Before you listen - Belong Every time I step into a room I disappear-and even though you see my form still I am not here. I fell somewhere between the cracks-and I feel them getting wider-have you ever seen the world through the eyes of an outsider? "Belonging" was something that always fell beyond my range-the things that most defined as normal-I always saw them strange. I often stare at others-almost everyone I see-asking through a voiceless whisper, "Do you feel like me?" But no one quite admits it-at least they don't out loud-and people bleed to bind themselves and fit within the crowd. So where do I go from here? Don't tell me this is it-wherein lies the Promised Land for those who just don't fit? Is "belonging" an actual place that anyone can find? Or is it nothing more than a peaceful state of mind? IF SO, then I belong to those who love me-my friends and next of kin-I am also a Child of God so I must belong to Him. I belong to the earth-composed of dust as I stand here-I am Fire-Wind-Rain and Sun-I am a child of the atmosphere. I belong to all that's breathing-and that much I know is true-and even if I don't fit in-I still belong to you. And that makes us connected-at least from what I see-because if I belong to you-then you must belong to me. There is no separation of one from the other-and she is as much my sister as 'this man' is my brother. Hence I found my answer-I don't know if it's right or wrong-poetically speaking this is my summation of the world where I belong. Poem by Darnella Ford - Darnalla.com This CD features Grammy Award winning, Emmy Nominated vocalist, Darryl phinnessee - Trk 12 Steve Vai Bassis - Tony Pimental- Trk 11 Tonythebassguy.com Austin Texas Bassist - Yogie - trk 12 Baltimore Bassist - Will Birckhead - trks 7 & 8 se7ven.com Baltimore Saxaphonist - Mr. Eugene Chapman - trk 7 se7ven.com Vocal/writer/producer/arranger/keyboards/drum programmer/ engineer - Lisa ling Hsia Huang - trk 2&12 mp3.com/shah Vocal/writer/keyboardist - Chanda leigh Mcknight - trk 10 (Keenon Ivory Wayans show) mp3.com/chanda Poet/singer/writer - Nesa - 6 & 9 mp3.com/nesa Poet - Jada - trk 1 All drum programing and keyboards and other instruments by Cori Jacobs. All tracks produced by Cori Jacobs Mixed and mastered at Balcony Studio by Zain way way