Kingsley Ibeneche - Asked for Light

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🗓️ 19 September 2022

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Kingsley Ibeneche - "Asked For Light" from the 2022 album Udo on Dirty Deity.

Nigerian-American artist Kingsley Ibeneche truly opens his heart on his debut album Udo, which was released last Friday. In a press statement, the full-length is described as an "emotional experience of an empathic person who stays bound to their kin sometimes to the detriment of themselves, but who refuses to give up the quest for elation, personal peace and self-actualization in the process."

Today's Song of the Day, in particular, is "very special" to him and his longtime collaborator, Lee Clarke. It's a beautiful, meditative piece, with a plaintively plucked acoustic guitar and serene washes of soul. As he stated on Instagram, "We spent a good amount of time carving and molding the shape of this song. I’m a lucky dude to be able to work with Lee. He has always believed in me and supported me in the fullest way possible. I learn from him up close and from afar."

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0:00.0	As for lies, and as for peace, chanting,
0:08.0	Hold me, hold me, speak.
0:12.0	Stay in silence, to the king and me,
0:18.0	I'll be on some key piece, painting the same.
0:31.0	Since he was a fan or maybe he was just a learner.
0:49.0	Deeper and deeper, been like rain,
0:53.0	Talked me to crawl about him,
0:56.0	I've waited you, I needed.
0:59.0	Once again, you were done building me up.
1:03.0	Here I go, crumbling, crumbling now, crumbling.
1:10.0	Here I go, crumbling, crumbling now, crumbling.
1:19.0	Swole like the new moon, you move with the waves.
1:23.0	Since been a healer, I feel you're always in your needed.
1:29.0	Once again, you were done building me up.
1:33.0	Here I go, crumbling, crumbling now, crumbling.
1:40.0	Here I go, crumbling, crumbling now, crumbling.
1:53.0	Now I'm cicadas, building me up.
2:12.0	I'm holding time and you're in a rush.
2:17.0	We can't afford the silence,
2:21.0	We can't afford the silence,
2:25.0	Hold my hand out,
2:28.0	Talk to you,
	...

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