Kimbra
Kimbra Lee Johnson (born 27 March 1990), known mononymously as Kimbra, is a New Zealand recording artist based in Los Angeles. Kimbra's unique musical style draws from many different genres, often blending more modern electropop and R&B with classic jazz and soul musical elements. Her musical influences range from Prince and soul singer Minnie Riperton, to Björk and Jeff Buckley. Her unique style was showcased on her debut album, Vows, which was released in Australia in 2011. Singles from the album include "Settle Down", "Cameo Lover" (which won an Australian Recording Industry Association Award), "Good Intent" and "Two Way Street".
A reworked version of the album was released in Europe and the United States in 2012. It featured several new songs, including "Come into My Head", "Warrior" (on which Kimbra was joined by musicians Mark Foster from Foster the People and DJ A-Trak), and a cover of Nina Simone's "Plain Gold Ring". On 29 August 2011, she released her debut album, Vows, which reached the top 5 in New Zealand and Australia. On 22 May 2012, the album was released in North America, debuting at number 14 on the Billboard charts. Kimbra is featured in the 2012 multi-platinum single "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye.
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Vows
by: KimbraI don't wanna be in your posse girl
I don't wanna be all caught up in your
Social scene
I don't wanna be
Be in your front seat girl
I know I'm your recruit
But I ain't gonna follow suit
You got morrissey, joy division on cd
But I don't go for them
I can't move to that beat
I like Marvin Gaye and gospel music
My soul and my heart
But you call it noise
You always spoil my favourite parts
I don't wanna be in your posse girl
I don't wanna
Be caught in your social machine
don't wanna be, be in your posse girl
it's not my scene
i don't need your company
You're skipping school 'cause it's cool
But it's not for me
I learned to dream
I learned to read at this old academy
You're out make every man
Your fleeting dream
But I'm a one-man woman
I'm all down with monogamy
You cuss and curse
So they think
That you're rough and tough
But I like Shakespeare
And I find "dammit" heavy enough
You like new age
All the rage, philosophy
But I don't read my palms
I read the psalms
They speak to me
Don't wanna be in your posse girl
I don't wanna
Be caught in your social machine
Don't wanna be in your posse girl
It's not my scene, all of the aristocracy
It's not you
Maybe I'm just to pedantic
I'm a self-confessed
Idealist and romantic
You say 'join the gang
Be my yang and I'll be your yin'
But try as I might
I'm not your type, I don't fit in
I don't wanna be, be in your posse girl
It's not your fault
And I send my apologies
I don't wanna be, be in your posse girl
I don't wanna be all caught up in your
social scene
I don't wanna be, be in your posse girl
You're a trip
But I don't flip on your ecstasy
I don't wanna be in your posse girl
Trust me, you'll see, we're yin and yang
That's my prophecy
Yin and yang (that's my prophecy)