00:00the question is always asked. So what are your secrets? You seem at peace. Well, here's a little
00:05gem in a song. Face to Face is sung in the spirit of Marvin Gaye, Isley Brothers, SOS fan, and
00:21Aaliyah.
00:21And it's all about self-reflection, I'd say accountability. And I call it my spiritual
00:28growth, but also spiritual flex. Record. One thing I know for sure is if nobody else got me,
00:37God got me. And at the end of the day, if we're trying to get right, we got to get
00:42right with
00:42that person in the mirror first. Listen. That reminds me so much of Lauryn Hill. How you gonna
00:50win if you ain't right within? It's true. What's your internal compass like? Is it based on someone
00:55else's idea of what you're supposed to be on their timeline versus what's natural for you?
01:01Like, what are you trying to do? What is your why?
01:05Last, we know. And everything that glitters, it ain't always gold. Yes or no. Wind or loose,
01:21it's hot to choose which way to go. A lot of things are tempting. Shoot. I even have like cravings
01:29and addictions when it comes to food. You know, you go in a candy store. All that stuff is so
01:33bad
01:33for you, right? But it looks pretty. It's calling you. And you know you're gonna get a nice fix and
01:39a hit from it temporarily. But what are the after effects?
01:43Friends or foes. Come like the wind in whichever way that it blows. Trust. You know. Whatever it is,
01:59I'm still gonna make it. Ouchie. On my own. The place that I was writing from was, you cannot blame
02:08anyone else. You can't point the finger. You can't fall back and lean on so and so and so and
02:14so. This
02:14is about you doing the work. This is an individual sport. Now, there are people that care, but also
02:21they have lives of their own. They have issues of their own. You can't just go and don't leave
02:24everyone else out of the equation because they might not necessarily be there. So then what are you
02:29gonna do? The first. Get my mind right. Dip off just me and no one else. Pack real light. Save
02:40space for me to meet myself. Ooh, it's about to be a problem. And ooh, they won't know how to
02:50solve it.
02:52So there's a double entendre there. Saving space for me to meet myself. Yes, like you might have to do
02:57a
02:58backpacking trip, Maya. One bag. Couple of outfits. Some flip flops. Right? We're not changing outfits.
03:05We're not taking makeup. We're not doing any of that stuff. This is not about a vacation right now.
03:10And looking cute and taking selfies for the gram and all. No. The other entendre is just saving space
03:15spiritually with no distractions.
03:19Face to face. Face to face. Look in the mirror. I confronted all my fears. Had a...
03:39The chorus is about taking the first step and actually going through the motion of an ego death.
03:46So part of you has to die for another one to emerge and it starts with you looking at all
03:52of your
03:52bullshit. Every plant medicine retreat will tell you the same thing. No more escapism. No more turning
03:59to the cell phone. No more turning to bad habits. No more overeating. No more anything. Now what do you
04:04want? And why do you want it?
04:07Stressed. No hope. Without direction. Lose our way. Then we might vote. But blessed to know.
04:22Every time we rise on God, it's up and that's for sure. I worked with 21 Savage, by the way.
04:30And he has a lot of ad-libs, whether it's 21 or on God. And that's a part of like
04:35culture, slang.
04:37On God means like, yeah, I'm a mama or that's facts. But also there's the alignment component.
04:44Every time we rise on God, meaning is it ordained? And that's a promise with that's for sure.
04:51Success. Yes, it shows. Whoever knew that from concrete would grow a rose.
05:01Under harsh conditions, against all odds, something that was not supposed to be, something that maybe got
05:08buried and sealed. No matter what you're going through, no matter where you come from, no matter
05:15what you're now is, it's a possibility for you to grow, survive in harsh conditions, but also thrive
05:23and blossom. Because look at me.
05:36We always want to keep a mission. We always want to keep a purpose. We always want to keep,
05:41you know, the goal in mind. And hopefully that goal is pure. But when you realign,
05:46it's easier to have that north star versus someone else defining that for you.
05:51Get your mind right. Dip off just you and no one else. Pack real light.
05:59Save space for you to meet yourself. Ooh, it's about to be a problem. And ooh, they won't know how
06:09to solve it.
06:12The flipping perspective. It's written that way so that people can sing it to themselves in the mirror,
06:19face to face, right? Or receive it from someone that has actually gone through the process.
06:24And you know that they've gone through the process because that's how the song starts.
06:30When you don't know yourself and you don't know what you stand for, it's a possibility that you can
06:37get pulled. You can be, you know, tossed into a situation and not necessarily know how to navigate.
06:45That's what this song is about, you know, like really figuring you out.
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