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1.
I wish / that we will flourish Crave comfort like a child / dive the void in my mind Got most of my guides / Jump in at high tide I wish / that we will flourish As you get better I get better Ooo Colors pop on cloudy days / turn up the hue Things fall apart when lost in the view but the actors are here want to play their roles too Don’t deny them the pleasure of what you can do, resistance moving forward always shade from a few Turn all the lights on / spark to the fuse power up the generator / let the party ensue Bottle up this feeling get it prime to the media To the people where we go there it flows I wish / that we will flourish Depths unmeasured a pleasure to witness Only quanta if you don’t open your vision Drinking my water and minding my business Scent on the winds breathe in that goodness
2.
It's been a minute since out last mission Coolin at our own pace at the homebase / falling into the daze And our purpose emerges / it approaches creation our service It's all in our design Tap into the vibe I can feel it coming, hug your mother kiss your lover / fold your covers Match your tones up to your colors / hustle through the fall winter spring into summer small window to recover When the engines start to gunnin / got to find the others Store up this joy til it bursts / no I can't front Grab up a lane to slay / I'll take care of this one Merging all traffic / results are fantastic incredible magic / I almost can't stand it Jumping and puffing and buzzing / becoming We thumping and running and humming / I'm loving it Clutching and bumping / strutting and budding drumming and stunting Look at what we summoned I can feel it coming, hug your mother kiss your lover / fold your covers Match your tones up to your colors / hustle through the fall winter spring into summer / small window to recover When the engines start to gunnin / got to find the others
3.
When your back is against the wall / the wall Pressure gets real tall / the wall Answer when it calls / the wall Push it til it fall / the wall Nose at the grindstone chippin away Another day at the office ‘nother rat in the race Poles got them stakes in the earth on the axis Lordt give me strength, some salts and some flax seed Safeguarding the center line / hawk feather I know my kind Creating moments in all the right places / hold and lift steady the pace if the brick shifts Real tings, dealing with human beings / policies, philosophies and their principalities Brilliant resilient gems by the pound / light the way to launch above the roar of the hounds When your back is against the wall / the wall Pressure gets real tall / the wall Answer when it calls / the wall Push it til it fall / the wall Air thick with all the violence / Walk in beauty talk in silence Can’t close me in or throw me off of my mission/ Natives stay Free be the name, just listen Charging plus and leaking bandwidth / A hike in tax and they spying on our families Bust a burner hop partitions in the way / don’t be a sucker in a lose-lose game Got to make the come up off a bad gestalt Keeping it together when the bodies are sprawled I know you just got here it’s not your fault Pray tell what will you do when your backs against the wall? When your back is against the wall / the wall Pressure gets real tall / the wall Answer when it calls / the wall Push it til it fall / the wall
4.
Movement 04:07
Waiting in the beat for my assignment My soul is not for sale and no consignment I’m a chemist of a special type of alchemy / stay self-reliant it don’t cost no money Take me to the heights and knock me back down / in the event my ego thought we had arrived now Creating for my sake and for the sanity / of all the pretty souls that are surrounding me It’ll be fine / take your time What you want / all in your mind Don’t you quit or overcommit When you’re stepping and aligning / baby, that’s it You’ve got to learn you, deeply You’ve got to do you, completely Alternate the burning at my candle ends Power, purpose presence patience got the perfect blend Light the incense and the smoke mix with my aura Share these little gifts cause then I get to know ya Reciprocate the love and pass it on down When you dealing with the real that stuff don’t run out Watered roots bring the ideas into fruition Hold the blossoms to the sun that extra firm fix I am that I am no pretending middle and the south of the west representing Got these sparks in my heart they relentless odd times opportunities be presenting Working big developments Stomping through the rest like I’m an elephant Beastfairy be the set raw and elegant Pull them thangs from the ether, see it evident? If you ain’t moving forward I ain’t checkin then No love lost, still feel incredible / translate concepts were illegible Yum eat up gourmet, digestible / Plug express to the ear like I’m federal Paid package in the mail keep checkin’ boo Ya fave out here bending all the hard rules droppin hot clues / for you to pour through sheer it’s see through / blow a bijou Block ya blessings if ya always keep ya chest tight / got to breathe nice treat yourself right / What I conclude is that you get loose bring your whole crew Let’s celebrate It’ll be fine / take your time What you want / all in your mind Don’t you quit or overcommit When you’re stepping and aligning / baby, that’s it You’ve got to learn you, deeply You’ve got to do you, completely
