"Warrior" is a song written by Kimbra, Mark Foster, Isom Innis, and A-Trak and features the production of A-Trak and Foster, it was recorded in 2011. The track was initially released as a free download on the "Three Artists, One Song" website. The song was officially released as the fourth single from her debut album, Vows. It was released as a single on May 4th, 2012. The song peaked #22 on the New Zealand RIANZ charts, and peaked #1 on the New Zealand NZ Artists RIANZ charts.
The song has no confirmed meaning, but many fans speculate it to be about someone who will never stop fighting, even if they're getting pushed down constantly, which leads to the song name, 'Warrior"
Composition[]
The song is composed in the key of B♭ and has the BPM of 110. The song uses elements from EDM, dance and electronic music while still having somewhat of a pop feel to the song. The song is recognized as a indie pop and dance song.
Music video[]
The music video premiered on the YouTube channel for Converse shoes on 5 April 2012. The video features a group of prisoners being forced to wrestle, and being brutally beaten, with chairs and other objects, for the enjoyment of a man wearing a red sweater. Scenes of Kimbra singing with her arms tied while watching the fight are cut into the video. At the end, the wrestlers turn on the man wearing the red jumper, and Kimbra knocks him out. The video ends with Mark Foster, Kimbra and A-Trak leaving the stadium. All of the wrestlers are wearing Converse shoes.
Lyrics[]
My hands are tied, but my eyes are open
This modern denial has me broken
Nothing mystical, no hullabaloo
Just chemicals and no one looking down on you
What am I thinking?
Ooh, if you're so sure it's rational
Well, the world's shrinking
But that don't make it logical
What am I thinking?
If you say I'm just an animal
I feel like I'm sinking
You can't explain away the way I feel
You're just pushing me down, pushing me down, pushing me down
They tell you, "Trust your head, be like men," but never feel like you're good enough
You're just crushing me down, crushing me down, crushing me down
They wanna take our light, make us fight, and then cry for the ones you love
Cry for the ones you love
I'll be your warrior, your warrior (Cry for the ones you love)
I'll be your warrior, your warrior (Warrior)
You're taking over and I'm feeling small
When I was a child I knew it all
Nothing magical, no hologram behind the door
Just a chain reaction, but I know I'm made for more
What am I thinking?
Ooh, if you're so sure it's rational
Well, the world's shrinking
But that don't make it logical
What am I thinking?
If you say I'm just an animal
I feel like I'm sinking
You can't explain away the way I feel
You're just pushing me down, pushing me down, pushing me down
They tell you, "Trust your head, be like men," but never feel like you're good enough
You're just crushing me down, crushing me down, crushing me down
They wanna take our light, make us fight, and then cry for the ones you love
And you're just pushing me down, pushing me down, pushing me down
You wanna change the world, but your girls will be seen and not be heard
You just crushing me down, crushing me down, crushing me down
They wanna take our light, make us fight, and never cry for the ones you love
You're just pushing me down, pushing me down, pushing me down
They tell you, "Trust your head, be like men," but never feel like you're good enough
You're just crushing me down, crushing me down, crushing me down
They wanna take our light, make us fight, and then cry for the ones you love
And you're just pushing me down, pushing me down, pushing me down
You wanna change the world, but your girls will be seen and not be heard
You just crushing me down, crushing me down, crushing me down
They wanna take our light, make us fight, and never cry for the ones you love
Credits[]
Lead vocals – Kimbra Johnson
Producers – Mark Foster, Alain Malkovitch
Lyrics – Kimbra Johnson, Mark Foster, Ison Innis, Alain Malkovitch
