I tried to drink it away I tried to put one in the air I tried to dance it away I tried to change it with my hair I ran my credit card up Thought a new dress would make it better I tried to work it away But that just made me even sadder I tried to keep myself busy I ran around circles Think I made myself dizzy I slept it away, I sexed it away I read it away Away, away, away, away, away, away Away, away, away, away, away Well it's like cranes in the sky Sometimes I don't wanna feel those metal clouds Yeah it's like cranes in the sky Sometimes I don't wanna feel those metal clouds I tried to run it away Thought then my head be feeling clearer I traveled 70 states Thought moving around [would] make me feel better I tried to let go my lover Thought if I was alone then maybe I could recover To write it away or cry it away (don't you cry it baby) Away, away, away, away, away, away Away, away, away, away, away Well it's like cranes in the sky Sometimes I don't wanna feel those metal clouds Yeah it's like cranes in the sky Sometimes I don't wanna feel those metal clouds
I tried to drink it away I tried to put one in the air I tried to dance it away I tried to change it with my hair I ran my credit card up Thought a new dress would make it better I tried to work it away But that just made me even sadder I tried to keep myself busy I ran around circles Think I made myself dizzy I slept it away, I sexed it away I read it away Away, away, away, away, away, away Away, away, away, away, away Well it's like cranes in the sky Sometimes I don't wanna feel those metal clouds Yeah it's like cranes in the sky Sometimes I don't wanna feel those metal clouds I tried to run it away Thought then my head be feeling clearer I traveled 70 states Thought moving around [would] make me feel better I tried to let go my lover Thought if I was alone then maybe I could recover To write it away or cry it away (don't you cry it baby) Away, away, away, away, away, away Away, away, away, away, away Well it's like cranes in the sky Sometimes I don't wanna feel those metal clouds Yeah it's like cranes in the sky Sometimes I don't wanna feel those metal clouds
A letra da música foi inspirada na visão de guindastes no céu de Miami durante o boom imobiliário dos EUA, servindo como uma analogia para a construção excessiva e a negação dos problemas pessoais e nacionais.
Solange escreveu a canção após uma ruptura romântica de anos com o pai de seu filho Julez, um período que ela descreveu como difícil, marcado por dúvidas sobre si mesma e pela necessidade de se definir além dos papéis de mãe e esposa.
O vocalista e produtor Raphael Saadiq a presenteou com um CD contendo instrumentais há oito anos antes do lançamento, e ela escreveu a música naquela mesma noite no quarto do seu hotel.
É a única faixa do álbum *A Seat at the Table* que Solange compôs de forma independente do restante do projeto gravacional.
A artista reinterpretou a letra anos depois, notando uma paralelismo entre a cegueira coletiva daquela época e a recusa em enxergar os problemas sociais vigentes no momento do lançamento da música.
Em fevereiro de 2017, a canção rendeu a Solange seu primeiro Grammy, na categoria de Melhor Performance R&B.
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