Description
“Even the light of day
Isn't like the light that lights your way
I like the way you look, I do
But I love the way u look at the world
3rd eye looking out and you took it in
You got your outlook from looking in”
Imagine a Yogi meditating in the bush, caught up in ecstatic meditation. So highly enamored by chanting a mantra over and over again that when a passerby tries to get the Yogi’s attention, the Yogi just continues chanting.
One may feel disrespected or as we say in Jamaica you would feel like the Yogi “styled you”. In Jamaica "Style" can mean u have style as in you are unique, you have your own way of doing things. Another meaning is someone “styled u” as in they curved you, ignored you or deceived you etc.
In this example though, the yogi isn’t “styling” the passerby. It's simply the yogi’s style to chant for extended periods without interruptions. The passerby understands what is happening as well and sees the Yogi means no disrespect. The passerby actually feels welcomed and greeted by the love and bliss that the Yogi radiates.
“I’m so high that when people say Hi, I don't have to say Hi back”
The aforementioned image of the Yogi inspired these lyrics. The Yogi is so high, or rather so deep, in meditation that they don't need to say Hi. The effect of the meditation says “Hi” for him/her, it speaks for itself, it speaks love, peace, prosperity, forgiveness. Everyone who encounters the Yogi feels the love and doesn't take the Yogi not acknowledging them as an offense.
In the song when I say “I’m so high that when people say Hi, I don't have to say Hi back” I’m saying, I’m so focused that my full involvement in the creative ‘work’ speaks of how precious my time is and my obsession has nothing to do with ignoring anyone, it’s about following through on the commitments in my life.
It’s about prioritizing the quality of our focus and the sacrifices that may have to be made to achieve our goals. Let your work ethic speak for itself. Regardless of the distractions that may arise, we must remain unwavering in our efforts. This requires frequent check-ins with our Self, our objectives and how we are investing our time.
‘Meditate’ is a call to think deeply on how we want to contribute to the ecosystem at large. To become fully engaged in actualizing the vision we have for our Self. To commit to the daily work and the healthy habits that our purpose requires. To become clear with the people in our life about the value of our time. To be immersed in doing things that we value, with our time.
Everyone who mints an edition of the Meditate Song NFT on SoundXYZ gets 2 free mints of the Music Video NFT, one of which they are encouraged to list for sale on OpenSea. Only collectors of the Song NFT on SoundXYZ are able to mint the Music Video NFT.
The song on SoundXYZ has a different arrangement and mix than the song in the music video, which gives both a unique element.
‘Meditate’ is song the with most Patois (Jamaican Slang) i've released in web3. I included the lyrics in the description and provided the Visuals with Lyrics as the free mint. A preview of the Music Video can be found in my pinned tweet.
[Pre-Chorus]
Meditate meditate
meditate meditate
U medicate me like everyday
Mary Jane Mary Jane Mary Jane
U medicate me like everyday
[Chorus]
Park on the beach
and we gone for the weekend
When the family meet
we don't war we don't pretend
All the way we goin all the way
'Til everyday is like a holiday
[Verse 1]
Great timing
The joy when you hate smiling
The piper that’s paid to pipe it
Even the light of day
Isn't like the light that lights your way
Girl I like the way you look, I do
But I love the way u look at the world
3rd eye looking out and you took it in
You got your outlook from looking in
Every limit is a lie
it’s a lyric it’s a rhyme
It’s a rhythm it’s a vibe
It’s another level
The say the limit is the sky
no ability to fly
so i'm giving it a try
You know that i'm a rebel
When you roll in the street
Everybody have style
You have to have style to your thing
Have no style? police will style u*
If you have no style in the street,
you'll stifle
Stylists don't have to ask what style is
Style is: you don't know if I don't tell you
Style is 'Buy Two, get One free'
100% juice from a concentrate
so high that when people say, "Hi"
I doh have to say hi back
so high that when people say, "Hi"
I doh have to say hi back
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
Girl I want you want you
Girl I need you need you
Can't go on without you
Like the Queen of Sheba
I won’t doubt you
You're a real achiever
Spirulina at *Viva releases the fever
Green of the green is the real sativa
But I want the original Sensimillia
Want to get political don’t entertain dat
Tell them to do work
or tax must pay back
In my own world
I don't watch my neighbour
Stay to myself and thank the Saviour
Know that i’m in the Almighty favour
Even though sometimes
I have bad behaviour
What the hell else a man’s gonna do
Reach in my pocket and follow thru
This is the loving that lovers do
This is always what I want to do
Glad that i ended up loving you
putting it all on the line
your all on my mind
Sitting in silence in love with you
Girl you be all on my mind
all of the time
just getting to know life
give the credit to the Most High
Spiritual energy smoke signs
I live in the melody
I live in the Skin with the melanin
skillful still, still filled with adrenaline
Still in therapy, without the pill
I still can't live in a tenement
*so High that when people say, "Hi"
I doh have to say Hi back
so High that when people say, "Hi"
I doh have to say Hi back
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
NOTES
"Have no style? police will style u" - if you don't know how to move and you get caught police will try take advantage and want to u to pay your way out
"Spirulina at *‘Viva" - Viva is the name of a popular Rasta entrepreneur in Kingston, Jamaica who makes fruit, vegetable and root juices.
