From the STCU performance space at KSPS PBS its Inland Sessions.

[Music] Lyricist and rapper Jaeda brings her upbeat flow with powerful messages to the Inland Sessions studio.

Right now on Inland Sessions.

This first song is called Wake Up and I dedicate this to anybody who may be struggling with depression or anxiety um, just to let you know that you are not alone and there is help.

[Wake Up by Jaeda] Oh.

Oh.

Ooh.

Woke up on the wrong side.

Tears in my eyes, life on standby I'm a die if I don't do something Not to prove something but I got to move something.

Why life, I felt defeated.

Life got the stranglehold choking out the meaning.

Where's the silver lining?

Can you tell me whats the lesson?

I guess I took a stab but now Im left with second guessing.

I woke up at a quarter past ten.

Got to fight the good fight.

Got to make amends.

I woke up to a brand new day.

But I just want to pull the curtains.

Want it all to go away.

Body feels tired and my brain is exhausted.

I thought I had it all, but now it seems like I lost it.

Codependent in the past got me reeling.

I want a numb heart, no feeling.

Wake up, wake up, wake up.

Put on your make up, make up, make up.

What are you made of, made of, made of Where is the warrior inside you Lost let it find you Wake up, wake up, wake up.

Put on your make up, make up, make up What are you made of, made of, made of Where is the warrior inside you?

Woke up on the right side today Past on fade, my gifts on display For who am I just to focus on regret Gotta move on, gotta learn from all of it I woke up inside the glory of creation.

I woke up to build a new situation.

I woke up because I don't want to die.

Stitch up the broken wing and now Im set to fly Soaring through the atmosphere guided by intention Scars on my heart, Im not aiming for perfection But I got a gift and it was not just meant for me Because life is giving back and Im a flower droppin seeds I'm waking up, Im hope youre waking up too Dream a little dream a little dream, thats on you Dance in the storm thats what youve gotta do Appreciate the hue not every sky is blue Wake up, wake up, wake up.

Put on your makeup, makeup, makeup What are you made of, made of, made of Where is the warrior inside you, lost let it find you Wake up, wake up, wake up.

Put on your makeup, makeup, makeup.

What you made of, made of, made of Where is the warrior inside you?

I woke up in a brand new dimension I woke up looking for reflection.

I woke up seeking connection.

But I woke up, I woke up, did I mention I woke up so that I could smell the coffee.

I woke up because my dreams were too haunting?

I woke up part of me was lost, see I woke up but I just wanna go to sleep I know you want to quit, I know you wanna cry I know you want to live your life but something in you died I know you think you cant but today I know you will Push through the pain, keep it real I know you wanna quit, I know you want to cry I know you want to live your life but something in you died I know you think you cant, today I know you will Push through the pain Wake up, wake up, wake up.

Put on your makeup, makeup, makeup What are you made of, made of, made of Where is the warrior inside you?

Lost let it find you Wake up, wake up, wake up.

Put on your makeup, makeup, makeup What are you made of, made of, made of Where is the warrior inside you?

Wake up.

One of like my fan bases favorite songs is the first song that I did called Wake Up.

And, um, I wrote that song in a really dark period of my life, and ah, I just felt very compelled to be honest with myself and my audience about what I was experiencing.

To maybe, uh, diminish some of the stigma behind depression and anxiety or.

You know, even just like an era of your life that is challenging.

And to and to speak on that and to just be really, really raw and honest about that.

And that's really potent to me because I think music is that glue that binds us all and makes us remember that we're all human, we're all here.

We have good days, bad days.

You know, life is just a roller coaster, but that you're not alone.

And there is absolutely people out there that want to help.

You want to listen.

And so that song is very close to my heart.

This next song is called They Want Me, and I just released a music video for this song.

So, YouTube, check it out.

[They Want Me by Jaeda] They want me.

They want me.

I can see, they want me.

They want me, They want me.

I can see.

They want me to be They want me To be a leaf on a branch of a tree Falling I see That I wont back down, no chance No faltering No chance they can own my mind, Dull my shine, take whats mine Read between the lines of the book that I write Oh, they want me To be complacent, move to the basement Make believe That Im nothing, powerless and vacant But theyll see, That Im not sold out, old soul My frequency Is beyond They want me They want me I can see They want me They want me, they want me.

I can see.

They want me, to be Cure for the sick Heart go boom Time go tick Move make room Can they tell now Im not that way But do they still wanna burn me like a witch?

Do they wanna test me?

Do they want a sample?

Do they want to make me a martyr?

A vandal?

Freeze frame.

No shame.

Make it a scandal.

Do they want to clean me out?