5.
Bold Heart 03:03
Sweet like jam, flavorful / Notes aligned, favorable No time to play around We know how to get lit that’s not the mood right now My mirror and my screen I can stare at you forever Pushing buttons / mind and body work together You got the range you got the power too Sending out the signal zero in on you Amazing / remarkable Your bold heart One for the road / One with these curves Wrapped in your safety / watch me unfold Illumine the cave / you’re mended with gold Turn the page on my book / stories untold Sparkle in your eyes with ease I’m focused Laughter in the space where I was broken You must know there are no opponents Pull delight from some of the remotest Amazing / remarkable Your bold heart
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Enchanted 03:59
Hey yo! With you, I got a dilemma Was on the straight and narrow but you caught my antenna Whatcha doin later on your agenda? Let’s go out to dinner I like your smile, hella fly, kinetic. Hope it’s epidemic Are you from round this planet? A million buddhas laughin You’re a land enchanted Looks all good from my vantage Pick your brain about some things / unlock mystery like sphinx Trips, slips, misses, hits / can’t believe we co-exist Let me get a glimpse Put the data on the disc direct download worth the risk. Hey yo! Are you from round this planet? A million buddhas laughin You’re a land enchanted Looks all good from my vantage Takin off last minute, no time to pack the baggage Let’s enjoy ourselves, life’s got enough challenge Space and opportunity, know how we do we grab it This is no coincidence, purely mathematics Maybe you have it, what will balance me Bold and italics, good mix up in the chalice Coming back from the journey of the pathless Handin out sentences, it’s nice up in your palace Wanna know what’s behind the door? Open up the cabinet Colors and textures this high is really lasting Front yard blingin, you got so many facets Impressed by the spell you weave really got me askin Are you from round this planet? A million buddhas laughin You’re a land enchanted Looks all good from my vantage
7.
Oh ya taking it around and around and around and around We making circles / It’s so simple / You know I love you, yeah If I see you getting down it’s alright with me I said if you wanna take a chance and get down, oh you’re alright with me It’s alright with me Engineer your happy / Got to see you dancing Don’t you be afraid to hold the fire Combine or mark the line lead the design But you got to catch the beat and match the rhyme Swing behind jump on a dime / A gamble for the high Move between the intervals of space and time Air so prime / you’re on fire / you’re so fire If I see you dancing, strike the right chord to electrify Whole world is dancing / We’re taking chances tonight Its alright with me Parallel sides and right angles get all entangled Back to squares and triangles Forms of our anatomy perform moving geometry The mold is just a starting post / Experiment you can do the most If I see you getting down it’s alright with me I said if you wanna take a chance and get down, oh you’re alright with me
8.
Rushing In 04:51
Bells are ringing / Lights in the distance Aw damn what we getting into? Universe, no delusion I see the signs and I know you’re in collusion I’m rushing in / Rushing into the fun, rushing into the sun I’m rushing in / Cause I got lightning to face rushing into the space Out of my mind and into this sound / Wrap me up and spin me around Lost all discipline outside of my house My wildest dreams are playing out loud Curious now and I got the time / Around the corner new adventure in line Aerodynamics I must adapt / Another mystery flying in fast Oh, this might take a while Review all data compiled Imagination run wild everyone got their own style Free caught up in the net, roomy got innernet Safe and protected / Awake and rested I’m rushing in / Rushing into the fun, rushing into the sun I’m rushing in / Cause I got lightning to face rushing into the space Diving cracks in the code / Guiding traffic to flow Take my service off hold / Way high output unload Curious now and I got the time / Around the corner new adventure in line Aerodynamics I must adapt / Another mystery flying in fast Oh, this might take a while Review all data compiled Imagination run wild everyone got their own style Free caught up in the net, roomy got innernet Safe and protected / Awake and rested I’m rushing in / Rushing into the fun, rushing into the sun I’m rushing in / Cause I got lightning to face rushing into the space Spheres or planes or holograms Forget the graphs I want to feel the facts
9.
Halogen 03:23
