"Spiky" is an unreleased song by James Blake created during his WAR sessions with Kanye West and No I.D. in 2022.[1] The song solely features James Blake vocals similar to other songs created during the era.
Production[]
The song features a very grand string-based instrumental throughout that is produced by James Blake.
Background[]
The beat was said by James Blake himself to have been created some time during 2022 during Kanye West's sessions with James Blake and No I.D. for their collaborative album "WAR". It's unclear if Kanye ever recorded for the song.
The song was leaked by James Blake himself on "Vault.fm", an unreleased music subscription service on November 8, 2024.
Lyrics[]
[Intro]
Picking up the phone
Maybe I'm not home
Maybe rolling stones
Gather, no one must know
Maybe no one's low like me
Maybe no one loathes, likely
Why must flowers grow spikey?
[Verse]
Staying home alone, maybe that's the key
Since everything you say takes the breath from me
And I don't trust myself to say it perfectly
I'll say nothing then
While my flowers grow spikey
[Outro]
And I don't trust myself to say it perfectly
And I don't trust myself to not take it personally