Words go bang Hearts go boom Time go tick Move make room Do they want to tell everybody the truth?

Nope.

Do they want to change for the better?

Well, let's hope.

I can take em out with a blink of a 3rd eye I can make em stop at the drop of an old dime I can show em how to herb if they got thyme Show em how to swerve, miss the red light They want me But they dont got me, Im a kamikaze And theyll see That Im too fly, too high to not be Offering What I got by divine design, remember whats mine Align, align You buy a ticket, now enjoy the ride.

They want me But they dont got me, Im a kamikaze And theyll see That Im too fly, too high to not be Offering What I got by divine design, remember whats mine Align, align You bought the ticket, now enjoy the ride They want me They want me I can see.

They want me, they want me.

They want me I can see.

They want me To be, to be, to be Greetings, KSPS listeners.

My name is Jaeda and I speak on behalf of all of us on this stage.

We are so grateful and honored to be here.

I'd like to make a quick introduction on the left, this is my lifelong friend and DJ.

His name is Jess Ponikvar otherwise known as Wax 808.

And on my right is another one of my lifelong friends, Suhanna Cree.

Shell be singing backup vocals for us today.

This next song is called Moody Blooms and it is the first single off of my current album that I just dropped called Girl 77.

I hope you all enjoy [Moody Blooms by Jaeda] Moody.

Gimme hydro, gimme a jacuzzi On a high note, still feelin bluesy Kick love, its a drug and Im Bruce Lee See me on a budget looking boujee Thrift store esoteric kind of hussy Trust me, dont wanna fight, cuss me Too nice, but Ill cut you with my tongue, B Im a flower and my powers in my oowee And my whole life is a movie Youll see me Brew-in like loose leaf No sleep, Imma keep All the sheep on the leap Movin on, whos he?

Entourage a borage that chose me Excuse me, did you not see?

I'm a queen Bow down to my rhyme scheme and my team Pen game shine bright like a high beam Obscene and Im born to live free Could it be that Im born for big things?

Could it be that Im on my way And were on our way and its all okay?

Could it be that Im onto the greatest of things?

Could it be I was fighting myself in the ring?

Could it be that I'm powerful now that I see Only one getting in my way was me?

Could it be that I'm onto the greatest of things?

Fighting myself in the ring Powerful now that I see Its me Moody bloomin Sue me, do it I dont give ah, Dont really care I dont give ah, nope Moody bloomin Sue me, do it I dont give ah, dont really care I dont give ah Moody blooms, Im the one thats making the moves Plant myself in the warm afternoon Moody bloomin Sue me, do it I dont give ah, dont really care Moody blooms, Im the sauciest in the town Heres your one chance Fancy, dont let me down Because Im working on my inner child, let her know That I can see her now and maybe she can let it go Life strange, people are strange too Turning many into fewer and fewer and few The one for you is you Think about it Born alone, die alone, one way home In my zone, only way that I do atone In the quiet of the night in my warm bed Im the womb, Im the tomb inside my head Im the maker, the creator, the one at the wheel Im the one negotiating and sealing the deal Im the pusher, the drug, escape Super done, leaving it up to fate Can you relate?

To what I say?

Forever and a day, Imma do it my way It's imperfect And Im human And Im climbing And Im doing And my heart stay Wide open From the pain of the past, Keep growing You wanna know kid?

Ask questions Dont wanna be mids?

Start pressing Tropicana, Im the juice on a gold chain Simulatin activating the right brain On god, the only way that I maintain This span of life, through the suffering Could it be that I'm onto the greatest things?

Could it be I was fighting myself in the ring?

Could it be that I'm powerful now that I see Only one getting in my way was me?

Could it be that I'm onto the greatest of things?

Fighting myself in the ring Powerful now that I see Its me Moody bloomin Sue me, do it I dont give ah, dont really care I dont give ah - nope Moody bloomin Sue me, do it I dont give ah, dont really care I dont give ah Moody blooms I'm the one making the moves (aiaiai) Plant myself in the warm afternoon (aiaiai) Moody bloomin Sue me, do it I dont give ah.

dont really care [Laughing] Moody Blooms, yall.

This next song is called Magic.

One of my personal favorites.

And this fall, we did a music video for this.

Filmed it here in Spokane with my great friend and filmmaker Ian Sterchi.

Super proud of that video.

