the GARDEN - Ext (feat. Salim ALi and N.Sief)

This is the original introduction Salim ALi envisioned with the production of this track, the GARDEN. The 'source' from which creation flows is the subject of this song, thus the image of a heavenly city suspended and made of crystal, as rendered by Artist Jack Eastgate of EastRand Studios. Each creative idea/song is a seed, how do we plant it, care for it, and share what we bring into this world is product. Can it be financial motivation alone to produce seeds, or heart felt alone, or can they both exist and how? This song also explores the seeds sown and reaped by individual artists coming of age and into their own ability to deliver divine words. Shaped by incentives to socially fit in or financial gains, lyricists are faced with aligning themselves with short-term and sighted immediately gratifying "ends justify the means." or with a broader perspective of alignment with the divine and the purpose of sharing creative sentiments from the source. Producer: Salim ALi Co-Producers: JasWho? & Atiim Chenzira Arrangement: Salim ALi; JasWho?; & Atiim Chenzira Lyrics Written by: Salim ALi; Atiim Chenzira & N.Sief Vocals: Salim ALi; Atiim Chenzira & N.Sief Synth: Salim ALi Bass Keys: JasWho? Bass Synth: Salim Recorded and Mixed at Whoville Studios in Berkeley, CA. 2017 Mastered by Pierre Allard in San Mateo, CA. 2017