Follow up to the Dig Deeper EP (produced by Meshell Ndegeocello) is the debut album album by SLV, This Kind. Release date May 5, 2015

Prelude

Imperfecto

Unreleased track recorded at The Bunker studio in Brooklyn. 

Truth

Dulce
Linda
Mamacita
Nombres mios cuando yo digo
Con quien hablas asi?
Yo no respondo a llamadas en la calle
Yo no respondo cuando me hablan asi

Tu ves algo diferente
En el año 200?
Madre
Hija
Abuelita
Sube la mano si se aplica

Sube la bien
Sube la mano

Si me toques te agarrare mas fuerte
hasta que te duele lelele
Espero que entiendas que tengo que guiar por ejemplo
para que mi hija vea lo que es corecto
Ser ignorante y irespetuoso es inaceptable
Sin importar si eres el hombre mas rico del mundo

DULCE (unmastered)

I've waited so long for this time
I wanted someone who'd listen
This time this one's for me

Somebody must pay attention
We're part of the population
We won't just disappear

If you can't compromise what does freedom look like?
If you could look through my eyes what do you think it looks like?

Does anyone have the answer?
Can we learn by going backwards?
Until we get it right.

We've waited so long for this time
We wanted someone who's listen
We aren't the only ones

If you can't compromise what does freedom look like?
If you could look through my eyes what do you think it looks like?

FREEDOM (unmastered)

Por mi parte llevo muchas cosas por dentro
Multiplicidades de identitades
No solo hay una no hay ninguna palabra que me describa
La bandera que llevo no pertence a solo un grupo
Un poquito de aqui y poquito e alla
Como piezas de un rompecabezas

No solo mujer
No solo madre
No solo cantante

Hago lo hago
Amo lo que amo
No pido permiso no hay espacio

Como el viento cada dia diferente feroz o tranquilo
La melodia cambia
Tu fuerza no te fallara

Llevo barras de oro escondidas en el fondo del mar
dentro de mi
No esta a la venta
No esta a la venta
No no, 100% mi riqueza
Las palabras
inventadas
Los grupos exclusivos desesperados 
por conservar el pasado que imaginaron
Les pertenecian
perspectivas antiguas
la manera en que se identifica
Todos corriendo por sus vidas y comiendo las noticias

Como el viento
Cada dia diferente
Feroz o tranquilo
La melodia cambia
tu fuerza no te fallara

Barras De Oro (unmastered)

I wanna be gracious 
I wanna be kind
I wanna take the highest road that I can find

My mind is blown 
it's a feeling of disbelief in what I'm hearing
Reading seeing is not always believing
Over and over and over on repeat
No need to rewind
It's an alternate reality in real time
You can say it this way today
A different way tomorrow
Just to try to fuck with my memory
Integrity? Hey ma' what's that?
Everybody wants it - not everybody has it
It's like Queen Latifah said back in 93' 
U N I T Y  that's Unity

I wanna be gracious 
I wanna be kind
I wanna take the highest road that I can find
But the things you've said and done 
Make me drop every good thing that my mama taught me

You can tune it
You can tune out
Just turn yourself all the way up
THis is for my mother
This is for my daughter
Do it how you want
Just show up for one another
Please pass the sharpie on the left hand side
I need to make a sign
I need to hold it high
There's some things that have got to stop
Nobody grabbin' nobody on my watch
Let's make a shield with the music
Free speech is great and I intend to use it
I've learned my lesson to pay attention forever

I wanna be gracious 
I wanna be kind
I wanna take the highest road that I can find

HIGH ROAD (unmastered)

Barras De Oro

Tippy Tap

High Road

Chicana chanteuse Sandra Lilia Velasquez sings soulful protest songs that mix pop, electronic, and world genres. Raised near the US/MEX border by an artist and an activist, her bilingual lyrics tell stories of strength and courage.  
She originally made a name for herself as the founder of the band Pistolera in New York City. SLV is her latest project where she continues to develop her voice as a songwriter.

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