Frequency Filters

from #flowtherapy EP Vol. 1 by Devin James

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about

This track is called Frequency Filters. A good friend of mine described it as a narrative on how to actively listen.

You see, once we've looked inward, and battled ourselves. And, once we've brought down our walls...we can begin to morph how we deal with negative frequencies. These are step-by-step instructions on how to do that.

lyrics

The signal I got
Was flat...
No adjustments made
Or any of that.
I had the freedom to take the signal
And do with it what I wanted.
I could make it sound amazing like a choir
Or something that's...hard to stomach.

For example...

Let's say, someone lays into you
And gives you a mouthful,
It's terrible sounding
The dissonance is palpable.
But, I can add a filter
And morph how it sounds,
I can take that right side up garble
And turn it upside-down.
I can make it sound sweeter
Than they meant it to be
Then, I can give it back to them
Through the filter of sympathy, and...
Empathy.

What they unknowingly did
Was let you in on a clue.
That what's been wrong with them
Was taken out on you.

See...

If all they hear is noise
They have a biased...frequency scanner
But if I bump the highs and the mids
On a piece of their banter,
And if I notch out the garbage
N' take out the bass
Then their vocals find a place
In my positive mind state.

And what I interpret,
I send back to them
They can now hear air in the frequency
That they didn't intend.
They can tune into something,
That isn't just static.
Now, the sweep of their problems --
Is not problematic.
And if they pick up my signal
Just for a second,
They might take a minute
To learn a new lesson...

And that is...

If I tune out the noise
In that woe is me talk
I can still mix your message,
To hit my sweet spot.

credits

from #flowtherapy EP Vol. 1, released August 20, 2019
Written and Performed by Devin James
Recorded, Edited and Mixed by Marc Rose
Sound Design by Marc Rose
Music by Marc Rose
Mastered by Dana White