9. I'm Blessed
This is the shortest track on the album, acting as a buffer. A buffer between what, I cannot say for sure. Standing at only 0:50 long, “I’m Blessed” doesn’t give us as listeners much to work with substance-wise. The song itself is very simple, the bulk of the lyrics only being three and a half lines, not including the titular lyrics which are repeated several times. The verse in the middle of the song tells us how much trust this narrator (likely Labrinth himself) has in God and His power to ensure safety.
The first line of the second verse, “There’s somebody in the sky watching over me” immediately makes me think of God. This is mostly due to Labrinth’s religious theme in a handful of the songs on this album. However, after listening and reading through the rather short lyrics again (and again), I realize he might be referring to someone who has passed away. The following lines support this as well, “I know all the reasons why they care for me/ Oh, I wake up every day with no fear/ 'Cause I'm blessed.” If this was someone to whom he was very close, he would know why they care for him, and feel safe under their watch.
Overall, this song makes my head feel fuzzy as if the static after the track was mixed is entering my ears while I listen. The bass seems like it was boosted in post, creating that strong reverberating effect to the listener. While the vocals sound heavily autotuned, I don’t hear it as a negative quality, but a stylistic choice for this song. It does, however, make it hard to understand the words without searching online. The voice sounds very similar to a piano keyboard, which leads me to believe that Labrinth is using a voice box to achieve this static-bass-driven sound. I appreciate how Labrinth uses a short track to break up the album into two sections, bookended by an intro and outro track.
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