Goapele
Goapele (born Goapele Mohlabane on 11th July 1977 in Oakland, California) is a U.S. soul and R&B singer-songwriter. Her name means "to go forward" in the South African language Sesotho. She was born to a Jewish mother, Noa, and an African father, Douglas Mohlabane, who was a South African political exile. They married in Nairobi, Kenya.
Goapele attended the Berkeley Arts Magnet School in Berkeley, California. During these years, she joined several groups that fought racism and sexism. Read Full BioGoapele (born Goapele Mohlabane on 11th July 1977 in Oakland, California) is a U.S. soul and R&B singer-songwriter. Her name means "to go forward" in the South African language Sesotho. She was born to a Jewish mother, Noa, and an African father, Douglas Mohlabane, who was a South African political exile. They married in Nairobi, Kenya.
Goapele attended the Berkeley Arts Magnet School in Berkeley, California. During these years, she joined several groups that fought racism and sexism. She also sang in the Oakland Youth Choir and joined a group called Vocal Motion. After graduating from high school, Goapele attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, where she studied music theory.
In 2001, she signed with Skyblaze Recordings/Columbia Records, and in 2002, she released her first album Even Closer, featuring the single "Closer". She co-wrote and co-produced the entire album, which is a mixture of neo soul and jazz. She also toured North America with band Spearhead.
Apart from her solo work, she has collaborated with rappers Aceyalone, E-40, Hieroglyphics, and Triple Threat, and written for jazz trio Soulive.
Her second album Change It All, featuring the single "First Love", was released in December 2005.
Goapele attended the Berkeley Arts Magnet School in Berkeley, California. During these years, she joined several groups that fought racism and sexism. Read Full BioGoapele (born Goapele Mohlabane on 11th July 1977 in Oakland, California) is a U.S. soul and R&B singer-songwriter. Her name means "to go forward" in the South African language Sesotho. She was born to a Jewish mother, Noa, and an African father, Douglas Mohlabane, who was a South African political exile. They married in Nairobi, Kenya.
Goapele attended the Berkeley Arts Magnet School in Berkeley, California. During these years, she joined several groups that fought racism and sexism. She also sang in the Oakland Youth Choir and joined a group called Vocal Motion. After graduating from high school, Goapele attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, where she studied music theory.
In 2001, she signed with Skyblaze Recordings/Columbia Records, and in 2002, she released her first album Even Closer, featuring the single "Closer". She co-wrote and co-produced the entire album, which is a mixture of neo soul and jazz. She also toured North America with band Spearhead.
Apart from her solo work, she has collaborated with rappers Aceyalone, E-40, Hieroglyphics, and Triple Threat, and written for jazz trio Soulive.
Her second album Change It All, featuring the single "First Love", was released in December 2005.
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Closer
Goapele Lyrics
Closer to my dreams
It's coming over me
I'm getting higher
Closer to my dreams
I'm getting higher, and higher
Feel it in my sleep
Sometimes it feels like I'll never go pass here
Sometimes it feel like I'm stock forever, ever
But I'm going higher
Closer to my dreams
I'm Going higher and higher
I can almost reach
Sometimes you just have to let it go
Leaving all my fears to burn and die
Push the all away so I can move on
Closer to my dreams
Feel it all over my being
In my being
Close your eyes and seek what you believe
I'm moving higher
I'm going higher and higher
Closer to my dreams
Higher and higher
I'm moving upward and onward and beyond all that I could see
Stretching out my arms so I can reach
I'm so close
It's like I can just reach
I can feel my dreams
Closer to my dreams
I'm moving closer to my dreams
Sometimes it feel like you'll never grow and change
But you never choose to walk away
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Michael Louis Aaberg, Anthony W. Anderson, Goapele K. Mohlabane
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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TheDogScreamer
I survived a motorcycle accident (lost my foot)...this song....gave me "fire"...I biked 900 miles with one foot. CLOSER!!
J Rickz
Love this
Kay Humph
God bless you be careful on that bike
Cristina Garcia
Inspirational 🙏🤗🙏
Stefanie Phillips
Absolutely amazing
Concheatta Scott
God bless you 🙏
keon e
Lost my job after 6 years, received a call 4 days later from a job I applied for 2 years prior and I’m making more money than before. 🙌🏾 Thank you God !!
Judy-Kaye Samuels
🙌🏾🙌🏾
2BLESSED 2BESTRESSED
Amen! But GOD!!!!!!! 🙌🙏
PB Martin
sometimes that how it works out , positive things happen to positive people
stay true
sit works itselkf out