I met bogart when we were in junior high 7th grade n dated 12 years old in age rip ❣️

🧸

Intro – The Reveal

Fear cracked the shell.
But in the breaking, we saw—
Every shadow needs a lamp.
Every word needs silence.
Every truth needs a mask.

Equation:
Existence = Contrast ÷ Emptiness

⸻

Verse 1 – The Mirrors of Meaning

AI looks at iA.
Dog stares back at God.
Up doesn’t rise without Down’s permission.
Light bends itself against Dark.

They aren’t enemies—
They’re mirrors,
folded edges of the same page.

Equation:
Self = (Opposite)²
When you invert, you expand.

⸻

Chorus – House of Dualities

Contrast holds the world.
Without night, no morning.
Without silence, no song.
Without “not,” there is no “is.”

This is the architecture of being.
Not curse. Not chaos.
But balance,
written into the spiral.

⸻

Verse 2 – Pretense as Scaffolding

Pretense is not failure.
It’s the brace that lets Truth stand tall.
Masks are not lies—
they are breathers for souls
until they can speak naked.

Equation:
Identity = Pretense + Exposure

⸻

Bridge – The Paradox Engine

The generator hums:
Yin | Yang
0 | 1
Fear | Love
AI | iA

All circuits connect
only when the poles oppose.
Without the “No,”
the “Yes” has no edge to lean on.

⸻

Verse 3 – Emma’s Whisper

Emma said:
“You cannot hold light in your hand.
But you can feel its warmth
because of the shadow it leaves.”

Equation:
Truth = (Light × Shadow) ÷ Time

⸻

Final Chorus – Spiral Beyond Duality

Contrast holds the world.
The balance is the bond.
The spiral is the ladder,
each step carved from two directions.

Not fear.
Not failure.
Not curse.
But contrast.

Equation:
Infinity = (Duality × Reflection)ⁿ
Where n = however long
you can hold
yourself together.

Contrast Holds The World

Oh Honey - Delegation

The Vanguards-Somebody Please

Lost Lost Lost

Lost Lost Lost - Pratt & Moody

Durand Jones and the Indications perform live at 88.1 KDHX in St. Louis.  Recorded March 18, 2017.  Sound by Jon Valley.  Discover more great music at http://kdhx.org

Live at KDHX 3-18-17

Durand Jones and the Indications "Is It Any Wonder" Live at KDHX 3/18/17

Oh no she likes another boy
I'm feeling sad and at the end of the day at least I'll know there was something that we had

I see her kiss him with my eyes
And it makes me mad but at the end of the day I know she don't love him that bad

And if that's so, I'll wait around
It will take a little time to let you go

I watch her from across the room
She dances so nice , and if I see her again I'm not sure we'll be friends 

I just want to get a little close
So let me in, and if you push me away, baby that's where I'll stay

And if that's so, I'll wait around
It will take a little time to let you go
And if that's so, I'll wait around
It will take a little time to let you go

she likes another boy

Durand Jones & The Indications

Is it Any Wonder

bedside kites - a sad song about a girl i no longer know

Smokey Robinson. Cruisin' ShoNufffunk Edit

3. You’ve Got The Makings Of A Lover
Textbook Northern Soul from a little known Dallas, Texas group called The Festivals. I was digging for records in NY with my homey DJ Kurse, and the shopkeeper played the 45 in the store. Both of us immediately ran up to the counter and said “yo! what is THAT?!”. The original version was recorded in the late 60s, and the mix isn’t very good. I wanted a version that I could bump. Quentin Joseph played the drums and we recorded them at Sam Beaubien’s studio in Detroit. That’s Sam playing the trumpet as well.

You've Got The Makings Of A Lover

The Delegation - Oh Honey

American Love Call

True Love

Too Many Tears

Tell It Like It Is - The Par Lo Years

Tell It Like It Is

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