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definiens

by Gabriel Daniel

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I'd like to face you but I can't remember where I was the last time we Both had a moment's stare You always knew what you Would be since your first breath Clear up my vision I barely feel assurance You know I am lacking Remind me to soothe I have decided that I'm gonna follow that Which looks at me weary and Broken but takes me back Wraps me in comfort and Tells me that I'll survive For grace has me covered Forgiven so I can thrive Where is my shame? These doubts I've been clinging on Take them away Fill what is hollowed out in me For nothing I have ever sought Remained You have forgiven all I've fought You have forsaken all my flaws And I I try But is that enough?
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Finally I can see Finally I can feel All that was thought complete All that is in between Within the hasteful mess Within what seemed tasteless Here in the garden blooms All that is beautiful All that was thought to be A tattered, unsightly being It's not for you to please It is still journeying Finally you reveal All that you had started Isn't yet done in me Carefully you sow in me What could only be life indeed Is where my roots have been drying Is where I'd died inevitably Is it the moving of my feet Is it our lips that do the deed Did I forget to water me Did I depend on acid rain Nothing you do is done in vain The life in me is yet to be Complete Come see It's beauty Finally I can see Finally I can feel All that was thought complete All that is in between

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'definiens' means 'something that defines', and to the way these songs came together, 'to find what defines'. I've questioned my place within the rooms I'm in and the purpose I bring to those places my whole life, essentially the same conflict that inspired my last album's title. These are songs I've been singing to myself for a while, they help me talk to myself about what my identity is and where my worth lies, and they often bring resolve, but at other times, bring discomfort. I love writing in a way that does a push-and-pull within me.

A Lack Thereof rides a wave, it wrestles with the feeling of lacking in one's life, and goes from doubt to hope to dismissal.
A Thought Complete speaks of how we're incomplete, of how we're still journeying, and of how we ought to give ourselves grace through that journey.

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released May 16, 2020

artwork— Rae Zachariah
music, production, and mixing— Gabriel Daniel
mastering— Ronak Runwal at Gray Spark Audio

featuring Suyash Gabriel on drums

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Gabriel Daniel Bengaluru, India

Gabriel Daniel is a Bangalore, India based singer-songwriter that functions as an alternative-rock act.

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