you and me
we grew up on Winnie the Pooh
you don’t have to wish i was there when you know i cared
you hold your own and you know i love
make sure you jump high
but make sure you hear it right
all of the ways i say that i love the way you make me feel
never comes out quite as deep as i mean for it to
simpleton, i’m not, simpleton, i’m not i thought
but i can’t formulate the right poetry to say
that you are my heart, you are my life
i took a video of us on the boardwalk
even though we never went there together
so damn easy when you’re creative
to formulate a narrative but you know you know
and fiction is fiction, so which story are you in?
check out the sound, all of the fog, might as well…
all of the ways i say that i love the way you make me feel
never comes out quite as deep as i mean for it to
simpleton, i’m not, simpleton, i’m not i thought
but i can’t formulate the right poetry to say
that you are my heart, you are my life
Chicago’s NIIKA has made a record rich in nuance, drawing on soul, pop, jazz, and even folk to craft stunningly intricate songs. Bandcamp New & Notable May 16, 2020