Born and raised in Washington, DC, YahZarah started singing at the age of 7 in her church choir. Her love for performance began after winning a youth talent search at the Kennedy Center at age 10. After years of honing her talent in churches, talent shows and local concerts, she entered high school at DC’s prestigious Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Upon graduation in 1997, she was accepted to North Carolina Central University in Durham on a full scholarship to the school’s jazz program.
In 1998, she left NC Central and began touring as a background singer for Erykah Badu. While touring, YahZarah contributed background vocals and vocal arrangements to Badu’s platinum-selling “Mama’s Gun” LP, and was featured in the video for the album’s lead single, ‘Bag Lady.’ In 2001, she left the Mama’s Gun tour and released her debut album “Hear Me” on the KEO Music label. A follow up LP, 2003’s “Blackstar,” was issued on the Three Keys label and reached #44 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart.
2004 found YahZarah reuniting with longtime collaborator and fellow NC Central classmate Phonte Coleman (Little Brother, The Foreign Exchange) for a series of crucial guest appearances. With the release of The Foreign Exchange’s debut album “Connected,” YahZarah was featured on the lead single “Sincere.” The following year she appeared on Little Brother’s “Minstrel Show” LP (Atlantic Records), and was featured on the debut single “Lovin It.” She later contributed two vocal performances to The Foreign Exchange’s GRAMMY-nominated “Leave It All Behind” LP in 2008. That same year, she released an EP of new material entitled “The Prelude.” To support the EP, she toured nationally and internationally with artists such as Chaka Khan, Musiq Soulchild, The Roots, Rahsaan Patterson, and R. Kelly.
YahZarah’s latest album “The Ballad Of Purple Saint James,” is scheduled for release in May 2010 on the Foreign Exchange Music label.
Come Back As a Flower
Yahzarah Lyrics
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As I awake to greet the coming dawn
The sun was hardly peaking through the garden
It felt that with everything I was one
Then I wished that I could come back as a flower
As a flower
As a flower
As a flower
To spread the sweetness of love
To spread the sweetness of love
The dew had finished making love to many
A rainbow smelling sweet was in the air
I envied all the silence I saw growing
So unmoved by things outside themselves
Then how I wished that I could come back as a flower
As a flower
As a flower
How I wished that I could come back as a flower
As a flower
To spread the sweetness of love
How I wished that I could come back as a flower
Oh as a flower
As a flower
How I wished that I could come back as a flower
As a flower
As a flower
To spread the sweetness of love
To spread the sweetness of love
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Wished that I could come back as a flower
Flower
Flower
Wished that I could come back as a flower
Flower
Sweetness of love
How I come back as a flower
Flower
Flower
How I come back as a flower
Flower
Sweetness of love
Sweetness of love
In Yahzarah's song "Come Back As a Flower," the singer of the piece finds herself lost in thought as she wakes up in the morning. She sees the sun beginning to peek through the garden and feels a sense of unity with everything around her. In this moment, she wishes that she could come back as a flower, to spread the sweetness of love. She is moved by the dew that has finished "making love" to many and the sweet smell of the air. She envies the silence that she sees growing, which is not influenced by the outside world. Her desire to come back as a flower is born out of her wish to spread love.
The lyrics of this song are a meditation on the power of nature and the beauty of simplicity. The singer longs for a life that is free from the complications of the world, where she can spread love without any distractions. The metaphor of coming back as a flower represents the idea of reincarnation, where the singer could be reborn as a simple, beautiful thing that has the power to bring joy to others.
Overall, Yahzarah's "Come Back As a Flower" is a beautiful song that speaks to the power of nature and the human desire to spread love. It is a touching meditation on simplicity and the beauty of the natural world.
Line by Line Meaning
The starngest thought came to me on this morning
I had a peculiar thought when I woke up this morning
As I awake to greet the coming dawn
I woke up early to see the sunrise
The sun was hardly peaking through the garden
The sun was just starting to shine through the garden
It felt that with everything I was one
I felt like I was one with everything around me
Then I wished that I could come back as a flower
I wished that I could be reincarnated as a flower
To spread the sweetness of love
So I could spread the love and sweetness that flowers embody
The dew had finished making love to many
The dew had finished collecting on the many flowers
A rainbow smelling sweet was in the air
The air smelled sweet and fresh, like a rainbow
I envied all the silence I saw growing
I wished that I could experience the peacefulness of the growing plants
So unmoved by things outside themselves
The plants were so tranquil and unaffected by the world around them
How I wished that I could come back as a flower
Again, I wished that I could be reincarnated as a flower
To spread the sweetness of love
So I could spread the love and sweetness that flowers embody
Wished that I could come back as a flower
Repeated wish to come back as a flower
To spread the sweetness of love
Repeated call to spread love as a flower would
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