LYRICALLY SPEAKING: ALTAR

It’s funny how dis Stack works. Even when I take a step back, a quick scroll through Notes can attack me with inspiration:

The concept of the altar beckoned me, brotha Kurtis

I reflected, grabbed the pen and the pad, then hunted for the beat.

The vocal is the first take of each verse as I wrote it. I went to re-record it to post it here, but the other takes missed the energy of that moment. I’m learning to choose ART over perfection. Just freestyle vibes. I was literally whispering cuz it was late at night, but towards the end I was like 🤷🏽‍♀️. I recommend using headphones.

I listen to it when I wake up and let the instrumental play out into a mindful meditation.

I’m just enjoying making music again.

Let’s get into the lyrics:

ALTAR

Verse: 1

I pray to the altar of SELF

I pray that the Ancestors help (I pray to THEE)

I pray I need nobody else

I pray for protection and health

I pray to THEE

For freedom, for love, for my wealth

to live how I want, nothing else

My body’s the temple it’s in

I lay at the altar within

Chorus:

Lay yourself down

Lay your SELF down

Verse: 2

Chiseled my rock with a bow and a sling/ they were Goliaths but strength is my thing/ found out I’m built like a gemstone, a bling/ You see me silent, but inside I sing/ That is a freedom of mind type ah ting/ My altar’s within cuz the Swipa’s swiping/ You can’t take away what I built, it’s etched in/ I built myself to win (when I)

Chorus:

Lay myself down

I lay my SELF down.

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If you just like the beat, you can listen here: