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Back to the Ground

from Shameem (self​-​titled) by Shameem

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I wrote this song while in London, in collaboration with Grammy-winning producer James Bryan and song writer Nick Whitecross, who was a member of British 80′s dance/ synth band Kissing the Pink. We initially intended to write a house track, but in the end we felt that the melody works better with a more medium-tempo groove.

This song is the story of my life, and could be yours too – living the busy-busy-busy 21st century lifestyle, and wishing that you could somehow untangle yourself and have a little break!

lyrics

What the heck am I doing?
Sometimes I got to stop myself and ooh!
Bring it back to the ground
Gotta stop to get moving
back to where I want to be and ooh!
Bring it back to the ground, bring it back to the ground
Bring it back to the ground

Feels like I’m running everyday of my life
So tired of always racing with time
I wish I could just stop and rewind
to somewhere I can free my mind

Wake up each morning with my head full of plans
So much to do it’s getting way out of hand
They slip through my fingers like grains of sand
and I just don’t understand

What the heck am I doing?
Sometimes I got to stop myself and ooh!
Bring it back to the ground
Gotta stop to get moving
back to where I want to be and ooh!
Bring it back to the ground, bring it back to the ground
Bring it back to the ground

Well, I know what I want but it is so hard to change
I keep on trying but I’m stuck on this page
There’s a mess in my head I need to re-arrange
to get me out of this place

What the heck am I doing?
Sometimes I got to stop myself and ooh!
Bring it back to the ground
Gotta stop to get moving
back to where I want to be and ooh!
Bring it back to the ground, bring it back to the ground
Bring it back to the ground

I want some time for a bubble bath
I need my space just to meditate, yeah
Don’t want to lean on caffeine, no, no
I wanna let my hair down, be free
I wanna be free

What the heck am I doing?
Sometimes I got to stop myself and ooh!
Bring it back to the ground
Gotta stop to get moving
back to where I want to be and ooh!
Bring it back to the ground, bring it back to the ground
Bring it back to the ground, bring it back to the ground
Bring it back to the ground

credits

from Shameem (self​-​titled), released November 19, 2011
Written by Shameem Taheri-Lee/ James Bryan/ Nick Whitecross

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Shameem Perth, Australia

Shameem is an Aussie of Chinese-Malaysian and Iranian descent, whose unique fusion of 90s R&B, 70s soul and a subtle twist of jazz is imbued with personal stories and socially conscious lyrics.

Shameem keeps a busy performing schedule, having supported such artists as Michael Bolton, George Benson, Ronan Keating and Belinda Carlisle, and toured in Australia as well as the USA and Canada. ... more

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