Warrior

## Single by Chloe x Halle

"**Warrior**" is a song by American R&B duo Chloe x Halle, released as the lead single and thirteenth track from their debut studio album, *The Kids Are Alright*, on March 7, 2018. They wrote it for the 2018 American science fantasy adventure film *A Wrinkle in Time*, with production handled by Chloe Bailey.

The official music video was directed by Matthew A. Cherry, which has scenes from *A Wrinkle in Time* interspersed throughout, along with appearances from Stormy Reid and Rowan Blanchard.

## Background

The sisters were approached by director Ava Duvernay for a song that reflected the movie. Halle Bailey recalled, "She said, 'Maybe just add something in the verse to make it feel cinematic earlier in the song, since I'm going to be using a whole minute of it in the film. And so beautiful sister here thought, 'Oh, cool. I'll just add strings in the first verse, so that it feels more dynamic and that it feels like it's building faster,' and that's exactly what she did!"

Chloe stated that she began with a beat to set the tone and described it as "experimental" when it comes to creating original songs. She continued, "My favorite plug-in is Omnisphere. That plug-in has the coolest sounding synths that are different and still familiar in a way. I kind of just transposed that main synth sound just an octave lower, so it has a little bit of aggression to it and then after that, I continued layering the synths."

The duo performed it live for iHeartRadio New York on the Honda Stage, *The Daily Show with Trevor Noah*, and at the 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards, the latter a medley with their song "The Kids Are Alright."

## Gallery

* Genius Deconstructed
* iHeartRadio New York
* The Daily Show
* MTV Movie & TV Awards

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse 1: Halle]

Oh, my darlin', I've been missing you

For quite some time

So I'm gonna lift the oceans

Just to see your eyes

[Pre-Chorus: Both]

I could be a warrior, yes, I am a warrior

There's no need to worry, love

Look around, it's glorious

Close your eyes and taste the sun

[Chorus: Both]

You know where to find me

(You know where to find!)

[Verse 2: Chloe]

Oh my darling I am getting closer

Hold on tight

And I, know it hasn't been so easy

I'm fightin' for my life

[Pre-Chorus: Both, *Halle*]

I could be a warrior, yes, I am a warrior

There's no need to worry love

Look around, it's glorious

Close your eyes and taste the sun (*Sun*)

[Chorus: Both]

You know where to find me

And I know where to find you

[Post-Chorus: Both]

Inside, side the light

Inside, side the light

Inside I'm alive

Inside, side the light

Inside, side the light

Inside, side the light

Inside I'm alive

Inside, side the light

Inside, side the light

[Bridge: Halle, Both]

Almost, there overcome my fear

I'll save the light in our lives (*Lives*)

Just look deep inside to find you and I

Like stars in the sky will brighten the light

[Chorus: Both, *Halle*, **Chloe**]

You know where to find me

(*Oh, oh*, **you know, you know where**)

And I know where to find you

[Post-Chorus: Both]

Inside, side the light

Inside, side the light (The light)

Inside I'm alive (Oh)

Inside, side the light

Inside, side the light

Inside, side the light (Me)

Inside I'm alive

Inside, side the light (Oh)

Inside, side the light

[Outro: Both]

I could be a warrior, yes, I am a warrior

There's no need to worry, love

Look around, it's glorious

Close your eyes and taste the sun

You know where to find me

And I know where to find you

## References

1. ↑ George, Rachel (March 8, 2018). "Chloe x Halle Debut 'Warrior' Video with Stormy Reid from 'A Wrinkle in Time' Soundtrack". *Billboard*.
2. ↑ Fu, Eddie (May 15, 2018). "The Making of Chloe x Halle's "Warrior"". *Genius*.
3. ↑ Cummings-Grady, Mackenzie (March 29, 2018). "Chloe x Halle Perform 'The Kids Are Alright' and 'Warrior' on 'The Daily Show with Trevor Noah': Watch". *Billboard*.

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