Power | pow· er | \ ˈpau̇(-ə)r
- ability to act or produce an effect
- capacity for being acted upon or undergoing an effective legal or official authority, capacity, or right possession of control, authority, or influence over others
- physical might
- mental or moral efficacy
- political control or influence
- powers plural: an order of angels — see the celestial hierarchy
Confidence | con· fi· dence | \ ˈkän-fə-dən(t)s
- a feeling or consciousness of one’s powers or of reliance on one’s circumstances
- the quality or state of being certain: certitude
Throughout this process, one of the main things that continue to assert itself is how close some emotions can be to one another. The varying gradients of emotions allow for an opportunity for them to be viewed through completely original lenses.
Power is defined by a myriad of things: whether it’s the electricity that runs your home, or the ability to perform a task, power’s meaning is vast. The power I’m interested in this moment is the a one in which you have become fully empowered by a cause or goal. When you are being propelled by something indescribably strong.
When we are in our own power, we are more than confident, more than optimistic, more than joyous… we are a completely separate force and one which is, for better or worst, often too strong to derail. Harnessing this power isn’t an easy feat. Its domesticated form is closer to confidence than anything else, and that’s how it is usually interpreted in its control form. Power at its core is uncontrollable and able to do nearly anything.
04-18-19 Vengo by Ana Tijoux
04-18-19 Vengo, Tijoux’s fourth solo album, offers a relentlessly uncompromising vision and infectious mix of musical influences, intricate lyricism, and anticolonial politics. Vengo came at a time when Ana was rediscovering her ancestral roots. She found how much...
04-17-19 Radio by Sylvan Esso
04-17-18 Entertainment is constantly changing itself, but the pace at which it has transformed over the last hundred years has been startling. We went from being barely able to connect two coasts to a radio broadcast, to a world-wide-web with everything you can ever...
04-16-19 POWA by Tune-Yards
04-16-19 Merril Gerbus, Tune-Yards main brainchild, shows a glimpse of the amount of Power she holds within every song, and especially in this one. The range of harmonies and tones she’s able to find are often jaw-dropping, especially when you see how little effort...
04-15-19 We Appreciate Power by Grimes, HANA
04-15-19 This song is supremely interesting to me. The “Power” being discussed in this refers to a “fictitious” impending AI force which will enslave the human race. This comes from the neo-philosophical argument related to Roko’s basilisk. Roko’s basilisk is a...
04-14-19 Soy Yo by Bomba Estéreo
04-14-19 Soy Yo is about you living in your truth… you being you. This is one of the most significant powers any individual can learn how to master. Very few of us are born with this ability, so it has to be a skill that can be learned. It takes time, it takes...
04-13-19 Queendom by AURORA
04-13-19 The concept of a “Queendom” is one that I have thought of since I was a child. I always thought that we, as a culture, are a byproduct of “Kingdoms,” so what would everything look like if we were instead products of “Queendoms.” This is a quintessential...
04-12-19 Titanium by David Guetta, Sia
04-12-19 Titanium revolves around the concept of being invincible—and mastering the ability not to worry about anything ever harming you, a power which to most is unfathomable. The words and actions of others can have lasting impacts on our own internal temperaments;...
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