Collared (NFT)

Written for a podcast, but not chosen. With not regrets and nothing but a gift of an opportunity, I look forward to the harvest for all of us. #collared

This song is one of my stories when I do Queer Core. I come from Southern roots, gospel music, soul food, and cast iron pancakes. I have learned to say enslaved instead of slave, as language is powerful. A slave has no past and no potential. An enslaved person is human and placed in captivity. How shall I refer to my roots? We are called to walk in faith, to till the Earth, and to hold onto the legacy from before captivity.

I hope you enjoy this ode to the musical roots, especially the ones that came from my mother. Unchained. Free. Faith filled. Blessed. Check out this bathroom/ closet flow remix. I decided to share this one early, in honor of all the folks who cannot gather to celebrate their loved ones passing into ancestry during Coronavirus 2020.

lyrics I stand before my maker They are between Me and the darkness Always Before and after I stand between Heaven and earth Roots planted And when they called I wasn’t afraid to answer

Collared (I wasn’t afraid)

I kneel to pray Plant these seeds of faith Lessons Dirt on my face I kneel between The hardest ground The softest dirt No empty pursuits Plenty of food A harvest Harvest

Blood of Queens Blood of Slaves Out of the darkness Break these chains

Blood of Queens Blood of Slaves Out of the darkness Break these chains

Collared (I wasn’t afraid)

credits from Queer Core: Behind the Music, released November 27, 2020 All instruments by QueenEarth Bass and Vocals by QueenEarth Mixed and recorded by QueenEarth in Baltimore, MD Written and composed by M Smith Executive Produced by QueenEarth Mixed and mastered by QueenEarth

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