Adios ........ Benjamin Clementine

Adios

Benjamin Clementine

Adios... Adios

Adios to your afternoon

Tonight I will be forever

Chasing the colosseum moon

Into a certain room

Adios... Adios

I am sorry for quickly

Jumping into the train

I waited but no one came

You just a little bit too late

The decision is mine

The decision is mine

So let the lesson be mine

Let the lesson be mine

The decision is mine

The decision is mine

Cause the vision is mine

The vision is mine

Adios... Adios

Adios to the little child in me

Who kept on blaming everyone else

Instead facing defeat

After all, why should I regret

If it wasn't for the mistakes

I made yesterday

Where will I be by now

The decision is mine

The decision is mine

So let the lesson be mine

Let the lesson be mine

The decision is mine

The decision is mine

Cause the vision is mine

The vision is mine

Lest the trees cease breathing

Lest all the bees cease breeding

And all the salts in the dead sea

Ferment to honey

Until then, I will be forever chasing

Chasing

Chasing it all till the very end

The decision is mine

So let the lesson be mine

Cause the vision is mine

The decision is mine

So let the lesson be mine

Cause the vision is mine

A song from his second EP, "Glorious You". Completely self-taught and born in North London, Clementine moved fairly spontaneously to Paris at 19. Homeless, he busked his way around the city until he was discovered by agent Aysam Rahmania FdP. A few years later, he was adeptly named ‘la revelation anglaise des Francos’; “The English revelation of the ‘Francofolies’ festival” and became known for performing in just a trench coat and bare feet. Ladies, form an orderly queue. This is Clementine’s second EP, Glorious You.

The opening dynamic of Glorious You is to say the least, standout. The Nina Simone-esque of “Condolence” breaks through the haunting piano; the strings are absolutely beautiful. The song also includes a gentle monologue showcasing Benjamin’s poetry talents. With equally sweet yet bleak lyrics such as you’re the “pigeon to my Trafalgar,” Benjamin’s music has been classed as ‘expressionism’. The genre is clear.

Despite the difference in style, Benjamin is often compared to the brilliant Simone, and you can see why. He has a really astounding voice, and each song has Clementine’s heart and soul poured into it. The last track, “Mathematics” is extremely beautiful. Just as “Condolence” is the perfect dynamic opening, “Mathematics” is a melancholy and deep ending, with lyrics such as “subtract one from two and you’re left with you.”

Benjamin Clementine is one of the most soulful beings out there at the moment, and Glorious You fully lives up to the expectation of the first. This EP is only four songs long and has you wanting more.