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and then, silence

by alecbe//

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1.
Skyfall 03:31
skyfall... INTRO The Gods are all angry Where did we go wrong? There is no salvation. Where did we go wrong? C1 So tell me who you pray to when the sky falls? Tell me who you pray to Tell me who you pray to when the sky falls? V1 And she asked what do I cling to now that I know nothing’s true She had been mislead to think that she had finally found the glue That would put her back together and make everything anew Pretty pink and baby blue Ignorance can only soothe until you look up to the sky and see a crack in the glass ceiling Then you look of to your side and see your past chillin Then you finally see disguises on these masked villains It’s hard to put down all your pride and recognize your prison But it’s the only way to know thyself true I speak from experience, see I was once you Idolizing variants and marrying to views That could validate my moods never wanna feel the blues But the answer to your question’s very simple If you cling to others then you’ll paint your life with stencils But if you free hand then you’ll know yourself wise and you’ll only see a mirror when you look up to the sky C2 So tell me who you pray to when the sky falls? Tell me who you pray to Tell me who you pray to when the sky falls?
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Eclipse 02:52
eclipse... V1 Pitch black ceiling I wish I could ditch that feeling It’s a wrist match with a villain When I’m by my lonesome I just wanna own something I just wanna know something Would you ride? He said where there’s fellowship he too resides I be on my mellow shit, it’s foolish pride To be honest Im running like I’m sonic Towards the rings but never to better things Self interested Wealth of intellect it’s Not a blessing when you calculate all your expressions I was once the plaintiff now I’m so defensive In the case of alec be vs humanity Trynna get a grasp on human nature and my sanity Sippin from the flask said fuck the patience dawg I’d rather be altered inside this consciousness Faltered where I was promising Called her when I knew I was bent Now it’s just... (darkness) HOOK Pitch black the sky Smoke weed a lot It help me forgot The darkness abroad Wish I could fly Wish I could fly Away... V2 Vigorous Icarus Twisted like licorice Livin life ignorant That come with interest I’m not belligerent til I get literate And I read between the lines You gon always find what you mean to find when you searching I was just searching for purpose Hoping they show up in these verses Hoping they don’t give me curses God willing life don’t turn me to the villain Knife don’t end up in my back I don’t dry up like acrylic They gon have to run it back Pushing lines like running back Touching down in every city You gon see me on the map You gon see me on the map You know every word is fact...
3.
beautiful refrain. V1 I’m awake but still calling upon a dream Maybe it’s somewhere in the crevices of my being I’ve searched long and hard to get a peek With no avail, but in my life that’s just the motif What’s your motive? Curtains closing, round of applause Standing ovation for the one who knows god The cause is true indeed Way bigger than you and me U.N.I.T.Y. has been my latest plea But still I find myself just out of reach As I watch them gentrify this young community Ancient in spirit though Please give us the love below Like Dre sang about, can’t trust the fragrance of a rose I give the flowers to the living when I’m feeling low Nothing more sour than the the feeling at that funeral Gotta recognize And I reckon my life has got a message i may never but I can’t let go C1 (X2) Moments of comfort in a territory once wild My past forecast is full of dark clouds But now I master all of my domain The now sings a beautiful refrain V2 I was on the verge, I thought I finally cracked the code I never knew enlightenment would be an endless road Feared for myself until the fear no longer foe The biggest lesson learned was never let your heart close I was ducking people, I was ducking fecal matter Til I learned what truly matters Now I feel it in the atoms Why so serious? I ask my former self Had to go delirious to learn how to be wealth I used to want attention that was faker than extensions I think it’s cause the body felt like something I was renting Couldn’t call it home, nah But it’s all I want now Sometimes I be zoned out Blissful by my lone now Damn... I never thought I would come this far Back in summer crying tears out alone under stars I see now, there’s messages I’ll never decide But as long as I say yes, it’s not important to know As long as I say yes it’s not important to know C2 (X2) Moments of comfort in a territory once wild My past forecast is full of dark clouds But now I master all of my domain The now sings a beautiful refrain

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Aight, let’s set the scene... It’s March 2020, my internal world was as chaotic as the external. I heard Gil Scott Heron singing about angry gods and salvation in the 70s and realized nothing had changed. I watched Rose lose her faith just to frantically search for another idol in Full Metal and saw myself doing the same. I was trying to find solutions to the problems of Black America with Kither and understood just how skewed the game is (ownership). I heard Sahara sing “sky is a sea of darkness when there is no sun” and felt chills through my bones. I heard Kindal say “I can’t say no” and realized I couldn’t either. To myself and for myself. I needed to show up. This EP is a short essay documenting of the stages I went through during that time period. I made 2 projects before this but they didn’t make the cut. I trimmed to get to the essence of the message... how to conquer the chaotic mind. I pray this finds the right people who will resonate. This is my offering.

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released November 28, 2020

Album Written/Produced/Mixed/Mastered by alecbe//
Additional Writing/Production by Sahara Grim, Kindal Tate, Sam Robertson, Aaron Dozal & luxe.wav
Photo by Lance Williams

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