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Reflections
03:42
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[Intro]
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Take it slow, take it slow, take it slow
[Verse 1]
Take it slow, take it low, I ain’t ready to go
Time’s moving on, but I wanna talk to her some more
I need some answers – please don’t hold ‘em ransom
You won’t understand, but these changes ain’t so random
I’m looking for some space where I can just breathe
Dig up the roots and replant this poetry
Have I been holding on ‘cause I was afraid to be uncomfortable?
How much of my sanity was invested in what I don’t need anymore?
Huh, I don’t know, I used to flow wherever the water goes
But lately I’ve been so still, these trees have become my home
What have I forgotten? Fruits of my labour gone rotten
My ego’s gon’ be ignored if it keeps on all of its shouting
These good vibes I once sought no longer appeal to my thoughts
This butterfly would rather hide in the prison in which it was once locked
Perhaps this quiet place will give me permission to explore what I’ve hidden
‘Cause truthfully, there’s more to me to uncover with this digging
[Chorus]
Are you ready to dive deeper?
This is the next act in the universe’s theatre
Are you feeling the new vibrations?
Watch the blessings pour in as you cleanse your reflection
As you, as you cleanse your reflection
Watch the blessings pour in as you cleanse your reflection
As you, as you cleanse your reflection
Watch the blessings pour in as you cleanse your reflection
[Verse 2]
I’ve been drinking my fears, I’ve been drowning my love
I made myself a palace in the dark corners
I’ve been ignoring myself, making moves on the low
Then I heard a voice say “I haven’t left though
You stopped believing me and settled for less
You coloured me away for grayscale fantasies instead
I’ve seen you chasing rainbows in an overcast desert
You should let the rain free, unleash the pressure”
So I let go – no longer the king of my comfort zone
I watched the sand shift and my reign fall as this voice got me dethroned
Now locked in a room full of mirrors, I started to question my place
Was I really feeling at home, or did I want to escape?
The truth hurt so much I started to question what’s my real face
I felt my crown melt and my kingdom disintegrate
I lost everything in this reflective place
Now left in the darkness, I heard the voice say…
[Chorus]
Are you ready to dive deeper?
This is the next act in the universe’s theatre
Are you feeling the new vibrations?
Watch the blessings pour in as you cleanse your reflection
As you, as you cleanse your reflection
Watch the blessings pour in as you cleanse your reflection
As you, as you cleanse your reflection
Watch the blessings pour in as you cleanse your reflection
[Outro]
As you cleanse your reflection
Just watch the blessings pour in
As you cleanse your reflection
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2. |
I Want
04:48
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[Verse 1]
I want to let go, I want to find peace (peace)
Let the world breathe through me like a mouthpiece (okay)
Let the rhythm paint notes on this blank sheet
So I can find truce with my thoughts please (huh)
I want the keys to unchain my feet (uh huh)
Kick, push, be off my knees (yee)
Let the nomad in me finally meet (what)
The universe it was meant to see (let’s go)
No longer resonating with my old beliefs
They withered away like fallen leaves
Off a tree that grew into stagnancy
Staying there would’ve meant giving up on me (yee)
I want to unpack these heavy cases
Let my heart guide me to the healing places
Where I find home in familiar faces
Or even in a sea full of strangers (let’s go)
In the calmness in between phases
Any place can become oasis
I want my past to become shapeless
So I can manifest my future changes (yep)
Strip down the love, strip down the fear
Let go of everything I held so dear
Allow the stillness to show me a mirror
So I can face this truth so clear (yee)
Where did I begin this journey? (a seed)
Where’s the source of the visions that I see? (G O D)
I want to write down these stories (I feel)
As they dance around before me (so free)
This is a formless beauty
That I want to make my eternity
Now I know what it is I really really want
I wanna be one with creativity
(Let’s go)
[Interlude]
Set myself free from the thoughts that won’t let me be
Been searching for the roots of the tree that gave birth to me
Why is it so easy to let this fear take a hold of me?
