From our episode In Support Of Black Liberation, Christelle Bofale shares her cover of Solange's "Borderline (An Ode To Self Care)," accompanied by Jake Smith on guitar.
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https://christellebofale.bandcamp.com/
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http://thenostalgiamixtape.com/creative/in-support-of-black-liberation/
Christelle's Statement + Lyrics:
Christelle: I just wanted to give a quick message to anybody Black, and, that message is: just an acknowledgement of how tired you might be right now. I know a lot of us are just, plain and simple, exhausted. And that’s okay. It’s totally okay to need a break. I want to remind you and to encourage you to take care of yourself. To prioritize taking care of yourself. Work it into your routine as best as possible. That, I think, is imperative to maintaining your sanity. I just want you to remember that you are someone who is worthy of softness, and gentleness, and tenderness, and I want you to provide that for yourself. I’ve had to remind myself of the same thing. It’s so easy to get caught up in all the news, every single day, it’s just so painful and traumatic.
So, I love you, and I hope that hearing this song will inspire you to invest in your needs. Whatever it is that you think you’re hungry for… Find it. Feed it to yourself. Nourish yourself. Replenish yourself.
Take care, and stay safe.
Lyrics:
We been lovers on a mission
We been lovers on a mission
But whats love without a mission
We been lovers on a mission
So let’s take an intermission
You know I have a lot to think
And you know I gotta go ahead and take some time
Because the last thing that I want
Is thinkin that it’s time that I leave the borderline
So let’s take it off tonight
Break it off tonight
Baby let’s know when to let go
Know when to let go
Take off tonight
Break it up tonight
Baby I know you’re tired
Know I’m tired
Let’s take it off tonight
Break it off tonight
Baby it’s war outside these walls
Baby it’s war outside these doors, yeah
Safe place tonight
Let’s play safe tonight
Baby I know what you’re fighting for
Baby you know what I’m fighting for
You know I have the world to think
And you know I gotta go ahead and take some time
Because the last thing that I want
Is thinkin that it’s time that I leave the borderline
So let’s take it off tonight
Break it off tonight
Baby let’s know when to let go
Know when to let go, oh
Take off tonight
Break it off tonight
Baby I know you’re tired
You know I’m tired
Take it off tonight
Break it off tonight
Baby I’ve been more than a woman
We’ve been lovers on a mission
Safe place tonight
Let’s play it safe tonight
Baby we’ve been lovers on a mission
So let’s take an intermission
