V. Benediction
The ending. I want this song to feel like a release. This project is a celebration, but in order to help place the importance, need for, and true blessing that celebration provides, I feel it had to be placed in the context of the hardships and not so pleasant times that helped birth the celebratory aspects of the culture and community. At this point in the project’s journey, there are no more specificities to highlight, important agenda points to relay, it’s simply about encouragement, celebration, and a certain feeling of rest, peace, and calm.
Sonically this song is a lot like “Question,” drawing on black idioms like gospel, jazz, hip hop.