dreams
Her lesser known sophomore album, Folklore, will always be one of my favorite albums ever. Ever. I would listen to this CD on repeat for hours. Nelly embraced her Portuguese heritage and was influenced by her parent's immigration to Canada. The CD has more whimsy and fuses worldbeats with folk and pop. I love the diversity of the tracks. There are some great upbeat songs that just make you want to dance, songs that make you feel like you are floating, and other sweet, slightly sad ballads.
My favorites on the cd are: Força, Childhood Dreams, Explode, and Try. I want to share with you all of them, but after long deliberation I decided to share Childhood Dreams. Childhood dreams is the song that makes me feel like I am floating. It has such whimsy and a lightness. The song is about the existence of that one person that was meant for her. The lyrics are so sweet and you can feel the love that she has experienced.
I cannot wait for her next CD to be released. But until then...
Lyrics:
I can't believe you need me
I never thought I would be needed for anything
I can't believe my shoulders would carry such important weight
As your head and your tears
I can't believe you chose me, in all my fragility, me
It hurts so much when i love you, it makes me cry
Every time
You, you are, oh you are
The little boy made for me in the stars
In the stars, that's why I can't let you go
The little boy made for me in the stars
That's why I love you more the further I go
And before this existence you were always there
Waiting for me
You are, you are the realest thing I know
Hands down
The realest thing I know
I am not used to being carried
Or being able to carry a pretty song
I have been bruised by my many trails
Sometimes my skin's so thick it's frail
I just need to be ignored 'til I wake up to the beauty that is yours
And it all comes to life so, so suddenly
This is a place so deep, the water's so deep I hesitate, cause
All the energy it takes to feel this power
I tend to run, I tend to hide, 'til I find you and I know I got you
I know, I know, I know
You're the little boy made for me in the stars
In the stars, that's why I can't let you go
The little boy made for me in the stars
That's why I love you more the further I go
And before this existence you were always here
Inside of me
You are, you are the realest thing I know
Hands down...the realest thing I know
I'm sliding on the rainbows of my childhood dreams
I'm sliding on the rainbows of my childhood dreams
When you carry me, when you carry me, when you carry me
It's so happy
I'm sliding on the rainbows of my childhood dreams
I'm sliding on the rainbows of my childhood dreams
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