You Are Made of Magic

from Wing by Guianna

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I wrote this song with Black Lives in mind. Approaching Juneteenth and being in the climate of the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Abery, Tony McDade, and countless others, I needed a reminder that my Black Life is still worthy of protecting.

In a time where peaceful protests have been continually met with brute force and violence across the U.S., and the acts of rioting have been used to both frame peaceful protesters and overlook the root issue of why civilians would riot in the first place, I needed an anthem for my own healing and hope.

I want to remind anyone who identifies as Black, and has seen themselves get murdered time and time again by American police to be reminded that they are magical, powerful, unstoppable, worthy, and are irrefutable royalty.

lyrics

Verse 1:

Rich like the soil
That makes things grow
Smooth like the oil
It makes things flow
Deep like the wood
Adorning fruit
Slick like the sand
Will always find its 
Own way through

Strong like the gold
Fresh from the fire
Hard to destroy
Soul made of diamonds 
Never expire like the honey
Because with time our sweetness tends
To crystallize, reflect our light 
Need I remind you

Chorus:

You are made of magic (2x)
You are made
Of something they can’t take

Verse 2:

We are the smoke they never thought would turn to a flame
We got eclectic current 
Running through copper veins 
They can’t escape
What makes us great
Will never change

How I adore the many shades
Of melanin we make
Our heritage is heaven sent
We give the gift of our presence 
In Present tense
Won’t you see that

Chorus:

We are made of magic (2x)
We are made
Of something they can’t take
Something they can’t break
Something they can’t replace
Something they can’t break
Something they can’t replace
Something they can’t break
Something they can’t replace
Something they can’t break
Something they can’t replace

Rap:

You are not an accident
You got a custom fingerprint
Your worthiness is evident
You make the struggle seem 
So effortless 
You make walking through the mire 
Look elegant
And it’s been this way for centuries 
But see, they still don’t seem to get
That your holy brown body will never be
The Wasted property of man
They can do all they can
To study our minds
The workmanship of our hands

Our curvature is a learning curve
They’ll never grasp
It’s in the way we dance
The way we ride a beat
They’ll never know our walk
How we trample defeat

Like a significant skin color advisory
Our blackness is not a threat to your life or your legacy
Our origin is of royalty
Our propensity to rise
From the ashes remastered
Is no surprise
Confusion in their eyes
It’s no optical illusion 
We are a people that’s destined 
To move with
Style and grace
No matter what we face 
This is the kind of magic
We make

credits

from Wing, released July 8, 2020
Vocals/Lyrics/Guitar/Artwork by me
Engineering by Spencer Bradham
Mix/Mastering by Steven Clark

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Guianna Saint Petersburg, Florida

As a love letter back to God, and as a personalized message to you, the listener, I hope you take from these words and melodies, the same salt and light of God's word that inspired me to write them.

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