The Promised Land is an uplifted and soulfully rendered collection of Spirituals from the African-American folk tradition. These nineteen songs were chosen based on my personal connections with each one as well as the story at which they collectively aim. I cannot remember a time when these songs did not direct me towards a universal […]
I have two hands that work just like yours my thumbs point in both directions I have two legs j ust as long as yours they reach from my hip to the floor I have one heart it works much like yours It cries both for joy and rejection I have one soul that longs […]
people tell you what they want, what they want and people tell you what you need, what you need and the way they say to you what you want, what they need is supposed to somehow say who you ought to be if i told you what i want, what i want oh, would you […]
What did I to deserve your love And what will I do when it’s gone? How can I help wondering Who I will be all alone? I’m not worthy to demand Such a difficult love And I’m not sure we can withstand All the trials we’ve heard of, But somehow I know We can see […]
funny how it happened that the moment i knew i would always be alone, you appeared bending over backwards to accommodate solitude never believing you were here. how dare anyone suddenly become the tomorrow of my dreams the forever in my heart and though you and i surely would be nice i lost you to […]
from time to time as i slip in and out of the skin of my mortal self i check all the corners and cracks between me and my dreams i walk to the edge of tomorrow and look back on everything and i wonder if life is really as blue as she often seems sometimes […]
Dianna Ray, Dianna Ray Where the Hell are you today? I wanna go where you are. Trish Herrera, Trish Herrera You know I really wanna sit in your chair-uh I wanna go where you are Trish Herrera, Trish Herrera You could play, you could play in my hair-uh I wanna go where you are Linda […]
i am a mountain lady woman i got mountain lady feet i was born in muddy waters hot, sticky, troubled, deep i washed up on the mountainside only half alive with one foot still in ether-land the other to survive i was forged by thunder clap by naked fire in the sand and will return […]
I crossed the ocean to this land Carrying eyes just like a man So alone, holding on to my mother’s hand But I held a weapon at my side It held a promise and my pride It wasn’t much, just enough to help me make my stand I knew too well what I couldn’t tell […]
new jim crow where we wanna go? you know that man jimmy took that boy to jail made it so his mama never make his bail you know in that jailhouse ain’t no room to rock once they shut that door on you make sure it stay locked then that old man jimmy came up […]