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Death Before Mourning

by Lady Midnight

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1.
Bloodsong 04:36
This is my bloodsong, for all of my loved ones, bodies that I come from, raise this one for you x2 Shule, shule a gra Shule, shule a gra From the south and the further south and coast, (I raise this one for you) medicine men and queens (I raise this one for you) Cacao, copal y Tonantzin, (I raise this one for you) remarkable rare supreme (I raise this one for you) Shule, shule a gra Shule, shule a gra From the quiet streams and average hearts Came from great eruption from the start We are all tradition rooted parts, From divine direction guiding stars I raise this one for you (the body) I raise this one for you (the soul) I raise this one for you (the body) I raise this one for you (the soul) I raise this one for you De quien?… Soy la hija (de quien?) de Pamelita (de quien?) De abuelita (de quien?) y de Maria (de quien?) Soy la hija (de quien?) de un negrito (de quien?) De abuelito (de quien?) y el señor (de quien?) x2 I raise this one for you
2.
P((o))WR 03:01
Hard for it We see you working hard for it The power of your influence To correct the misgivings of three generations. Bang girl, hmmm Oooooo show 'em work that thang girl Power to your nature She don’t no need favors Offers on the table Every, every day She works every day Every every day It’s the only way Came for, hmmm Oooooo show 'em what you came for Flip it fix the pain on 'em Teach and lead the lane on 'em Ain't got life to waste on 'em Can’t nobody take what you now know Can’t nobody break the ground you’re on Can't nobody put a claim on What you put your name on Put your put your name on it baby Every, every day (put your name on it) She works every day Every every day It’s the only way You'll see her on a main floor Oooooo watch her work a main floor My baby gets it paid for She don’t need no favors Offers on the table Oooooo every, every day She works every day Oooooo every, every day It’s the only way Every, every, every day
3.
You shine, you shine Take what you’ve been given You shine, you shine Just take what you’ve been given
4.
Take us as we are, grant us full pardon from the blame tha has arrived here These cuts that I am wearing, are the wounds that come from breaking down the cycles Fighting this fate, equal for friend or foe I am not your enemy let your ego go Long here, can’t stay too long here Rest is but a moment we’re in warning Do it for love Raise an inward force, a tranquil breath that comes from knowing we belong here These steps that I have taken in surrender to an ancient will to pass fear Fighting this fate, equal for friend or foe I am not your enemy let your ego go Hate’s strong here, I know love belong here Let the light and dark restore the bond here Do it for love Take us as we are, grant us full pardon from the blame tha has arrived here
5.
Say it now, speak loud x 3 All you needed was a little trust To know me All I need was a little space So show me By taking the time to let it unfold Before you let it go Can you hold my kind Can I unwind and share this place within I just got to confess Maybe time to express it We can’t go on like this no more We have to address it Can’t leave it neglected We can’t go on like this no more We can’t go on like this no more x4 Get it off your chest now Say it so it’s out Speak your truth confess now Mean it so you’re proud Say it now, speak loud x 4 I just got to confess it Maybe time to express it We can’t go on like this no more We have to address it Can’t leave it neglected We can’t go on like this no more We can’t go on like this no more x2 All you needed was a little trust
6.
So wounded you hurt yourself, So wounded you hurt your own Started fire in your home, To watch it burn, to watch it burn baby burn And your walls crumble, And you drink kerosene And stride stumbles And you plead for sympathy Oh, save me Save me, save me Watch me bleed Oh, save me Save me, save me Watch me bleed Ooooh Save me Save me Watch me bleed Watch me bleed
7.
Catorce 04:16
