Ο βρετανός Benjamin Clementine γεννήθηκε στην Γκάνα το 1988 και σε πολύ μικρή ηλικία μετακόμισε με την οικογένεια του στο Edmonton, μία βιομηχανική περιοχή του Νοτιοανατολικού Λονδίνου με υψηλή εγκληματικότητα. Στα 11 του χρόνια ξεκίνησε να παίζει πιάνο χωρίς δάσκαλο, στα 16 παράτησε το σχολείο γιατί προτιμούσε να διαβάζει ποίηση και φιλοσοφία αντί για τα σχολικά βιβλία, στα 18 έφυγε από το σπίτι, ενώ λίγα χρόνια αργότερα εξαιτίας ενός τσακωμού με τον συγκάτοικο του και ενός έντονου ερωτικού πάθους, βρέθηκε άστεγος στους δρόμους του Παρισιού να παίζει μουσική στο μετρό προκειμένου να επιβιώσει. Ο τρόπος, όμως, με τον οποίο ο Banjamin εξέφραζε και μετέδιδε τα συναισθήματα του ήταν τόσο έντονος, που κατάφερε να τον βγάλει από τον υπόγειο σιδηρόδρομο στο φως μίας παγκόσμιας επιτυχίας.
Οι στίχοι του είναι σχεδόν όλοι αυτοβιογραφικοί, η φωνή του δυνατή και συναισθηματικά φορτισμένη. Το πρώτο του EP, Cornerstone, κυκλοφόρησε το 2013 και ένα χρόνο αργότερα ο Clementine υπογράφει στην EMI και κυκλοφορεί το Glorious You EP, με το γνωστό τραγούδι «Condolence».
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Benjamin Clementine - Condolence
I swear that you've seen me
Yes you've seen me here before
Before
And so don't tell it
Don't tell it otherwise
This voice
This particular voice
Yes you've heard it before
Before
And so don't you dare tell it
Don't you dare tell it otherwise
No one know why the road seem so long
Cause I had done it all before
And I want
You felt
This feeling
Tell me, don't be ashamed
You felt it before
Before
And so don't tell me
Don't tell me otherwise
I almost forgot
Foolish me
I almost forgot
Forgot
Where I'm from
You see the rain
Before the rain even starts to rain
The firstborn
There was a storm
Before that storm
There was fire
Burning everywhere
Everywhere
And everything became nothing again
Then out of nothing
Out of absolutely nothing
I Benjamin
I was born
So that when I become someone one day
I always remember
I came from nothing
No one know why you keep buggering me
Cause this walk
It's a previous journey
And no one know why the road seem so long
Cause I had done it all before
And I want
I'm sending my condolence
I'm sending my condolence to feel
I'm sending my condolence
I'm sending my condolence to inaugurate ease
You should know by now
You should know by now that I just don't care
For what you might say
Might bring some one down here
I'll send in my condolence
I'll send in my condolence to fear
Yes you've seen me here before
Before
And so don't tell it
Don't tell it otherwise
This voice
This particular voice
Yes you've heard it before
Before
And so don't you dare tell it
Don't you dare tell it otherwise
No one know why the road seem so long
Cause I had done it all before
And I want
You felt
This feeling
Tell me, don't be ashamed
You felt it before
Before
And so don't tell me
Don't tell me otherwise
I almost forgot
Foolish me
I almost forgot
Forgot
Where I'm from
You see the rain
Before the rain even starts to rain
The firstborn
There was a storm
Before that storm
There was fire
Burning everywhere
Everywhere
And everything became nothing again
Then out of nothing
Out of absolutely nothing
I Benjamin
I was born
So that when I become someone one day
I always remember
I came from nothing
No one know why you keep buggering me
Cause this walk
It's a previous journey
And no one know why the road seem so long
Cause I had done it all before
And I want
I'm sending my condolence
I'm sending my condolence to feel
I'm sending my condolence
I'm sending my condolence to inaugurate ease
You should know by now
You should know by now that I just don't care
For what you might say
Might bring some one down here
I'll send in my condolence
I'll send in my condolence to fear
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