You know life
Ain’t gonna pass me by
It won’t pass me by
Not this time
‘Cause I’ll run
I’m gonna run so fast
Blues won’t catch me now
Catch me now

But when I run
I feel so lonely
So sweet angel
Sing for me
Before it’s dawn
Before I’m done
Before I’m gone
Before my sorrow
Shines in the morning sun

And I ain’t
Gonna lose myself
I won’t lose myself
Not again
I’ll be strong
As I’ve ever been
Right ‘til the end
‘Til the end

But when I’m strong
I feel so lonely
So sweet angel
Sing for me
Before it’s dawn
Before I’m done
Before I’m gone
Before my sorrow
Shines in the morning sun

Now I ain’t
Gonna be no fool
I won’t be no fool
Not this time
I’ll be cold
When I hear your lies
They won’t touch me now
Touch me now

But when I’m cold
I feel so lonely
So sweet angel
Sing for me
Before it’s dawn
Before I’m done
Before I’m gone
Before my sorrow
Shines in the morning sun

So sweet angel
Sing for me
Before it’s dawn
Before I’m done
Before I’m gone
Before my sorrow
Shines in the morning sun

© 2022 – Jean-Rene Ella

The music in A Time to Be Blue is soaked with influences from all the genres that have shaped me over the years. It speaks softly, breaks your heart, but also heals it. It sings of loss, but fills the hole left behind, like the ode to my mother in “She’s Gone” or the tribute to a dear friend departed too soon in “You Left Me Blue.” It rocks you gently as you curl up with a book and a cup of tea with “Naima’s Evening Song,” but also invites you to dance to the rhythms of my native city of Yaoundé in “Home.”

The album is digitally available on various streaming platforms, such as YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, Deezer and more. You can listen to the album directly on our website here.

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