Elijah Washington "Untitled" 2022

3:33 (three minutes, 33 seconds) Description: This work quotes the 2004 song “So Alive” by Kings of Tomorrow, whose lyrics are unofficially attributed to motivational speaker Lisa Nichols. Untitled concerns itself with the processes of memorization and repetition—after memorizing the lyrics, I recited them repetitively without timing queues from the original song, furthering my own understanding of the text in a process approaching the realm of prayer. The final product is at once comforting and creepy, evoking a divine voice (omphē) while ultimately reflecting a personal spirituality rooted in popular media and Christian hymns.