From the recording You Matter
Covid was Raging. Schools were Closed. George Floyd was just Murdered. Minneapolis was Burning. Through the Ashes & chaos came this song of hope about mattering in today's society.
Executive Producer David Billingsley
Associate Producers Stokley Williams, Robert Coleman, Brian Kendrick
Mixing & Mastering Steve Kaul of Wild Sound Recording Studios
Artwork Ron Brown
Guest Appearances Nur-D, Sangin Sara, Jellybean Johnson, & Mauri Friestleben
Keyboards & Synths David Billingsley
Drums & Percussion Arthur "LA" Buckner
Bass Chris Smith
Guitar Jellybean Johnson
This song is made possible by the citizens of Minnesota through appropriations from the Minnesota State Legislature and federal tax dollars received from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Lyrics
Especially to our brown skinned bodies
You are loved more than you know
You’re braver than you can imagine
You’re more beautiful beyond what you can see
And you’re stronger than you sometimes feel
You’re super dope and brown
Black Lives Matter yeah that’s the sound
Try to push you down keep your fight on the ground
Twin Cities Baby Purple Rain Prince Town
Yo! I’m the head and not the tail
Above and not beneath
The light upon a hlill
The salt that fills the seas
You’re the rose that grows through the rows of concrete
More powerful and beautiful than you have ever seen
Your highness crowned with might and ebony
The future it bows down its head now to thee
The culmination of your ancestors dreams
No matter what they say hold on to this creed indeed
You Matter You Matter You Matter You Matter You Matter
You are loved more than you know
You’re braver than you can imagine
You’re more beautiful beyond what you can see
And you’re stronger than you sometimes feel
Don’t fall apart
Just put your hand on your heart
And remember from the start of your life you’ve been something that is so wonderful
You’re a Miracle
You’re impossibly perfectly you
And its only the truth cuz you matter
You Matter You Matter Mmmmm
You’re super dope and brown
Black Lives Matter yeah that’s the sound
Try to push you down keep your fight on the ground
Twin Cities Baby Purple Rain Prince Town
It’s not a fun time in life right now
But we have life and that’s what matters
We have work to do and we need to get to it
We have youth to lead
And youth you have a World to takeover
And I can’t wait to see all of the good things you do in it
You are missed
You are loved
You are cherished
You are validated
Purple Rain Prince Town