Name: "Whispers (No Words)"
Duration: P00H03M01S
Description: about black people in america

"Whispers (No Words)"

from I Pray To Art by Rahim Salaam

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whispering about the way of the strange waves crashing the boat
whispering about the slaves, whats they name when they died in the boat
whispering about Jordan, james, culpepper, you know better
whispering about the days of the pale faces driving the boat.

I whispered your name but didn't know what it means
I asked whats your name, you didn't know what I mean
They whispered your new name
they aimed you to please
they whispered about you, they whispered so mean

whispering about the days of the strange fruit hung by a rope
whispering about a bomb in the black church, rubble and smoke
whispering about Farrakhan, Jackson and Sharpton race cardin'
whispering about the brave Huey P. Newton died selling dope

I whispered your name but didn't know what it means
I asked whats your name, you didn't know what I mean
They whispered your new name, they aimed you to please
they whispered about you, they whispered so mean

Whispering about the way of the new age clouded in smoke
whispering about the babes of the mixed race, making the most
whispering about Oprah, Obama, Rice... your too nice
Whispering about the gains of a free slave absent of hope

I whispered your name but didn't know what it means
I asked whats your name, you didn't know what it means
They gave you your new name
they aimed you to please
they whisper about you, they whisper so mean

credits

from I Pray To Art, released July 30, 2014
Written, produced and performed by Rahim Salaam

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Rahim Salaam (Amateur Arts) Chicago, Illinois

Rahim Salaam. Praise Art is the wave. Songs are short. Tune in for a sec and let the music speak for itself. Rahim Salaam is a member of the band Superfund superfund.bandcamp.com, host of a weekly podcast called "What About Chicago?!" soundcloud.com/whataboutchicago, and hopefully a nice person. Stay in touch with him on Instagram @rahimsalaam or @whataboutchicago ... more