Last Year (Terrace Martin Version) Lyrics
If it's depths to your rivers, I've picked one for you
[Verse 1: GoldLink]
Yeah, uh
December, I ran back into your arms like I never left
I think I'll love you 'til my death
I never really thought about the women that I left, huh
Bullets in my vest, they never reached and hit my chest
My heart is too protected, I've been chilling out the West
And ain't no better feeling when she leave ya feelin' dressed
That mean you're blessed
At ten, I knew I'd die at twenty-five
Be the greatest poet from DC and never die
Because we never die
When you a legend, man, you never die
She thinkin' sex, I'm thinking inner thigh
Winter time, when it's time, you'll be mine
We can rap when I die
Never lie, always right
Let's just die, you and I
[Bridge: Marika Hackman]
Mississippi, come back to me
Oh, Mississippi, your coal-black sleep
January came and took my heart away
February felt the same
March, my hugs became hold ons
April, I huffed like porridge on the boil
Morning May, I'm downwind from your shampoo
Ichi, ni, san, go, roku, nana, hachi, kyuu, jyuu
June, I learned to count to ten in Japanese
[Instrumental Break]
[Outro: Marika Hackman]
If it's depths to your rivers, I've picked one for you
Oh, greedy with Ss but equalled by Is
If it's stones for your pockets, I've collected a few
About
Last Year might not seem like well-suited for a hip-hop remix with its slow, drained whisper and melancholy subject, but Terrace Martin and GoldLink found a way to make it work. GoldLink’s verse includes themes of love and death similar to the original version of the song. alt-J included thoughts from the two artists while releasing the video on social media. Terrace Martin said:
“This record is special to me because it truly reflects freedom and what it means to have no boundaries. I actually produced this record in Poland fuelled by nothing but a cup full of espresso.”
GoldLink had the following to say:
“Alt-J and Terrace Martin are two artists I respect immensely, so I was honoured to tell a story with them on this new album of RELAXER remixes.”
The video for the song was made by Jay Kzapa, adding a gorgeously-animated sort of fairytale story featuring love, loss, rebirth and redemption.
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