Name: Rear View
Duration: P00H04M52S
Description: All the melodic and most of the percussive elements of this song are performed by me, Sariyah Idan. It's a piece I composed in my looper. Additional sound design by coproducer Andy Schlegel. The composition is inspired by studying with Zap Mama and Bobby McFerrin. The lyrical content was inspired by making big life changes, taking risks, and some teachings by Michael Beckwith.

Rear View

by Sariyah Idan

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All the melodic and most of the percussive elements of this song are performed by me, Sariyah Idan. It's a piece I composed in my looper. Additional sound design by coproducer Andy Schlegel. The composition is inspired by studying with Zap Mama and Bobby McFerrin. The lyrical content was inspired by making big life changes, taking risks, and some teachings by Michael Beckwith.

lyrics

sunset in my rearview
moon rise in my eyes
tears fall to the desert
i water as i drive

what do you with your freedom
what do you do when you’re free
what do you with your freedom
what do you do
what do you do?

i turned my back on desolation
reject manifest destiny
broke the shell of a cocoon
turned my cheek towards the rivers weave

sunset in my rearview
moon rise in my eyes
expand against constriction
& butterfly

what do you with your freedom
what do you do when you’re free
what do you with your freedom
What do you do
what do you do?

desalinate the flow
there is no salt in this heart
no need for resentment
lesson of loving as an art

sunset in my rearview
moon rise in my eyes
tears fall to the desert
i water as i drive

what do you with your freedom
what do you do
what do you do when you’re free
what do you do with eternity
what do you with your freedom
what do you do
what do you do?

what do you with your freedom
what do you do when you’re free
what do you with your freedom
What do you do
what do you do?

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released August 4, 2023
Sariyah Idan - lead vocal, backing vocal, bass vocal, percussion elements, coproducer
Andy Schlegel - sound design, engineer, mixing, mastering, coproducer

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Sariyah Idan New Orleans, Louisiana

[SAH-ree-yah Ee-dAn] Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalisti & producer Sariyah Idan blends acoustic soul, world folk & elements of hip-hop to honor both her ancestors & influences. Originally from New York she splits her time between Los Angeles and Berlin. A poetic lyricist & dynamic performer, her debut solo LP “Breaking Shadows” addressing power, love, & patriarchy released in October 2019. ... more

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Glitter & Blood

Nov 2023
Let It Go

Oct 2023
Fly

Oct 2023
Bold

Aug 2023

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