Justina Soto is an r&b/indie singer-songwriter based in Brooklyn, NY. A New York City native, she attended the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts founded by Tony Bennett where she honed her skills as a performer and musician and since then she has performed in several NYC venues including Carnegie Hall (2005) and in Central Park while opening for the Dave Matthew’s Band in 2003 and continues to perform in variety of musical settings and ensembles around the NYC area. Justina’s music has an air of classic soul but also infuses a pop sensibility and modern musical spirit of the time. Influenced by Mayer Hawthorne, Eva Cassidy and Stevie Wonder, Justina skillfully brings together aspects of R&B, pop, jazz and soul to create her original music and aims to capture the cultural message and feelings of her generation.
Justina Soto – Reasons (Sole Sacrament; Live Sessions)
Original song written by Justina Soto and Danny Iuliano – Horn Arrangement by Joe Wilson
Justina Soto – Reasons Lyrics:
cant drink my coffee when it’s colored that way
can’t find the answers in the clouds today
my shoes they won’t tie, so I guess I’ll have to stay
cause my true love and I ain’t the same
gone driving, walking but I don’t know where i’ve been
these city lights they’ve been asking me to sin
I try, try to fight them off but I know i’ll never win
cause I don’t know where I would begin
and I say
CHORUS:
don’t don’t where the hell i’m going
got to find a reason for it
got to hang my hat up on the wall
is it enough to make or break me
got to find a way to shake me
got to hang my hat up on the wall
in times like these I’ll be taking my time
trying to put together loose ended signs
I ask you for an answer although you ain’t got the time
see the road I’ve got to travel’s only mine
and I say
(CHORUS)
BRIDGE:
and it’s so hard to get so far only for a day
cause you’ll be on your way
no one is trying so hard to be lifted from the memory cause
its a long way up from there
a long way up from there
(CHORUS)
Outro:
oh a reason for it all got to find it for it all
(repeat til end)
