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Diaries of Confinement

by Imagine

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1.
Oh No 03:03
At the peak of a circumstance, You did not expect what would happen next. Now you feel like a fool as you disconnect No one else is here too busy running around in circles. The world goes you know the rest No need for explanation I’m taking you right to the crest Ready free fall even if we fail. We better be smart, we cannot see well, Mind blurry We all gonna die but some seem to be in a hurry. Economy over ecology now We gotta be stupid They can put us on lock down but no they can’t be stopping the music Are you sick? I think we all are, In other words we can call it a Cold War No more but of what exactly? If the truth is gone, are we just some actors? Oh no do we really have to feel Like we have nothing to do Scared of walking in the streets Oh lord When I look up to the sky I don’t see you there so why So should I even believe
2.
Mass media manipulation Mediocrity, speculation I got my ticket for these crazy times No time to rest for the lazy minds. Coherence doesn’t show around these days If only it wasn’t about to break, Crumbling on the every day news You think it’s funny but it really ain’t cool. So what’s in it for us? a system starting a fuss but ain’t got the guts to finish we’re living, losing, gaining, trying, renouncing, fighting The list grows longer. But do we get stronger? I heard them say, my words wouldn’t hurt the page If I put all my heart in it. Fear Is starving here Look at them wallow At a pace they can’t follow. they’re going to swiftly get swallowed. Here you pay you don’t borrow No one cares of your sorrow. It’s your in your system so stop resisting and you can feel it in the air When you wake up in the morning. you can see it but can’t believe it Too scared to know what’s really happening. What is the next chapter? Laughter, tears and free joy I can’t let my fear go. I wish it wasn’t what it is ‘Cause what is was was so sincere. either know too much or don’t know nothing No in between your soul won’t wonder No more stories to tell, hope you get better you know very well. It’s your in your system so stop resisting and you can feel it in the air When you wake up in the morning. you can see it but can’t believe it Too scared to know what’s really happening. What is the next chapter? If only we can find maybe more than one solution We all could be alright it’s not always that simple If only we can find maybe more than one solution We all could be alright it’s not always that simple
3.
Inside 02:07
Severe isolation Sickness of heart no clear destination No time for temptation Wonder if we can make it how they did Not even a minute we don’t want to know what is really hiding behind that door I hope one day we can let go and take it slow Oh And if one day it changes I, Wanna see these faces smile feeling love now oh why is it so hard to make ourselves proud seek for trust in this loss of confidence Weigh your options what is it you want the most? we can’t know what’s better ’Til it’s done so let’s run and just hope we get there Why is it we have to hide? What’s truly beautiful inside. Memories are all collected Whatever we don’t know we guess it We can’t change what has been done But we can promise to face the sun And let our souls melt like gold Under skies that are eternal Let clouds guide us as we drift on By gliding in the distance Fly as quietly as a whisper. Enjoying what there is to live Not knowing what the meaning is. It ain’t funny to be living if you don’t know how to give You’re just forgetting what the essence is. learning and remembering true energy finds shelter where good intention lives
4.
Long Life 02:38
Long life to this timeless art we’ll shine when the sky is dark Some day we’ll be riding stars some of us should be trying harder We won’t rise if we don’t make a few exceptions Accept that we need patience for a greater liberation Expectations have never been so sacred No matter who we are we don’t know who will be saved here. Lately there’s not much to understand so we waiting Fingers crossed soon it’s new hands we will be shaking energy and strength for the doctors and the patients time to be creative Social workers giving shelter to the homeless Police still being violent to the people in the street injustice as disgusting as it looks We see it everyday another page in in this never-ending book Another day, another song It’s not too late too keep it going If we wanna change we gotta wake up in the morning Think of what we have learn how to enjoy it. Another day, another song It’s not too late too keep it going If we wanna change we gotta wake up in the morning Think of what we have learn how to enjoy it. More options for the option less Less money for the government humanity recovering Resilience our only weapon in these times gotta expect the unexpected. Connected to the world and all the infinite particles Believe in less than half of what is written in these articles They try to trick your mind but you too blind to even see That it all relies on the fear they try to seek. They easily find the spot but you try not to be scared ‘Cause fear is only here as an instinct of survival Poisoning your eyes with live news and all the rest Meanwhile you forgot to live your life here. People getting mad, everyone’s puking their opinions not knowing what they saying it’s our brains that they’re abusing Think before you talk and check your information Respect yourself for starters before you start complaining. Another day, another song It’s not too late too keep it going If we wanna change we gotta wake up in the morning Think of what we have learn how to enjoy it. Another day, another song It’s not too late too keep it going If we wanna change we gotta wake up in the morning Think of what we have learn how to enjoy it.
5.
Underground 01:02
Underground like using garage band with no mic Alone in my flat I see no hands in the sky so eager am I , to figure it out, drawing they same circle to linger around. Apparently I got my way with rhymes, But I’m sorry I cannot stay this time Eventually end up just talking to my cat My girl’s getting sick of me rhyming day and night. I can’t stand it, if I don’t write I feel like my day came empty handed. It can’t be planned here. But the hours surely fly by. It’s all here we’re just not looking through the right eyes Social media got my mind flushing at least we have the chance to make some nice cooking. the table is round and I am alone No way to get out I’m stuck here at home.
