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Progenitor

by David Boykin Expanse

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We are sunlight We are midnight We are moon glow Yesterday’s tomorrow We are sunlight We are midnight We are moon glow Yesterday’s tomorrow Look to the sky Deep into the mind’s eve Explore the depths of the sea Of the soul of humanity Open up the earth To find the secret of the birth Of your existence and true worth In the universe We are sunlight We are midnight We are moon glow Yesterday’s tomorrow We are sunlight We are midnight We are moon glow Yesterday’s tomorrow
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omni-intervallic metallic tones melded without malice into melodies bemoan dynasties over throw seeds long since sewn in bone marrow reflect into tomorrow a light that shines eternal hope from sorrow young leaders speak the truth few can swallow so they walk the path too perilous to follow equipped with the mathematics to fill the hollow heads of hungry brains that flood the empty bottle hot house velvet lounge and other venues in town where jazz forms and improvised music are found im bound to step onstage and astound ears hear hearts fear eyes seeing but not believing how the hell did he play all them notes without breathing musical mystic definitely gifted to express the vague abstract to the concrete specific truth universal elemental translated the complex to simple communicated through the temples direct system link accessed information to innovate improvisation and propel it beyond the brink ill achieve with ease what most cant conceive the small capacity of their creative faculties cant fathom what i imagine and manifest when i breathe fire like a dragon igniting emcees and instrumentalists will get burnt to a crisp inspired to reach higher they’ll ascend from the abyss of battling in vain collective flight is the aim the only way that elevation of the game is attained at open mics and jam sessions shine light learn lessons superior or inferior is not the answer or question just one of the many conceptual tools oppression stagnating the art forms natural progression i keep em guessing be-boppers be b-boying to the jaw droppingest saxophonist employing unorthodox methods live on stage and on record i constantly confound the skeptics expected to fill the void noise neglected sacred space deep in the soul well protected sacred space deep in the soul battle rhymes to rattle hearts and startle minds of would be contenders who dare think to enter the great contest upon which rest the fate of humanity most of whom are defenseless against the terror wrought by the have against the have nots in an onslaught of subplots designed to clot main arteries of information disrupting my artistry’s transformation of the culture of many nation’s youth who seek the truth that they tried so hard to hide sent it out to see it was returned by the tide the deepest graves they could make were excavated by earthquakes bones whose DNA linked the chain they couldn’t break revealed destinies of histories concealed identity of architects who exercised with skill blueprinted the human psyche and cultivated to build a civilization so advanced that it now seem surreal a legacy that lasts forever its impossible to sever the tether that ties the many great past lives together (of my ancestors from saints to transgressors they all carry the same weight none greater none lesser lumps of coal and grains of sand are transformed under pressure Into diamonds and pearls went from scourge of the earth to jewels of the world precious petals of young buds unfurl Into mature flower In possession of powers
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once upon a time not long ago on the west side of the c-h-i—c-a-g-o a mythic mysterious cryptic slick serious maestro with nice flow developed a style so revolutionary it threatened the whole game so systematically they starved him out buried his name disciples went underground but were unable to maintain but heres’ a few remnant verses of the teachings that remain from he who speaks questions information conceals the truth which to see who seeks knowledge is revealed don’t ask set about the task do the math power’s obtained in the process remain true to the path spit fire speak truth acquire the gifts and be living proof of the impossible wreck sets with no apology and minimum technology just natural acoustic music of high quality create constantly in this odyssey ever evolving culture to evade slave wage economy melodies beats lyrics mind body and sprit blended properly fulfill prophecy breath control diaphragmatic yields express control nonproblematic over instinctual habits through these means most effectual emotional and intellectual impulses are subdued regulating mind state sedate carry the weight of the world and tempt fate as the world waits with baited breath charred bones of old tone poems dismembered smolder in the embers soon to be rekindled by those who remember the progenitor low frequency flow grow penetrate the perimeter and proceed to replenish the creativity reservoir with a most bizarre musical repertoire ooh la la la thats the way that it feels when you know that its real ooh la la la lets take to the sky on a musical high ooh la la la la la la ooh la la la thats the way that it feels when you know that its real ooh la la la lets take to the sky on a musical high ooh la la la la la la ooh la la la thats the way that it feels when you know that its real ooh la la la lets take to the sky on a musical high ooh la la la la la la ooh la la la thats the way that it feels when you know that its real ooh la la la lets take to the sky on a musical high ooh la la la la la la

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Recorded Live in concert at Hereafter Fest 2018

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released August 6, 2021

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