Lift Me Up from Black Panther
Rihanna hasn’t recorded solo music in six years, but she has now, with the uplifting song Lift Me Up from the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever OST.
Rihanna sings her first solo song in six years, “Lift me up / Hold me down / Keep me close / Safe and sound,” with emotional fervour. RiRi’s latest song, Lift Me Up, is an homage to the late Chadwick Boseman and appears on the soundtrack for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The last time we received solo music from Rihanna was in 2016, when her ninth album Anti, which won nine Grammys and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, was released.
Lift Me Up by Rihanna
After ruthlessly teasing us with “R” references and even attending the Los Angeles premiere of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever with lover A$AP Rocky this week, Rihanna’s single Lift Me Up was finally released today, or October 28. RiRi lets the soulful song—which is guaranteed to bring Chadwick Boseman fans to tears—be taken over by her voice. Tems, who co-wrote the song with Rihanna, Ludwig Göransson, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever director Ryan Coogler, opened up in a press release via People about Lift Me Up: “I wanted to compose something that depicted a warm embrace from all the individuals that I’ve lost in my life after chatting with Ryan and hearing his vision for the song and the movie.
Mesmerizing, for sure!
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Rihanna: Lift Me Up Lyrics:
[Chorus]
Lift me up
Hold me down
Keep me close
Safe and sound
[Verse 1]
Burning in a hopeless dream
Hold me when you go to sleep
Keep me in the warmth of your love
When you depart, keep me safe
Safe and sound
[Chorus]
Lift me up
Hold me down
Keep me close
Safe and sound
[Verse 2]
Drowning in an endless sea
Take some time and stay with me
Keep me in the strength of your arms
Keep me safe
Safe and sound
[Chorus]
Lift me up
Hold me down
Keep me safe
Safe and sound
[Verse 3]
Burning in a hopeless dream
Hold me when you go to sleep
Keep me safe
We need light, we need love
[Chorus]
(Lift me up) Lift me up in your arms
(Hold me down) I need love, I need love, I need love
(Keep me close) Hold me, hold me
(Safe and sound) Hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me
(Lift me up) Hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me
(Hold me down) Hold me, hold me
(Keep me safe) We need light, we need love
