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I Request
03:38
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I request the most benevolent path to my destination
And when I arrive
I'll give my grace, my thanks, my faith, my praise
And hope for reciprocation
I request the most benevolent path to my destination
And when I arrive
I'll give my heart, my light, my presence, my patience
And hope for reciprocation
The road is long, we are weary
It winds like the river however endearing
We know
That there's trouble
Around the bend in too deep over our head
Yea, we know
That this time coming soon, coming fast
Yea we know it won't last
If we are here, if we are
Everything we want to be
We have to
Fall into
The love that is true
Just to fall into you
Or to fall to your truth
Give it your all, give it some oomph
Give it some love, give it your roof
Give it a home, speak it your truth
Give it your time, your place, a space to breathe
Breathe with me
Breathe with me
Breathe with me
Breathe with me
Breathe with me
Breathe with me
Breathe
With
Me
I request the most benevolent path to my destination
And when I arrive
I'll give it my name, my thanks, my praise, my goodness with faith
My hope, my love, my joy, my everything I own
My moon, my sun, my stars, everything take it all the way to mars
I'll give it my trust, I'll give it my mind
I'll give it my all with the grace that I have inside
And hope for reciprocation
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2. |
Tryin'
03:38
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Woke up this morning and I was tired
Fillin up my plate with more than what's required
I see the mountain up ahead
I got a long way to go before I'm dead
Woke up so early
All of me hurtin'
Mind, body, soul
What's worth being tired for
We been tryin, tryin, tryin
We been tryin, tryin, tryin
We been tryin, tryin, tryin
We been tryin, tryin, tryin
All these people wanting me to help them
Tryna do what I can and not ignore them
See I try to be kind
Try to be on time
Try to find the pieces that fit in between mine
But I'm fallin' short, and I don't wanna lose it all
The people seem to need my energy
Responsibility's a reoccurring theme
I'm tryin to continue being welcoming
I'm tryin to keep tryin before I'm 6-feet-deep
We been tryin, tryin, tryin
We been tryin, tryin, tryin
We been tryin, tryin, tryin
We been tryin, tryin, tryin
And I know I'll make it along
And I might do it a little wrong
As long as I keep singin
La da da da doo
My song
And I see the eye, the eye of the storm
So I will weather the cold and the warm
No I don't wanna do it all, all alone
So please answer, pick up the phone
When I call
When I call
When I call
We been tryin, tryin, tryin
We been tryin, tryin, tryin
We been tryin, tryin, tryin
We been tryin, tryin, tryin
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3. |
Royalty
05:12
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Weaving through the past
Trying to catch the things they didn't want to last
Falling deep into my mind
Trying to fill the void of lost time
Ancestors trapped in the past, and i feel em all, feel em all
I can't escape it, I know there's more in me, more in us
Trust in the land and protect it with everything, everything
We been neglected we know that there's better ways, better ways
Kings and Queens
Mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers are
Kings and Queens
Mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers are
Kings and Queens
Mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers are
Kings and Queens
All of our cousins are royalty
They brought us to stolen land
Ripped us apart, we could've been hand in hand
And I cried, they denied
But I know deep down
They'll never put out our light
They cannot conquer our minds
The spirit is strong
Love lives within
Passed through our lives
Pickin' the pieces they left behind
Sorting thru trauma
God bless our mama
We will survive
Kings and Queens
Mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers are
Kings and Queens
Mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers are
Kings and Queens
Mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers are
Kings and Queens
All of our cousins are royalty
Gotta look at all the ways
They lied they lied they lied
Diggin' up bones of the past
All those children didn't last
Genocide of the land
By the fist of god breaking
And I wanna forgive it all
And I gotta call it out
There's blood on their hands
We're not afforded time to talk about
Kings and Queens
Mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers are
Kings and Queens
Mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers are
Kings and Queens
Mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers are
Kings and Queens
All of our cousins are royalty
Kings and Queens
Mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers are
Kings and Queens
Mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers are
Kings and Queens
Mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers are
Kings and Queens
All of our cousins are royalty
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4. |
Heavy
03:28
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Questioning everything that's been coming my way
I start to wonder how we're going under these days
Try to be good like I know I should
But it weighs me down
Why does it weigh me down?
