SMOKE RISES

style

• amapiano
• gqom
• heavy log drum
• shakers
• sparse dark synths
• male vocal chants
• hypnotic repetition
• township energy
• south african accent
• triumphant

the numbers

bpm

112

key

D# minor

energy

0.74

dance

0.93

valence

0.60

vocal at

12.3s

length

3:25

language

En

lyrics

(hey! hey!)
(coals crackling)

I lit the fire with one match
Whole street came through my gate latch
Uncle brought his folding chair
Woodsmoke curling through his hair
(through his hair, hair)

When the log drum drops down low
(down low, down low)
Everybody's shoulders know
(they know, they know)

The smoke rises — we don't run
The smoke rises — trouble's done
The smoke rises — hey! — say it twice
The smoke rises over paradise
(rises, rises)

My cousin lost his job in June
Tonight he's leading every tune
We feed him from the first-cut plate
No man goes hungry at my gate
(at my gate, gate)

The smoke rises — we don't run
The smoke rises — trouble's done
The smoke rises — hey! — say it twice
The smoke rises over paradise

(breathe in... breathe out...)
Ash on my shoes, gold in my chest
The fire takes care of the rest

The smoke rises — we don't run
The smoke rises — trouble's done
The smoke rises — hey! — say it twice
The smoke rises over paradise

(hey... hey...)
The smoke rises
(coals settling)