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Eyedea & Abilities - The Dive (parts I & II) [9:28] (youtu.be)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

When you listen to that album... Try to actually believe that he wrote all of it between the ages of 14 - 18. Released it when he was 19. Died at 28. It's insane.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Wow, that is insane, to have written them so young!

Thanks for sharing more information about him!

I really like this song:

I will be reincarnated as

Rain

When it rains he shall be remembered!

Liquid Sovereignty - Eyedea & Abilities [05:30 | Rap] https://youtu.be/Do0xeS--VmM

A song about dealing with problems. For problems are much like the rain. Everyone wants to get out of them, and in fact spend most of our lives trying to avoid “getting wet.” But we are always told that bad times will pass, so we have to be optimistic that the “weather” will change. But traumatic events leave scars, and that makes us feel like nobody else has our scars, and therefore they cannot relate to us. But the fact remains that rain falls from clouds all over the world – we all have our own problems. Some people like to make excuses and find scapegoats (“artists may talk and give it different names”), or think that they are singled out, but at the end of the day everybody is in the same boat (“but it falls randomly not taking aim”). When one realizes this fact, it somehow makes the whole situation somewhat easier to bear, and thus all your problems do eventually sink away (“we cannot avoid nature’s bleeding vein, but I smile while it trickles down the drain”). Just my take. Music is subjective. Thanks for reading, peace.

https://genius.com/Eyedea-and-abilities-liquid-sovereignty-lyrics

Micheal Larson (1981-2010), a.k.a. Eyedea or Oliver Hart, was a rapper from Saint Paul, Minnesota and member of the Rhymesayers collective. He was best known as the rapper half of Eyedea & Abilities, a project with DJ Abilities, and for his skillful freestyling.

His songs contain heavy psychedelic themes and often portray perspectives other than his own.

Following his untimely death in 2010, many fellow Rhymesayers and friends paid homage to him through various tribute songs, including “I Miss Mikey” by Murs, “Bats” by The Uncluded, “Michael” by Sadistik, “Great Eyedeas Never Die” by Blueprint, and “Flicker” by Atmosphere.

https://genius.com/artists/Eyedea