From our episode In Support Of Black Liberation, Christelle Bofale shares her cover of Solange's "Borderline (An Ode To Self Care)," accompanied by Jake Smith on guitar.Buy Christelle's music here:https://christellebofale.bandcamp.com/Listen to the full episode here:http://thenostalgiamixtape.com/creative/in-support-of-black-liberation/Christelle's Statement + Lyrics:Christelle: I just wanted to give a quick message to anybody Black, and, that message is: just an acknowledgement of how tired you might be right now. I know a lot of us are just, plain and simple, exhausted. And that’s okay. It’s totally okay to need a break. I want to remind you and to encourage you to take care of yourself. To prioritize taking care of yourself. Work it into your routine as best as possible. That, I think, is imperative to maintaining your sanity. I just want you to remember that you are someone who is worthy of softness, and gentleness, and tenderness, and I want you to provide that for yourself. I’ve had to remind myself of the same thing. It’s so easy to get caught up in all the news, every single day, it’s just so painful and traumatic. So, I love you, and I hope that hearing this song will inspire you to invest in your needs. Whatever it is that you think you’re hungry for… Find it. Feed it to yourself. Nourish yourself. Replenish yourself. Take care, and stay safe. Lyrics:We been lovers on a missionWe been lovers on a mission But whats love without a missionWe been lovers on a mission So let’s take an intermissionYou know I have a lot to thinkAnd you know I gotta go ahead and take some timeBecause the last thing that I wantIs thinkin that it’s time that I leave the borderlineSo let’s take it off tonightBreak it off tonightBaby let’s know when to let goKnow when to let goTake off tonightBreak it up tonightBaby I know you’re tiredKnow I’m tired Let’s take it off tonightBreak it off tonightBaby it’s war outside these wallsBaby it’s war outside these doors, yeahSafe place tonightLet’s play safe tonightBaby I know what you’re fighting forBaby you know what I’m fighting forYou know I have the world to thinkAnd you know I gotta go ahead and take some timeBecause the last thing that I wantIs thinkin that it’s time that I leave the borderlineSo let’s take it off tonightBreak it off tonightBaby let’s know when to let goKnow when to let go, ohTake off tonightBreak it off tonightBaby I know you’re tiredYou know I’m tiredTake it off tonightBreak it off tonightBaby I’ve been more than a womanWe’ve been lovers on a missionSafe place tonightLet’s play it safe tonightBaby we’ve been lovers on a mission So let’s take an intermission