Acapella

According to the Acapella Songfacts, the song was inspired by Kelis' baby son Knight, whom she gave birth to on July 21, 2009.

[Verse 1] I was walking, was living My melody was acapella There's a beat I was missing No tune or a scale I could play The sound in the distance No orchestra playing together Like a boat out to sea The silence was too deafening [Pre-Chorus] So come and revive me I can't feel my heartbeat It's just me surviving alone [Chorus] Before you My whole life was acapella Now a symphony's The only song to sing Before you My whole life was acapella Now a symphony's The only song to sing [Verse 2] Everything was the same One color was just like the others An assembly routine My memories were all black and white Till I stopped overthinking Decided to draw back the curtains And I cleared all the cobwebs And began to let in the light [Pre-Chorus] So come and revive me I can't feel my heartbeat It's just me surviving alone [Chorus] Before you My whole life was acapella Now a symphony's The only song to sing Before you My whole life was acapella Now a symphony's The only song to sing [Bridge] You got the drum in my heart beat Bass and guitar lead Stuck on the notes you play My heart that you play on Red like a crayon I can't walk away You got the drum in my heart beat Bass and guitar lead Stuck on the notes you play My heart that you play on Red like a crayon I can't walk away You got the drum in my heart beat Bass and guitar lead Stuck on the notes you play My heart that you play on Red like a crayon I can't walk away [Chorus] Before you My whole life was acapella Now a symphony's The only song to sing Before you My whole life was acapella Now a symphony's The only song to sing Before you My whole life was acapella Now a symphony's The only song to sing Before you My whole life was acapella Now a symphony's The only song to sing