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Postmodern Black

by snny

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‘Postmodern Black’ is to me a sonic manifestation of my own self-reliance. It’s almost a superpower to be able to trust your instincts, and I wanted to render that notion with melody and instruments. As a young African man creating in this era I have a responsibility to my kinfolk to champion independence and fortitude during these divisive times. The title of the song is inspired by an essay written by bell hooks in 1990 called Postmodern Blackness.

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Fixing a broken bridge
To somewhere far
A distant dream
It's quite the illusion
Making a mess of love
A valentine
With golden wings
Oh what a fusion
Look at me walk
Im not afraid of the way it goes
It could get rough and that's a beautiful story
So don’t worry
I don’t believe in their voodoo, just a mirage, a little facade

I walk the streets
I run my world
I climb so high because it calms me down
It calms me down
I walk the streets
I run my world
I climb so high because it calms me down
It calms me down

Peeling it back to find
Another view
A different world
It’s quite the solution
Facing a wall I built
Between myself
And all of you
To welcome intrusion
Look at me walk
Im not afraid of the way it goes
It could get rough and that's a beautiful story
So don’t worry
I don’t believe in their voodoo, just a mirage, a little facade

I walk the streets
I run my world
I climb so high because it calms me down
It calms me down
I walk the streets
I run my world
I climb so high because it calms me down
It calms me down

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released August 5, 2020
Produced by LEFTI

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Born in Ivory Coast, raised in Boston, and based in Iceland, snny possesses a panoramic perspective on culture and art. He threads poetic narratives through lush cinematic production steeped in R&B soul.

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