Oil

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OIL - The Purpose – track 5
A dark resonance rules the heartfelt disgust at the governing bodies of our communities, cultures, countries and continents. Our protagonist is overwhelmed by a wave of destruction that’s been raged upon our lands and our peoples, by the obsessive greed that drives the production of oil. OIL is our protagonist’s plea to awaken our consciousness to the truth of our potential, rather than sinking into the abyss of greed and bowing to the instability that is created by those who govern our lands.

lyrics

Oil

As government begins to auction
We sell our soul for a third of it’s true value.
The 28 billion will only half cover the debts
We have incurred over years of human existence.
To own treasuries makes no sense
When the most precious asset we have is our belief
In the self
In the Universe
In the balance of the two.
Earnings that continue to feed the mouths
Of greed
Of religion
Of war
Will only draw us closer to the worst poverty of all.
The poverty of thought
The poverty of opportunity
The poverty of creation.
The population of underdeveloped man
Has no relation to the place of settlement,
But all to do with the state of maturity
Of mind
Of body
Of soul.
In this time of instability
Let us not feed on stocks and shares
Let us not feed on dollars and dow
Let us not feed on the decline of trade,
But instead
Learn
Without shame
From the debt we owe
To ourselves.

Awareness
Consciousness
Intelligence
Creativity must reign,
As king
And his court
As Queen
And her chambers,
To govern
Man
Through
This volatile land
Laced in oil
We call his soul.

credits

from XI, released September 24, 2021
@reidwilkie poetry & spoken word
@eddie.hulten music & production
@eryanusa mix engineer
@markfullermastering mastering engineer

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XI Los Angeles, California

XI is a spoken song duo duo grounded in poetry, sonic expression and visual storytelling, created, curated and realized by @reidwilkie and @eddiehulten.

XI is derived from the multi-faceted X, representing the expanse of musical experimentation, coupled with the singular power of I, representing the Word as much as the Self.

XI, the self-titled inaugural release, denotes the Self which is past. ... more