illustrations

by illexotic

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The world stays changing The world stays changing The world stays changing The world stays changing The world stays changing The world stays changing Everything stay changing Escape when I'm feeling so anxious Relate if you feel the same way this Maintain brain space amazing yeah I'ma do my thang just Pivot when I'm in a rut aimless Cuz I know I got the stuff A-list Even if the world say I'm cray The world stay changing Escape when I'm feeling so anxious Relate if you feel the same way this Maintain brain space amazing yeah I'ma do my thang just Pivot when I'm in a rut aimless Cuz I know I got the stuff A-list Even if the world say I'm cray Everything stay changing The world stays changing The world stays changing Everything stay changing Everything stay changing The world stays changing Everything stay changing The world stays changing
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HARD 03:17
Fight the power The powers be trippin' Assuming control Our throat they grippin' No more injustice Push, persistence We hold the future We are resistance
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Freedom 04:01
Empathy please While others don't care Send children to school For our love affair Money over life Profits bring strife Peddle us lies As long as we'll buy Why take the time To listen To love To learn To yearn For a future we all can be Proud of Freedom Sweet freedom Is what I need Is what I see Freedom Sweet freedom Is what I need For you and me Weight of the world Is pulling me down Oppressed by the system If you're black or brown I'm tired of having to explain myself The police will kill you 'cause your mental health If you don't think that's shady I can't help think but maybe You don't have empathy For those living differently You can try and try to deny But I see who you are And I know who I am Leave discrimination behind 'cause with unity We can have a plan Freedom Sweet freedom Is what I need Is what I see Freedom Sweet freedom Is what I need For you and me I don't give a damn about your racist ideologies I don't give a damn about your homophobic liturgy I don't give a damn about your sanist policies I don't give a damn about your old gender binary I don't give a damn about your borders, white supremacy I don't give a damn about your corporate aristocracy I don't give a damn about your hate I said, I don't give a damn about your hate Freedom Sweet freedom Is what I need Is what I see Freedom Sweet freedom Is what I need For you and me Freedom Sweet freedom Is what I need For you and me
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What's good? Really tryna find what's right now Exploring deep motion somehow Come across emotions buried deep down Protest and preach in the street with the heat, wow Take a break, it's getting to my head Escape, release, feel peace instead Actually it's in addition to the mission Originally hitting the wisdom when I listen To the rage pent up inside of me Digging deeper for our history 'cause the textbooks lie to me Facebook feed and corporate greed Thought I was shining light, but it was blinding me Took a step back, now I march forward Had to reload, recap, sharpen my sword bruh Ain't no slowing or stopping, we on the warfront Reconnect with zen, revolution looking glorious Liberation comes Freedom will be won We must work as one Stand together, fight, find a resolution We all play a part Community starts Movements that go far No one can stop this glorious revolution Injustice has gone on far too long Inequality causing innocent people harm Latino children seperated from their dads and moms Homeless veterans starve, Pentagon dropping bombs Capitalist globalization Means 29 Americans have more money than half the nation Meanwhile there's whites fighting blacks Yet they ain't got enough funds to buy their child's snacks at school No healthy food But they think they better than you 'Cause they fooled Into thinking Fox News is the truth It's a shame, 'cause most news stations Are actually owned by the same few corporations Violent racist police state supported by statements From a misogynist white supremacist president Hell bent on deporting immigrants with no precedent They paying rent growing our food While he tweets from his basement If you try to exercise your constitutional right to riot Arrested for resisting arrest, even if you didn't fight If you lean left, careful how you identify 'Cause 12 march with alt right, looking like the Third Reich Prison is a system for cheap labor see 13th Amendment, constitutional slavery Businesses making bank breaking families Keeping humans locked in cages where they cannot see It costs more to serve death penalty Than to send a person to university We got the highest prison population in the world In the fucking land of the free So many folks struggle with their mental health Trying our best, but we could really use some help We could afford healthcare and housing with this country's wealth