The musician Navy Blue named his Def Jam debut 'Ways of Knowing' as a reminder to 'remain teachable and malleable in the process.' He broke down the meanings behind the songs on his excellent new project.
“The line, ‘Too many days I wore that God damn muzzle’ is one of my favorite moments on that song because I really meant it, and it stems from an early memory of biting my teeth and biting my jaw or tightening my jaw because I had so much to say, but I just didn’t have the words or the courage to express myself. And it’s really the grace and courage that I’ve been able to receive.
“And then there’s moments on there where we are giving shouting out West London where my pops is from, where Budgie spent a lot of time, where I think where he’s from. I love that joint. [One might] think Navy Blue doing a “love song” might be corny per se, but it feels natural. That’s also my own interpretation because I can be incredibly judgmental of myself as we all can be as human beings. So it was cool to be vulnerable in a way that I’m not generally vulnerable.
“And then after that [line I say], “I acquired vanity, Insanity is repetition. Looking for an outcome that’s much different than the lasting the devil is a lie. Times of dire as they ever will be, overwhelming days is what my guilt breathes. I’m healing. The process of the topic that I feel free to speak on. I’m looking for a soldier I could lean on.”
“I love that song. It went through many stages in terms of the production side of it. Budgie really molded that when we brought in people that really helped bring that to fruition. And it’s another one, again, it’s like that singing. It’s not the prettiest singing, but you feel good. You feel what I’m saying. It’s one of those moments where it’s like, “Grandma, I love you so much that I’ll sing to you.” And getting out of that whole, the judgment of like, “That’s this, that’s that.
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