I heard they drop the coins, pull leaves marking the void Sometimes they throw bones, read marking on the stones Bring the inside to outside with these tools of the divine TBH you don’t need it anyway but ok, start the games if you really wanna play Do not adjust your dials spiral into hyper drive, hold onto your vitals Feel it when I’m changing lanes, shifting gears and taming stage I10 in phases Joker jack ace queen and king know exactly what life means Big up the guides / Oh there’s a pick up tonight Oh we really got to work our guards / My greats taught bullshit and cards We raised on the nightlife calibrate the eyes to read the stars Oh can’t help the dark just adds a gloss / A lot of work but little force Tap the Jedi to reveal the source Do not adjust your dials spiral into hyper drive, hold onto your vitals Do not adjust your dials spiral into hyper drive, hold onto your vitals Do not adjust your dials Oh it’s not the answer to the question you were grappling? Let me ask do you even know what you’re asking? Missed pieces we gone see / Sync rings like captain p Nuggets make the brain go buzz Gifts under all this fuzz, ok! Do not adjust your dials spiral into hyper drive, hold onto your vitals Feel it when I’m changing lanes, shifting gears and taming stage I10 in phases Joker jack ace queen and king know exactly what life means Big up the guides / Oh there’s a pick up tonight Fold up the wrapping Live out loud laughing Spit Zed to Alpha Soul needs some agua, jump in my va’a
10.
Frontier 04:25
Fortified, covered like them boots that rise thigh high Purified, in the lake the prince immortalized Satisfied, with the way it’s set up / Organized, on another level My oh my Tight jaw steam from a kettle / Expand ripple from a pebble Let bygones fly Get gone now, bye Forging another frontier / Way way way way out there Love, peace fun feast / Yes, it’s such a lovely view Thrown clay on the base, pushing until it follows through Love, peace fun feast / Yes, it’s such a lovely view Explorations explanations / So right so ripe picking all the fruit Passing waves and the voice soars / Press that, run it through the boards Contained hustle for the access / Claim that, five star in the process These memories are carried, taken to the edge Forging another frontier / Way way way way out there At the end, don’t forget the means / Acquire and supply it Stretching out on new greens Love, peace fun feast / Yes, it’s such a lovely view Thrown clay on the base, pushing until it follows through Love, peace fun feast / Yes, it’s such a lovely view Explorations explanations / So right so ripe picking all the fruit
11.
Erosion 05:47
I rule I You rule You Why are we here and what we gonna do? So many questions, trying to live on my best lens It be loyals and family / I ain’t got no best friends But before my tracks fall of the trail Got a hit list for forgiveness, set sail I used to think I didn’t care On the road to right it now before my soul crosses the realm Like water to rock over time, on the low, life will shape you See what your fears, your failures your wins and your challenges made you Putting paper in our pocket our way / Complex, evolve and rotate In on the parlay mmmkay / Every hour it’s a payday Repeat repeat repeat, writing these bars in my seat Massaging the grind, training my mind Omens fly by in my dreams Situation with words, yeah / Slashing doubt with my sword Nice spice up in the gravy / Way is open go crazy Breeze across the green / Orange all on the leaves All in we never lease / Confer with all the G’s Like water to rock over time, on the low, life will shape you See what your fears, your failures your wins and your challenges made you Broadcast from the middle of the Palawans Salamat Po been working on my tagalog Art Bell chopping up the block, keep my saber tip sharp, spitting on mic tops nonstop, like a clock Bull Girl she’s a mountain unmovable Crying for the world unsoothable Get a grip on point, let me pen another joint When I walk through them doors trynna have mad points Like water to rock over time, on the low, life will shape you See what your fears, your failures your wins and your challenges made you

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In theme and style, A. Billi Free effortlessly slides between the present and the future and between earth and space on her debut album I Luma. Meaning "in front" in the Samoan language, I Luma centers A. Billi Free's sincere musings on discovery and adventure in her universe over soulful, uplifting, dance-ready jams.

I Luma is backed by an electronic/pop/alternative R&B sensibility entirely composed and produced by Chicago production duo and Tokyo Dawn artists, Tensei. Interstellar jazz multi-instrumentalist Angel Bat Dawid on clarinet sets the tone for this enchanted musical journey on the track "Flourish".

Recorded in New Mexico, Illinois, and Massachusetts, the resulting magic outweighs the challenges of this type of creation as the album’s sonics are strong and richly layered, providing a solid foundation for A. Billi Free's smooth tone and earnest message to transmit through the cosmos. Rooted in an eclectic blend of hip hop, soul and electronica, she has spent the last decade in the deserts of southern New Mexico and west Texas fusing elements of both the city and the border into her sound.

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released August 12, 2019

Composed & produced by Roderick Jackson and Christopher Kramer
Vocals by Billie Drakeford
A&R by Marc Wallowy
Design by Matt Lyon
Mastering by Jan Ohlhorst

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