Derby's Dose

by Daudi Matsiko

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Derby’s Dose is a song that means a lot to me. It’s a personal response to a tragic and horrific moment in our collective history. Derby was an enslaved man, tortured and murdered by Thomas Thistlewood. A Lincolnshire man. Derby’s story broke my heart. What is more, is that Derby had skin, a body and desires like my own. Like all of us, a desire for shelter, food and safety. Yet he was greeted with torture, dehumanisation and ultimately annihilation. The legacy of that human loss lives on today, unresolved. This song was created lovingly with that in mind. My sister, Judith Matsiko, joined me on vocals for this song. It was really special to have her voice on the recording with me and added to the personal nature of the process. Making a difficult and heavy song, less lonely and more beautiful.

lyrics

DERBY’S DOSE LYRICS

What am I inside?
Feel stupid for asking
It’s still in my eye
That shadow dancing

Trouble comes, the end of the line
What God described our image like
I’ve learned isn’t mine
A past desperate to align

I’m bound by
Fear made worse by time
I’m gagging like
Derby’s dose is mine

Live not quite alive
More ground collapsing
Learning to despise
Stinging on all sides

And I’m bound by
Fear made worse by time
I’m gagging like
Derby’s dose is mine

I’m bound by
Fear made worse by time
I’m gagging like
Derby’s dose is mine

Feel stupid for asking

credits

released January 11, 2024
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar - Daudi Matsiko
Backing Vocals - Judith Matsiko
Mixed by Adam Scrimshire
Mastered by Guy Davie at Electric Mastering, London

Video Credits
Directors - Ciaran Grant and Kat Brown
Producer - Kat Brown
Editor - Ciaran Grant
DoP - Guy Jenkins
AC - Joe Nichols

Featuring - Gemma Caseley-Kirk and Daudi Matsiko

Special thanks to Deckchair Barbering and Hairdressing for the location and VPoint TV.

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