We are not only sexual beings, we are the walking embodiment of god consciousness, and in вЂњCan I Hold the Mic,вЂќ Solange says: вЂњI canвЂ™t be a singular expression of myself, thereвЂ™s too many parts too many spaces, too many manifestations, too many lines, too many curves, too many troubles, too many journeys, too many mountains, too many rivers, so many.вЂќ The lyric of вЂњnot even in that Florida waterвЂќ indicates that Black culture cannot be diluted or pushed out with even the cleansing power of Florida water with its cologne and essential oils. Do you realize how magnificent you are? The god that created you is a divine architect that created the moon, the sun, the stars, Jupiter, Mars, Pluto, Venus. The interludes вЂњWe Deal With the FreakвЂ™n,вЂќ and вЂњCan I Hold the MicвЂќ along with the chorus of вЂњAlmedaвЂќ point to a strong sense of spirituality and limitlessness, as a sample from вЂњTurn Me OnвЂќ by Rotary Connection states: вЂњ First, IвЂ™m tryna get the woman to understand the dynamic power and the spiritual energy. Both use the guiding forces of spirituality to imagine their futures and a better, safer world for themselves and their community. Here we see a parallel with the main character, Lauren, of Octavia ButlerвЂ™s Parable of the Sower, where she creates and leans on the Earthseed faith as a means of survival and forming relationships with those around her.

This line pops up again in вЂњIвЂ™m a Witness,вЂќ an ending gospel-like song where the lyrics вЂњYou can work through me/ you can say what you need in my mind/IвЂ™ll be your vessel/ IвЂ™ll do it every timeвЂќ suggest SolangeвЂ™s devotion to her faith and dependence on it as she navigates her emotional and creative worlds.

At the end of the song, she sings вЂњtaking on the light,вЂќ suggesting the beginning of transcendence and bringing her ideas to fruition. Envisioning ideas outside of ourselves is a main theme in Afrofuturism, and a similar argument can be made for Sun RaвЂ™s Space is the Place video that explores the idea of вЂњmoving Black people from one вЂњsystem of vibrationsвЂќ to anotherвЂќ (lecture 1).

By repeating вЂњ(saw) things I imaginedвЂќ in different scales, she is trying to reinforce self affirmation and bring her concepts to life. In a thread on Twitter that talks about her motivations for specific songs on the album, she mentioned that вЂњThings I Imagined,вЂќ the first song on the album, was an example of how in her more recent life and creative process, she has used repetition as a form of mantra and achieving her goals. In generating this new world, Solange creates herself as an Afrofuturist and a symbol of the power of Black womxn in the music industry.ДЄlthough this album is multilayered, the lyrics provide a lot of the groundwork for Solange to tell her tale. This body of work embodies Afrofuturism through her use of technology and sampling in the production of the sounds, lyrics that point to transcendence and manifestation, and an extended music video that creates a new world for Black people that stretches beyond societal expectations and the boxes we are forced into. On March 1st, 2019, Solange Knowles released her fourth studio album When I Get Home, an album rooted in displaying a heavy, beautiful representation of Blackness and what it means to pay homage to your community. It took so much energy but I am so happy with it.This album is near and dear to my heart and I learned so much about Solange and her inspirations. i did my research earlier in the month I watched the visual album, re-listened to the entire album, and analyzed the lyrics on Genius for each song. I originally had so much anxiety before writing this paper because it had a 1500 word min and I consistently struggle with getting to word counts.

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