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Still A Blessing

from No Translation, No Comment by Molina Speaks

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No Translation, No Comment
by Molina Speaks

1. No Translation (produced by Mikey Fresh)
2. Concerning the Case of the Disappearance of the Homeless; An Open Letter to the Mayor of Denver (beat by Boonie Mayfield)
3. Still a Blessing (beat by Boonie Mayfield, featuring vocals by Amadeo Miera and Melissa Ivey)
4. Everyday (beat by DJ Icewater)
5. Everybody (beat by DJ Icewater)
6. WAY BEYOND (beat by Babah Fly)

EP Mixed and Mastered by DJ Icewater
“No Translation” recorded by Mikey Fresh at Soul City Studios
All other tracks recorded by Role Pley at Late Nite Studios
Cover art by Karma Leigh

A special thank you to those who have contributed time, artistry, energy, inspiration, thoughts, prayers, curses, sound, sight, voices, ears, roadblocks, bridges, intentions, trust, strength, alma, purpose. You know who you are.

2014: We go way beyond.

lyrics

Still a Blessing

You are my…
Beautiful

This beat is magical
Like this could be trust
Like this could be dreams
Like this could be us

I.

But that ain’t the feeling, and that ain’t the will
And it isn’t just you, you think of the pill
You think of the condom, you see it all wrong
You wish it was right, you know that it’s not
You think of the sex, or you think of the lack of it
How did this happen? And why ain’t you passionate?
From your first words you couldn’t imagine it
And your actions? How could you fashion this?
You were so careful with this, or maybe you were reckless
But either way you both affected how can you correct this?
Now it’s pain in every message crossed, feel the love is lost
Calculate the costs… the cash is last
It’s fast— the stress and doubt of steady climbing up this mountain
And every second count in every blessing you ain’t counting
Alarming and it’s sounding Loud, your chest is pounding
Taller walls surround you, now your eyes are fountains
You take one last look at that test, you know the rest is a mess
Cuz neither choice is the best but life got real today
Say what you gotta say, pick up the phone
Now you’re off to the clinic god you feel so alone

II.

Now the clock is ticking and you feel the plot is thickening
It’s sickening the strain you feel in how the pace is quickening
What’s said is what was said, now it swelters you head
And if wasn’t there it’s there now and there’s no way you can bend
There’s so few you can talk to, there’s nowhere you can turn
You face the burn inside your heart in lessons you will learn
Your name is called and it’s your turn, the clinic feel ridiculous
Or maybe you’re at home cuz there was no way you could witness this
Do you have a last wish? Or is this…
The logical finish… to this twist?
Will it be the pill? Or let the doctor take it all?
Do you take the drugs? Or do you feel it all?
And if you ever thought… time had moved too fast
Brace yourself, slow down, no future, no past
There’s only now, This moment, stop and look within
You can find healing still just be real and you feel everything

III.

This song is written for the spirit sons and spirit daughters
Lifting curses from your spirit mamas and your spirit fathers
Lift the hurt from all the words that scarred already brokenhearted souls
Smoldered heavy through the pain and lonely moments
This is for a lotus, this is for a seed
This is for a rose, this is for a weed
This is for a Lemon Star, a planted Amaryllis bulb
This is like the jaguar mask I colored on the day you passed
Supreme visions of great ones in my darkest night
This is for my brighter days, all the ways you make me smile
This is for our conversations, for your love and patience
I know that you’re listening, I’m grateful that I witnessed this
I count the blessings that you brought, blessings you will bring
In every dream that lives inside the life that you have shown to me
Reality reminders every death I have been forced to see
The delicate balance this existence you have shown to me
This is for the tree of life, this is for the water
Every cycle spiral suns, mothers, fathers, daughters
This is not goodbye my star, much beyond a hello
Just a yellow moment to remind us of the heavens
Another moment that a human got to learn to live with
Peace through Resolution, peace through Recognition
I cannot pretend… that I do not see your essence
I cannot pretend… that I do not feel your presence
I cannot pretend… I do not your see face inside the faces
That I’m blessed to interact with on a daily basis
You are not a dark secret, you are not a lonely scar
I’d rather celebrate you living deep inside my heart
So I’ll let you live in spirit, and I will let me live
Thank you for reminding me reality is medicine
Thankful for the understanding of my truest friends
I will color with you every year on the days of the dead

You’re still a blessing
And it may take time…

But You gotta talk about it brother, you gotta
You gotta talk about it sister, you gotta
You gotta talk about it brother, you gotta
You gotta talk about it sister

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from No Translation, No Comment, released December 22, 2013

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“Molina may be the only MC in Denver who has transcended being boxed into any particular facet of the scene.” – Denver Post RVRB

“Things have changed, and every now and then, an artist puts their account of life’s changes into play, all over phat beats. Molina is that artist. A culturist who balances his revolutionary politics with his ability to rap like no other..." – Westword
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