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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    This is the limited edition packaging of the first batch of the debut album ROAR. It is my thank you to you for being one of the first people to buy this album and thus supporting and inspiring me on this magical journey. The album comes in a beautiful eco package with egg carton CD holder and a cork centre. There is no plastic. Inside is a 16 page booklet including artwork and lyrics. The album is gift wrapped by me and sent to you registered post anywhere in the world with love and thanks xxx

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1.
Don’t let it break you Sometimes things are hard Harder than you know Don’t let it break you Sometimes things are hard Harder than you know Get up and be strong Rise up and stand tall Get your back up off that wall If I’d known how tough this would be I may not have even begun They try to pull me constantly But there’ll always be people gonna say what they’re gonna say I will not let it break me Not saying that its easy Sticks and stones you know your own mind is the thing that’s least kind in this world y’all Don’t let it break you Sometimes things are hard Had to learn how to protect me cause life it just keeps on a coming Stretch my body and remember to sleep Eat consciously, speak honestly I will not let it break me Integrity stay with me Sticks and stones you know your own mind is the thing that’s least kind in this world y’all Don’t let it break you Sometimes things are hard Harder than you know Don’t let it break you Sometimes things are hard Harder than you know Get up and be strong, rise up and stand tall Get your back up off that wall And those times when it piles up on me they say nothing can last forever I’ve been down been up all around Stay positive, choose who you’re with I will not let it break me Integrity stay with me Sticks and stones you know your own mind is the thing that’s least kind in this world y’all Falling when you’re young falling when you’re old that’s just the way that’s what you’re supposed to do everyone’s the same its not a case of you its not a case of me but when we rise again that is when we’ll grow you’ll see So don’t let it break you Sometimes things are hard Harder than you know Don’t let it break you Sometimes things are hard Harder than you know Get up and be strong, rise up and stand tall Get your back up off that wall Get up get up Get up off that wall Get your back up off the wall You’ve been working so hard Well it’s gonna get easier Get up off that wall
2.
Daddy 03:25
Don’t get too busy daddy Working for your life Prison in your mind Don’t get too busy daddy Working for your life Missing out on life And you know you know you know you know you know x4 All that you need is some time in the sunshine x4 Don’t get too busy daddy Working for your life Prison in your mind Don’t get too busy daddy Working for your life Missing out on life And you know you know you know you know you know x4
3.
Top Shelf 02:35
Some things in life they say are free you got wrong the girl baby that ain't me I’m off the top shelf cant you see The best things in life aint always free You wanna hang around with me you just expect me to be free I’m content to live independently Coz the best things in life aint always free
4.
You say that you want me You beg to be mine You say that you wish for me By your side, all the time Well Ill tell you all that it takes To impress a woman like me It takes good old fashioned chivalry And a true smile to greet me So dust off your wallet Come pick me up Bring me some flowers baby You wanna be in my good books? It aint a rocket science test no no no Its just the way that you’re gonna get the best of a woman like me Its real simple baby So simple baby
5.
Oh my people stand still for a second I Gotta lot of love and I’m hoping you can listen You see, I been a few places Made a few friends and I seen a few faces Scaled the spectrum to find where my place is I realised my child was my basis My foundation I took it back to basics I found something that I could relate with And now upon stages, I find grace I opened up my eyes to the universal space Opened up my heart to God and her ways Now I give thanks every single day You are Beautiful Don’t act small Don’t play it down Yes you’re wonderful If you’ve got love Then share it around Tell my people how I feel for a second And if you don’t dance one chance for redemption See this is my intervention Where love is the lesson blessing people in the front section I’m feeling so alive watch the sun setting Summertime vibes everyone one dressing down I feel it through my soul in my art and my sound I’m talking bout the love that’s around I thank you for this vibe that we found and with the life we’re living, smiles we’re giving Gather round listen now Brother and Sista check how you feel on a day like today something true something real So warm we shine like the sun even when the winter wind comes our heart beats stronger than the drums and now you know where I come from I’m sending out some love for ya Mamas out there Yes I’m sending out some love for ya Mamas out there You are Beautiful Don’t act small Don’t play it down Yes you’re wonderful If you’ve got love Then share it around I’m gonna tell the people what I really want to say Cause too many years I didn’t live life that way I thought, what’s the use of singing if you’re not gonna say? Cause every time you sing it out its just like you pray So now I’m asking for happiness and peace for all beings Unity, simplicity and healing we need When Mama’s feeling good and she’s rocking the way She’s gonna build a home where her children can stay So then they go about their business with a joy in their heart Bringing love and sunshine to the streets and the parks and all the people that they’re reaching they’re feeling it too We’re raisin the vibration every mama me and you yeah You are Beautiful Don’t act small Don’t play it down Yes you’re wonderful If you’ve got love then share it around If you’ve got love then share it around We’ve got love lets spread it around
6.
