GENESIS. performed by RAYE Đĩa đơn đầu tiên được nữ nghệ sĩ RAYE cho ra mắt kể từ sau album phòng thu debut "My 21st Century Blues" có tên "Genesis.", được "xuất xưởng" cùng một MV chính thức với độ dài hơn 7 phút đồng hồ vào ngày 7 tháng 6 năm 2024. Bài hát này được chia làm thành ba phần riêng biệt, và các phần riêng biệt đều có trong EP cùng tên của ca khúc. Lần đầu tiên người hâm mộ được biết đến bài hát này là với cái tên ban đầu "Let There Be Light", đã được giới thiệu từ tháng 3 năm 2024 tại BRITs (British Phonographic Industry's - Giải thưởng âm nhạc đại chúng hàng năm của ngành ghi âm nước Anh). "Genesis." là một sự hòa trộn của các thể loại như: Pop jazz, dark pop, funk, hiphop và soul pop. Nội dung chính của bài hát xoay quanh việc đối phó với những "con ác quỷ" bên trong nhân vật chính, cảm thấy bị mắc kẹt trong một chu kỳ đau đớn và luôn thực hiện những hành vi tự hủy hoại bản thân, và cuối cùng là tìm kiếm con đường hướng tới sự chữa lành và thay đổi. Qua đó, bài hát đã gói gọn và mang đến người nghe toàn bộ hành trình khám phá bản thân và khát vọng về một tương lai tươi sáng hơn. LỜI BÀI HÁT PART I They say the twenties are the best years of your life But I seem to be spending mine missing sunsets "Cause I" m busy on my phone observing everyone else How I compare and obsess Just me, my phone, and these walls And I've been sober for some months But I can feel the demons waiting on my downfall Since I'm so ugly and irrelevant I've been losing friends as if I'm tryna get rid of them I Googled why I'm still desperatе for validation and sedatives, huh Callin' men who don't givе a f**k about me Then when my mother called I pretend I'm busy I'm tryna end up anywhere except from where I been Curtains closed, bed bound, amphetamines Mmm, and this devil on my shoulder, man, I'm tryna to shake him off My ex is on my timeline, it's as if he's showing off My self-esteem is Facetune and ring lights My ego is conquering new heights I think I need some (Think I need some) Do you need some? (Do you need some) Don't we all need some (We all need some) Light? (Let there be light) Da-da-da, da-da-da (There'll be light) I think I need some (Think I need some) I lied, I don't think I (Know I need some) I need some light (Some sweet sunshine) To feel alright (Please, let there be light) PART II I see a sad little sinner in the mirror The devil works hard like my liver I don't wanna be alive, but I don't wanna die A fistful of pills, you're a nobody Yeah (Uh-uh), yeah (Uh, uh-uh), yeah Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah (Uh, uh-uh) (Let there be light) Yeah (Uh-uh), yeah (Uh, uh-uh), yeah Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah Bang-bang, that's depression at the door again You know he'll beat the door down till you let him in the room Since you are already acquainted, you skip the foreplay He grips you at the neck as you prepare to be screwed You try to muster a flare, to tell somebody you're sinking But anxiety is an index finger pressed to your lips A whiskey bottle, it whispers, since you're already bitter A cocktail fit for a quitter, "Come here and give me a kiss" I see a sad little sinner in the mirror The devil works hard like my liver I don't wanna be alive, but I don't wanna die A fistful of pills and rivers in my eyes I've got nothin' left to lose, dear God in the sky Hear my cry, hear my cry When it's too dark to see Let there be light, let there be light Let there be light Yeah (Uh-uh), yeah (Uh, yeah-yeah), yeah Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah (Uh, uh-uh) (Let there be light) Yeah (Uh-uh), yeah (Uh, yeah-yeah), yeah Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah (Uh, uh-uh) Yes, I edit my pictures to make my waist look slimmer And make my ass look bigger so that I'm someone you aspire to Let me in your algorithm, please I know I'll only be important if I'm someone you would like, follow, share, and subscribe to If you're thirsty like me (Like me) Mix some pity with some self-hate Stir it up, then add twelve ounces of rosé That's how I make the glass half-empty and drink it down Beneath the curse words and the insecurities Here lies a sorry little soul And she doesn't even know what to pray for Still just a heart-broke b**ch But I traded the back of the nightclub, I did, for the bathroom floor I wish I could call my ex He would know just what to say (He don't say nothing at all now) Brings a tear to my eye The only thing I rely on him to do is stay declining my calls now I see a sad little sinner in the mirror The devil works hard, like my liver I don't wanna be alive, but I don't wanna die A fistful of pills and rivers in my eyes I've got nothin' left to lose, dear God in the sky Hear my cry, hear my cry When it's too dark to see (Let there be light) Let there be light, let there be light Let there be light Little girls that have no self-esteem A little boy without a father tries to find him in the streets A girl I used to walk to school with Took her life, now rest in peace (Rest in peace) Fake democracy, killing overseas Killing ourselves, suicide Government lies, discrimination Hating ourselves Why hope? Why keep going? Why try? (Why) Genesis one, verse three, I'll dry my eyes The only thing which darkness cannot coexist is the light I see a sad little sinner in the mirror The devil works hard like my liver I don't wanna be alive, but I don't wanna die A fistful of pills and rivers in my eyes I've got nothin' left to lose, dear God in the sky Hear my cry, would you hear my cry? When it's too dark to see (Let there be light) Let there be light, let there be light Let there be light PART III Yeah No, no, no I want that light, oh, ayy (Let there be light) Oh, let there be, oh Oh, that light See, I want that light in my house (Oh, let there be light) I want that light in my car (Oh, let there be light) I want that light in my pain (Oh, let there be light) I want that light when it's dark, dark, da-dark Oh, no, let there be (Oh, let there be) Oh, let there be (Oh, let there be) Oh, li-light No, no, no, no, no, no, let there, let there be light For all the fathers and the teachers (Working hard in the night) For all the builders and the cleaners (I pray, "Let there be light") Oh, for all the farmers and the chefs and the train-drivers, yes The nurses and the doctors, God bless the NHS Let the pay rise, let the pay rise up Let there be li-li-li-light For all those overworked and underpaid and dreams of somewhere out of sight Let there be light Single mother, all alone (She's all alone) The baby's cryin' And she's cryin' tears too, to her sister on the phone Bring her comfort, bring her peace I pray Lord, please, yeah, yeah Da-da-doo, da-doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (Now that's what I'm talking about) Oh, let there be Lord, let there be Don't we all need a little? See, I want that, that light in my house, (Oh, let there be light) I want that light in my car, yeah (Oh, let there be light) I want that light in my dreams, yeah, doo-de Oh, baby, light all the dark, yes Light up the dark, Lord (Oh, let there be light) Let there be light, Lord Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do Ooh, hey