Come to me now, not too long I’ll bathe the body with your soul, Fall into waiting, fall into hoping I see you soon, Willing the moment I see you soon If you burned in a fire, I would hold a seance for you, Bring you back to me Grow you in the soil, Harvest in the moonlight Water you with memories I’ll replay your ways I’ll replay your ways I’ll replay the ways you were with me And I’ll choose the phrases, From your better phases Bring you back to me Don’t slip the details, Can’t stop the motion, I can’t get, I can’t get over you Thinking on replay, Stuck with the notion, That I’m gonna, I’m gonna bring you back to me Fall on me now but don’t be long, Anxiously waiting your return, Tell me how can I fight em’, how can I teach em’ when I’m still learning Holding your freedom, Calling you back because I’m still yearning And then you came in the fire Flying like the phoenix for me Showed me you remembered me Left it in the soil, a stone for him to harvest, Living with a memory I’ll replay your ways I’ll replay your the ways you were with me And I’ll choose the phrases, Of your better phases Bring you back to me Don’t slip the details, Can’t stop the motion, I can’t get over you Thinking on repay, Stuck with the notion That I’m gonna bring you back to me Study what you built and your reason Study what you built and your reasons I can’t get, I can’t get over you I can’t get over you
8.
Ion 01:11
Five fingers to my waist I can feel your body calling Longing for it... Been a long time Been a long time
9.
Orange Lite 04:39
Pick your fill of fallen fruit, Pluck the green from the tree Take a sip of orange light Feel the breeze from the stream Tumbling down Climb the deadland Shadow Peak Feel the breeze at your feet Death below it can’t be fast Slow and steady steady, keep that You’re steady you’re rising You’re steady you’re rising run You’re already late You’ve already one You’re taking your time ya You cannot let go You’re taking your time ya You’ve already won Reach, running You’ve already one Reach, running Climb the deadland Shadow Peak Climb the deadland Shadow Peak Feel the breeze at your feet
10.
Xotgun 03:16
You’ve watched it all before, Illuminated big screens A temperament for war, A shotgun in the backseat Who do you fight for? Time to choose your home team All things fall apart, broken from the start Can’t nobody save you Anyday, this could be anyday Anyday, this could be us Be us, be us Someone’s shouting love, Support the resistance The good boys wanna fight, Can’t forget tradition Whose body matters here? Land of no protection Cowards clutch to fear, Heroes nowhere near, And can’t nobody save you Anyday, this could be anyday Anyday, this could be us Be us, be us Anyday, this could be anyday Anyday, this could be us Be us, be us (Fight)
11.
Fake News 03:58
Read nothing but tomorrow’s sorrow in the headlines Suffering always sold, Buying because you can’t feel anything So you buy sorrow Holding it off ‘til tomorrow The pain of centuries, years of history For 300 years now, For 300 years you’ve sold sorrow And you buy sorrow Holding it off ‘til tomorrow Oyá come x 4 Oyá come, teach us something all Oyá come, teach us something all I know that (Oyá, teach us something all) the help will come if we... I know that the help will come if- Come if we call Call, Call, Call! (Don’t believe ‘em) we’re stable (Don’t believe ‘em) we’re stable (Don’t believe ‘em) we’re black and able (Don’t believe ‘em) indigenous and able I can’t cry anymore So I take the part that was born for freedom Lead em' through I’ll carry you
12.
And when they give you your share, will you be proud or scared? Can you take what you’ve been given?
13.
Lightness 03:22
Even when I’m alone, I can hear your body Five fingers to my waist, I can hear your body longing Longing for it I can hear it Keep it moving baby Keep it moving baby Keep it moving baby I follow the lead, that, that, that, that I can hear your body sending me My, my, my- Keep it moving baby I can’t give away this feeling if I can’t feel it first We won’t know the difference if we can’t learn it first Show me and I’ll follow the lead Ambition drives me to Worship my temple like something holy Worship my temple like I’m one and only Inside rhythms baby, this will never fly And we will never die We will never die We will never die We will never die We will never die Inside rhythms baby, sanctify my feeding Feeding Feeding Feeding Feeding Feeding We will never die

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released May 17, 2019

All vocals recorded by Medium Zach at Woodgrain with the exception of “Bloodsong” and “Ion”. All songs mixed, and mastered by Medium Zach at Woodgrain, with the exception of “Ion”. Executive Producer Lady Midnight. Associate produced by Sound Vérité Records, Delano Lee & Jon Jon Scott. Photo by Nancy M. Musinguzi. Art by Andres Guzman. Additional credits listed in track information.

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Lady Midnight is an experience. She is an ethereal vocalist and performance artist who draws upon her multidisciplinary background in visual art, dance and Afro-caribbean-indigenous roots to create work that timelessly reflects our collective lives.

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