Wisdom From Truth” brings a hip-hop sensibility together with bebop melodic lines, making you wonder how a collaboration between Eddie Jefferson and Robert Glasper might sound. Producer Anthony J. Resta’s fingerprints are all over this one, from laying down the tight groove on the drumkit to providing all the ear candy from synths, guitars, and even – yes – cowbell.
lyrics
Wisdom from truth
Truth from seeing
And seeing from no expectation
Wisdom from truth
Truth from seeing
And seeing from no expectation
Who are you, man?
I don't understand you at all
Why you want to kill…
Is it such a thrill now
That you would trade your human mind in for a wishing spell
What of the human race?
Are we abandoning love now?
Do we just consume all the property, own it, chew it up and spit it out?
Will we ever learn?
Take a turn, do it right a single time
Another opportunity to prove that we are wise?
Well, I just don't know…
I just don't know
Wisdom from truth
Truth from seeing
And seeing from no expectation
Wisdom from truth
Truth from seeing
And seeing from no expectation
I don't think you like me
I don't think you approve
Why people gotta assume what is true about me when they don't even know
Put yourself in my shoes, don't you question my heart, even though we are miles apart
What you are trippin' on has absolutely nothing to do with me
Will you ever see clearly someday, it's all up to you
Wisdom from truth
Truth from seeing
And seeing from no expectation
Wisdom from truth
Truth from seeing
And seeing from no expectation
Listen in,
Just begin.
Don't simply wait for fate
It might not come
Don't you be a dummy
Some people never learn
See outside
Lose your pride
Free your mind, never end it
If you can
Never end the story of an open mind that listens or there's no hope for you,
Better open up your eyes, then you know you better realize
Or you'll never admit you're full of s**t,
Better hurry.
credits
from Hopeful Romantic,
released November 1, 2012
song by David Thorne Scott and Christine Fawson
David Thorne Scott - vocals, keyboards
Anthony J. Resta - all guitars, flute
Greg Loughman - double bass
Garret Savluk - trumpet
Henley Douglas, Jr. - saxophones
Produced by Anthony J. Resta
Mixed by Karyadi Sutedja
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