Inspired by contemporary creative outfits like Odd Future and Brockhampton, Jelani started Raised by The Internet, a collective of like-minded visual artists, producers, and songwriters who he originally met on BROCKHAMPTON, Odd Future, and Frank Ocean subreddits.
“Stella Brown” is Jelani’s latest indie anthem – an upbeat ode to brunettes and young love that has resonated worldwide. His debut nine-track Helvetica EP, featuring singles “Patagonia” “Jetfuel” and “Earl Grey” was released in 2019.
Jelani is currently recording his debut album, set to be released Q1 2020.
Marigold
jelani aryeh Lyrics
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Flaunting your taste
Blazing the space around you
With love, light and marigold sounds
Pray we live long lives
Seeking our futures out
Playing your stereo loud
Blazing the space around you
With love, light and marigold sounds
Pray we live long lives
Seeking our futures out
Solaris
Young lion
Being of the sun
Come brighten
You're the talk of the town
Prince of the pride
Titan of mighty sound
My highness, will you come down?
Getting a hold of
You is like clutching a cloud
But none do surround
When you come around
This bearer of lights
Wearing beams for a crown
Bringing life to thе biomes
Where bеings are brown
Sending pockets of solace
In equal amounts
You're freeing us from cold seasons
There wasn't even a hum 'round my place
I'm feeling a rush, a beating, a punch
The heat of the sun in my veins
Good God
My head feels hella tall
With dilated awe
Watch all of you
With eight ball eyes
Your maple light
Playing your stereo loud
Flaunting your taste
Blazing the space around you
With love, light and marigold sounds
Pray we live long lives
Seeking our futures out
When the world is still hollow of sound
Permeate the sky, pilot your light
And lay it down where
The landscape allows
Blanketing the forest
Waking up the world around
You're freeing us from cold seasons
There wasn't even a hum 'round my place
I'm feeling a rush, a beating, a punch
The heat of the sun in my veins
(Good God) What you be about?
What you be about?
What you be about?
What you be about?
(Good God) What you be about?
What you be about?
What you be about?
What you be about?
What you be about?
What you be about?
What you be about?
What you be about?
What you be about?
What you be about?
What you be about?
Waking up the morning with this lucid feeling
Hold it in your heart before you lose it
Keep it moving in your solitude steadily breathing
Knowing who you are and what you're seeking
Meet me in the marigold garden shining
Sovereign in the head with your senses heightened
Yellow soul, you are so mellow-minded
Walking through and talking to these little lions
Playing your stereo loud
Flaunting your taste
Blazing the space around you
With love, light and marigold sounds
Pray we live long lives
Seeking our futures out
Playing your stereo loud
Flaunting your taste
Blazing the space around you
The song "Marigold" by Jelani Aryeh is a tribute to the power of music and its ability to bring people together. In the opening verse, the singer describes someone who is playing their stereo loud, enjoying their favorite tunes and sharing their taste with the world. The music itself is described as "love, light and marigold sounds," a reference to the bright and sunny feeling that the music evokes. The singer then prays for a long life so that they can continue to seek out their future and experience more moments of joy and connection through music.
The chorus repeats this theme of music as a unifying force, describing the singer as a "bearer of lights" who wears beams for a crown and brings life to the drab environments around them. The music fills the air with solace and warmth, freeing people from cold and sterile surroundings and infusing them with the heat of the sun. The singer is compared to a young lion or "being of the sun," suggesting that they are vibrant, energetic, and regal.
Later in the song, the singer implores the singer to "lay it down where the landscape allows," suggesting that they use their musical gifts to spread joy and light to even the most barren and inhospitable environments. The final lines of the song urge the listener to hold onto the feeling of connection and joy that music provides, reminding them to stay true to themselves and their passions in a rapidly changing world.
Overall, "Marigold" is a powerful tribute to the transformative and unifying power of music. It encourages listeners to seek out their passions, share their joy with the world, and embrace the warmth and light that comes from living life to the fullest.
Line by Line Meaning
Playing your stereo loud
Listening to music loudly and enjoying it publicly
Flaunting your taste
Showing off one's preferences and style
Blazing the space around you
Creating a lively atmosphere with one's energy and presence
With love, light and marigold sounds
Using positive and vibrant energy to uplift oneself and others
Pray we live long lives
Wishing for a long and fulfilling life
Seeking our futures out
Striving to reach our goals and achieve success
Solaris
Referring to one's inner light that shines like the sun
Young lion
Being young and strong like a lion
Being of the sun
Belonging to the energy source that sustains all life on earth
Come brighten
Bring positivity and light to brighten up the surroundings
You're the talk of the town
People are talking about you and your unique qualities
Prince of the pride
Being the leader and the center of attention
Titan of mighty sound
Having a powerful and influential voice or music
My highness, will you come down?
Addressing someone of great stature and asking if they can join you
Getting a hold of
Trying to capture or understand something intangible
You is like clutching a cloud
Trying to grasp something that is elusive and ever-changing
But none do surround
No one else is as unique and special
When you come around
People notice and appreciate your presence
This bearer of lights
Being a source of positive energy and inspiration
Wearing beams for a crown
Being the king or queen of positivity and light
Bringing life to the biomes
Reviving and energizing the natural world
Where beings are brown
Where there is diversity and complexity in the living world
Sending pockets of solace
Providing moments of comfort and peace
In equal amounts
To everyone without discrimination
You're freeing us from cold seasons
Bringing warmth and positivity to help overcome difficult times
There wasn't even a hum 'round my place
Feeling uninspired or unenergetic before experiencing the positivity
I'm feeling a rush, a beating, a punch
Feeling an intense and positive surge of energy
The heat of the sun in my veins
Feeling energized by positivity, like the sun's energy
Good God
Expressing surprise and admiration
My head feels hella tall
Feeling proud and confident
With dilated awe
Being amazed and impressed
Watch all of you
Observing and enjoying everyone's uniqueness
With eight ball eyes
Seeing with clarity and accuracy
Your maple light
Being illuminated by positive energy like the light of a maple tree
When the world is still hollow of sound
When the world lacks positivity or energy
Permeate the sky, pilot your light
Spread your positivity and light everywhere
And lay it down where
Spread it wherever possible
The landscape allows
In places where the environment permits
Blanketing the forest
Bringing positivity to the natural world
Waking up the world around
Bringing the world back to life
Repeating 'What you be about?'
Asking what someone is all about and what they stand for
Waking up the morning with this lucid feeling
Starting the day feeling clear and positive
Hold it in your heart before you lose it
Remembering to hold onto positivity before it fades away
Keep it moving in your solitude steadily breathing
Keeping positivity and peace even in solitude and harsh times
Knowing who you are and what you're seeking
Having a clear sense of purpose and self-awareness
Meet me in the marigold garden shining
Coming together in a place of positivity and growth
Sovereign in the head with your senses heightened
Being in control of one's thoughts and emotions, and feeling alive
Yellow soul, you are so mellow-minded
Referring to a calm and positive personality
Walking through and talking to these little lions
Interacting with and guiding others who look up to you
Writer(s): Danny Dwyer, Jelani Aryeh Mccall, John Evans Kolbe
Contributed by London H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@busybusybusy
Ugh, Jelani Aryeh is criminally underrated.
@mbmama5655
Not for long!
@johnvendetta2209
@SunnySangria i agree
@genedsouza8237
True..
@hiokdogiar
Similar artist: Dreamer boy
@calebkettring4305
Fax
@fabiansanchez10000
If you're here you've got good taste in music
@pembetv9690
Yess truee
@sashawardhaugh4956
I love it Heindrich s son
@sharifa6178
this man is so underrated it angers me