Name: Elephant Man
Duration: P00H04M11S
Description: “Elephant Man” is inspired by young, black men diagnosed with schizophrenia and the issues they face dealing with stigma and difficulty fitting into a society that makes little room for those with severe mental health challenges. This is something that Stephonne felt deeply connected to and was gracious enough to put his full heart on display for the world to hear.

Elephant Man

from Elephant Man by Lee Walter Redding

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“Elephant Man” is inspired by young, black men diagnosed with schizophrenia and the issues they face dealing with stigma and difficulty fitting into a society that makes little room for those with severe mental health challenges. This is something that Stephonne felt deeply connected to and was gracious enough to put his full heart on display for the world to hear.

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Elephant Man

Verse
The voices circle cavernous in the air,
I slide swimmingly through the heavy frozen stares,
I was 96'd and called it quites,
A child at war with my own existence,

Chorus
I can hear em talking, change the subject when I walk in, straight out the womb, I'm the elephant in the room, truth of the matter was all I was after, I'm the elephant in the room,
Verse
I was fine, til I was not,
I live on the spectrum that tends to stay lost,
My skin a subtle hue of gray,
A shade that comes when every night turns into day,
Chorus
I can hear em talking, change the subject when I walk in, straight out the womb, I'm the elephant in the room, truth of the matter was all I was after, I'm the elephant in the room,
Verse
Ran like the wind from all friends,
Killing with kindness is still a means to an end,
Far beyond the con my dreams lives on,
In a world that spins a time where I belong,
Chorus
I can hear em talking, change the subject when I walk in, straight out the womb, I'm the elephant in the room, truth of the matter was all I was after, I'm the elephant in the room.

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from Elephant Man, track released April 9, 2021
Vocals by Stephonne

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Lee Walter Redding Kansas City, Missouri

Raised on 60s rock, steeped in 90s Britpop ennui, and guided by contemporary neo-soul, Lee Walter Redding weaves dry humor into vibrant sonic textures that sway from wistful to chaotic. Think 2010s Nick Lowe fronting The Velvet Underground. On warped vinyl. ... more

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