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Psalm of Tiamat

by Francine Thirteen

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1.
Emma 03:09
Glory to my Maker, I have been redeemed Glory to my Maker, beauty I have seen My riches untold My touch is gold My riches untold My touch is gold Angels and demons, outta her womb Hallelujah Planets and stars, outta her womb Hallelujah Oracles and queens, outta her womb Hallelujah Come get your seat on her ark There’s been plenty room Hallelujah Glory to my Maker, I have been redeemed Glory to my Maker, beauty I have seen Beauty I have seen
2.
Black Maria 05:15
Dark Maria, is that your lighthouse (2X) It was raining when she was born Strange she was and fully formed She emerged from the deep Eyes ablazing, souls to seek Our Holy Father is not the first to walk on water Dark Maria, I can hear you fragments calling from the deep (2X) Oh Holy Father, you’re still younger than the youngest daughter Oh Holy Father, you’re not the first to walk on water Oh Holy Father Dark Maria (2X)
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I’m the voice in the water I’m the word up above Tuesdays, I’m an eagle Fridays, I’m a dove Swim John The Baptist Stir in my sea Speak John The Baptist The air you breath is me Mama, she’s a conjurer Daddy, he’s bright star Baby, your a messenger Traveling near and far Mama, she’s a conjurer (2X) Look up John, see the water above your head? Look below you John, see the clouds under your feet? Look around you John, you're floating again. Just be still John Be still, my John Tuesdays, I’m an eagle Fridays, a dove I’m the voice in the water I’m the living word
4.
I birth the dawn each morning Shine Sun, Shine my Sun Come rest in my waters at night Sleep Love, Sleep Love, Sleep my Love From the Sun (4X) From the mountain to the valley I’m the morning dew And the salt from my teardrop Formed me and you I birth the dawn each morning Shine Sun, Shine my Sun Come rest in my waters at night Sleep Love, Sleep Love, Sleep my Love Shine my Love
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Tiamat 03:22
I am no man’s Daughter My holy blood is their water My holy flesh they dwell therein And very soon I’ll shed my skin Send down my ark Only for my kin Send down my flood Others begin again I am no man’s Daughter My holy blood is their water My holy flesh they dwell therein And very soon I’ll shed my skin
6.
What was below is now above Receive her soul Receive her love What was behind is now ahead Receive her tone Raise up the dead Spin Saturn Throw off your rings Spin Saturn Your angels sing (3X) Are you ready Mama rings, now a ladder All her love, now matter (2X)
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"Glory to my maker..."

The first words sung by Francine Thirteen on her Psalm of Tiamat EP (FPE Records, September 6) are an invocation, and a statement of purpose. Seven years on from her first album, Lust Heals, Give Me My Sin Again, which Afropunk called a "numinous world of existential wonder", comes this new treatise on the continuation of blood, seed and mind through countless generations, a vision of the divine essence of feminine humanity.

Here, sacred beings commingle with Francine's direct ancestry, revealing advanced wisdom encoded in every note and word. "Angels and demons, outta her womb", she sings on "Emma", an ode to her Great Grandmother - a Scorpio with an uncanny ability to read the stars. "Black Doves of Dodona" concerns a lineage of women known as the Sibyls, women who brought down the messages of the ancient Mother Goddesses, embodied in the singular by Tiamat, who Herself is presently channeled through Francine: "I am no man's Daughter... Very soon I'll shed my skin."

Throughout, sumptuous production by Orbit Sound is a gently surprising, rippling stream. Texture shifts subtly. The body tingles. Sonic and structural elements drawn from diverse genres are woven together like a textile. Art is always, in some way, a foray into the unknown, but Francine's art does more than simply explore: it maps the territory, finding new routes between occult zones and subconscious spiritual awareness. And it's a gorgeous listening experience.

Psalm of Tiamat will be available in digital format from FPE Records September 6, 2024.

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released September 6, 2024

"Tiamat" recorded and mixed by Sims Norton aka The Orbit Sound in Nashville, TN.

All other tracks recorded at Niles City Sound, Fort Worth, Texas Engineered and mixed by Jimi Bowman

Mastered by Aphra Jane

Thank Yous:
To The Queen of Heaven, known by many names- BLESS YOU.
To my Foremothers Emma Jane and Tessie Ruth and Ola Mae- BLESS YOU
To my Sister, Netherina- BLESS YOU
To Sims Lester- BLESS YOU

Artwork:
Images photographed by Ciara Elle Bryant
Graphic Design by Kat Alyst

This is FPE Records #67, 2024

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Francine Thirteen Dallas, Texas

Francine Thirteen is a feminine entity from Venus who landed in her GrandMama's house via her Mama's womb. She sings to the cosmos, to plants, to animals, to friends, to family, and to people who buy tickets to her shows. Listen to her. She most likely loves you very much. ... more

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