6.
Okay, listen, come on There’s no good time to say goodbye but always ways to make things right So many things you can’t explain Your eyes are dry outside it rains The wind is blowing from east to south There’s still no food to feed these mouths The line is straight we go in circles Always looking for a purpose What it is we will discover If we wish to help each other It’s plain and simple The game is meant to Be played together Don’t wait forever. If you can’t do nothing at all don’t worry about it If you can’t find somewhere to go then you need to get out All I really want is a place to be free here Why is it so difficult to make such simple things clear Im looking for order it all disappears I told life I only wanted to dream can I swim with current believe what I see These thoughts are recurrent at night when I sleep But this is a new day That’s what I tell myself every morning Way too fast I can’t catch up Slipping away from all these moments Face the truth everybody wanna break the rules Are you even gonna let them through don’t even know what you’re meant to do Say All the places you could go But aren’t you fine just where you are To stay in place is the hardest especially when the day just started. The wind is blowing from east to south There’s still no food to feed these mouths The line is straight we go in circles Always looking for a purpose The wind is blowing from east to south There’s still no food to feed these mouths The line is straight we go in circles Always looking for a purpose If you can’t do nothing at all don’t worry about it If you can’t find somewhere to go then you need to get out
7.
Try 03:05
Looking around the world seems so different Everywhere I go it’s all the same And change never comes But I want to Even if I can’t I must try I’ve got my whole life passing me by Got my whole life passing me I’ve got the all these thoughts asking me why? Why don’t I try. Life’s not worth it if you ain’t gonna try If you keep living and pretending with the same old lies you're just carrying your pain with your weakest shoulder always wandering around the bleakest corners Try to listen more Don’t predict too much Start giving more You’ll start feeling love It’s all about the attitude you choose to have show yourself some gratitude Remove the mask Try to make it ’til the end of the beginning Each day is a new phase you gotta face, sense a new vision Instead of always reinventing your fate Try to make it to the end of the day Simple questions Are asked by those Who look at life in the eye who really try to know If you can try then try and help The people dying who can not find a shelter. Waiting for You to brave Life might die Tears of joy When I’m afraid I can face my own fear. I’ve got my whole life passing me by Got my whole life passing me by Got the all these thoughts asking me why? Why don’t I try. No hay otra cosa tan maravillosa como la vida Porque sin la vida la maravilla no existiría Uno tiene que intentar porque vale la pena darse amor propio. La belleza se encuentra donde menos lo pensamos Hay que buscarla, hay que soñarlo para vivirlo. Al menos intentar de vivirlo.
8.
Fly 02:48
Who’s not trying to fly here? In these times it’s hard to keep our mind clear Spending days looking for excuses what they say makes it so confusing So we get lost in the music. Somehow we forgot we were human. Things are slipping out of our hands ‘Cause we stick to none of our plans Now it feels like fate is not showing the way, But what is about to happen soon will appear. Feel it coming like you never did Like the weather that you can’t predict. There’s no ending here. If everybody wants more of what they already have, How can they truly ignore the effect that it has. Gotta stop pretending like we ain’t the cause People don’t change I just hear them applaud. They can’t tell us how to live! No they can’t tell us how to live Tryna steal the air we breathe No they can’t sell us all these lies. It’s all for profit anyways they got our money in the banks We can forgive but not forget you give what you can What do you get in return? while they Keep messing with our minds We wanna dream the day and sleep at night Feel awake we all need see the light What is our true nature? If we’re so powerful why don’t do greater Things that really matter question ourselves and think before we answer. At the end of the road we can gaze at the scenery. And really understand what it means to be. Cause we all got a place to go But for the moment there’s no way to know. Where and how, with who and when so we might as well aim for the here and now. please hear me out gotta leave this cloud And take a meeker rout. We can’t put all the pieces back together but we can have each other backs once and forever. They can’t tell us how to live! No they can’t tell us how to live Tryna steal the air we breathe No they can’t sell us all these lies. It’s all for profit anyways they got our money in the banks We can forgive but not forget you give what you can What do you get in return? while they Keep messing with our minds

about

Diaries of Confinement is a project that was born during the first lockdown in Geneva, Imagine local emcee part of Captains Of The Imagination and Berlin producer Rice Master Yen teamed up to make this period worthwhile.

The songs were written during the day and night whenever the inspiration came, mostly on this round table in imagine’s kitchen and recorded without microphone.

Later in September 2020 Imagine decided to re record all the best songs properly at the C.O.T.I. studio and add guest musicians on some songs and then had it mixed and mastered by OscioPak.

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released January 1, 2022

Lyrics & vocals by Imagine
Beats by Rice Master Yen
Flute by Ewan Dayot
Saxophones by Mahia Vecchio & Esther Vaucher
Bass by Yohanan Ermias

Mix & master by OscioPak
Album art by Mathias Clauson @mhscls

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Geneva's leading English-language Hip Hop crew constantly evolves through creative lyrics and orchestral arrangements over hard beats & smooth melodies. Principle vocalists: Evita Koné, Dr Koul & Imagine.

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