A hard copy of Here, We Are, by Tenrai Kenshin. Includes a 20 page lyric booklet, and a download code for Here, We Are [Profound Mix], an uncut edition of Tenrai's entire performance at The Dial Studios.
Booklet and insert formatting by Elizabeth Rhea
Cover Photo by John Cuyugan
All Photo Editing and Other Photography by Michael Lee
(except pg 1-2 by Mikkesha Mannings, pg 4 by Josh Nuñez, pg 9-10 by Eboni McClanahan, pg 19 by Loyde Cordero)
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If I had to choose one word
To sum up all the things in the world that are beautiful and truthful, noble, virtuous, just and pure,
That word would be sexy.
I'd say sexy like it was more than the obscene and raunchy things most people make it to be
It would be the perfect word to praise how the right combination of warm sun rays and the sound of waves washing over the beach can lull you softly to sleep
And as the rain would serenade us with its Miles Davis intricate melodies on our window panes, we'd name it's song "Sexy"
Sexy is righteous sacrifice, something sublimely Christlike, like learning to be mighty yet meek
Or trying to describe how liberty sounds through a saxophone mouthpiece
I swear, she even sings when she speaks, so sometimes, you've just gotta stop and listen for her carefully.
But you’ve gotta be quick to catch it
Cause you might only see it in flashes
Like last second Hail Mary passes with prayers attached or catching a quick glimpse at her from the corner of your eye as she goes by; sensing a slight change in the air before you're even aware she's there
Sexy has a strong mind and arms to think hard and work smart, can handle hardship like it's no problem, I bet she'd make a great mom
The calm center in a swirling storm of tempers using a single sentence to silence it
Gracefully creating a climate of contentment where every tear cried dries quick
There's something in that smile that chases them right off of a child's face and leaves him at complete ease.
Don't act like that's only sexy to me!
Sexy like Proverbs 31,
she laughs at the future and the time to come
That's virtue worth more than rubies
True beauty
Gold medals, when the dust from years of training settles
Sorta like Michael Phelps. Did you know that he only swims, eats, and sleeps?
That's so sexy!
No brokeback.
More like grown men
who love each other like brothers
and can say so without "No homo"
But if they are gay, I ain't got much to say
I'm not sinless, so I ain't trippin', we aren't so different. It's just that I've been redeemed; charged to create for love's sake
They say it's hard work, but it's the heart's greatest art work, so sexy's expressed from the inside out.
Sometimes it's a loving rebuke or a friend that ain't afraid to say that you're acting stupid
It's the heartbeat of artistry, giving life to those who need it
And changing destinies by spurring people to stand up on their feet, take their circumstances by the collar and make them opportunities
Its taking the evil things people call you as compliments.
Using the rocks they've thrown to build mansions with
It's unplanned and unwanted babies growing up to change the world saying, "My God don't make mistakes!"
Its apex
Is heart-wrenching scars telling breathtaking stories
It's holes in the wrists of a sinless King who would hang on a tree for the sake of His enemies
Or ladies with hair made gray with wisdom who've learned to love the body that God has given them,
Betcha they know that charm is deceptive, and beauty fades away, but a woman who fears the LORD is sexy and will be praised!
Poet Douglas Kearney and composer/producer/drummer Val Jeanty link up for a a compelling LP that feels like the written word come to life. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 30, 2021
