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Commissioned by the de Young Museum and inspired by James Turrell's skyspace sculpture Three Gems

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walk up
walk up straight through the roof
straight through the hole in the ceiling
take your place in the sky
 
oh look around at the clouds
that hold you
that hold you
 
and the birds surround you
the birds surround you
they circle you and make
a tornado from the air
 
it feels just like you dreamed
just like you dream
 
oh, your shoulders are clear
they have given up the weights and the knots
the weights and the knots
the weights and the knots
 
no more gravity around you
no more gravity
no more gravity
 
and in a funny way you identify with the
piece of paper you saw
floating down the street
earlier in the day
 
who knew this
who knew this would be easy
 
and you suddenly think of the kings
and the poets in the past
and how they must have felt just like this
on a day like this
on a day like this
 

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from On A Day Like This​.​.​., released April 20, 2010

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Meklit San Francisco, California

Meklit is an Ethio-American vocalist, composer and cultural strategist whose music has been featured by the New York Times, BBC, NPR and many more. She is a NatGeo Explorer, a TED Sr. Fellow and has collaborated with Kronos Quartet, Andrew Bird and Preservation Hall. Meklit is host and co-founder of Movement, a podcast, radio series and live show exploring the intersection of migration and music. ... more

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