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Dreams & Nightmares

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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Dreams & Nightmares

In the final song of this album, the artist realises that in all his talents he can create movements; but his greatest legacy is and will always be his children. As the journey of knowledge and understanding reaches its’ dramatic end, the narrator describes the final scene as a movie fading to black, however, the arrangement of the music changing into a dramatic progression that resembles a sound of suspense creating the opening for the next chapter of the story…… TO BE CONTINUED……

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Dreams & Nightmares Lyrics

Vs1, - My Opus
See the world
through a child’s eyes/
Images of big dreams from a child’s mind/
Imagination is god but it’s child-like/
Young Einstein’s the relativity of life/
Started out with nothing but a mic and dream/
Writing ‘bout the colourful enigmas I’ve seen/
Never thought in this life I’d make it to the screen/
Not knowing that each line was writing my destiny/
Faith guided a misfit addicted to the mischief's/
Grew up in this gravel pit made my skin thick/
Boulevards of shattered dreams the story was vile/

Dusty dirt tracks walking a broken mile/
Wide eyed and jaded just biding the time/
Hoping for that sunshine holding a crooked smile/
Lessons came in blessings poetry in its essence/
Life’s gifts sweet lady, yes, I finally get it/
Nanas prayers answered yes, we saw heaven/

That serenade just beautifully playing/
And then in time I watched it all play out/
Blueprints of my legacy created the layout/
The knowledge of youth in my moment of dawn/
In those single moments when my daughters were born/
Keep my crowns of thorns worn on every song/

So, the children may never have to live this life torn/
Those pretty pedals are poetry on a sainted heart/
So, I thank you with my opus to share my heart/
Thank you for the moments that made my start/

I am grateful in this life I could play my part/
I am grateful in this life I could play my part/
Now watch this movie fade to black “Black....Black.....Black.....Black”/

Vs2, - Slave to Success
This when dreams become nightmares the drama it brings/

See emotions oscillate like when the pendulum swings/
The sin when popularity is the core of the saga/
Pray that your karma bring order to the drama/
the line is finite between success and fame/

In the game of broken thrones even kings become slaves/
It’s hard to elude in this Rubik’s cube/

Who’s the shark and who’s the food/
Who is prophet, who is fool/
Mr Soul repo altering your cerebral/

Kill my own ego rebirth as the Eagles/
The answer to the mystery fittingly an Enigma/

With that oxymoron I leave you the clear picture/
“Fade to black - Black....Black.....Black.....Black” as a sample
“Fade to black - Black....Black.....Black.....Black” as a sample
“Fade to black - Black....Black.....Black.....Black” as a sample

END……

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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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