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Arrived Featuring Marcus Corowa

from Blue Lotus - The Awakening by Mau Power

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    Rising from roots gripped into the sands of the Torres Strait, Mau Power is telling stories of strength, power and resilience through his music.

    A proud Torres Strait Islander Dhoebaw man from the Guda Malullgal nations, Mau Power is the first rapper out of the Torres Strait to rap in language.

    His angelic ability to stitch together a tapestry of Indigenous storytelling and hip-hop culture led to the production of his second album, Blue Lotus – released earlier this year.

    “It’s good to finally have it out there in the universe, it took some time to build it but I’m so thankful it’s out and getting the reaction it is,” Mau Power said.

    Blue Lotus draws from his personal journey after releasing his first album, The Show Will Go On in 2014.

    “I wanted to be more spiritual on the album, work on different arrangements and collaborate with people that are outside of the world of hip-hop,” he said.

    “The album asks the question, where does the journey go? It’s a journey of growth and that’s in the title; Blue Lotus.”

    The first single from the album, Arrived, encapsulates that feeling of starting a journey.

    “It speaks to that manifestation of creating that work – it’s all a process. Recording that song was really what the album was about.”

    Mau Power’s cultural connection is a key factor in the process of creating his music.
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Arrived – Featuring Marcus Corowa

“Arrived” definition: Reach a place at the end of a journey or a stage in a journey.

This song is about the realisation of when you have arrived at an important, singular moment in your destiny. Beginning with gratitude for the gift of “The flow”, the track hits hard with the energy from the jump to set the movement in motion. The lyrics describes the visions and dreams that were the continuous drive and passion of this journey. Inspired by “what life can become”; it was the driving motivation for writing this song, and in turn, the song became a personal mantra, speaking this vision into existence along the way.

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Arrived Lyrics

Melody Intro:
Heeeeeyyyyyy
Ooohhhh

Vs1,
Grace in the flow/
Illuminate like city lights/
Like I lived for this moment/
I rose to this life/
Light flashing/
Pictures of grand stage area’s/
Word to a believer/
This has never been more, realer/
Picked out this vision/
From a moment in my dream/
Turn scripts of Paulo Coelho/
Alchemy can be real/
A fugitive of my past/
Living life on the run/
Sacrifice what I am/
For what I’m about to become/
In a birth of this moment/
The only opponent my mind/
We, going down to the wire/
Put it all the line/
With every fibre of my being/
I come to claim what is mine/
In my race against time/
It’s my will to survive/
I’m inspired more than ever/
To keep dreams alive/
The criticism has no value/
So, I pay them no mind/
And If the divine can take time/
To turn water to wine/
Then I can take the time/
To turn my darkness to light/






Chorus:
I talked to time/
For many days and many nights/
I’ve seen the sun/
Danced with that goddess of night/
Yes, I know/
I’m finally found/
Yes, I’m here/
The son has arrived/
When you arrive/

Vs2,
From enclosed prison cells/
Manifested this mind/
The plans were of G.O.D/
A Grand Organised Design/
It’s something cosmic/
When rhyme captures time/
The past and the present/
Defining each line/
In the universal state/
Possibilities awaits/
Those who don’t awake/
Greatness will forsake/
Put faith in all mistakes/
Aligning with the great/
The only question worth asking/
Do you have what it takes/
Every day is savage/
Battling challenges/
May passion be the catalyst/
To resurrect a Lazarus/
The hustles deep/
In this complex Labyrinth/
Just trying to survive/
Brings a whole new madness/
Maybe this is vanity/
Confused with shine/
Maybe too complex/
To be put into rhymes/
The only thing we know for sure/
We expire in time/
So, what will be the story/
That you leave behind/

Chorus:
I talked to time/
For many days and many nights/
I’ve seen the sun/
Danced with that goddess of night/
Yes, I know/
I’m finally found/
Yes, I’m here/
The son has arrived/
When you arrive/
Outro Adlib:

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from Blue Lotus - The Awakening, released November 7, 2019
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the creator, the universal spirit that is the beginning of all creation. I would like to acknowledge my ancestors and your ancestors for the strength and legacy left for each and every one of us to follow & that has brought us to this point in our lives. I would like to acknowledge the elders of the world both past & present for the guidance and knowledge they instill in us. I would like to acknowledge the emerging elders - this album was written for those who are not yet born. I would like to
acknowledge the five regions of ZENADH KES (Torres Strait) – Kaiwalagal (Inner Islands), Maluilgal (Western Island), Guda Maluilgal (Top Western), Kulkalgal (Central Islands), Meriam (Eastern Islands), thank you for the culture. I am proud to be a Torres Strait Islander!

MAU POWER THANKS
I would like to thank everyone who has supported me on this journey; those who have supported me from the beginning when I was a youngsta just starting to find his voice on the dirt streets of Ngurupai (Horn Island) Torres Strait; and those who have joined in on this journey along the way. You are all an inspiration and I can’t thank you enough. I would like to thank my family and extended families for always believing in me. I would like to thank my mother Conchetta for never giving up on me – mum, look how far we’ve come! I would like to thank my father, Edward for instilling the cultural responsibility in me. To my Meridian Nights and Beat Tank family, you balas’ rock – Thank you for working with me in creating some magical music. To my OBHI Crew and family, we are never going to stop rising and succeeding fam! To my “Homeboyz and Ngurupai” families, if it wasn’t for the Homeboyz basketball court, I would not be here today. I am proud to be called “Homeboyz”. Shout out to my PAPC crew, we are always family. And lastly, but definitely not least – This album is dedicated to Cherie, Ava, Sophia & Lily. Thank you for always loving and supporting me, you are my inspiration.

Koeyma Eso (Big Thank you) “Mau Power – Signature”

All songs written by Patrick 'Mau Power’, Mike Justice & Ben Hense.
All songs recorded & mixed by Ben Hense & Mike Justice at Beat Tank Productions.

Executive Producer: Patrick 'Mau Power' for OBHI
Producer: Mike Justice for Meridian Nights
Chief Sound Engineer: Ben Hense

Photography: Liberty See Kee
Art Direction & Graphic Design: April77 Creative (April77.com)

For more information go to Maupower.com

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Mau Power (born Patrick James Mau) is a hip hop artist from Thursday Island in the Torres Strait and is the first Australian rapper to tour from this region.He is also the founder and executive director of One Blood Hidden Image, the first Torres Strait independent record distribution label, film production and media company. ... more

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