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Fear Redux
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Contemporary Jazz
Fear Redux was released on April 24, 2026 by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings as a part of the album Insomnia and Seven Steps to Grace
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Release DateApril 24, 2026
LabelSmithsonian Folkways Recordings
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM160

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Joy Harjo
Joy Harjo
Vocals, Lead Vocals
Esperanza Spalding
Esperanza Spalding
Vocals, Lead Vocals, Electric Bass Guitar, Synthesizer
Matthew Stevens
Matthew Stevens
Electric Guitar, Sound Effects
Justin Tyson
Justin Tyson
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joy Harjo
Joy Harjo
Songwriter
Esperanza Spalding
Esperanza Spalding
Songwriter
Matthew Stevens
Matthew Stevens
Songwriter
Justin Tyson
Justin Tyson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Esperanza Spalding
Esperanza Spalding
Producer
Gary Laney
Gary Laney
Recording Engineer
Mike Prado
Mike Prado
Recording Engineer
Fernando Lodeiro
Fernando Lodeiro
Mixing Engineer
Oscar Zambrano
Oscar Zambrano
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

I release you, I release you, I release you, I release you.
I release you my beautiful and terrible fear.
I release you. I release you with all the
pain I would know at the death of the children.
I give you back to the soldiers
who burned down my home, stole and murdered the people.
I give you back to those who stole the
food from our plates when we were starving.
I release you, fear, because you hold
these scenes in front of me and I was born
with eyes that can never close.
I release you
I release you
I release you
I release you
I am not afraid to be angry.
I am not afraid to rejoice.
I am not afraid to be black.
I am not afraid to be white.
I am not afraid to be hungry.
I am not afraid to be full.
I am not afraid to be hated.
I am not afraid to be loved.
to be loved, to be loved, fear.
I am not afraid to be loved.
I take myself back, fear.
You are not my shadow any longer.
I won't hold you in my hands.
You can't live in my eyes, my ears, my voice
my belly, or in my heart my heart
my heart my heart
But come here, fear
I am alive and you are so afraid
                                                        of dying.
Written by: Esperanza Spalding, Joy Harjo, Justin Tyson, Matthew Stevens
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