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World Coming Down
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A moving ballad with a simple swing beat about a lost friend.
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An interplanetary blend of pop, dance, urban and ballads with an enigmatic style that draws you in with lyrics and vocals that sometimes soar like Bowie or Gaha
When Saturn was five, if you awoke early enough on a Sunday morning, you'd catch him outside on the porch, his tiny feet buried in his grandmother's high heels and her Sunday hat falling lopsided on his head, singing out his favorite gospel hymns to the top of his lungs. Fast forward twenty years and he's lost the heels and the hat, but he's still singing. Writing songs that run the gamut of genres from pop to dance to urban, Saturn infuses his own funky blend of pop/urban music with a raw edge and sensuality that is heavily influenced by such icons as Prince and Madonna. "It's a sultry, pop-laden mix that is a throwback to the late "80s sound. Think R&B. Think jazz. Think club music think again! It's ART." (Ed Mannix, Outmusic) Though Saturn started writing songs when he was 12, it wasn't until much later he decided to step out on faith and pursue his dream of music. He graduated with honors from Texas Christian University with a degree in TV/Film/Theatre. He's had leading roles in numerous professional shows including "Six Degrees of Separation", "Angels in America", and "Much Ado About Nothing", and he's also starred in the Independent films "Playin' for the Kitty" and "The Last Days of Winter". While busy acting, he won awards with his short stories and screenplays and worked alongside J. Todd Harris (producer of the recent "Urbania") for J. Todd Harris Productions in LA. Not until 2002 did Saturn decide to finally try his hand at music and produce an album. After re-locating to his birthplace of Baltimore, MD, Saturn formed his own label SJG Entertainment and began to create his first CD. The studio he found that could fit his budget was actually a basement and consisted of a Yamaha AW4416 Hard Disk Recorder, an AKAI MPC 2000 XL MIDI, and a Marshal microphone. Using only his Yamaha PSR-540 home keyboard Saturn played all the music, sang all the vocals and produced all the songs to his debut, "The Virgin Poet". Released independently in July 2002, The Virgin Poet proved to be quite a unique experience to listeners and defied being placed in a genre. In support of the album, Saturn performed solo at open mics, Pride Festivals in DC, Baltimore, and Philadelphia, most recently appeared at the Meow Mix in Manhattan and Ed Mannix's "A Circle of Berdaches" in Brooklyn. The most notable performance was a full concert which he produced at Eubie Blake National Institute of Jazz in May 2003. Also in 2003, Saturn was honored to be a featured artist on Audiofile. Audiofile is a segment of "This Way Out", a gay and lesbian radio news magazine that is broadcast nationally on over 130 stations. Songs from "The Virgin Poet" receive airplay on 91.7 FM KOOP Austin, TX and KPFT 90.1 FM in Houston, TX as well independent webcast stations. These days Saturn is busy at work on a new CD, is still performing when he can, and will embark on a search for dancers, musicians, and a manager to take him to the next level of his career. With only one year in the indie music biz, he's turning heads, raising eyebrows and looking forward to what is shaping up to be long and promising career.
Song Info
Genre
R&B R&B/Soul/Pop
Charts
Peak #4,076
Peak in subgenre #2,522
Author
Saturn
Rights
Saturn 2002
Uploaded
December 23, 2003
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MP3 4.6 MB 128 kbps 0:00
Lyrics
“World Coming Down” He’s a young man with a young heart And a penchant for being wild. He’s a bright boy with a halo, But he blackens it once in a while. I think about the times we had words And I think about the times we had more. And I think about the days we spent On our knees knock, knocking on Heaven’s door. Well, I never knew fear, thought I never would, No, I never knew those feelings before When he told me that we were just life’s disease And he told me that the world was a whore. And I thank you for the memories, But I can’t believe you let the world down on me. And I thank you for the fantasies, And I thank you for the sun pouring down on me. Wo oh oh. He was a good boy with a wicked way And he led me to the end of beguiled. I was a bad boy with a foolish heart And a penchant for making him smile. Well, he preached to me about life and liberty. But I liked it better when his mouth wasn’t preaching to me. So, I grabbed him by the arms and said, “let me be.” Then he showed me what it felt like being free. And I thank you for the nightfall. Would’ve thanked you then but I was busy having a ball. And I hate you for leaving me. And I hate you for the world coming down on me. Wo oh oh. All those foolish games that we played for a while Had me somehow believing that I’d stay a child. Just to see you again I’d turn back the hands. Cause I understand nothing now that I’m a man. Wo oh oh oh. He’s a cool star and a bright breeze And I think I feel him over me. Had those callow eyes met this heart of mine, Oh, I wonder baby where we’d be. And I thank you for my yesterday, And I thank you for the pain you brought down my way. And I thank you for your gift to me. And I thank you for this life that you named a disease. And I thank you for the memories, But I can’t believe you let the world down on me. And I thank you for the fantasies, And I thank you for the sun pouring down on me. And I thank you for the nightfall. Would’ve thanked you then but I was busy having a ball. And I thank you for loving me. And I thank you for the world coming down on me. Wo oh oh. I thank you, baby. Thank you, boy. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. -Saturn
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