The Charade

About The Charade

"The Charade" is a song performed by American neo soul singer D'Angelo (officially credited to D'Angelo and the Vanguard). It appeared on his third studio album Black Messiah and was issued as a limited-edition seven-inch single for Record Store Day on May 1, 2015. The single's B-side is the Black Messiah track "1000 Deaths." The song's lyrics are credited to D'Angelo (under his real name, Michael Archer) along with Vanguard member Kendra Foster; the music was composed by Archer and Questlove. The song was produced by D'Angelo. more »

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2014

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Crawling through a systematic maze
And it pains to demise
Pain in our eyes
Strain of drownin', wading into your lies
Degradation so loud that you can't hear the sound of our cries (doo, doo)
All the dreamers have gone to the side of the road which we will lay on
Inundated by media, virtual mind fucks in streams

All we wanted was a chance to talk
'Stead we only got outlined in chalk
Feet have bled a million miles we've walked
Revealing at the end of the day, the charade

Perpetrators beware say a prayer if you dare for the believers
With a faith at the size of a seed enough to be redeemed (doo, doo)
Relegated to savages bound by the way of the deceivers
So anchors be sure that you're sure we ain't no amateurs

All we wanted was a chance to talk
'Stead we only got outlined in chalk
Feet have bled a million miles we've walked
Revealing at the end of the day, the charade

With the veil off our eyes we'll truly see
And we'll march on
And it really won't take too long
And it really won't take us very long

Revealing at the end of the day, the charade

All we wanted was a chance to talk
'Stead we only got outlined in chalk
All we wanted was a chance to talk
Revealing at the end of the day, the charade

All we wanted was a chance to talk

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D'Angelo

Michael Eugene Archer (born February 11, 1974), better known by his stage name D'Angelo (pronounced dee-Angelo), is an American R&B and neo soul singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He is known for his production and songwriting talents as much as for his vocal abilities, and often draws comparisons to his influences, Marvin Gaye, and Prince. D'Angelo was one of the most influential artists during the rise of the neo-soul movement. more »

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