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Sol Groove Affirmation is a secular prayer, self-love anthem and protest song all wrapped up into an infectious flow of warm harmonious vocals speaking truth to power. The sweetness of King Sophia's voice contrasts beautifully with the poignant and empowering lyrics, which are carried by a funky beat consisting of cello, electric guitar, and drum machine. The expertly arranged string outro -- all played on cello -- provides an excellent release for the energy built up throughout the track, allowing the listener a blissful moment to reflect and relax into tenderness and self-compassion. A masterclass in both musical charisma and meaningful composition, Sol Groove Affirmation is a lesson to all that you don’t need anyone else’s love to be whole. Just be kind to yourself and unleash your so(u)l.
lyrics
Fuck you
I’m gonna be just fine
I’m building my own shrine
I move on my own time
I do what I want
So keep your old confines
I’m bathin in starshine
I’ll walk like the bass line
Right into the sun
The sun, the sun,
Dancin prancin into the sun
The sun, the sun
Rebelle to quell your feindin for fun
Oh fun, yes fun
We’ll fight until our daylight is done
Done done done done done done done done
Now tell me, how can people be so mean
It may sound naive, but shouldn’t it be same world same team
We’re not machines
Yet when they lynch us on and off screen
Somehow we’re supposed to find a way wipe it off like a sheen
Of sweat all love no mess
Preach peace hide stress
White man knows best
Nah I’m flaunting my scars
Mixing my Venus with Mars
Writing my will in the stars
Putting my love in these bars it sounds like
Fuck you
I’m gonna be just fine
I’m building my own shrine
I move on my own time
I do what I want
So keep your old confines
I’m bathin in starshine
I’ll walk like the bass line
Right into the sun
The sun, the sun,
Dancin prancin into the sun
The sun, the sun
Rebelle to quell your feindin for fun
Oh fun, yes fun
We’ll fight until our daylight is done
Done done done done done done done done
And like damn
This really is native land
I feel it under my hand
And in the taste of a yam
Flowers bloom where I stand
I am woman I am man
I am in between like sand
Pops loved a big band
And bam, here I am
A little lazy, a little crazy
Smokin spice and countin daisies
I like my evenings kinda hazy
A little chaos never phased me
Cause real life is real racy
Gotta keep up with the pacing
Dress my wounds in somethin lacy
Fight with grace, see I’m like
Fuck you
I’m gonna be just fine
I’m building my own shrine
I move on my own time
I do what I want
So keep your old confines
I’m bathin in starshine
I’ll walk like the bass line
Right into the sun
The sun, the sun,
Dancin prancin into the sun
The sun, the sun
Rebelle to quell your feindin for fun
Yes fun, oh fun
We’ll fight until our daylight is done
Done done done done done done done done
(x2)
Oh yes, the sun baby, it’s where you need to be
Oh, the sun, the sun, the only one
The me, the myself and I
The love, the happy, the cry
I be hangin out in the sun, gettin brown cause it’s fun
And I love my melanin
I love the skin I’m in
I love my curls, my coils, and my kinky twists (yeah you know it)
I love, I love, I love myself
I love me
I love, I love, I love myself
(x 4)
Yeah it’s true baby I really do love me
I love me, I love me, she’s my favorite place to be
I love what I do, I love who I love and they love me too
I love my friends, my family, my community
And I love me, oh baby I love me
I love me, I love you, I love all of us too
But if you fuck up, guess what you’re gonna hear
You’ll hear
Fuck you
I’m gonna be just fine
I’m building my own shrine
I move on my own time
I do what I want
So keep your old confines
I’m bathin in starshine
I’ll walk like the bass line
Right into the sun
The sun, the sun,
Dancin prancin into the sun
The sun, the sun
Rebelle to quell your feindin for fun
Yes fun, oh fun
We’ll fight until our daylight is done
Done done done done done done done done
(x2)
King Sophia is a storyteller, musical powerhouse, and artistic force to be reckoned with. As a cellist, guitarist, vocalist,
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