My favorite part about making music is there are no boundaries. After hearing the project I wanted to make something more melodic and then, all in perfect timing, I connected with JR Jarris.
Sultry and introspective with substance and an R&B feel making this track was a story in itself. For the feature, I reached out to Charley who I knew from a production group we were both previously in. Once I got those standout vocals from her everything was in place except for the hook. I was going through a wild month when this song was being pieced together. "Need What We Want Right Now, Need What We Need Right Now, The Finer Things" was speaking to the fact that in October (when this was made) I needed surgery, my father needed an operation, my mother was having kidney issues, financial challenges came up and still had to navigate everything else. Perspective is powerful. Fast forward a bit everything worked out for the best and the inspiration used for it all was really all in perfect timing despite how it looked.
lyrics
YoAstrum:
melancholy messages
vessels full of messages
cup runneth over where (there's)
mutual trust, advantage us
shoot the shot my lense see
captured in my camera
from picture me golden to albums fully filled with miracles
redirect the energy,
connection on centipede
buggin if i dont keep it a hundred like 2 Virgils be
pictures worth a thousand words
love smells of lavendar
the finer things just keep coming from the challenges
(ooh) (ooh)
waterfall, waterfall
blessings like a wave move
whippin' whippin' whippin' whippin'
whip it through a whirlpool
riptides collide and i surf it like a pro do
your move
your move
sweet spot, sweet spot
dictate the rhythm like a mothafucka beatbox
balance out the scales, might be lucky as a libra
ambitious aires baby i wont mislead ya
ying and yang swimming, peace flows like a pices -
the mood set
sentimental, just as the right beat
good sex, complex
not like the magazine
i digress, digest
all of this food for though
simple as the roadmap to destiny, but who'd of thought?
follow the path it's crystal clear
rerouting us both from all our fears
navigating through all of the doubt
see truth in you with no doubt
so I'm dodgin' a spider's web
bird's eye view we up ahead
hesitation's definition really be a lack of confidence
and the finer thing's rarely ever said
wherever value is I'm all in
im all in
What's mine is yours, share my body and soul,
We won't go far if there's inhibition and...
Acquired taste, of the finer things,
It's a lot more than a diamond ring,
Bring a new meaning to my cup of tea,
I think this is bigger than you and me.
YoAstrum is a rapper-singer songwriter hailing from New Jersey. The South Jersey native began during high school as a
producer, however, began piecing his first songs together while living in Harlem, New York 2012. After a long hiatus gathering inspiration through life and his musical predecessors, he continues to create and share his perspective through an atmospheric feel and expressive lyrics....more
Social conscious hip-hop. The self-described story of people who feel lost, disconnected from their heritage and unwelcome at home. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 8, 2016