Everything Around You (Single)
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Everything Around You (single) Released: Jul 14, 2009 |
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With a steady building “in your face” delivery, Kwanza Jones sings with anguish and bold honesty about unhappiness – not a pessimist’s moody anthem, rather, it is Kwanza’s perspective on how to “check your situation, realize what’s not working and do something about it.”
“This song was inspired by a girl I know who had issues with this guy. They were going out and everything was fine, but then it all changed. He was distant, always on his phone and texting all the time. She asked me what should she do, and I asked her, if she was really happy? She said, ‘No.’ So I said, ‘You can change yourself but you can’t change him. Either accept your situation or cut the rope and move on.‘”
“Nobody likes to talk about what happens when love has fizzled and the difficult decisions you have to make. I wrote this song to help get through times like that.”
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Credits:
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Written by Kwanza Jones + Keith Rouster
Published by Senona Sounds (ASCAP) + Hideous Music (BMI)
Executive Producers: Jose Feliciano + Kwanza Jones
Producers: Keith Rouster + Kwanza Jones
Mix: Keith Rouster
Mastering: Bernie Becker + Dale Becker of Bernie Becker Mastering
Lead Vocals: Kwanza Jones
Background Vocals: Darrell Black + Kwanza Jones
Guitar: Adam Hawley + Kwanza Jones
Bass: Keith Rouster
Drums: Cedrick Anderson
Keyboards: Ronnie Hasley
Strings: Joel Gaines
Artwork + Photography: Donnell Spencer Jr.
Makeup: Melissa Anchondo
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Lyrics:
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EVERYTHING AROUND YOU Songwriters: Kwanza Jones / Keith Rouster Ah, ooo, ooo In dreams we can find And it seems that Aah, ah check it, aah, aah My heart beats oh so steadily And it seems that Yeah, everything around is trying to tell me you’re not happy |