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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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Tree of Life - Featuring. Jimblah & Joe Williams
“Life” definition: the existence of an individual human being or animal.
“Tree of Life” is a powerful progressive score that speaks about one of the nations & the worlds’ most tragic issues, suicide. The track features Iconic Hip Hop artist Jimblah, delivering a soulful performance on the chorus. It opens the discussion to try to understand why the nation is so depressed and vividly & descriptively highlight the tragic impacts it has on communities and families across the country.
The lyrics begin with the line; “The haunting sounds wail from a mother’s cry”. This gives you a visual of the emotion that is about to follow, and with the melancholy keys and arrangement It creates the atmosphere and sound of a real emotional pain that penetrates the soul. No words can describe the feeling, and this sets the undertone to outline the true impacts this issue has on our youth.
Inspired by real life stories and personal experience; “Tree of Life” was written in the hope that it will bring the issue of suicide into a more open discussion, and normalise the conversation about depression, loneliness and emotional pain; especially for our youth.
lyrics
Tree of Life Lyrics
Intro Poem:
I can’t do it anymore/
The pains too strong/
This is the end/
I feel I can’t go on/
I don’t want to die/
But I can’t fight no more/
I just want the pain to end/
It’s time to knock on heavens’ door/
Intro:
I pray, I pray/
I pray, I pray, I pray/
Forgive us all, please/
No more pain/
I pray, I pray/
I pray, I pray, I pray/
Vs1,
The haunting sounds wails/
From a mothers’ cry/
Looking to the heavens/
Father asking why/
Community state/
Forever petrified/
From this common/
Lifestyle accepted undenied/
Through a child’s eyes/
Death got you hypnotise/
The world will never/
Hears the tears from a silent cry/
the pains disguised/
Hidden behind the sweetest smiles/
Absence of hope alone/
Can leave you paralysed/
Broken masses/
Lost faith in this madness/
When a child is laid forever sleep/
In closed caskets/
Only then you stop to think/
How could this happen/
Parents burying the children/
More often then, they should/
It’s like the spirits of broken graves/
Speak the pain of lost saints/
It’s like the hanging rope/
became the new chains/
Polluted views/
consume the youth today/
It’s time to unite/
To save those who lost their way/
And I pray/
Chorus:
The rain will fall/
Where the rainbow forms/
And the howling wind
Will teach you warmth/
I pray, I pray/
The fallen Rise again/
In the tree of life/
Vs2,
I’ve seen a youth/
Confirm his proof/
Adamant in his views/
Convinced beyond a doubt/
He’s destined for the noose/
A lifeless puppet/
Elevated far from angels/
Could understand the fractured mental psyche/
As he dangled/
Another holding a blade/
Smiles disguise her pain/
Conflictions’ of identity/
Overshadowed by shame/
The symptoms of oppressive/
Abusive constitutions/
Mark of a lifetime/
Being raised in institutions/
What is our state/
If this is our great escape/
When youth mortality dissipate/
At alarming rates/
Standing at a wake/
Wishing they would awake/
From this ugly vicious cycle/
How much more can we take/
Blood on the roots/
bring bearers of bad news/
Silencing the truth/
We numb to the blues/
Polluted views/
Consume the youth today/
It’s time to unite/
To save those who lost their way/
And we pray/
Chorus:
The rain will fall/
Where the rainbow forms/
And the howling wind/
Will teach you warmth/
I pray, I pray/
The fallen Rise again/
In the tree of life/
Outro:
See people Judge me/
Call me selfish, they call me weak/
But do you realise how broken/
And how silenced you feel/
When you can’t speak/
Suicide isn’t weak/
Leaving the one’s you love/
Is the hardest choice that anyone could ever make! /
You see when the pain is so strong/
So terrifying/
The only way for it to end/
You feel it’s your life you must take/
But suicide isn’t the answer to end this pain/
The answer is in each other’s eyes/
In our minds, It’s in our hearts/
The answer is love/
The way to end our pain/
Is love/
Chorus:
The rain will fall/
Where the rainbow forms/
And the howling wind
Will teach you warmth/
I pray, I pray/
The fallen Rise again/
In the tree of life/
The tree of life/
The tree of life/
The tree of life/
The tree of life/
The tree of life/
The tree of life/
The tree of life/
The tree of life/
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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)
Mau Power (born Patrick James Mau) is a hip hop artist from Thursday Island in the Torres Strait and is the first Australian
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