"Negroni Eyes" was produced by Godriguez, who slices up old jazz standards to make new beats. The lure of this sort of this production technique appealed to the Jazz nerd within Wallace. After asking Godriguez to have a play around with one of her favourite instrumental jazz tunes, Nardis by Miles Davis, Negroni Eyes was born.
"The lyric imagery in Negroni Eyes was inspired by a Frida Kahlo quote I saw scrawled in chalk on the wall of a Mexican restaurant in Wellington, NZ", says Wallace.
"I drank to drown my sorrows, but the damned things learned how to swim."
"My mind conjured up an image of a person knee-deep, wading through alcohol inside their own brain, searching for the cause of the flood all the while knowing that they, themselves are to blame. I guess in a way it's an ode to vices and their ability to mask problems."
lyrics
I've inadvertently taught my sneaky sorrows to swim
But they thrived in the wine I tried to drown them in.
Now they're, now they're, now they're
Knee deep, mad for my vices loved up and
Knee deep, mad for my vices
Knee deep, mad for my vices
I fear they'll never leave
I've inadvertently taught my sneaky sorrows to box
They're punching above their weight but they won't stop
Now they're, now they're, now they're
CHORUS
Wading through Negroni Eyes
Wading through Negroni Eyes trying to find her
Wading through Negroni Eyes
Wading through Negroni Eyes trying to find her
The queen bee, that's taunting me
The queen bee is, she's me
I've inadvertently taught my sneaky sorrows to hide
They're playing cops and robbers with no alibi
Now they're, now they're, now they're
CHORUS
credits
from Pole to Pole,
released October 13, 2017
Written by Wallace + Godriguez
Produced and Mixed by Simon Cohen
Mastered by Leon Zervos
Just a beautiful jazzy rap album with buttery smooth flows versed with huge talent. It's not only lovely to the ears, but the lyrics are profound and empowering about the struggles that she faces. zhangtastic