idea 1

About idea 1

"born in a garage🤘🏾and written while I was reading octavia butler’s 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳, “idea 1” is about what it feels like to exist in this climate — the weight of being expected to witness, absorb, and speak truth at a time when the world feels like it’s unraveling. that’s a particular kind of burden black women know intimately. this song doesn’t offer answers, it just refuses to look away." - kelela, from her IG @kelela, april 8 2025. .

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About this song

Credited to

Kelela

Album

new avatar · Track 1 of 12 · Opens the album

Released

July 10, 2026

Duration

3:25

On Last.fm

116,409 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: new avatar