And I can't stand the pain that comes when I know I can't be around
And I can't stand the pain that comes when I know I can't be around
Obligations cause frustrations begin retaliations, just give me time
There are ways that I can show up, just say the word and I'll jump
Flowing through the motions I've been sinking in the oceans of my waves
But I can't, no, no not today, I can't just let me say
It's all so heavy when it all comes down
See I'm struggling to stand, and I don't want to let you down
It's all so heavy when it all comes down
See I'm struggling to stand, and I don't want to let you down
I'm just a human in a chaotic cage
Trying to sort through pages of my unwanted rage
I'm just a person in a whirlwind of an age
Trying to keep up with a pace that's inhumane
I'm just a human in a chaotic cage
Trying to sort through pages of my unwanted rage
I'm just a person in a whirlwind of an age
Trying to keep up with a pace that's inhumane
Said you'd show up
I'm exhausted I've lost it what is the cost of it all
Said you'd help
I'd be putting myself out, how do I reconcile?
What will the people say?
It doesn't really matter anyway
Is this how you spend your time?
Looking at this puzzle, figure out what's mine
It's all so heavy when it all comes down
See I'm struggling to stand, and I don't want to let you down
It's all so heavy when it all comes down
See I'm struggling to stand, and I don't want to let you down
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5. |
Cantando
05:31
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Cantando desde mi corazón
Por el río de mi alma
Cantando desde mi corazón
Por el río de mi alma
Cantando desde mi corazón
Por el río de mi alma
Cantando desde mi corazón
Por el río de mi alma
Singing for my life
I've been singing most of my time
All my days, all my nights
Takes me to the source of the soul of the well at the
Bottom of a pit, deep down going in
Singing my way through the thick of it all and I gave it just a breath
I gave it just a moment just to take me to the next place
Singing out
Where will I find myself
Finding out loud all the pieces that fell when
I crawl to the river that sings from my soul I know deep down where to go
In the howling of the night feel the breeze
Grab it oh sing through my teeth
In my mind I see
The greater piece
You and me
Cantando desde mi corazón
Por el río de mi alma
Cantando desde mi corazón
Por el río de mi alma
Cantando desde mi corazón
Por el río de mi alma
Cantando desde mi corazón
Por el río de mi alma
I can feel my soul being healed
When I keep singin' it's bringin' me peace
The flow of the river is all I wanna hear
The fish that be jumpin and birds in the trees
No more holding back it's time to release
A quote from depression and anxiety
Anything that don't kill me makes me sing
Singin's like breathing I do it in my sleep
I've been up at night
Staring at the stars and the planets and the moonlight
I've been inspired by
lessons learned, mother earth, and the battles of my own mind
I've even reminded that sharing your light
Can ignite the fire that might change your life
Or inciting a riot
That's peaceful and quiet
Surprising uprising it's subtle like
Surprising uprising it's subtle like
Surprising uprising it's subtle like
Cantando desde mi corazón
Por el río de mi alma
Cantando desde mi corazón
Por el río de mi alma
Cantando desde mi corazón
Por el río de mi alma
Cantando desde mi corazón
Por el río de mi alma
Share your heart
Share your gift
Share your light with the moment you're in
Share your heart
Share your gift
Share your light with the moment you're in
Share your heart
Share your gift
Share your light with the moment you're in
Share your heart
Share your gift
Share your light with the moment you're in
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Elijah Jalil Missoula, montana
Elijah Jalil is a singer-songwriter using hopeful, loving, and sadboi energy to explore and engage the mind, body, spirit,
and oppressive systems of society.
'Nothing to Say' is the debut album produced by Britt Arnesen.
'Cantando' is the sophomore project created in collaboration with Maria Zepeda releasing on November 12, 2021.
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