Santigold (born Santi White on September 25, 1976) is a musician, songwrite… Read Full Bio ↴Santigold (born Santi White on September 25, 1976) is a musician, songwriter and producer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA who formerly went under the stage name Santogold. She is perhaps best known for the song L.E.S. Artistes which became a hit in the UK and on American alternative radio.
In February 2009, she officially changed her stage name to Santigold as a result of infomercial jeweller Santo Gold threatening legal action against White and her label Downtown Records.
White was lead singer of the Philadelphia-based punk rock band Stiffed, but while in the band, she was offered a solo contract. Working with fellow Stiffed member John Hill as co-producer, she recorded her debut album, Santogold, which was released in April 2008. Upon the change of her stage name, her label Downtown Records issued this press release:
"Change the graffiti on the bathroom wall, get your tattoo fixed, get your T-shirt airbrushed and change the name on your year-end list: Santogold is now Santigold. She's not telling you why, that's just how it is."
In February 2009, she officially changed her stage name to Santigold as a result of infomercial jeweller Santo Gold threatening legal action against White and her label Downtown Records.
White was lead singer of the Philadelphia-based punk rock band Stiffed, but while in the band, she was offered a solo contract. Working with fellow Stiffed member John Hill as co-producer, she recorded her debut album, Santogold, which was released in April 2008. Upon the change of her stage name, her label Downtown Records issued this press release:
"Change the graffiti on the bathroom wall, get your tattoo fixed, get your T-shirt airbrushed and change the name on your year-end list: Santogold is now Santigold. She's not telling you why, that's just how it is."
No Paradise
Santigold Lyrics
Won't be waiting all my life
For no paradise
Won't be waiting all my life
For no paradise
(For no paradise)
Everybody is not afraid
Everybody don't know the way
Where the one just sink to the floor
Is where the other open the door up
I can tell you your change is here
I can tell you blind in your fear though
Bad enough we blinding our hearts
Just to live each day
People suffering, they suffering
Down and we keep shuffling
Don't know where but go-going
There's power in our struggle
People suffering, they suffering
Crush us and they crush again
Don't know when to let go when
We struggle, struggle, struggle
Won't be waiting all my life
For no paradise
(For no paradise)
Won't be waiting all my life
For no paradise
(For no paradise)
Ain't not telling what shape to take
Are we looking for another face?
Well no matter, who are we to say?
Anyway the future is here now
Waiting for us finally to see
It for all it's possibility now
Covered in it's dirt and it's blood
Like a baby, we wrap it in love
People suffering, they suffering
Down and we keep shuffling
Don't know where but go-going
There's power in our struggle
People suffering, they suffering
Crush us and they crush again
Don't know when to let go when
We struggle, struggle, struggle
Won't be waiting all my life
For no paradise
(For no paradise)
Won't be waiting all my life
For no paradise
(For no paradise)
Thieve, break, take
More power
Seize, lie, steal
More power
Cheat, hold us down
More power
See no way
To shake our power
People suffering, they suffering
Down and we keep shuffling
Don't know where but go-going
There's power in our struggle
People suffering, they suffering
Crush us and they crush again
Don't know when to let go when
We struggle, struggle, struggle
Won't be waiting all my life
For no paradise
(For no paradise)
Won't be waiting all my life
For no paradise
(For no paradise)
Za-za-za-za-za, come on
Za-za-za-za-za, come on
Za-za-za-za-za, come on
Za-za-za-za-za, come on (are you ready?)
Za-za-za-za-za, come on
Za-za-za-za-za, come on
Za-za-za-za-za, come on
Za-za-za-za-za, are you ready?
For no paradise
Won't be waiting all my life
For no paradise
(For no paradise)
Everybody is not afraid
Everybody don't know the way
Where the one just sink to the floor
I can tell you your change is here
I can tell you blind in your fear though
Bad enough we blinding our hearts
Just to live each day
People suffering, they suffering
Down and we keep shuffling
Don't know where but go-going
There's power in our struggle
People suffering, they suffering
Crush us and they crush again
Don't know when to let go when
We struggle, struggle, struggle
Won't be waiting all my life
For no paradise
(For no paradise)
Won't be waiting all my life
For no paradise
(For no paradise)
Ain't not telling what shape to take
Are we looking for another face?
Well no matter, who are we to say?
Anyway the future is here now
Waiting for us finally to see
It for all it's possibility now
Covered in it's dirt and it's blood
Like a baby, we wrap it in love
People suffering, they suffering
Down and we keep shuffling
Don't know where but go-going
There's power in our struggle
People suffering, they suffering
Crush us and they crush again
Don't know when to let go when
We struggle, struggle, struggle
Won't be waiting all my life
For no paradise
(For no paradise)
Won't be waiting all my life
For no paradise
(For no paradise)
Thieve, break, take
More power
Seize, lie, steal
More power
Cheat, hold us down
More power
See no way
To shake our power
People suffering, they suffering
Down and we keep shuffling
Don't know where but go-going
There's power in our struggle
People suffering, they suffering
Crush us and they crush again
Don't know when to let go when
We struggle, struggle, struggle
Won't be waiting all my life
For no paradise
(For no paradise)
Won't be waiting all my life
For no paradise
(For no paradise)
Za-za-za-za-za, come on
Za-za-za-za-za, come on
Za-za-za-za-za, come on
Za-za-za-za-za, come on (are you ready?)
Za-za-za-za-za, come on
Za-za-za-za-za, come on
Za-za-za-za-za, come on
Za-za-za-za-za, are you ready?
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Aku Orraca-teteh, Andrew Hershey, Nicholas Zinner, Richard Isong, Santi White
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@thegreyalien
One of the best on the album. Sounds like it could have been on Master Of My Make-Believe
@NargisKhan-jw2lz
this albumis lit af
@macmardigan1164
Beautiful song!!!!!!❤
@derekparker2098
Love it another great album by Miss Santee see you in Chicago in October girl I can't wait.
@JayLeePoe
good to hear something from you and see you on tour
@espada06grimmjaw
I wanted to see the impression of Santi f*** up the hose sprayer in the end, regardless still 👏🏾💆🏽🔥
@ancestralabundance
2:20 has old school dancehall vibes. I can see how Lady Saw is an influence.
@tobiaspaiva4191
The best one untill now
@jl430
I like this. Been listening to" I don't want" and "master of make believe" lately. Great musician. Just checking out the new album now.
@BrunoAdolfski
Amazing song.