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The Messenger
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Jazz
The Messenger was released on March 27, 2026 by Impulse! as a part of the album Future Present Past
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Release DateMarch 27, 2026
LabelImpulse!
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM190

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Irreversible Entanglements
Irreversible Entanglements
Performer
Camae Ayewa
Camae Ayewa
Vocals
Aquiles Navarro
Aquiles Navarro
Trumpet
Keir Neuringer
Keir Neuringer
Alto Saxophone
Luke Stewart
Luke Stewart
Upright Bass
Tcheser Holmes
Tcheser Holmes
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Camae Ayewa
Camae Ayewa
Songwriter
Aquiles Navarro
Aquiles Navarro
Songwriter
Keir Neuringer
Keir Neuringer
Songwriter
Luke Stewart
Luke Stewart
Songwriter
Tcheser Holmes
Tcheser Holmes
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Irreversible Entanglements
Irreversible Entanglements
Producer
Maureen Sickler
Maureen Sickler
Recording Engineer
Jonathan Schenke
Jonathan Schenke
Additional Producer
Andrew Lappin
Andrew Lappin
Mixing Engineer
Zach Szydlo
Zach Szydlo
Immersive Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

Was it sent from God?
Elements of the seasons
We rain
We wind, we try, we prosper
And throw in so far a-winnings
We ice
Ice age musicians, the rhythm
Frozen in time
In the mist of our breath
This is our breath
Breathe into the world
Breathe
Breathe
Lay down your burdens low in the highway
Blowing theories states of rational minds
Or was it dangerous minds?
The white lady in the classroom of lies
Trying to teach you about you
Come down
Come down cellar-dwellers
Goons and ghosts alike
Come down, lay your burdens down
Was it sent from God?
Was it life and light giving?
Did the angels sing?
Full bliss, full body
Was it sent by God?
Was it swinging?
Was the door once closed, open?
Did it cast our own shadow?
Shadows of certainty
The great grand return
Play it straight
Play it crooked
Was it sent from God?
Did it bring us the day?
Did it let us bloom?
Did it make us?
Dark green, purple, Black
Made us a Black rose
Watch us sway
Watch us sway in the wind
Watch us sway in the wind
Let's get loose
Watch us breathing, made of bronze
Break loose
Let's get loose
See, this is just not music, it's atmosphere
On to something else, a different world
Elements of the seasons
Get loose
Break loose
We rain, we wind, we dry
On to something else
We frost
We froze over
We water, we ice, we ice age musicians
This rhythm is frozen in time
This song is frozen in time
In the mist of our breath, this is our breath
This is our breath
Watch out!
Was it sent by God?
Watch out!
Was it sent by the ancestors?
We on the loose
Was it sent by machine?
Breaking free
Was it sent by not a lie?
Let's get loose
People get ready
Becoming
Coming
Hearts and drums
This is our breath
Written by: Aquiles Navarro, Camae Ayewa, Keir Neuringer, Luke Stewart, Tcheser Holmes
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