Thursday, November 8, 2012

Maxwell - Pretty Wings



Artist: Maxwell
Track: Pretty Wings
Album: BLACKsummers'night
Year: 2009

I'm not a huge R&B fan but this song really grew on me. It was recommended to me, so I kept listening and sure enough, it's been playing in my head constantly! The song is a soulful trip through the experience of loving someone but knowing you have to let them "free to fly [their] pretty wings". 

Maxwell's falsetto is beautiful in the chorus. The chimes in the beginning are an interesting addition, but my favorite part is when the horns come in about three fourths of the way through the song. Those combined with the aforementioned falsetto chorus lines and the raw sound that his voice takes towards the end really get you into the emotion of the song.

Click for lyrics, music video & links!

LYRICS:

Time will bring the real end of our trial
One day they'll be no remnants, no trace, no residual 
Feelings within ya
One day you won't remember me

Your face will be the reason I smile
But I will not see what I cannot have forever
I'll always love ya, I hope you feel the same

Oh, you played me dirty, 
Your game was so bad
You toyed with my affliction, 
Had to fill out my prescription
Found the remedy, 
I had to set you free
Away from me to see clearly
The way that love can be when you are not with me
I had to leave, I had to live
I had to leave, I had to live

If I can't have you 
Let love set you free to fly 
Your pretty wings around
Pretty wings, your pretty wings
Your pretty wings, pretty wings around

I came wrong, you were right
Transformed your love into like
Baby believe me, I'm sorry I told you lies

I turned day into night, 
Sleep 'til I die a thousand times
I should have showed you
Better nights, better times, better days
I miss you more and more

If I can't have you 
Let love set you free to fly 
Your pretty wings around
Pretty wings, your pretty wings
Your pretty wings, your pretty wings around
So pretty wings, your pretty wings
Your pretty wings, your pretty wings around
So oretty wings, oh pretty wings
Pretty wings, your pretty wings around

(Dah, dah, yeah, dah)
Pretty wings, your pretty wings around
(Dah, yeah-eh-eh-eh)
Pretty wings, your pretty wings around
(Pretty, pretty, pretty
Someone better's gonna love you)
Pretty wings, your pretty wings around
(Someone, someone's gonna love you, baby)
Pretty wings, your pretty wings around
(Yeah, ah, oh-oh)
Pretty wings, your pretty wings around
Pretty wings, your pretty wings around
(Yeah, pretty, whoa-oh)
Pretty wings, your pretty wings around

MUSIC VIDEO:

LINKS:

    Maxwell's Website: http://www.musze.com/
     Maxwell's iTunes Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/maxwell/id486768

2 comments:

  1. i love this song..even if u hear the song before the video u can just sit there eyes closed..and his voice brings the music to life in your head

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    1. That's kinda what I thought to! It just took me a little while to see it. :)

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