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SOLIDITY

by Aisha Fukushima

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This song is a meditation on solidarity building. During this time of pandemic and intensity, our interdependence is glaringly clear. Let the poetry, smooth vocals, nature metaphors, and emotive beats in this song invite you into a new world of possibilities.

Ready for more? Check out the choose your own adventure songventure (song adventure)--featuring movement by Charles Brecard, Kyana Lyne, Jontae McCrory, and film by Do Phan Hoi--made possible by support from the Social Distancing Festival, here:

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lyrics

SOLIDITY
By Aisha Fukushima

VERSE 1

i am not your bridge.
you can walk with me
but not on me
I am not your metaphor
ancestral burial grounds
are seeds of change
blooming magnolias
historical fruit is strange
praying for a change
beat breaks
so that I can break the feverish tempo
that plays broken records
over broken backs
I sing freedom songs
over circling cassette tracks

i am neither half,
nor hole/whole
I am abundant.

I am raisin in the sun
I am grapes of wrath
I am the nail that refuses to be hammered
when the thing
that it holds together
Is unjust

Cenotes
Sweet water
Underground rivers
ancient flowing
unseen Force
reminds us of
How we are connected
Letting that which you cannot see
But you can certainly feel
Move you,
& through you
To a collective us
To the estuaries
Of our confluence

HOOK

Solidity
We getting free
(x3)
Past, present, future,
Making history
(x2)
VERSE 2

Breaking through the barriers
Areas of time
And space
I belong
in and beyond
this place

Can you please turn off the stereotype?
listen close
to the story
We write

When was the last time you
held earth in your hands
As she holds you everyday
Witnessed the courage of heart berries
Speak to them,
& Let them tell you
Tell you how they came to be
(Cross pollinated connectivity)

why do we insist on winner take all
when it’s the majority of people
who take the fall?

What happens
When we bring together the roots
Of our rooted existance
Resistance
They can hold water
Bringing life into the ecosystem
Even lotus flowers
Rise from the mud

And together we can
Plant fields of wild flowers
That will bloom
In the face of it all

HOOK

Solidity
We getting free
(x3)
Past, present, future,
Making history
(x2)

VERSE 3 / OUTRO

Grace Lee Boggs
Helps us clear the fog
And find our way again
Know our history
From the root to the seed
Let us find our unity
I’m gonna grow from the stem
Uproot the rotten parts of this system
Compost the rotten parts you see
Move from just me
To we

credits

released May 7, 2021
Composed and written by Aisha Fukushima.
Mixing and mastering by Nelson Braxton.

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