There's a war-cry at the heart of this song that I feel strongly about. Although these views are valid and can be worthwhile and progressive in their own right, this song is a call back to embrace that child-like wonder and strength in 'feeling' things, while not always fully understanding them. There are people who try to take away our sense of beauty and awe of the world by rationalising it all away with human theories and therefore cheapening our emotions by minimising them to pure math or chemical reactions. There are people who always want to bring you down, and 'Warrior' is about standing up for what you believe and following your convictions even when people want to prove you wrong or explain away the mystical or extraordinary experiences you have. Fusing elements of 90s New Jack Swing and the smooth R&B that I grew up with, Kimbra delivers a sound that’s at once. Kimbra also delves into the sweet side of R&B at points. Quite frankly, this is an album I wish I’d written. Mark's initial suggestion after writing the 'pushing me down' hook was that we try and write the song about something or someone who threatens to take away our joy. Warrior Somebody Please Settle Down (M-Phazes Remix) Cameo Lover (Sam Sparro & Golden Touch Remix). I also really enjoyed writing the lyrics to this track. I actually copied and pasted this right from Kimbra's blog /node/1171/ I was sorta close- it's not just about women- but about anyone who doesn't feel good enough. General CommentI always thought it was about a woman being told she has to follow certain standards but never being able to live up to a man ('be like men but never feel like your good enough') but being a warrior and standing up for herself living in a man's world (They wanna take our light, take our light, but never cry for the ones you love) (They tell you, 'trust your head, trust your head') You just crushing me down, crushing me down, crushing me down (You wanna change the world, but your girls will be seen and not be heard) (They tell you, 'trust your head, be like men' but never feel like you're good enough) The reverse of the cover depicts a bronze shield bearing the 8. (They wanna take our light, make us fight, but never cry for the ones you love)Īnd you're just pushing me down, pushing me down, pushing me down Warrior on the Edge of Time is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Hawkwind. You're just crushing me down, crushing me down, crushing me down (They tell you 'trust your head, be like men' but never feel like you're good enough) You're just pushing me down, pushing me down, pushing me down I feel like I'm sinking (you can't explain away the way I feel) What am I thinking (if you say I'm just an animal) While the world's shrinking (but that don't make it logical) What am I thinking (if you're so sure it's rational)

Warrior kimbra album cover