Started out as just a shoulder for his tears his sensitivity, exposing his fears that’s a good one yeah the oldest in the book and like a sucker she fell sinker and hook and she said oh and she’s fallin’ for it Oh she’s fallin’ for it wouldn’t have to tell no one we don’t have to tell no one Stay and chill with me, he lights a candle Another glass of wine, come on, driving’s a hassle Just a little while and then ill take you home The day I’ve had I just cant face it alone and she said oh and she’s fallin for it oh she’s fallin for it wouldn’t have to tell no one we don’t have to tell no one What my doing here I don’t wanna do, I don’t wanna do, I don’t wanna do What my doing here I don’t wanna do I don’t wanna do this don’t wanna do You’re so pretty and your skin is divine You smell so good but I’m not that type of guy oh dear it seems that now I’m too drunk to drive Here’s a cushion and another glass of wine and she said oh and she’s fallin’ for it oh she’s fallin’ for it wouldn’t have to tell no one we don’t have to tell no one What my doing here I don’t wanna do, I don’t wanna do, I don’t wanna do What my doing here I don’t wanna do I don’t wanna do this don’t wanna do Just wanna lie with you why are you so reserved? Let me rub your shoulders girl you know you deserve it He said, you cant be comfy why not take off those jeans Come on, relax, what’s wrong? its not what it seems and she said oh and she’s fallin’ for it OH she’s fallin’ for it wouldn’t have to tell no one we don’t have to tell no one Well she really didn’t deal with this one right She said what about, what about the time? He didn’t think it was, something to talk about Be in this moment he said Its fine And she said I don’t wanna do this I really don’t know I don’t wanna do this I really don’t know I don’t wanna do this I really don’t know No no no I said no Now his egos at stake and she feels guilty Did she encourage him? She’s feeling giddy Oh it’s a good one yeah the oldest in the book and like a sucker she fell sinker and hook And she said oh and she’s fakin it ooh she’s fakin it Wouldn’t have to tell no one We don’t have to tell no one Ooh (she’s fakin it) ooh (she’s fakin it) Yeah she’s fakin and so is his wife
7.
Mama Now 04:05
I’m a Mama now And I aint got no more time for wasting Yes I’m a Mama now And I aint got no more time for clowns So pick up your big red nose and get out I’m a Mama now And I aint got no more time for wasting Yes I’m a Mama now And I aint got no more time for clowns You see I’m not gonna tire from your old excuses And now your seein why I didn’t wanna take your name boy Oh yes you should understand That I’m a woman whether or not you’re a man You can fool some people sometimes But you cant fool all the people all the time So now I’ve seen the light I’m gonna stand up for my rights Yeah coz I’m a Mama now And I aint got no more time for wasting Yes I’m a Mama now And I aint got no more time for clowns So pick up your big red nose and get out you clown
8.
Yes you brought the fire within me And now I found that which was in me Yes you brought the fire within me Realised, I couldn’t do what I wanted to Came the time for the big review Think of you I’m not one but two Moving out and I’m moving new No more standing in housing queues build a yard based on my virtues Found the roots that will see us through The seed was planted and You brought the fire within me Yes you brought the fire within me When I stop and think what I’ve done stop and look at what I’ve become did what they said couldn’t be done Not a place where I will succumb I’m the Queen-this is my Queendom Now I finally found my rhythm Yes I feel the beat to my drum Found a place I feel I belong Found a place that I can call home Msilale (lale) wanawake (women rise up) With the wisdom handed to me Shared amongst the family tree Bring the fruits impart them on thee As you move along your journey Live your life this is your legacy And the cycle loops infinitely Know you’re blessed protected you will see And rejoice that you can be free Always close I promise I will be I pray you have the fire within you the purpose of your soul Napenda kukuona mpenzi wangu ni furaha Ya moyo wangu moyo wangu ya (I love you, you are the joy of my heart) Mwanamke ni chachu ya maendeleo, (a woman is an important part of any development) eyram (he has blessed me) Msilale (lale) wanawake Yes You brought the fire within me and now I find that which was in me coz you forced me to be true
9.
Revive 04:50
We’re gonna revive with music, revive with music We're gonna revive with music its the only way for us to feel alright I turned off my phone and I’ve unplugged the net Birds singing freely, I wanna be like them The race keeps on racing and they like us mute But songs live forever so let us tribute Were gonna revive with music So nothing else can make us lose it We gonna revive with music We’ll clean up the sky send our spirits so high And as I sing these words the sunlight pours through the clouds on my face I’m feeling lucky today Sure that Ill find my way I cannot find my freedom while Im sitting in front of TV I need to speak up for the things that matter to me So I’ve turned off my phone and I’ve unplug the net Birds singing freely, I wanna be like them The race keeps on racing and cultures dilute But songs live forever so lets us tribute We gonna revive with music So nothing else can make us lose it We gonna revive with music We’ll clean up the sky send our spirits so high Revive with music No don’t you ever lose it We’ll fix up the sky send our frequencies high We’re gonna make the sun shine We’re gonna make the sun shine Well little did I know It’s a wolf pit out there only step if you dare now I’m feeling lucky today Sure that ill find my way I cannot find my freedom If I eat only what they will feed me I like to grow it myself That way I know where its been I’ve turned off my phone and I’ve unplug the net Birds singing freely, I wanna be like them The race keeps on racing lets learn from our roots songs live forever so lets us tribute We gonna revive with music So nothing else can make us lose it We gonna revive with music We’ll clean up the sky send our spirits so high Revive with music No don’t you ever lose it We’ll fix up the sky send our frequencies high We gonna make the sun shine oh yeah People yeah yeah It’s the only way for us to feel alright lets slow, slow down
10.
I was terrified for too long By things I knew were wrong Over and over and over You cut me down But like a weed like a noxious tree I just keep growing back you see Stronger than before Raise your voice just one more time Play your games try and mess up my mind I know your tricks; you’re out of stunts You get what, you put up with, so Im done I’m stronger than ever Than ever before Than ever The minute that I stepped away from you The force that you had became untrue Its not what you call me but what I answer to Im stronger than before It’s just a case of necessity It had to happen eventually I had to save my identity I guess its just a blessing to me I’m stronger than ever Than ever before Than ever You wont always get what you want But sometimes you get what you need

