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Creer (feat. Luz Elena Mendoza)

from The Canary Collective: Vol 1 by KPH & The Canary Collective

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"Believe Her” song translated, interpreted, and covered by Luz Elena Mendoza - scroll to bottom of lyrics page for English version by
Kaeley Pruitt-Hamm

ABOUT THE ALBUM:

My 4Culture grant-funded full-length album "The Canary Collective: Vol 1" is my contribution to the dialogue amongst humans on this planet about who deserves to be able to afford healthcare, clean air, water, food, and shelter. It's me singing my sensitive soul song in the coal mine. I collaborated with other "womxn and queers" such as Luz Elena Mendoza of band Y La Bamba and Nataly Dawn of Pomplamoose to make a Cat Power and Sufjan Stevens-inspired collage of poetry, songs, and TED Talk quotes. I hope to continue to use my music and unique performance style to get people talking and singing about the ties between our healing bodies and our healing ecosystems on this planet.

lyrics

Creer

Mujer vienes a mí
esperando respuesta
Llorando por ayuda
Algo como de cáncer
Pero miro en ti
Busco invasores
Al lo mejor tu corazón
Es el verdadero traidor


Usted dice que se siente tocadoa
Afectada de todo
Pero lo que veo
un rasguño en su hombro
Juras que te cruzó
límites ya rotos
Pare que siguer jugando a si


Basado en las acciones
De lo que puedo ver
Estas exagerando
El mundo me parece bien
El fue un buen hombre
De una buena familia
Que él haría cosas malas
Es tan difícil de creer


Creer
Creer.


Mire por la esquina
No viene nadie
Ya abre la boca
Y toma para entumer te

Escucha el silencio
No hay nadie gritando
Si tus oídos te duelen
Chica, debes estar soñando
estas soñando


dijo "Todo lo que se mira
No es tan terrible
Deberías estar agradecida
Por todo lo que tienes
Eres una buena Mujer
Con una buena familia
Estas exagerando
Y es difícil de creer


Creer
Creer


Nunca te rindes
resulta que así es
Derotaste a un hombre
En su torno Con tu pasión
Por verdad y la redención
¿Cómo podemos
Como podemos devolverte?

Solo vigila a los reyes
Para que no te engañen


Creer, creer, creer,
Cre en mi.

"Believe Her" (English version) translation

Woman you come to me
Hoping for answers
Crying for help
From something that’s like cancer
But I look inside you
I search for invaders
Probably your own heart
Is the real traitor

You say that you feel touched
Affected all over
But all that i see
Is a scratch on your shoulder
You swear that he crossed you
Your boundaries are broken
Why not say no then
To games of red rover


Based on the actions
From what I can see
You're overreacting
The world's looking perfect to me
He was a good man
From a good family
That he would do bad things
Is so hard to believe

Believe


Look round the corner
There's nobody coming
Now open your mouth wide
And take this for numbing
Listen to silence
There's nobody screaming
If your ears are pounding
Girl you must be dreaming

He said “All that I'm seeing
Is just not that bad
You should be thankful
For all that you have
You are a good girl
With a good family
You're overreacting
And you're hard to believe


Believe
When I don't see

You never give up
Well turns out it happened
You took down a man on his throne
With your passion
For truth and redemption
How can we repay you?
Just keep an eye on kings
So they don’t play you

And believe
believe
believe
believe me

credits

from The Canary Collective: Vol 1, released February 5, 2020
Recorded and mixed by Ryan Oxford at The Center for Light and Color Therapy in Portland, Oregon
Mastered by Amy Dragon at Telegraph Mastering
Music, Lyrics, Arrangements, Vocals, Banjo, Baritone Ukulele, Organ, Thigh slaps, Charango, Harpsichord, Synthesizer, Piano, some home recording by Kaeley Pruitt-Hamm
Electric Guitar, Charango, Percussion (tambourine, shaker), Bass, Synthesizer, at home recording and arrangement assistance by Conor Whelan
Drums by Christopher Icasiano
Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, and Lyric Translation by Luz Elena Mendoza on "Creer/Believe Her"
Vocals on "One Sided Glass" by Nataly Dawn
Cello by David Balatero

Album Art by Hannah Hamavid
Image description: man emerges from coal min with head lamp and gas mask holding a bird cage in one hand; bird cage's door is open and three yellow canary birds fly towards the light at the end of the tunnel

Special Thanks to 4Culture and my patrons for helping fund the album!

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KPH & The Canary Collective Seattle, Washington

KPH (Kaeley Pruitt-Hamm) is a singer who writes songs in hopes of helping heal the harms of the humans on this planet with harmony.

Fund my medical treatment monthly: patreon.com/kph

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