The music was created by Chris Donald and for a number of years I tried writing lyrics for it. I knew it was going to be about blood and as the song unfolded it became about four people at different times in history. At their death, their blood cries out for justice, redemption, revenge, relief. The question is 'which blood cries most insistently?' This song is the closer on my new album Pandüzima and acts as a meditation. Is there hope to be found amidst all the horror and destruction?
lyrics
He struck your skull
The club slew and was broken, was broken
Your blood cried out
Enraged, the ground soaking
Sacred O hatred, avenge me, avenge me
Sacred O hatred, avenge me, avenge me
A mountain of lifejackets
Blanket the shore
Your blood went cold
As you sank to the floor
Hit with a force
Taking shoes off your feet
Your blood wept
Holy water onto the street
Ancients, Ancients, please see me, receive me
Ancients, O Ancients, just see me, receive me
Sweltering passion
The treacherous kiss
Still Your blood pleads
Tenacious insists
Brothers, sisters, it’s all here, it’s all here
It’s all in the blood
Brothers, sisters, it’s all here, it’s all here
It’s all in the blood
Brothers, sisters, it’s all here, it’s all here
It’s all in the blood
credits
from PANDÜZIMA,
released October 7, 2022
produced by Chris Donald
Death, disillusionment & disaster: here's a little introduction to the lyrical world of Joel the Custodian, veteran Brum-based rapper and scowler extraordinaire. Independent hip-hop dressed in all black everything.
Soul-searching hip-hop from this Florida rapper, with lyrics that dig deep and take an unflinching look at life’s questions. Bandcamp New & Notable May 1, 2023