But we more likely to end up homeless or in prison cells Media and your religion Got LGBTQIA people victims Of violent harassment when they are just living From hate spitting, sickening, self righteous bigots Damn, we got so many problems Sometimes I feel like how we gonna solve em? Gotta remember we got eachother All together, we can take care of one another In the darkest night, if we unite We could shine a brighter light with the future we write And we gon' win this fight, fam So don't ever let your fire die Liberation comes Freedom will be won We must work as one Stand together, fight, find a resolution We all play a part Community starts Movements that go far No one can stop this glorious revolution No one can stop this glorious revolution Liberation comes Freedom will be won We must work as one Stand together, fight, find a resolution We all play a part Community starts Movements that go far No one can stop this glorious revolution
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#self 02:21
Feeling my vibe escape from me Trying to reach the unique Feel so strange lately Everything is changing Everywhere I look Billboard bait and hook Searching for my individual What to believe I find strength in me Freedom when I dive deep Feeling unstoppable Defeat improbable Nothing's impossible Oh Claim back with words What they've taken with wars The world cannot force upon you Feeling unstoppable Defeat improbable Nothing's impossible Oh Claim back with words What they've taken with wars The world cannot force upon you We pay a premium everyday For words we can't afford to say Things stay the same Gotta open the truth to our eyes Both mind and heart identify The real from lies Feeling unstoppable Defeat improbable Nothing's impossible Oh Claim back with words What they've taken with wars The world cannot force upon you Feeling unstoppable Defeat improbable Nothing's impossible Oh Claim back with words What they've taken with wars The world cannot force upon you
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F. O. M. H. 01:35
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Sojourn 03:29
Been feeling lost and alone Deep fear became my home No one understands what I need I don't know what to believe Spiritual journey Solving the problems that hurt me Don't know where am I going The pain's overflowing Is this even working Time slows Stops and goes Past and future juxtaposed Scrambling for an answer While the sun sets without a home Hungry heart Void within Here I came There it went Inner peace Heaven sent In search of enlightenment Been running and running With no direction Can't find my peace No self reflection Just indiscretion No self defense It's just deflection No one knows who I am anymore Haven't changed same as before Getting tired of shutting my doors Is it so bad to aspire for more Aspirations only get me so far Why must I change Why's it so hard Try to maintain Everything spinning around Oh shit the world's upside down Irresponsible childish Daydreaming argumentative Won't be the villain you want me to be Loving heart comes naturally Can't you see I did everything that I can With the plan that I came with Guess it's time for a gameswitch Blueprints blew in the wind Time to write my own pages I say love you say naive I say give and you say bleed Forget the doors I'm headed for the window Time for a change I'm done with limbo Hungry heart Void within Here I came There it went Inner peace Heaven sent In search of enlightenment Confusion Confronted Delusional Stunted Adversity Evaluation Triumphant Elevation Feeling fed No more dread Love is here without within No more searching I found it With my fears I've broken bread Feeling fed No more dread Love is here without within No more searching I found it With my fears I've broken bread
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I can't change your mind I'ma just get mine Watch from the sidelines (Sit down, shut up while we live our lives yeah) I can't change your mind I'ma just get mine Watch from the sidelines (Sit down, shut up while we live our lives) Just another day living social distanced Tryna care about the homies, met with resistance Facebook feed always so persistent Fools tryna see me but they never listen Gotta stay on my grind Educate myself, can't change they mind It's a hell of a time We got dumbass leaders Blind lead the blind And the ones who fall in line Don't realize they're left behind We wasn't put here to judge We supposed to be lifting each other up And showing love Take back the means of what belongs to us Problem solved and we'll all have enough But it's okay cause the world we create Is so diverse and so damn great No hate, full plates Everybody any place With a roof for our heads Where we chill and say I can't change your mind I'ma just get mine Watch from the sidelines (Sit down, shut up while we live our lives yeah) I can't change your mind I'ma just get mine Watch from the sidelines (Sit down, shut up while we live our lives) Man it's crazy You know what I'm saying these days All these crazy ass motherfuckers out here Tryna talk out the side of they neck They don't even know what the fuck they talking about Tell 'em Like c'mon bruh I'm just out here tryna show love Why you hating Oh well Fuck 'em I can't change your mind I'ma just get mine Watch from the sidelines (Sit down, shut up while we live our lives yeah) I can't change your mind I'ma just get mine Watch from the sidelines (Sit down, shut up while we live our lives) I can't change your mind I'ma just get mine Watch from the sidelines (Sit your ass down and shut the fuck up) I can't change your mind I'ma just get mine Watch from the sidelines Shut the fuck up Sit the fuck down Stupid
