Consumerism is a track coming out on the eve of Ms. Hill's release. She wanted to get this music out while she was incarcerated, as it is a product of the space she was in while she was going through some of the challenges she has been faced with recently.

Available now on iTunes: http://bit.ly/MLH_C
Lyrics: http://mslaurynhill.tumblr.com/post/63565382195
 
"Consumerism is part of some material I was trying to finish before I had to come in. We did our best to eek out a mix via verbal and emailed direction, thanks to the crew of surrogate ears on the other side. Letters From Exile is material written from a certain space, in a certain place. I felt the need to discuss the underlying socio-political, cultural paradigm as I saw it. I haven't been able to watch the news too much recently, so I'm not hip on everything going on. But inspiration of this sort is a kind of news in and of itself, and often times contains an urgency that precedes what happens. I couldn't imagine it not being relevant. Messages like these I imagine find their audience, or their audience finds them, like water seeking it's level." 

- Ms. Lauryn Hill

Consumerism

Ms. Lauryn Hill - Consumerism

when i lose my voice, when i reach out to you
going deeper
you’re the flock of birds flying around my house
your beaks' full

get alone and get high
half is love half in dreaming
every single time
nearer still
draw me in

though the dark is nigh, i’m here
in between every petal’s hue
though the dark is nigh, i’m here
in between all your blossom

show me the door
try and tell me what’s her name
it’s a dark shadow for a flower soft as you

get alone and get high
half is love half in dreaming
every single time
nearer still
draw me in

though the dark is nigh, i’m here
in between every petal’s hue
though the dark is nigh, i’m here
in between every petal’s hue
and though the dark is nigh, i’m here
in between all your blossom
though the dark is nigh, i’m here
in between every petal’s hue

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I'm creating a track per day (+/- 1:00 in length) for the #The100DayProject. My goal is to experiment, come up with ideas quickly and squeeze them into a minute long track. At the end of the project, hopefully I'll have more than a few solid ideas to build into complete songs. 

Learn more about #The100DayProject here. 
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