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[Lovely Day][Bill Withers Cover]

09. Dred Scott - Swingin' From The Tree

Greetings, once again. 

A great deal of time has passed since our last meet. It is with great pleasure I bring a new tune for you to listen to. 

I know it's been slow here on SC, but I must thank those who continue to show support, even during the down times. 
As an independent artist with a great deal of varied interest both productive and to detriment, I find myself being pulled in many directions without any strong polarization.

In truth the world has just been so interesting(and horrifying) to watch lately that it's hard to not be caught in the swell of the waves. So many recent social changes and events have taken place it will make your head hurt if you try to understand the greater picture from what takes place.

America sure is a strange place to live in these times. Interesting too.

But as the gigantic ball of chaotic beautiful energy swirls around the individual, the grasp of impact and change can escape oneself when feeling microscopic in comparison to the world. 
So instead of the macro - we focus on the micro, discover and focus on the areas of meaningful impact that we can actually forge with our own hands and minds. 

That is what this particular song is about. 

Reaction is akin to reflex. We often build up a reflex due to conditioning, it can be both of physical, and mental conditioning that bring about this reflexual reaction to a circumstance. 

When we have been scarred in the past, by a lover - or an physical injury. We may develop certain reactions to things that to us, resemble those pains. 

Have you ever reacted out of anger, triggered by a behavior or your lover that you cannot stand? Caught in a passion of instant expression. Only to regret what was said, or have to shamefully bury that regret deep inside. 
Reflex's and reactions can be good. 

But to the mind- they are not. Reaction of any form is a signal of conditioned behavior, and conditioned behavior is unconscious behavior. 

One cannot go beyond their own set of limitations of they cannot recognize this. 

Don't react. Respond. 
A response, is a considered - consciously aware statement. Quite different from a reflex that fires off without thought at all. 
In line with the rest of the hook - it comes down to honest, consciously reflected upon thought, that translates to statements that resonate with power, able to meet any moment correctly. 

Unlike a conditioned reflex, only able to react to a certain set. 

This song was a happy accident of sorts. 
The lyrics come from a different, unused source, where i was able to find a new sound to make them home. 

I thank you for reading, and listening. You have my gratitude.

Much love to @https://soundcloud.com/mordbeat for the production. 


Lyrics Below  

-----------------------------------LYRICS-----------------------------------

VERSE 1 @ 33
OHHH, 
IT'S MALEV-
YAKNO THE STYLE ECLECTIC, 
WITH THE METHOD, YO, -SEEK THE WORD COLLECTED, 
SPECIFICALLY SELECTED, 
THE BEAT AND PEEPS, WITH ME, YES I BE, INTRINSICALLY CONNECTED, 
WHIMSICALLY I FLIPS A DEEPER MESSAGE, WITH THE SENTENCE, 
IBE -- DEEPLY AFFECTED BY THE ENERGY, 
I'M INCREDI-----BLY 
ENVELOPED, WITH THE WAY THE WORLD -- SETUP, 
THE WAY THE WORLD BE ON TRACK TO DEVELOP, 
THE MORE I THINK, 
THE MORE I GETTIN FED UP, LIFE COULD BE, ABOUT INDEFINITE PLEASURES, 
BUT IT'S SKEWED, 
ABOUT GETTING MEASURES, OF CREDITS TOGETHER, YO-THEY ALL INVESTORS, 
BUT THEY INVESTED IN THE WRONG TREASURES. 
STYLE ORIGINAL, NO PREDECESSOR, 
WELL IT'S MALEV-DA --
FLOWIN WITH STRENGTH ANCESTOR 


HOOK
IF YOU GOT SOMETHING TO SAY, 
LET IT BE, TRUTHFULLY,
-WORD IS BORN, 
THE BOND GO BEYOND- 
DON'T REACT, ONE MUST RESPOND. 

OUTTRO
IT'S ABOUT DEVELOPMENT OF THE SELF, 
NOT ABOUT, THE HAND YOU WAS DEALT. 
 


Much Peace,
Malev


09. Dred Scott - Swingin' From The Tree

DannySmith

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