Born in Queens, New York into a family of missionaries, Abra spent her first eight years in London, where her parents built the church they would ultimately work in. Her introduction to singing came from that church, too, where her father was pastor and her mother oversaw praise and worship. After London, her family settled in the quiet suburb of Lilburn outside Atlanta. At 14, Abra began playing guitar. She attended Parkview Highschool and was an active member of the drama department, graduating in 2007. Later in her teens, she began uploading her acoustic covers of rap songs onto YouTube. This led to her being discovered by Awful Records founder and rapper Father, who encouraged her to make original music. She later joined the label in 2014.
Her first EP, BLQ Velvet, was released in 2015. Her second EP, Princess was released by True Panther Sounds on July 15, 2016. It is her first release on a major label. The song "Fruit" off the album Rose was featured in an article on the best R&B songs of 2016 by The Guardian.
Regarding Abra's style of clothing, Vogue commented in 2016 that "deliberate contrasts are part of her artistic identity on the whole: Abra is a member of the mostly male-dominated Awful Records coterie, an outlier crew swiftly taking over Atlanta with a sound that stands apart from ATL's rap oeuvre".
Abra is one of the stars of the 2018 film Assassination Nation and plays Em.
Fade 2 Blaq
Abra Lyrics
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I will hang the moon and sun
Be there when it fades to)
(I will be the only one
I will hang the moon and sun
Be there when it fades to)
Even if they let you down
They can never make you fall
They think we think we know it all
What is fear
You can embrace
Don't close your eyes
Dont turn your face
Don't be afraid
Don't look back and fall to salt
Don't be scared now just be strong
Shake it off
(Shake it off yeah)
Shake it off
(Shake it off yeah)
I can be the only one
I will hang the moon and sun
Be there when it fades to black
I will always have your back
If your love is all that
I can be the only one
I will hang the moon and sun
Be there when it fades to black
I will always have my back
If my love is all that
Would you live
In heaven forever
Its suicide its idle
Baby
You know better
Cause triumph tastes so sweet
When we've been living on our knees
Oh lord triumph tastes so sweet
So sweet
When we've been crawling on our knees
Don't let go
If there ever was a soul
To trust
Its me
And baby i hope
All the shit we done been thru
Has made you see
Don't let go
If there ever was a soul
To trust
Its me
And baby i know
All the shit we done been thru
Has made you see
I can be the only one
I will hang the moon and sun
Be there when it fades to black
I will always have your back
If your love is all that
I can be the only one
I will hang the moon and sun
Be there when it fades to black
I will always have my back
If my love is all that
(Be there when it fades to
Black)
In "Fade 2 Blaq," Abra pledges her unwavering devotion to someone she loves. She declares that she will always be there for them, hanging the moon and the sun and having their back when things get tough. She reassures this person that even if others let them down, they can never make them fall. Abra encourages them not to fear and to face their problems head-on, to not look back and to be strong. She reminds them that triumph tastes sweeter after struggles and that she would always be the soul they can trust.
Abra acknowledges that they may have gone through a lot of difficult situations together, but she believes that those experiences have made their bond stronger. The lyrics suggest that the relationship means everything to her and that her love will always be constant, even when the world fades to black. In essence, the song is a declaration of unwavering loyalty and devotion.
Line by Line Meaning
I will be the only one
I will be your sole companion and support
I will hang the moon and sun
I will go to great lengths to provide light and warmth for you
Be there when it fades to
I will be with you through the tough times
Even if they let you down
Even if others let you down, I won't
They can never make you fall
Others can't bring you down
And they don't understand
Others don't get our relationship
They think we think we know it all
Others believe we are over-confident
What is fear
Fear is something we can confront
You can embrace
We can face our fears head-on
Don't close your eyes
We shouldn't ignore problems
Dont turn your face
We shouldn't shy away from the truth
Don't be afraid
We should be brave
Don't look back and fall to salt
We can't dwell on the past and let it drag us down
Don't be scared now just be strong
We can be strong and resilient in difficult times
Shake it off
We should overcome challenges with confidence
I will always have your back
I will support you no matter what
If your love is all that
If our love is strong enough, we can make it through anything
Would you live
Do you want to live
In heaven forever
In a perfect world
Its suicide its idle
It's unrealistic and pointless
Cause triumph tastes so sweet
Success is gratifying
When we've been living on our knees
When we've been oppressed or held back
Oh lord triumph tastes so sweet
Success is even sweeter when we've faced adversity
When we've been crawling on our knees
When we've been struggling and barely inching forward
Don't let go
We shouldn't give up
If there ever was a soul
If there was ever a trustworthy person
Its me
It's me
And baby i hope
And I hope
All the shit we done been thru
All the hardships we've endured
Has made you see
Has given you perspective
I will always have my back
I will be strong and independent
If my love is all that
If my love is my only source of strength
Be there when it fades to
I will be by your side through thick and thin
Contributed by Chase I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.