A new Britney song has cropped up unexpectedly on YouTube! I have no details regarding it’s release or recording date, but this is 100% Britney. It’s partially a cover of the song “All That She Wants,” though after some digging up in the BMK forums, it appears that the verse lyrics are pulled straight from the poem that she wrote on her official site back in May 2006, “Remembrance of Who I Am.” Read on for the full poem’s contents. The song itself reminds me a lot of Utada Hikaru’s “A.S.A.P,” which can be found in this video here. Ah yes, and as a self-proclaimed Britney expert, I can tell you exclusively that this was most likely one of those off-sessions where Britney thought she was being incredibly edgy and different for recording this one. Not that I don’t still love her, but her “smarter” tracks are always so damn unpolished. “Mona Lisa” (Original Version) is still one of her most underrepresented tracks, though.
Anyway, this is all so very exciting, so have yourselves a listen.
DL: Britney Spears – All That She Wants
Remembrance of Who I Am
May 22, 2006
No more chains
That you gave me.
Enough of pain
Now I’m craving
Something sweet, so delight
How do you stand sleeping at night?
Silly patterns that we follow
You pull me in
I’m being swallowed.
By the ones you think you love
They pull you down
You can’t see up above.
Manipulation is the key
They screw it in
Because you’re naive.
You come to me now
Why do you bother?
Remember the Bible
The sins of the Father.
What you do
You pass down
No wonder why
I lost my crown.
You don’t see me now
You ask yourself why
My crown is back
And it’s way too high
For you to be in my presence
Especially my son
You should bow down
I’ve only just begun.
The guilt you fed me
Made me weak.
The voodoo you did
I couldn’t speak.
You’re awakening
The phone is ringing.
Resurrection of my soul
The fear I’m bringing.
What will you say
And what will you do?
She’s not the same person that you’re used to.
You trick me one, twice, now it’s three.
Look who’s smiling now
Damn, it’s good to be me!
*This is for everyone who thinks they know me…