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about
‘Word Is Bond’ is an ode to hip-hop that embraces the genre-bending possibilities of contemporary rap music. The single’s sonic palette and lyrical content bring together the timeless influences of trailblazers, like A Tribe Called Quest and J Dilla, with the sounds of new generation artists like Little Simz and Denzel Curry.
The single is a fusion of Shunaji's lyrical prowess and Henry Keen's masterful production and crate-digging, resulting in a sound that's not only fresh and contemporary but also deeply evocative of hip hop’s timeless potential.
lyrics
When I write it in pen
The word is bond
Looking in the eyes of a friend
The word is…
I wear my heart on my sleeve, unless it’s summer
Run the game like I’m on the clock, still not a runner
Mamma thought I’d be Usain Bolt, I turned out Cobain
How could I abort the mission? Like it’s Roe and Wade.
Twelve years a slave, now rocking suede, where’s my award?
Stuck in a painting lucid dreaming ‘bout moving abroad.
So, when you’re ‘bout to talk shit, say it broad-chested
Man’s got interest rates through the roof, a girl is not invested
'Cause with this flow I go positively lateral,
Don’t fuck with sushi, but bars I always serve ‘em raw
Hiding under their skin, they’re flaring up, I break in
I'm aiming high, ‘cause aiming low to me is equal to sin
Now watch me rise from the ash, call me the birth of Venus
Fake friends to fuck your life up, R.I.P. River Phoenix
I, yes, me, I. I say it how I mean it,
That if I woke up a liar, I wouldn’t bother breathing
When I write it in pen
The word is bond
Looking in the eyes of a friend
The word is bond
When I see you again
The word is bond
I don’t need to pretend
The word is bond (it’s bond)
They make me out to be the bad guy,
And I would like to try, but I got no spare time
Never get jealous of my fella ‘cause I know what’s mine
Homemaker like Carmela, but I’ve never been that wife
Now press that TMI button, and press it twice (see?)
Like a good kid, with a bad past, Lindsay Lohan style
May be a witch, may be a bitch, at least I’m not Regina
Juicy prom queen from the ‘90s worshipping Aaliyah
What’s better than being free? It’s being “freer”
And there’s no place that I’d rather be than being here
Come and see me spit on mics and chasing pavements,
The rest is always selfishly stated in mission statements
“Here’s a top tier kind of rapper, mostly underrated”
She’s overspending all her spending budgets and wages
I lick my finger, grip the pen, and then I flip the pages
Words in the lost and found, and now I’m here to claim them
When I write it in pen
The word is bond
Looking in the eyes of a friend
The word is bond
When I see you again
The word is bond
I don’t need to pretend
The word is bond (it’s bond)
When I write it in pen
The word is bond
Looking in the eyes of a friend
The word is bond
When I see me again
The word is bond
I don’t need to pretend
The word is bond (it’s bond)
It’s bond...
credits
released November 10, 2023
Shunaji - Vocals
Henry Keen - Production
