I met the hilarious Doug Widick (www.douglaswidick.com) through our mutual friend Kaila Mullady, who beatboxed and performed in his improv hip hop and comedy group North Coast. From skateboarding, our love of books and music and improv, hilarity and adventure we instantly hit it off. He was working on a sort of tongue-in-cheek rap album about compliments and life advice and he asked me to do one about "opening doors for people". I wrote a chorus for him and my verse, somewhat taking it in a more serious direction (of course I did) but it was a blast to go to his apartment and record it before a night of romping around with him and Kaila through metropolis and getting into all sorts of fun freestyle events. The project never came out and this sketchy but fun demo has sat on my harddrive for a few years. If you ever get a chance to see Doug perform, DO NOT HESITATE. The man is a genius and a sheer pleasure to be around.
lyrics
Open doors for people,
truly welcome them,
seems we've built borders
in accordance with a selfish trend,
Open up, invite 'em
to your shelter-head,
incite the development
of life that's a helpful quest.
AllOne verse:
Get the foot out of your mouth
and let it jam a door,
keep it gaping for a stranger
and watch their reaction for,
the magic lure inside a random act of pure kindness,
The truest beauty: interactive passion that's admired
Babylon... gladdened smiles passed along
that inspires the collapse of walls...
Catalyzing a Domino Effect
that's knocking over debts,
and masks we clutch,
Perhaps I've just ruby hues on these half full glasses but
To coin a phrase, pay it forward, never pass the buck.
My two cents? If we deposit modest acts of love,
Weave a positive example, never overdraft our luck,
put stock in common wealth and bond through honest help,
you'll avoid the trap of the red, negative, sad and stuck.
That old adage plugs:
“when one portal closes another door will open”
but hold it! if you do hold it, another's benefit hinges
on your genuine interest in letting them in when your residence is finished.
No sticks and stones group, stick together, stone soup swell fest.
We're so Scrooged miserly crush the Crachets hell bent,
“don't care a bit, know the drill...so screw em” humbug zealot
Shocking! Be ecstatic to pass advantage to someone else yet
we've become a jealous, society that's somewhat selfish,
aggressive, competitive and desperately afraid
our peers' successes will lead the way to our inevitable detriment!
Wait, let me present you this: If the weather is inclement,
and you invite people beneath your roof,
fret not the cubic feet that's used,
cherish the community heat's produced.
We as humans need to move in a peaceful unit,
to endure the dormant doldrums adorned with endorphins
and/or each of you endorse your dormitory and adore
your kin before we end our tour here
by opening up a door for your peers and see them through it.
credits
from Whole > Sum Parts,
released March 26, 2019
Lyrics written and performed by Doug Widick and Bruce "AllOne" Pandolfo
produced and mixed by Doug Widick
Left-field rapper, slam poet, singer/songwriter, and author Bruce Pandolfo from Long Island.
Creating to connect. Obsessively exploring and creating art as healing and growing.
Deeply vivid/introspective lyrics populate this ambitious folk rock project. The arrangements span from mellow/minimal to rocking and grandiose. Consistently emotive, unique and sincere. Brilliance. AllOne
Progressive yet punk, aggro yet emotional. One of my favorite bands from Long Island and doing everything they can to live up to their name, raising money for causes and making badass music, AllOne
