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Name Before Language
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Reggae
Name Before Language was released on August 9, 2025 by Zenith Apex as a part of the album The Smoke Before the Code
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Release DateAugust 9, 2025
LabelZenith Apex
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM129

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Zenith Apex
Zenith Apex
Mixed Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Zenith Apex
Zenith Apex
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Zenith Apex
Zenith Apex
Producer

Lyrics

Before word,
Mi was called.
Before sound,
Mi was known.
Mi name nuh made fi speak,
It live in tree bark, drum beat, creek.
Mi name is rhythm in your step,
It reach you long before alphabet.
No tongue form it, no script define,
It echo deep in root and vine.
Language come with chain and crown —
But name? It always travel down.
NAME BEFORE LANGUAGE
SOUL BEFORE SOUND
MI KNOWN BEFORE MI SPOKE
AND STILL MI CARRY THAT ROUND
Dem write I name on paper skin,
But mi real one blaze from deep within.
It nuh translate, it nuh repeat,
It rise in chant and drop in beat.
Mi herb know it, mi drum recall,
Mi dub hold name before babble fall.
Each draw reveal what tongue cyan’t say,
Mi chant what memory kept at bay.
Mi name is wind,
Mi name is fire,
Mi name nuh fit
In no empire.
NAME BEFORE LANGUAGE
SOUL BEFORE SOUND
MI KNOWN BEFORE MI SPOKE
AND STILL MI CARRY THAT ROUND
MI NAME NUH NEED NO VOWEL OR VERSE
IT RISE IN DUB, IT BREAK DEM CURSE
Written by: Zenith Apex
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