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from Cry A Little by Kate Bankston

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An ode to the unknown and undervalued

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You know a prophet in her homeland's not famous
You might not even know what her name is
But for your consideration and gentle contemplation
Lend me your ears and let your mind begin to see
You know a prophet in her homeland's not famous
You might not even know what her name is
But for your consideration before you change the station
Let down your guard, come dive into this energy
It's quality

I know I'm not your usual brand like the pack of yellow smokes sitting in your left hand,
But I'm here with my asking please take a chance
Even though I'm not your kind of cool
It's low risk to take a dip in this pool

You know a prophet in her homeland's not famous
You might not even know what her name is
But for your consideration and gentle contemplation
Lend me your ears and let your mind begin to see
You know a prophet in her homeland's not famous
You might not even know what her name is
But for your consideration before you change the station
Let down your guard, come dive into this energy
It's quality

I'm playing with the heavyweights now
I don't care to come pay homage to the altar you've carved out
All the masses might surrender to your vibe aesthetic now
And you know I'm not this town's kind of cool
It's still low risk to take a dip in this pool

It's quality, it's quality
Babe, it's quality
You know they might not see
It's quality, it's rarity, anomaly, sincerity
It's brevity, it's levity, it's quality
You know that the blind won't see the quality
And the deaf might not hear this quality
But it's quality, it's you and me,
It's beckoning, it's reckoning

There's so much noise in the world that we live in, so many gimmicks
I can only offer one reason to listen, to pay attention

(Jacobs:)
She's the only music to my ears in world with sound-proof windows
Heart beats the metronome that matches the tempo
You only get credit for what you do, not what you meant to
See, you want quantity or quality
I'll take four quarters over a hundred pennies
If all I had was you, that'd be plenty
Look, I done been around the world and I done had plenty
And I don't mean to be crass about it,
I just want to be an open book
See me, this is how open look
My, Bonita Applebum, my bride called Quest
That feelin' that make us write sonnets and haikus
It's all about you
Gimme a chance to be mine and I'll show you some quality time
Chuch

You know the blind might not see the quality
And they might not know it's quality
But it's quality, it's quality
It's you and me, we're here to see
The quality...

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from Cry A Little, released December 5, 2020
Kate Bankston, music, lyrics, vocals, & keys
Preach Jacobs, lyrics
Fred Burrell, drums
Joe Jackson, bass
Antonio McKie, keys

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Kate Bankston Columbia, South Carolina

Kate Bankston is a musician and songwriter from Columbia, SC. Flirting with jazz, soul, and pop, she writes without drawing a boundary line between genres. Her sound is influenced by artists such as Lake Street Dive while vocally you can hear Amy and Nina shine through. The songs this album the truth in a winsome way that allows listeners to connect with moments on their own journey. ... more

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