By 21, Halima launched her label, One Percent Genius, & released self-produced singles garnering over 5 million cumulative streams. Since then, her work has been featured in Spotify's Pollen and New Music Friday, Apple Music's Feels, Pitchfork's What's Good playlists, Fader, Billboard, & more.
Halima is also a co-founder and active member of a Brooklyn women's collective that meets weekly to navigate life in the music industry, practice community therapy, and celebrate chosen family, which she describes as a process of "adding structures to unstructured life". Altogether, Halima's work embodies the intersection of self-discovery, community, and the complexity of life's connections, across mediums.
Talk
Halima Lyrics
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Well am I aware
Tension in the air
Could bind us here
You know how to love me right
My mind is too slow
I implore you find my eyes
Don't need to be right
Need you like fire
Baby you are my desire
When I crossed that line
And I realised
I lost my mind
I lost my lost my mind
Even when we don't talk
I feel it numbing my core
And it get me tongue tied
But baby you know
What we're fighting for
I call a million times
For piece of mind
When I see you cry like that
I need to make it right
Coz the minute we fight
Don't need to be right
Need you like fire
Baby you are my desire
When I crossed that line
And I realised
I lost my mind
I lost my lost my mind
Coz the minute we fight
Don't need to be right
Need you like fire
Baby you are my desire
When I crossed that line
And I realised
I lost my mind
I lost my lost my mind
In Halima's song "Talk," the lyrics express a relationship filled with tension and conflict, but also a deep love and desire for each other. The opening lines, "I am nowhere, well am I aware, tension in the air, could bind us here," depict a feeling of being lost and uncertain, aware of the tension between them that could potentially keep them trapped in this state.
The singer acknowledges that their partner knows how to love them right, but their mind is too slow to fully comprehend and appreciate it. They implore their partner to find their eyes, which suggests a need for deeper connection and understanding. The line "when I crossed that line and I realized, I lost my mind" hints at a point of no return in the relationship, where the singer has done something that caused them to lose their emotional stability.
Even when they are not speaking to each other, the singer still feels the effects of the unresolved conflict, with it numbing their core and leaving them tongue-tied. However, they believe that they both know what they are fighting for, despite the challenges they face. The repeated lines "the minute we fight, don't need to be right, need you like fire, baby you are my desire" affirm the intense passion and desire the singer has for their partner, emphasizing that being right in an argument is less important than the love they share.
Overall, "Talk" explores the complexities of a relationship where conflict and tension coexist with love and desire. It delves into the idea that sometimes losing one's mind is a necessary consequence of love, and that the strength of their connection outweighs the challenges they face.
Line by Line Meaning
I am no where
I feel lost and uncertain about my current state
Well am I aware
I have a sense of self-awareness
Tension in the air
There is a feeling of unease and conflict present
Could bind us here
It has the potential to keep us trapped in this situation
You know how to love me right
You understand how to show love and affection in the way I need
My mind is too slow
I have difficulty processing and understanding things quickly
I implore you find my eyes
I'm asking you to truly see and understand me
Coz the minute we fight
Because as soon as we argue
Don't need to be right
It's not about who is correct or wrong
Need you like fire
I long for your presence and passion
Baby you are my desire
You are the one I yearn for
When I crossed that line
When I overstepped the boundaries
And I realised
And I came to understand
I lost my mind
I became irrational and lost control
I lost my lost my mind
I completely lost my composure and sanity
Even when we don't talk
Even in moments of silence
I feel it numbing my core
I sense a dulling and numbing of my emotions deep within
And it get me tongue tied
It leaves me struggling to find the right words
But baby you know
But my love, you understand
What we're fighting for
The purpose and importance of our conflicts
I call a million times
I try to reach out to you endlessly
For piece of mind
In search of tranquility and clarity
When I see you cry like that
When I witness your tears and sadness
I need to make it right
I am compelled to fix and resolve the situation
Lyrics © DistroKid, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: Halima Edozie-Akinlade, Michael Hart
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Halima
Thank you for all the love on 'Talk' ❤! I have a new song out now called 'VEHICLE' if you'd like to check it out, hope you enjoy as well https://youtu.be/ppeSyLyUGy4
ayeta jireh
106th time listening to this tune and yet I just discovered it yesterday 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤❤❤❤tune is fire
Halima
<3 <3 <3
Precious Oko
If you’re here from TikTok
Messiah Kato
All the way from TikTok
Edwina Keta
Instagram 🙋🏾♀️
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Me tooo
Atuhairwe Dorothy
Alllll the way
CHARL
Gen music
kitok0
I’m so mesmerized. I LOVE THIS SONG ❤️🔥❤️🔥