this is a very Hav song and I love it. also you and your fancy chords!

Love this lyrical concept and you sound great!

whoah.  minimal but NOT simple.  love that chorus.  yea those chords are FETCHING - kind of has a Sade feel to it.  the lyrics.....whoo.  wow.  (dabs forehead with napkin)

love your playing, the chords-- and jana is right-- such a strong melody and vocal performance -- it is you.

Love this.  Seems to be pulling from a '60s sensibility.  Your vocal delivery is fantastic.  And your lyrics are non-obvious, non-cliche and well thought out.

This is amazing! Very sultry and real, and could apply to a lover just as well as a friend. (As someone often known for being nice, there was a bit of an "ouch" combined with "thanks for permission" gut punch from this!)

Week 4 of Soulwriters University 2017. Prompt "Changing Gears"

Mean
by Havilah Rand

Your so nice
but I want you to be mean
a little bit dirty 
not so clean

Im so sick of polite
my stomache hurts from the sweet
shut your mouth
and show me what you really mean

I dare you to do all the things you dream to me
changing gears from appropriate to some honesty

Your so good
but theres a flicker in your eye
a little bit of wicked
something secretive and sly

SWU 2017

Mean

Havilah is a force of nature who sings with soulful passion reminiscent of Rickie Lee Jones, Eva Cassidy and Joni Mitchell. Her songs are written straight from the heart and capture the listener with an authenticity that is poetic yet undeniably true. Her fourth release "Bengalese Butterflies" is a culmination of seven years worth of heartbreak, world travels, career changes and new beginnings. Havilah  recently re-located to Austin, TX from her home in the Pacific Northwest where she has become a fast fixture among a vibrant community of singer songwriters.

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