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WHO ARE YOU, BABY? I FAILED TO SEE YOU AFTER SOME TIME. I RECOGNIZE THAT I GOT STUCKLOST, OFF AN EARTHEN ROAD, WRESTLING SOMEONE LOOKING LIKE ME. WAS IT I THAT MISSED YOU WHEN YOU CALLED MY NAME? DID I HAVE THE TV UP TOO LOUD? DID YOU RING THE BELL? OR SULKING, SLIP AWAY? I ONLY WRITE TO SAY, I MISS YOU. JUST YOU, IN GLORY, THE ITCH OF GRASS TICKLING OUR KNEES. I REMEMBER YOU, CRADLING FIREFLIES BY NIGHT, AND LETTING THEM FREE. HOLDING TIGHT TO BELIEF BY YOUR NATURE, FLOATING ABOVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WITHOUT WEIGHT, OR A CARE IN THE WORLD.

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I STARTED WRITING THIS ALBUM IN 2019 AND SO MUCH WAS DIFFERENT THEN. I’M THANKFUL TO RAY FOR STICKING WITH ME THROUGH THE MANY ITERATIONS THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN (AND WILL BECOME), AND FOR HIS EXTREME HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO THIS PROJECT WHEN I WAS SO BURNED OUT AND GRIEF STRICKEN AND JUST NOT SURE IF I COULD CONTINUE MAKING ART. I’M THANKFUL TO MY BEST FRIEND JUSTIN, WHO HAS SHAPED WITH ME, THE IDEA OF “KILO KISH” AND THE TORCH OF EXPLORATION I STRIVE TO CARRY THROUGH MY WORKS. I WOULD NOT BE HERE WITHOUT THEM. I THANK GOD FOR GIVING ME THE STRENGTH AND INSPIRATION TO WORK THROUGH. I’M THANKFUL TO MY MOM FOR BEING SO SUPPORTIVE. A SUPER-SUPER THANK YOU TO MY TEAM ELENA AWBREY, RAWAN EZZO, JASON LACHETA, CLAUDIA MCGINNIS, AND ALL THE FOLKS AT INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTION…THANK YOU TO MY COLLABORATORS AND ALL THE PERSONNEL ON THIS ALBUM! RAY BRADY, CHRIS KASYCH, MID-AIR!, GEORGE LEWIS JR, JOE LA PORTA, VINCE STAPLES, KITTY CA$H, BRIA VINAITE, JESSE BOYKINS III, JUSTIN SCOTT, MIGUEL, MATT COWEN, JIM WARRIER, ASHLEY FURNIVAL, KATE + LAURA MULLEAVY OF RODARTE. AND EXTRA THANK YOU TO YOU FOR LISTENING, I HOPE IT INSPIRES YOU TO FIND YOUR OWN FREEDOMS, WHEREVER THEY MAY BE HIDING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED KINDNESS, PATIENCE, AND SUPPORT THROUGH THE YEARS! DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY BEST FRIEND, JUSTIN SCOTT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING A TRUE FRIEND TO ME AND A SUPPORTER AND SHAPER OF MY DREAMS.