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lyrics

INTRO:
Uh
Uh
Petty, petty, petty
Petty
Petty, petty, petty
(Can I, Can I)
Petty

VERSE:
Can I be petty (petty)
Let me be petty
She ain't me
What’s gotten into me
Is it my ego
All I’m sayin’ is
I feel the energy
This ain’t a real thing
She’s just a replacement
You say new year and a new thing
It seems like a facade to me
You say that to make yourself feel complete

CHORUS:
Enjoy painting with your temporary colors
That very soon will fade
It won’t equate
Cuz you’ve erased what we so sacredly created
Can’t replace it
(P-petty, petty)

VERSE:
Can I be petty
Oh I'm so petty
Are you desperate
Am I just crazy
(Am I losing my mind)
And seeing my own things
Or is it really this clear
You settle cuz I’m not near
(You're settling)
Cuz you hate to be lonely
Don’t wanna let your heart breathe
Downgrade cuz you cant match me
Try but you’ll never find someone like me
As you sail along searching in your shallow sea
(Petty, petty)

CHORUS:
Enjoy painting with your temporary colors
(Yeah, yeah, because it's temporary)
That very soon will fade
It won’t equate
(And it won't equate)
Cuz you’ve erased what we so sacredly created
(Everything that we've created is dust, dust)
Can’t replace it

Enjoy painting with your temporary colors
(You know that it's temporary)
That very soon will fade
(Yeah, and it won't, no it won't)
It won’t equate
(No it could never equate)
Cuz you’ve erased what we so sacredly created
(Y-y-y-you should know by now)
Can’t replace it
(You can't replace my love, yeah)

OUTRO:
Call me petty
Call me petty
Call me petty
Call me petty

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from Temporary Colors, released June 19, 2020
Written and produced by Jada Nycole Ellise
© 2019

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Vahn Black Atlanta, Georgia

Born and raised in Detroit, Vahn Black grew up surrounded by the sounds of Motown, Jazz, Techno, and Gospel music. Black's work in music research and passion for storytelling is at the center of her music. Her latest work centers stories of blues giant Gladys Bentley’s life and career as told in the 1952 Ebony magazine article I Am a Woman Again. ... more

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