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3. Ralph Ellison – This is one of my favorite songs I’ve written…. so far. I love the book “Invisible Man” but I wanted it to be no mistake what this song was about. So I named it after the artist who wrote it. Speaking as a black man, it’s about feeling invisible in a society. Socially and politically. But as a teacher, I’ve spoken to many kids who grow up feeling this way. So I tried to write a song for anyone who goes through this experience growing up. Sometimes less is more, therefore I tried to keep the lyrics very minimal, and let the violins really explore the emotion of the piece. And with the drums Damu added, it has this very hip-hop, yet Pollyanna/ Color Purple feel to it. It’s a strange but beautiful piece to me. I know. I’m a weirdo baby.

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Ralph Ellison

From a land with no ceiling we see the atmos-
Fear in our eyes when we’re thinking about the absence out there
Poetry written inside of all of the wonderous blackness
Mirror my memory can it be that I belong nowhere

Quietly whispering loud enough for the whole world hear it
Follow the wind again saying you’ve got to find your way home

Don’t ever say I ain’t warn you one time
Don’t ever say I ain’t tell you stay calm
Don’t ever say their nothing there
Nothing ever vanished in thin air
Don’t ever say I ain’t warn you one time
Don’t ever say I ain’t tell you stay calm
Don’t ever say their nothing there
Nothing ever vanished in thin air

3x
Oh my God it’s sunny side up
High up in the clouds I see my past time

When in the morning and waking up after break ups
Taking a second and looking at all the space I left there
Picking the pieces and putting together puzzles I shook up
Breathe in the planet and realizing that nothings really changed here

Don’t want to say it, but things ain’t going back
Don’t want to be this way, but the simple fact
I got to disappear like it never happened
In a million years though I want it back

I’m an invisible man, can’t stay where you want me soul is current like
I’m an invisible man, won’t be seen in your world either way you like
I’m an invisible man, can’t stay where you want me, soul is current like
I’m an invisible man, won’t be seen in your world either way you like

Don’t ever say I ain’t warn you one time
Don’t ever say I ain’t tell you stay calm
Don’t ever say their nothing there
Nothing ever vanished in thin air
Don’t ever say I ain’t warn you one time
Don’t ever say I ain’t tell you stay calm
Don’t ever say their nothing there
Nothing ever vanished in thin air

3x
Oh my God it’s sunny side up
High up in the clouds I see my past time

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from Laminated Skies, released March 18, 2022
Lyrics performed by Raw Poetic
All music and lyrics written by Jason Moore.

In partnership with Def Pressé, Moore Music Association and 22nd Century Sound.
“Welcome to a New Philosophy”

All songs produced by Jason Moore (Raw Poetic) and Earl Davis (Damu the Fudgemunk)

Executive production and musical direction by Earl Davis.

The Players:
Jason Moore – Vocals/raps, keys, guitars, bass, synths, drum programming
Earl Davis – Live drums & percussion, Vibraphone, misc tones, programming
Luke Stewart- ElectricBass on Open Roads, Chewing Gum, Ralph Ellison, Guide, and Hey Autumn
Patrick Fritz- Electric Guitar on Sunny Water, Hey Autumn, Reflected Pearls, and Cadillac.
DJ Damu the Fudgemunk- Scratching

Recording, mixing and mastering at MMA studios Arlington, Va by Jason Moore and NW, Washington DC by Earl Davis.

Additional recording & tracking engineering by Colin Delzell at Windom Road studios Brentwood, MD.

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