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Miss Renee Simone exudes a comfortable, rich and warm elegance. A soulful feminine strength.
 
"To be soft and graceful yet being able to ROAR when it's needed, that to me represents feminine strength"

'ROAR' is a call to action for women to grant themselves permission to be everything they want to be. She describes it as a coming of age, and just like the female musical trail-blazers who inspired her with their battles against conformity in their time, she encourages the passion within all women, particularly mothers, to rise up and be fabulous now.

Miss Renee Simone is powered by a team of amazing women with incredible skills. These women have become the engine that drives 'Miss Renee Simone' as an independent artist and entity.

Conversations with these women have given rise to more questions which she then shared with friends, fans and family through social media and in person. She spoke with women of all ages and from all walks of life about what makes us strong, what makes us vulnerable and what gives us hope.

“Women’s stories have a universal theme the world over and across generations. I drew inspiration from the hundreds of women who shared their stories of empowerment and disempowerment with me over a period of 12 months as I wrote the album. Women who have faced extreme adversity and risen to the challenge, women who are still working it out, women who refuse to give up.”

These stories are the heartbeat of ROAR. 
 

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released October 14, 2013

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Miss Renee Simone Australia

“A voice like layers of tiramisu topped with smooth chocolate sauce.”- Angus Stone
“If honey had a sound it would be like Miss Renee Simone’s voice”-Bernard Fanning
“A remarkable, captivating voice”–Glam Adelaide Magazine
“Mesmirising” – Rip it Up Magazine
"Reminiscent of an early Sade" Eric Bibb
“Will leave you on an emotional high”–OnDit Magazine
“An intoxicating performer”- The Barefoot Review
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