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.
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Abra Lyrics
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Did you close your eyes and think about me
Like I think about you
Tell me why you always fight
Waiting on you get with it
Whats with the resistance baby
Don't listen to a word they say
And you deny yourself
And then you scream my name
And I can't take it
No don't listen to a word they say
I'm in your head like every day
And you deny yourself and then you scream my name
And I can't take it
No, I can't take it
Come chase the night with me
They say I'm bad, you say it back
But you know you don't believe that
Eat the fruit that feeds your spirit
On your knees, now baby eat it, eat it
Are you really gonna stand there
Staring at me all the way from across the room?
Are you really gonna stand there
Staring at me?
Are you really gonna stand there
Staring at me all the way from across the room?
Are you really gonna stand there
Staring at me?
Are you really gonna stand there
Staring at me all the way from across the room?
Are you really gonna stand there
Staring at me?
Are you really gonna stand there
Staring at me all the way from across the room?
Are you really gonna stand there
Staring at me?
Don't listen to a word they say
I'm in your head like every day
And you deny yourself
And then you scream my name
And I can't take it
No don't listen to a word they say
I'm in your head like every day
And you deny yourself and then you scream my name
And I can't take it
Don't listen to a word they say
I'm your head like
I'm your head like
I'm your head like
I'm your head like
I'm your head like
I'm your head like
I'm your head like
Are you really gonna stand there
Staring at me all the way from across the room?
Are you really gonna stand there
Staring at me?
Are you really gonna stand there
Staring at me all the way from across the room?
Are you really gonna stand there
Staring at me?
The song "Fruit" by Abra explores a tumultuous relationship where one partner is unsure about their feelings towards the other person. The song begins with Abra asking her partner what they did last night and if they thought of her while they were away. She seems to be frustrated with the resistance that her partner is showing towards her, wanting them to get with the program and express their feelings towards her.
Abra is aware that people are telling her that she's bad for her partner, but she believes that she's in their head every day. She urges her partner not to listen to what others are saying and to embrace their feelings for her. She suggests that they should "eat the fruit that feeds your spirit," implying that they should embrace their desires and pursue a relationship with her.
The song's chorus is repetitive, with Abra pleading with her partner not to listen to what others are saying and to embrace their desires towards her. She seems to be frustrated that her partner is hesitant and uncertain, even though they seem to be attracted to her.
Overall, "Fruit" is a song about the complexities of relationships, the struggles of embracing one's desires, and the frustration that comes when one person is investing more in the relationship than the other.
Line by Line Meaning
Tell me what you did last night
Abra is curious to know what the listener did last night.
Did you close your eyes and think about me
Abra wonders if the listener thought about her while they closed their eyes last night.
Like I think about you
Abra admits that she thinks about the listener often.
Tell me why you always fight
Abra wants to know why the listener always resists their feelings for her.
Waiting on you get with it
Abra is impatiently waiting for the listener to finally give in and accept their attraction towards her.
Whats with the resistance baby
Abra is questioning why the listener keeps resisting their attraction towards her.
Don't listen to a word they say
Abra advises the listener to not listen to anyone else's opinions or judgments about their relationship.
I'm in your head like every day
Abra reveals that she is constantly on the listener's mind.
And you deny yourself
Abra suggests that the listener is denying their feelings for her.
And then you scream my name
Abra imagines the listener finally giving in to their feelings and calling out her name.
And I can't take it
Abra is overwhelmed with emotion and desire towards the listener.
Come chase the night with me
Abra invites the listener to spend the night with her.
They say I'm bad, you say it back
Abra acknowledges that others may judge her or their relationship, but wonders why the listener would agree with those judgments.
But you know you don't believe that
Abra believes that the listener truly does not believe the negative opinions about her.
Eat the fruit that feeds your spirit
Abra suggests that the listener take in the good things in life that make them happy and fulfilled.
On your knees, now baby eat it, eat it
Abra playfully encourages the listener to fully indulge in the positive aspects of life and their relationship with her.
Are you really gonna stand there
Abra questions if the listener is genuinely just standing there, watching her.
Staring at me all the way from across the room?
Abra wonders if the listener is staring at her from across the room.
I'm your head like
Abra repeats that she is constantly on the listener's mind.
Contributed by Ethan S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Llinax
Tell me what you did last night
Did you close your eyes and think about me
Like I think about you
Tell me why you always fight
Waiting on you get with it
Whats with the resistance baby
Don't listen to a word they say
I'm in your head like every day
And you deny yourself
And then you scream my name
And I can't take it
No don't listen to a word they say
I'm in your head like every day
And you deny yourself and then you scream my name
And I can't take it
No, I can't take it
Come chase the night with me
They say I'm bad, you say it back
But you know you don't believe that
Eat the fruit that feeds your spirit
On your knees, now baby eat it, eat it
Are you really gonna stand there
Staring at me all the way from across the room?
Are you really gonna stand there
Staring at me?
Are you really gonna stand there
Staring at me all the way from across the room?
Are you really gonna stand there
Staring at me?
Are you really gonna stand there
Staring at me all the way from across the room?
Are you really gonna stand there
Staring at me?
Are you really gonna stand there
Staring at me all the way from across the room?
Are you really gonna stand there
Staring at me?
Don't listen to a word they say
I'm in your head like every day
And you deny yourself
And then you scream my name
And I can't take it
No don't listen to a word they say
I'm in your head like every day
And you deny yourself and then you scream my name
And I can't take it
Don't listen to a word they say
I'm your head like
I'm your head like
I'm your head like
I'm your head like
I'm your head like
I'm your head like
I'm your head like
Are you really gonna stand there
Staring at me all the way from across the room?
Are you really gonna stand there
Staring at me?
Are you really gonna stand there
Staring at me all the way from across the room?
Are you really gonna stand there
Staring at me?
@ishankapoor
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@marvelousmarissssa
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@Keyturah-Level
Yup
@felipescarione
@@Keyturah-Level yep yep yep
@butterfly713
2015-present lol
@getfitwithtimo
Discovering good music by yourself has to be the best feeling ever
@docblunce2978
listening to good music you discovered while it was underground and coming back and seeing it blown up is a good feeling too.
@nelikeliduran9664
Facts
@joaoamaral4148
you bet