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about
"Over the last year monologues from my favorite records have soothed and grounded me. I replayed them routinely. Marvin Gaye’s monologue in ‘Save the Children;’ Vincent Price’s extended interlude on ‘Thriller.’
I meditated on what it means to live through a pandemic. What space do I occupy? What level of value does society project onto the black man presently? onto black people at-large? Truth or dare plays as a type of repeatable mantra. A conduit to feelings and tensions of being and knowing oneself in a world that would prefer you do the opposite a lot of the time.”
Dreamy. Soulful. Seductive with an undertone that lingers somewhere between the sensual and political. A resplendent melding of pop/R&B, hip-hop, & jazz
lyrics
Refrain
Don’t sell your soul
For a little piece of gold
When the marrow in your bones is
worth that tenfold
(Repeat 3x)
Verse
Show me exactly who you are
All the scars
Don’t hide them from me baby
You’re a star
So shine bright through the night
You’re a star in my eyes
Twilight til the morning light
My heart is yours, my heart is yours
My heart is yours, my heart is yours
Don’t sell your soul
For a little piece of gold
When the marrow in your bones
Is worth that tenfold
(Repeat 3x)
Verse
Show me exactly who you are
All the scars
Don’t hide them from me baby
You’re a star
So shine bright through the night
You’re a star in my eyes
Twilight til the morning light
My heart is yours, my heart is yours
My heart is yours, my heart is yours
credits
released November 5, 2021
Written and performed by James Tillman
Produced by Edward Burns, Adlai Reinhart, and James Tillman
Guitar- Elijah Bradford
Bass- Kurt Shelby
Mixed & Mastered by Matthew Hennessy at v.s.o.p studios in Chicago, IL
Serene soul from Los Angeles; twinkling chimes and acoustic guitars, evoking the likes of Roberta Flack and Minnie Riperton. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 26, 2016