When I know self-love is the only remedy
I wanna be free, I wanna be me
No more past, no more future, I just wanna find peace
I wanna be free, I wanna be me
No more past, no more future, I just wanna find peace
[Verse 2]
I want to slow dance to my heartbeat with time
Feel her slip away as her hands grip mine
Remind me that her essence is a complex design
For she will never wait to see my soul shine
I want to let go of fear and love so I can find peace
Let the world breathe these lessons through me like a mouthpiece
Let the rhythm paint notes that brings life to this blank sheet
So I can let my thoughts be free and float away in the breeze
I want to snuggle up with the possibilities that creep into my bedroom
Let them tease me and tempt me with seductive ideas that will bloom
If I commit to a journey with no outcome I can assume
Then maybe I’ll end up living the creative life I’m meant to
I want to get lost in deep space and inhale a line of stardust
Dealt by the Creator of the universe in whom I trust
To spawn more creation has become a must
For the next Big Bang is ready and waiting to combust
From the universe within, I want to lay on the wings
Of my dreams that’ll carry me away to new begin-
nings – I’m like a newborn child
Unaware of the potential that resides inside
I want to be intoxicated with death’s untimely concoction
Let it remind me there is nothing I can take during my departure
But test me if I shared enough my gifts since my arrival
As there is a purpose I must fulfill through this human vessel
I want to glimpse love in the ocean of my fears
Let the waves settle down, let the noise disappear
There is nowhere else I want to be than right here
There is nowhere else I want to be than right here
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3. |
Roots
02:47
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[Intro]
Rip off outer thick skin
Resting oppressively over the soul
Risk other opinions to speak
Revolutionary overtures on thy state
Rust overtakes onlookers that stay
Rejecting opportunities opening thought, so
Run or oblige to secrets
Reminiscent of origins that say
Remember, observe, overcome, thank, shine
ROOTS
[Bridge]
என் தமிழன் வேர்களை என் தமிழன் வேர்களை
இந்த பயமும் அன்பும் சேர்ந்து உருவாக்கியது
என் தமிழன் வேர்களை என் தமிழன் வேர்களை
இந்த இல்லம் விட்டு நான் பறந்து மறக்கவில்லை
[Verse]
I birthed you so you can bring me closer to my Creator
A vision with no eyes, but words on a page allowing me to see more deeply
You took a life of your own when I allowed you to use me as your vessel
But I fear you’ll become too dependent on the love I feed you
I want you to outlive me, shine brighter, spread further, stir something in others with a fervor
I pray you take the lessons I have learned and turn them into poetic masterpieces
Paint pain so beautifully to make my fellow Kings and Queens shower in their reign euphorically
Immortalize my journey to make time forget its duty
Bath its hand in my mortal flesh and feel the pulse that will live on everlastingly
And I understand if you need to rest but I don’t have forever to leverage this opportunity I have given to you to give to me
It’s hard to let you be when you’ve grown beyond my intentions
And I can’t bear to not fertilize the seeds you have planted with your impressions
For as long as there is life in me, you will always be restricted by my reflection
But do not forget your origins – you are the result of a higher calling
To speak of a silence which I’ve befriended and feared
So please – be free, don’t let my insecurities interfere
A reflection need not imitate its source when there is no light to see
A voice is never silent, even when there are no ears to hear its plea
So Voice of Silence, meet Vinoj, the universe has spoken the next act of its theatre
Let the creation create the creator, for my roots are soaked in fear and love
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Voice of Silence Toronto, Ontario
Voice of Silence enjoys twisting the way everyday life is perceived with simple yet profound imagery. His approach to fuse musical elements from hip-hop and his South Asian background with his poetic raps creates an experience that cannot be found elsewhere. His passion to tap into his full potential and to connect souls one song at a time keeps the ink flowing and his pen moving. ... more
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