Erykah Badu’s “Didn’t Cha Know” was the second single off
her sophomore album Mama’s Gun. The song speaks to the lost soul. Badu sings of
being lost, not knowing which way to turn in life. In the music video Badu
appears to have crash landed and is roaming around lost in the desert. The
videos imagery helps to illustrate the lyrics, as she tries to figure out “which
way to go”. The video ends with her
ultimately being led by a lizard to a watering hole below the earth’s surface. The
image of her getting to the water coincides with her lyrics as she sings that “there
will be a brighter day”. Badu's lyrics tells the listener that only when one can free their mind
(awaken), they can find their way to a better future not only for themselves but
for the world. She sings that it is “time to save the world” and with love come
life and with life comes freedom for all. With this song, Badu exemplifies the
music of Afrofuturism as she attempts to uplift the souls of the listener. She uses
her lyrics to envision a better future, and one cannot help but include this
song on their Afrofuturism playlist.
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