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Pansori

from Pansori by Keepers of Humanity

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“Pansori,” is the third song and title track for this EP, serving as the standout storytelling component for this project. "Pansori" creates a fascinating juxtaposition of two main vocal parts across worlds and timelines - one an older male honoring his mother in the epic traditional style of Korean pansori, and the other, a young woman singing in English about the modern crisis of suppressing your own passions to fulfill the expectations of Asian immigrant parents. Life meets art within "Pansori," being as the male vocals for this tune are composed and performed by Nanjo’s father, Ik Shin. Synth harp and flute accentuate the song’s ethnicity, but the backbone of this track lies within the bluesy-rock style of bass and guitar riffs from Choy and Bonaccorso.

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Yeobeoreo
Naega oneul, Eomeonim kkae
Deuri neun norae reul bu reu reu ryeon da

Once upon a story, she
Wasn’t born a boy, they
Told her what she wasn’t
But never said what she was

Always on the move, her feet
Floated like a dancer, they
Told her how she couldn’t
But never said how she could

Play by the rules
Dung geu shi myeo
Get good grades
Gureum hashin eomeoni
Use your brain
Oneuldo baeeopgo ship seum nida
They told her what to want but never thought to ask her

Shijipjangga bonaeshin nollaon eomeoni
Da nam ni nyeo reul gilleushin eomeoni
Gong ju sa beong nahwo
Yeoreobo saeseo gareuchi shigo
Bung jung yaebo
Deu bandeu shyeotgo
Ah nollaon eomeoni

She played by the rules
Dung geu shi myeo
Went to college
Gureum hashin eomeoni
Got a desk job
Oneuldo baeeopgo ship seum nida
But it destroyed her soul and one day she decided

Never mind the rules
I’m gonna change the world
Gonna clean it up, fix it up
Breathe the air, be myself

After all the rules
I’m mighty insecure
Trying this trying that
Not sure where I’m at

Now she has a family, her
First born is a boy, she
Helps him find his passions
And shows him what he can be

Always on the move her feet
Take her everywhere, she
Tells herself what she isn’t
But never says what she is

Now she has a daughter, I’d
Love to be a dancer, she
Helps me find my passions
And shows me what I can be

Always on the move her feet
Take her everywhere, she
Tells herself what she isn’t
But I see who she is

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from Pansori, released October 6, 2023

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Keepers of Humanity San Francisco, California

Keepers of Humanity is a piano-based alt-rock band from the city of San Francisco. Their sound features innocent yet seductive vocals set to complex and powerful songwriting. Influenced by Kate Bush, Tori Amos, and Amanda Palmer, they have an unexpected sound that is caught between worlds. ... more

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