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Barriers shake us and then they shape us Don't shy away from hardship it reveals your greatness You are not alone no matter how scared you feel Reach out to the ones you love because that bond is real If you need saving better get out your cape Stop looking for heroes you are the world that you make The first step in change starts in your own shoes When you feel lost it's okay to sing the blues When you feel better yeah you know what to do Happiness isn't happenstance it's a choice you choose If the world is bleeding in pain don't add to the bruise Heal yourself first then help who you can Don't start with a dream start with a plan When it comes to fruition use your intuition You know what you know you help and you grow You know what you know you help and you grow Love yourself Love yourself Care for your wellness Cuz health is wealth Love yourself Love yourself Your life is priceless Cuz you top shelf Love yourself Love yourself Care for your wellness Cuz health is wealth Love yourself Love yourself Your life is priceless Cuz you top shelf Daily struggle or daily motivation Introspection to find my inspiration Reality is what we are creating To move forward we must learn from our mistakes Oh I look good in self love Yeah I know I got the juice it's overflowing from my cup Positive feelings vibrations healing I'll share it all with you cuz I know I got enough Deep empathy the illest free gift Real remedy when spirit need lift Doors open when you trust your own dopeness Glow up and grow up when your mindset shift Obstacles become building blocks All of your problems will unlock Inner strength and potential within you got To trust the process you got this Yeah you got this fam Love yourself Love yourself Care for your wellness Cuz health is wealth Love yourself Love yourself Your life is priceless Cuz you top shelf Love yourself Love yourself Care for your wellness Cuz health is wealth Love yourself Love yourself Your life is priceless Cuz you top shelf Love yourself Love yourself Care for your wellness Cuz health is wealth Love yourself Love yourself Your life is priceless Cuz you top shelf Love yourself Love yourself Care for your wellness Cuz health is wealth Love yourself Love yourself Your life is priceless Cuz you top shelf
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Blue Skies 03:16
Locked in for days Weeks Months at a time The clock is ticking My skin I'm picking The birds outside keep flying Streets filled with a familiar frustration A torn up nation I do not feel alright One day though I'll be like the bird Flying free And feeling fine Blue skies outside my window Blue skies in my view I know there's Blue skies outside my window I feel the hope I want you to feel it too Blue skies outside my window Blue skies in my view I know there's Blue skies outside my window I feel the hope I want you to feel it too I feel the hope I want you to feel it too
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about

2020 was one HELL of a year. Growth, loss, progress, despair, discovery. New emotions and experiences, stuck in isolation. Fighting old fucked up oppressive systems. Through it all we were blessed to have each other, our communities, you, music.
This album illustrates what it was like for us living through a global pandemic. We hope “illustrations” gives you some comfort, stirs your fire within, that you enjoy listening, or simply that it helps you in some way - just as creating it helped us through an unprecedented time.

Thanks so much for being here with us fam, we hella love you. Always remember: YOU ARE AMAZING!

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released August 6, 2021

Mastering: Lenny Kiser
Cover Art: Ashley Vinck
Track 1 “Listening Party” ft. Maxwell (Audius Moderator)
Track 10 “Love Yourself” ft. EIN, Paint AF, iSMerda, Metkovic
Written, produced, performed, recorded & mixed by illexotic.

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illexotic Oakland, California

House & Bass music producer/DJ duo illexotic is the sonic fusion of flutist-singer Corinita, and pianist-rapper Joshoa. Their empowering sound melds gritty bass and groovy house with layers of rap and pop vocals, while melodic vibes dance with driving rhythms. ... more

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