India.Arie - Break The Shell (Live Audio) video free download


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Uploaded: 2013/06/12

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Music video by India.Arie performing Break The Shell. ©: Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc

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I met a prophet dark as the night

She could see into my soul

Said she'd been watching and had some advice

She said shadows make you whole

A life without pain is a wolf in sheep's clothes

Cause if you listen to the lessons that it holds

You'll find the gold

Child it's time to break the shell

Life's gonna hurt but it's meant to be felt

You cannot touch the sky from inside yourself

You cannot fly until you break the shell

I can remember when I was a child

How the grown folks seemed so crazy

Why are they so angry, why are they so loud?

And when I grow up that's never ever gonna be me

That was the moment that I decide

That I would build a wall just shy of six feet tall

Too strong to fall

Child it's time to break the shell

Life's gonna hurt but it's meant to be felt

You cannot touch the sky from inside yourself

You cannot fly until you break the shell

Courage is not being hard

It's time to peel back all of the layers

You put between who You're meant to be

And who You are

And go be who You are

So much disappointment to finally understand

That there is no such thing as perfect

Were all simply doing the best that we can

And we have a choice to live or truly be alive

(This is your life)

Child it's time to break the shell

Life's gonna hurt but it's meant to be felt

You cannot touch the sky from inside yourself

You cannot fly until You break the shell

Child it's time to break the shell

Life's gonna hurt but it's meant to be felt

You cannot touch the sky from inside yourself

A bird cannot fly until it breaks the shell

Do with these words what you will

It's time for us to be for real

You'll be stuck on the ground until

You finally break the shell

Comments

9 years ago

elior sesay

i love her songs for a empath like me it relaxes me thank you it helps me not to turn of my emotions

9 years ago

Jam Ra

This is a great song

9 years ago

Queen C

Beautiful .....

10 years ago

kameelah latimore

i love her songs because they don't have to say, don't be shy, or be yourself, but u get it

10 years ago

Angelica Preciado

Beautiful, just amazingly beautiful.

10 years ago

Dawny Carrasco

Love her 

10 years ago

Jo Vacing-Dibblee

Love this removing the frocks...one frock at a time... Frock Off: Living Undisguised!

10 years ago

Leisya Mahdin

You can not fly until you break the shell

10 years ago

Siobhone Smith

You something that is a gift straight from the heavens powerful uplifting being that don't get credit for the talent and the love u put in it music never stop feeling me we hope a peace it music brings u been a big sister to me when I didn't have one when ever I'm hurting or confused I turn to the words from u help me become the strong women I am today . Your biggest fan I am

10 years ago

Leestar Moepye

I know what you are saying I feel the same way. This song is just me and everything that is happening inside me

10 years ago

kameelah latimore

stop it india every song by you sings the point in my life when i'm going through that certain thing.

10 years ago

Karibbeanna

HAPPY BIRTHDAY INDIE!!! YOU WERE GREAT LAST NIGHT... THE HAIR CUT CAUGHT US BY SURPRISE THOUGH BIT I LOVE IT

10 years ago

Zakia ZION HEART

big up INDIA.AIRIE

10 years ago

Sarah Bennett

Please come back to AUSTRALIA <3

10 years ago

Lekan Olasina

Check out this video on YouTube:

10 years ago

rasha2508

Awesome, awesomely put! Just completely gifted & wise.....smile this truth

10 years ago

Halima Hassan

U can't fly until u break the shell! 

10 years ago

Melissa Joe

woo and she broke it, great song and example India!! :)

10 years ago

charles moore

i love her SPIRIT ...beautiful woman

10 years ago

arliciawalker

Will stick to research, and my Bible, am good!:) shalom Israel !

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