Matilda (featuring Mića Williams)

from Tracks LP by The Powdered Earth

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I stroked the keys
And the Jamaican breeze echoed “God will prevail”
We had the keys to the Kingdom
When we set sail
Looking from the train through the freezing rain
The factory smoke rose
But it was houses with curtains and coal fires
So nobody froze

England or bust - we took it on trust
There was gold, I was told
I gripped boiled eggs in each of my hands
To fend off the cold
We don’t like to shirk so we took on the work
You know it had to be done
Seven thousand miles
From the island of sun
Some thought us dogs and ran away
My faith in the Lord kept me going
Every day

We would not hide because God would decide
What our lives would bring
His the dominion over
Everything
The factory shift was a waste of my gift
So I got a government pass
Strength inside, deep and wide
Changed things fast
I am a woman
With fire in my chest
Proud to be black, I don’t like to look back
And give only my best

In Jesus’ name it’s not fortune or fame
That brings back the sun
It’s family love and the light from above
The holiest one

Come to the church
You’re pecking cherries like a bird
It’s all or nothing
Hear His Word

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from Tracks LP, released March 20, 2024

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