When the working don’t pay, when you’re living on faith… something’s got to give!
Global (05 November 2020) – Labrinth’s inspiring song called “Something’s got to give” is one that will get you through any day, and the music video is just as powerful!
31-year-old Timothy Lee McKenzie – better known by his stage name Labrinth – is a British singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer. After initially pursuing a career in music production, Simon Cowell signed him to his record label Syco Music as a recording artist, after which Labrinth became the first singer who Cowell signed without having competed on a talent show in six years.
Labrinth made his debut appearance on the UK Singles Chart in March 2010, when his collaboration with English rapper Tinie Tempah, “Pass Out”, reached number one. McKenzie has collaborated with Tinie Tempah on numerous occasions since.
Labrinth’s first solo single, “Let the Sun Shine” was released in September 2010, reaching number three in the same chart. His debut album Electronic Earth, was released on 31 March 2012, having been preceded by the singles “Earthquake”, featuring Tinie Tempah and “Last Time”, which peaked at number two and number four, respectively. He achieved his first number-one single in November 2012 with “Beneath Your Beautiful”, featuring Emeli Sandé.
In 2018, Labrinth created the supergroup LSD, along with Australian singer-songwriter Sia and American DJ and producer Diplo. They released their self-titled debut album the following year. He composed the score for the Zendaya-led HBO drama series Euphoria, for which he was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards, winning one.
“Something’s Got To Give,” is a song from an album he dropped in November 2019 but none-the-less, still very much brings all the feels!
The throbbing dance tune’s music video sees the English artist traversing through seas and sand to get to his destination — a parallel of the song’s message. “I wanted to create a song in the journey of my album that encapsulated the feeling of betting your whole life on something, and being close to giving up before the big payoff,” he said in a statement.
Watch the music video below:
Something’s got to give full lyrics:
You know that time never sleeps
Keep one eye open like
I’ve got my head full of dreams
All shattered and broken like
Never chose love, it chose me
But I’m still here making stones bleed
So I’ll go on swimming upstream
Till I come tumbling down
Oh, when the working don’t pay
Oh, when you’re living on faith
Something’s got to give
Something’s got to give
Oh, when you’re giving your all
Oh, when it’s coming up short
Something’s got to give
Something’s got to give
Gotta give a little more
Woah, yes
When the going gets tough
Gotta give a little more
Woah, yes
In the name of the Father
Hey, I’ve been caught in the red
Needing the breath of life
But I came back from the dead
Diamond like, golden like
Never chose love, it chose me
But I keep burning endlessly, so
Go tell them angels I’m blessed (Go, go tell ’em)
There ain’t no taking me down
Oh, when the working don’t pay
Oh, when you’re living on faith
Something’s got to give
Something’s got to give
Oh, when you’re giving your all
Oh, when it’s coming up short
Something’s got to give
Something’s got to give
Gotta give a little more
Woah, yes
When the going gets tough
Gotta give a little more
Woah, yes
In the name of the Father
Give a little more
Woah, yes (woah, yes)
When the going gets tough
Gotta give a little more
Woah, yes
When the going gets tough
Gotta
Say it (woo hoo)
We’ve made it
I said love it when a plan comes together
Baby, say it (woo hoo)
We’ve made it
I said love it when a plan comes together hey
Say it (woo hoo)
We’ve made it
Hey I love it when a plan comes together
Baby, say it (woo hoo)
We’ve made it
Say I love it when a plan comes together
Hey
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