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Glass Lit Dream

by Dawuna

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SlumDaCat
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SlumDaCat I honestly can’t find one track that is my favorite.
This is the best experience I had with this album.

Gonna get the LP soon!
nah
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nah a depth of atmosphere, music like smoke against the stars. everything i've wanted to hear from r&b i am hearing here. Favorite track: Parable I.
TheSlowMusicMovement
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TheSlowMusicMovement Soul music has its roots in human nature's darkside and Dawuna is in no mood to pretend everything is now OK, not bothering to sugar coat his husky social commentary or polish the suitably low lit, lo-fi avant-blues production on my leftfield soul LP of the year so far.
.skj
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.skj where to even begin with the ephemeral yet visceral beauty of this record.
"Foreshadowing" alone...it's...it's the D'Angelo track I've been waiting on for twenty years but knew I'd never hear. If D'Angelo believed that the message wasn't "Love", but instead "Apocalypse". I am so thankful this record is in the world. Favorite track: Foreshadowing.
Ulrik Rasmussen
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Ulrik Rasmussen So crisp! This album packs a great deal of atmosphere and progression with a minimal and well-made production.
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1.
Behind the wall We take what we want We're all dying, you know... So we might as well be happy Behind the wall, whispers the snake Nubunu, He's lying, you know.. That he wants you to be happy, yo... Take what you want, Do what you feel. (How long I been here?) It's You who decides That which is real. (Who knows...now I want to leave) Some day I will... Behind the Wall.. The ape run amok The Lion and Gull Beg their friend to calm his hunger The fire in him threatens the flower gardens The quiet and dim spaces escape back to the sea Escape body-mind Break body-mind Escape body-mind... One breath at a time. I'll sublime...and peak over that-- I wanna know all the world from me they've hidden My eyes wanna see all the jewels of possibility "I'll climb the Wall" Ape runs to tell his comrades. "You try, you'll fall" Lion and Gull say unamused. A man deserves all that his heart desires. A child preserves that which will give him what he needs. "Just take heed...or you'll meet your demise on that wall, no need to see the sea" "Rise just to fall, Ape, can't you just feel ease, besides you've--" "Chased all the fawn and smoked all the trees they've--" "Breazed past the wall and fled to the sea there." "Fine, take your snake, rucksack and leave you..." "Can't be convinced you've been deceived by him." Providence...Silly ape, Silly. Love's all he needed all along.
2.
All my life I been searching for something but I don't know what, Lord. All my life I've been wandering through the night And stable footing's hard to come by when your lamp ain't lighting It's cool, I'll find a way All this life It's as if I have a hole in my being At the core, right at the heart I'm always grabbing, I'm always thirsting, I'm always grippin' for that Thing that'll give me a full feeling It's ok I'll find it, Lord. Oh Lord, what keeps a man satisfied? Is it fame, or is it riches, or is it a lovely wife Maybe one day you'll give us a fucking clue Unless you have, and we're just ignoring it Maybe that's just what we do Lord, I'm just going towards you. I'm just flowing towards you... but you know temptation stands in my way.
3.
The General 06:28
He's a police chief now. He's a commandant He's a general In the wake of a war announcement Yoweri Museveni Commander, Protector, Defender. Banana clip always at the tip of the tongue Don't make me get my weapon boy You won't want me play with this toy. He's the general He's the big man calling the shots Massa CFO man. Best believe he's stacking a lot Mr. Barack Obama Commander, Protector, Defender. Banana clip always at the tip of the tongue Don't make me drip my venom out I spread my flesh, you see my clout Baby Boy, don't make me grip up on that wood Medal make me wish a nigga would. Metal make me wish a nigga wood. (that Tienanmen death)
4.
Bad Karma 03:24
What you're doing to me. Then gets done unto him And in turn onto you That hand is turned unto you. Grab a plate, 'cause you want some food Masturbate, 'cause you wanna feel good Venerate, 'cause you need a god Take the bait, and debate that man I wanna feel good.
5.
