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Serenity Featuring Andrew De Silva

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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Serenity – Featuring Andrew De Silva

“Serenity” definition: the state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled.

With an aggressive vocal delivery over the mellow soul beat; this song outlines two different versions of an individual trying to build a positive world view despite the negative experiences in his life. In the first verse, the artist revisits his life as a young man. You hear the frustration in the description of what life was like, and the experiences that shaped how he viewed the world. Throughout the progression of the story, the second verse then speaks from a more mature perspective of life and how these experiences can be empowering lessons of personal growth, if you chose to view it as such. In writing this song, I wanted to explore how you can present the polarising contrast of an individual to show that a person can have more than one image and side to them

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Serenity Lyrics

Intro Serenity Pray:
Grant me serenity/
To accept the things, I cannot change/
Courage to change the things I can/
And the wisdom to know the difference/

“No, I ain’t losing my mind”

Chorus:
I’ll give you all I have/
I’ll give you all I’ve got/
Everything/
Everything/

Vs1,
Emerge to the light/
Knowledge reborn/
The meaning of life/
Uhh/
Confess to this mic/
writing these stories of what/
Life was like/
Uhh/
Became my role models/
drowned in the potions/
On pills and bottles/
Uhh/
Crawling the bottom/
Discovered a mind/
They thought was forgotten/
Seen life in recession a new Armageddon/
15year old, and I’m speaking depression/
Stare in the mirror to kill my reflection/
Scream if you want didn’t care what you selling! /
Telling you, you were the problem that caused me, to hate what you got/
So, we got them rebelling/
Preacher keep preaching deceived to believe/
your saving our lives, no Question/
This shit ain’t right/
Searching this world for something to comfort my life/
Playing my part praying I walk to the light/
Trapped in this cage, but willingness force me to fight/
Lost in this darkness screaming this is my life/

Chorus:
Save me serenity/
Show me the love of life/
Until I see the light/
This is my life/

Vs2,
In face of my death/
create them a world the future respects/
From prison to palaces built from the test/
The blueprint is set from the word of my breath/
The lotus emerges through murk & the dirt/
Embraces the dawn and takes what it’s worth/
Truly deserve to live & to serve/
Life from the sun inspire these words/
Pray Ghandi come show me true growth in my wisdom/
Mandela come guide me through iller convictions/
Study the words of a young Chicka Dixon/
Knowledge became a true source of my mission/
On my Napoleon Hill I’m a will/
The strength of my focus and courage to build/
Revealing in time a powerful mind/
Sharpen with steels with the skills/
This is what’s right/
Searching my heart for something to comfort my life/
Playing my part praying I walk to the light/
Placed in the path of a battle I’m willing to fight/
Tell them my struggles, I’m putting it all on my life/

Chorus:
Save me serenity/
Show me the love of life/
Until I see the light/
This is my life

Outro:
My Life/
Ooooohhhh
My Life/
Ooooohhhh
Until I can see the light/
Ooooohhhh
Whoa oohhhh
Ooooohhhh
Hey-yeah
Ooooohhhh
Ooooohhhh
Ooooohhhh
Ooooohhhh

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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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