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Who You Are

from Holding Out Hope by Céran

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Genres: Funk, Psychedelia, Progressive Soul, Alternative R&B

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"WHO YOU ARE" OFFICIAL LYRICS

VERSE I

Fortune isn’t far from us
And the stars are only made from dust
But if you just give me your trust
Those dreams won’t be your incubus

Oh baby, I know who you think you are
A great big star
And oh baby
You’ll be Venus—I’ll be Mars
We’ll go real far

CHORUS

Life ain’t so hard
It does not matter how you start
Go with your heart
Reach for the top of the charts
Stay who you are
Or else your essence will be forever marred

VERSE II

You may think having this is a must
And you haven’t reached the core of the crust
But deep inside both of us
We’re beating odds—we’re on the cusp

Oh baby, I know who you think you are
A great big star
And oh baby
You’ll be Venus—I’ll be Mars
We’ll go real far

[Chorus]

INSTRUMENTAL BREAK

TRANSITION

Oh baby, I know who you think you are
A great big star
And oh baby
You’ll be Venus—I’ll be Mars
We’ll go real far

[Chorus]

Lyrics were inspired by Céran’s original quote, which was, in turn, inspired by the biblical verses of Jude 6 and Jude 13.

“Indubitably, no matter where you come from or who you are, where you are is deeply interconnected with who you are; therefore, stay where you’re at to remain who you are.”

{Jude 1:6} "And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, He hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day."

{Jude 1:13} "Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever."

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from Holding Out Hope, released December 5, 2017
This song was written, composed, arranged, orchestrated, sung, and produced exclusively by Céran [Carlton Dubois McClain].

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Céran Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri-native, Carlton Dubois McClain, who performs musically under the mononym, Céran, is an award-winning, critically-acclaimed, and global-selling Pop/R&B singer-songwriter, pianist, guitarist, keyboardist, composer, arranger, orchestrator, record producer, and recording artist.

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