Parable I 04:14
"Young man," he's told, "Don't be so bold" "Holla if you need me, know I'll be running to join your war company." "Not on your own, no." "Arjuna you don your bandana" A brave boy told, "Don't ever fold. Live life by that soldier's code." Boy die by that code in time. An ancient story. Man, I feel me get old... Baby boy, in time you'll see; It'll leave you breathless. And she asks of us we "Love me like you love your mom" My baby... It'll leave you speachless A story told From stage to stage Dance age to age Act play to play, you just want relief from "you" Just want release from "you." Two acorns in the water are wont to drift apart Young couples cling to comfort Yet apart, there's soil for leaving. I feel me get old In time you'll see she says, "Don't fear." "Love me like you love your mom, my baby"
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Parable II 05:38
7.
The way back Is fraught with tears The way back Rips shores back year by year The way back (to you, love) Will be made clear I say that (that's all I ask) And feel not I'm mistaken My way home (while out at sea) My way home (all my life) My way home (I lose my crew) My way home (my folk, my people) Through time, through sin Through thought, through karma Through boy, through father From child to mother Through testing Through flame, through fire Through losses, Through lives retired Through trial, Though we may tire Through evil, be not beguiled My mother, my dad, my brother May perish; I hope these pains are worth it Long as I live You don't want it: object of your desire I want it...I think I need it: this suffering You don't want it. My god, my god... My god gives and he takes My god makes and he breaks My god burns and she kills This journey: It tests man's will These lessons, you won't want it These blessings: oh now you want them, huh? My way home (while out at sea) My way home (all my life) My way home (I lose my crew) My way home (my folk, my people) When all is done, I hope I see you The ones we love drift off to sea in time Love them little things while you can Love the time you spend with your people Love's the only thing that we got Love, in time, will free all our people My people...God free my people Through losses, Through lives retired Through trials, though we may tire Through evil, be not beguiled My mother, my dad, my brother may perish I hope these pains are worth it... Spend time with those you love.
8.
A black cloud this way comes I know you know the feeling Of the war drum A giant's muffled steps Heart beating out my chest, Just do it already Smell metallic air Stand erect, the hair on the back of necks Sweat-dripped finger tips I lick my dry lips, and I think these words, "Just do it already" I can't break down, won't break down Tell myself, "Hold it all in" Can't let it get to me. If I die 'fore I wake Too bad I know the place My soul will take Do I fear that day? No. Or do I simply say, "Just do it already" I feel the waves of change a-brewing I smell the ill will of weak men stewing I beg you, Lord, please get to doing I don't think y'all heard me A black cloud this way comes I know you know the feeling Of the war drum A giant's muffled steps Heart beating out my chest, Just do it already I can't break down, won't break down Tell myself, "Hold it all in" Can't let it get to me. Lord, give me strength Lord, protect me.
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10.
Burn my wings Take my skin (flay my skin) Take my feathers (flay my feathers) Flay my fins (claim my fins) Dust my bones (crush my bones) Pluck my scales (pluck my scales) Burn my feathers Rot my hair Take my eyes Take my skin (break my skin) Dust my bones (crush my bones) Pluck my wings (tear my wings) Rot my hair (steal my hair) Do your chore (pluck my eyes) (Imma get you through it) (burn my tongue) Do me in (take me 'round) Do your chore (to your place) Make me do it (show me wonders) Settle that score (show your face) dust my bones (blind my eyes) pluck my skin (deaf my ears) Burn my feathers Make me suffer But still want more Make me do it Settle that score Take my children Take my land Take my riches Break my hands Oh destroyer, set me free Make me suffer Make me breathe Make me bleed Make me Be

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released November 5, 2021

All songs written, produced & performed by Dawuna
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All songs Mixed by Dawuna

1-10 Mastered by Amir Shoat
4 - Mastered by Engine-Earz

Cover by:
Noella Mugerwa Byenkya
Ian Mugerwa Byenkya
KO___OL
Brian Davenport

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