So go check it out on YouTube with no further ado, Magic [Magic by Jaeda] 86 BPM C minor Vega like Susie, chillin in Toms diner Mega like Busive Exhalting the anti Project with the Blowdians how I stay so fly Rockin my moccasins, hikin in my Nikes Those who try to pick apart my psyche do excite me Showin a little flesh to the ones who wanna bite me Gnash my teeth at the pessimist inside me For shes an animal, venomous academia Rose Absolute and them other girls Geranium Speak a different language and Im not sure what to say to em Vente Anos in this place, Im ready for the stadium Ready for the takeover, been planning with my muse But understanding things are meant to happen as they do See, life is never guaranteed so let us not assume That we know any thing Dont try to take my power Feast on my soul, devour Im trying to give you something That is dear to me Don't try to misalign me Break down, try to define me Or take my magic lightly That is dear to me Dear to me, clear to see my work is heir To be more than a floor that is slept on Naturally raging the course of a magnetic force And a voice that stays headstrong Kick flip the flip switch, tongue tied a misfit Damsel of my district Street cred in an instant Beats, bars, biscuits Wands over mystics Kissed by the princess Poison in my lipstick They tried to creep up on me Stand down sick starving zombies My brain complex alarming Too much work for you So, take the work elsewhere debonair In the way that I saunter and the air of my flair I think its cool thats all that matters at the days end Id rather a few than a room full of fake friends Wolves in sheep skin, fleek in my ink pen Sink to the deep end, think ‘till it sink in Cross the weekend, shine line beacon Shhhhh When I'm speaking Dont try to take my power Feast on my soul, devour Im trying to give you something That is dear to me Dont try to misalign me Break down try to define me Or take my magic lightly That is dear to me Magic, its dear to me so respect it Working hard to give it but dont care if you accept it Paying attention to myself so I dont feel neglected And if I deem it dear to me, I will protect it Magic, its dear to me, so respect it Working hard to give it but dont care if you accept it Paying attention to myself so I don't feel neglected And if I deem it dear to me, I will protect it I like revolutionary music.

I like, um.

One of my favorite artists of all time is Nina Simone.

And, you know, she in an interview, she said, you know, if you're really not speaking on, um, the times that you're living in and the the the generational woes of your time, like, what are you really doing?

And so I'm really drawn to music that has a strong social message, that is revolutionary in its origins and um, something that inspires people and makes them feel something raw and real and true to them, you know?

So.

Definitely the some of the running themes are like, you know, independence and just like saying what you want and just like fighting the good fight, you know, and fighting for a cause.

So, you'll definitely see that in my music a lot.

This next song is called Why, Why, Why?

[Why, Why Why by Jaeda] Always asking why Usually dont know I ask them why, why, why And they say, I don't know I ask them, why is the sky that hue of blue?

And if you were to die tomorrow, today, what would you do?

It's like a test of balance, how do we pursue, Extremes, is it over or under or straight through?

Quandaries, feeling bound by intuition Don't always want to choose, dont always wanna make decision Like, should I stay or should I go?

and is this love for real?

Indicators pointing to the parts I need to heal?

Is life a test and are we ever truly free?

Is it down dog 30 or am I just barking up a tree?

Could it be that no one knows the future is not to see The parallels between the growth and where we plant the seed I ask em why we ‘re here, whats the point and why so nervous?

Existentialism digging under Earths flesh A psychedelic frame surfacing the hurt-ness Hot tip, work smart to work less I ask em why, why, why And they say, I don't know I don't know I ask em why, why, why And they say and they say, I dont know I ask them why, why, why, butterfly?

Am I living the dream because luciditys the vibe?

And when I die will elevators drop out of the sky?

And open into portals that will promise me the light?

If I dream it different is that my reality?

Anatomy of a dream state academy Why they wanna battle me, Im just tryna do the thing Elevate the consciousness and let the bells ring I ask em why these lyrics detonate my soul?

If music is time travels is this mic the open road?

Does art imitate life or the other way around And can we heal our bodies with the frequency of sound?

Megahertz explore me Reverence to the ones who came before me Potency in learning from another mans story You can make a change, level up You're more than enough, words pouring from the cup I ask em, Why?

Why?

Why?

And they say, I don't know I don't know I ask em, Why?

Why?

Why?

And they say, and they say I dont know Nobody know or fit the mold Mutable, truth a stones throw Starting point to the open road Mystery of life, how it unfolds Complicated, jumbled in my process Offset, talk less, listen to the prophets Rock set, she got the look pop tends Billie Holiday em cuz a broken heart is arts friend I think knowledge is a super power I wont trade this moment for an hour Life is passion fruit, both sweet and sour I just bust it open and devour Books, scribbling reading my notes when I ask em why, Im just looking for some jokes Nerd core, smarty pants, Im just quoting em some quotes Shut em down, trivia pursuing what I wrote I ask em, Why?

