Track 3 from the EP The Wait Beyond The Horizon

Written and produced by Sun Glitters.   

▥ Label: DXFXWXU Collective  
▩ Artwork: Victor Ferreira / madeByhujo

The Wait Beyond The Horizon

Hello

Grab it here

produced & mixed by @alexandervincentmusic
written by @itsmevox
mastered by @vermaasaudio
photograph by Katy Shayne
released by @artsandcrafts

lyrics:
you want to take from my body
you want to mark on my body
put your claim on me
place your claim on me

you were not here first
you were not here first
you were not here first
I was
I was

I don't want to disappear
but I don't need your eyes to see me
I don't want to disappear
but I don't need your eyes to see me
I don't want to disappear
but I don't need your eyes to see me
I want them all to hear
but I don't need your voice to speak me

you were not here first
you were not here first
you were not here first
I was
I was
I was
I was

this thing is my thing
this body is my body
this thing is my thing
this body is my body

This Body

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Singer, songwriter, and visual artist vōx (Latin for “voice,” pronounced “wokes”) approaches all of her projects holistically—creating an engaging and thought-provoking audio-visual world where viewers and listeners can feel safe and find power in vulnerability.

As a teenager, vōx turned to songwriting as an escape from her small, conservative town. Years later, it became a therapeutic vehicle—helping the Portugal-based artist confront years of trauma and transform shame into strength. 

Drawing comparisons to such pioneering artists as Björk, Kate Bush, and Tori Amos, vōx recorded her debut EP, I Was Born, alongside co-producer Josiah Kosier in 2017. Soon after, she signed to Arts & Crafts and followed with 2019’s I Am Not a God and 2020’s This Body—both of which she co-produced with Alexander Vincent.

Inspired by the human experience, This Body is perhaps the most complete manifestation of vōx’s creative and spiritual evolution thus far—on an emotional, philosophical, and physical level. The five-song EP, which has drawn praise from the likes of Billboard, Paper, and Dazed, showcases vōx’s captivating voice and thoughtful words—accompanied by sparse, electronic notes, ethereal beats, and gentle, multi-tracked harmonies. The songs include an anthem for self-worth (“Be Bigger”), a confrontation of ancestral trauma (“How Do I Connect to the Spirits?”), and the title track, in which vōx reclaims her body with the formidable lyrics, “You were not here first. I was.”

This Body

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