Ezra Furman - "Book Of Our Names" (Lyric Video)

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"Book Of Our Names" by ‪@EzraFurmanVisions‬ from the album 'All Of Us Flames', available now.
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Directed by Nathan David Smith www.nathandavidsmith.co.uk/
Written by Ezra Furman
Produced, engineered and mixed by John Congleton
Assistant engineer Sean Cook
Recorded at Sargent Recorders in Los Angeles, CA, April-May 2021
Mastered by Heba Kadry in New York, NY
The band is Sam Durkes, Ezra Furman, Ben Joseph and Jorgen Jorgensen
Lyrics
I want there to be a book of our names
None of them missing, none quite the same
None of us ashes, all of us flames
And I want us to read it aloud
I want it to tell of our exile here
In a cruel machinery, our bodies between the gears
And our world back home just the ghost of a prayer
And I want us to read it aloud
And our names will be heard through prison walls
On wet city streets and international calls
And we’ll read it until this whole empire falls
And then we will continue to read it
And the names will be the real ones that are ours
Not the ones given us by the enemy powers
But the ones that we know in our bones and our bowels
And they’ll be said out loud and repeated
Yes I want there to be a book of our names
None of us missing, none exactly the same
None of us ashes, all of us flames
And I want us to read it aloud
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[@actuallySHRIKE]

I'll start.
I am Ley.
Formerly known as Bradley. I will accept nothing but my name.

[@fmcgucket3076]

Someday we'll live in a world where this song has no punch, no impact. A world where our siblings aren't murdered daily, where they're not driven to unrecognized deaths of despair. A world where awkward trans kids become happy trans adults. Or get to become adults at all. We're fighting for existence, not privilege.

[@scottross4280]

Seems like she can do no wrong. I hope that this song and
the great “Point Me Towards the Real” are hinting at the arrival of a new
album. God know the world could use a little more Ezra at the moment.

[@sandymallon176]

How does this not have more likes? Ezra your lyrics slay me. So good.

[@SpookyouKnowIt23]

This song is transcendent

[@terezavlachova7719]

Ezra's songs are a real blessing. Thank you for a new one!

[@kimchee5435]

Ikr! A beautiful blessing to many people

[@oglet999]

Beautiful and poignant, makes me want to cry. Thank you. Xx

[@shelleyfromtheblock]

This one has been a salve through a lot of stuff. Thank y'all Ezra 💝

[@devanshuverma7026]

No matters what....u r still the best singer of my life ❤️

[@williampena1705]

Beautiful

[@hermazingbartels2377]

Bloody beautiful as per. Thank you so much Ezra. You bring us all so much joy. You make me feel seen.

[@mattatee]

ezras songs just have such a special place in my heart. singing from my soul.

[@Frankie-yi8je]

love you ezra

[@qashanya806]

as lovely as ever! just what I needed, thank you, Ezra😭🤲❤️

[@calemlinke773]

the names will be read in the time when we come to call for our kin. in the time of resurrection and families gathering.

[@WYRable]

Thank You!

[@ttkftykyfts]

Omg what a beautiful voice

[@l00r0lll]

this album is going to make me sob frfr

[@PogieJoe]

Another masterpiece. How does she do it?

[@jnol784]

she's a fucking poet would 100% buy a poem/writing book that she published

[@PraxisU]

Saw this in the waning hours of Trans Day of Remembrance. Beautiful song!