Why?

Why?

Yeah, I do And they say, I don't know I dont know I ask em, Why?

Why?

Why?

And they say, and they say, I dont know This next song is called Leaving.

And I wrote this song when I was just kind of feeling like, I wish I could blast off from the Earth and just, like, leave humanity for a while and, like, just welcoming the aliens to come abduct me.

Just ready.

So if you've ever felt that way, this song is for you.

[Leaving by Jaeda] Im leaving This evening Later gator, scuba tanks and elevators I was dormant for the moment, Now Im moving through the layers Moon boots in the Tesla, jet ski in the Cesna Abracadabra, less move it cuz you the best Im on fire, jet flames grow higher, NASA blast off Baby, Im the cash crop Leaving em the roots balls Catch me missing Zoom calls Cause I'm gone, baby gone, baby bye-bye Leaving for the evening, never coming back Beat me up, Scotty, on a one way track Hit me up galactic bird feather from the map Dropping heavy off the wing Parachuting into France Put me on a bus, make it short, make it rain Make my money long, I need provisions for the train Leaping high like Brishnikov, my chariots do wait Getting out of here, red eyed on the next plane Im leaving I gotta go [This evening] I'm out of here right [Im leaving] [This evening] Outtie 5000, see ya later, ciao, toast Next time, mmm-bye, aurevoidios Exit stage left, dip out, shake, piece Calling it a day because tonight I gotta leave Bye-bye world, bye humans, bye fake friends Bye crushed dreams, bye-bye short ends Bye waiting around, bye taking my time Time to push beyong time, time is now mine Im leaving for the evening, doubt Ill come back Doubt I could care more because its personal in fact My versatile craft intact Too merciless in the sack Too hot for this Earth, Jack Warshack upon space craft Aliens take me, they know what to do Chop the 5th dimension, into cuber sonic stew Eat the words of poets, time travel in a blinkage Out think the tank, girl, mobbing in the deep ends Im leaving I'm out of here [This evening] I gotta go, go, go [Im leaving] [This evening] I'm leaving this very evening.

No looking back, there aint no reason Gotta say goodbye, cant say bad bye Cuz bad vibes dont fly and Im that fly type I'm leaving this very evening Blowing like the breeze, changing like the season Got to say goodbye, can't say bad bye Cuz bad vibes dont fly Exit stage left, dip out, shake, peace Calling it a day because tonight I gotta leave But bye world, bye humans, bye fake friends Bye crushed dreams, bye-bye short ends Bye waiting around, bye taking my time Time to push beyond time, time is now mine I'm leaving for the evening Never coming back Never coming back, No, no Its been nice but I gotta say, [Im leaving] Everything is now a world away Atoms all disintegrate [Evening] It's been nice, but I gotta say Everything is now a world away Atoms all disintegrate [Evening] [Goodbye] [Im leaving, Im leaving] [Goodbye] [Goodbye] [Im leaving] This next song is called Gateways.

[Gateways by Jaeda] Even though the sun don't always shine upon us We keep on growing, were dedicated warriors And life aint always gonna be a bowl of cherries But we light it up and float away because we are luminarires Hey, people when you gonna realize your power Hanging on a dream and this is the hour When change is going to happen, we rising towards the precipice Strange how it happens but we showing them the best of this And we Can be Always The ones to make a change Our dreams Can be Gateways To things we cant imagine We Can be Always The change we want to see Our dreams Can be gateways, gateways Gateways to the impossible, honest though never let it go Never let it go.

Gateways to a purpose no surface living just let them know We born savage, not average, no mediocrity Original in format, a blueprint, a star seed Yeah, we need more hearts that are true Dont every be afraid of the greatness in you Cause they can never put out the light with the spark And we can light this whole place up with just a spark I said that we Can be always The ones to make a change Our dreams Can be Gateways To things you can imagine We can be Always Be the change we want to see Our dreams Can be gateways, gateways So, take me to Jamaica, take me to the stars I wanna see life under the sea Im thinking Mars Might be a nice get away Ill do what I dream Cause like is moving fast and nothing is what is seems I said, take me to Jamaica Take me to the stars I wanna see life under the sea Im thinking Mars It might be a nice get away I do what I dream Cause life is moving fast and nothing is what is seems I say we Can be Always Ones to make a change Our dreams Can be Gateways To things you cant imagine We Can be Always Change we want to see Our dreams Can be gateways, gateways And we Can be always Ones to make the change Our dreams Things you cant imagine Things that you could be We Can be always Change we want to see Our dreams Can be gateways, gateways Hear more from the artists on this program on the Inland Sessions podcast.

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