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Imani Archer

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i write songs 4 you to cry 2 ꩜ ♪ ⋆ ˚

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My second single I DON’T BELIEVE IN GOD! from my debut EP is out MAY 1
a few days before my dads funeral, almost like someone was channeling something through me as a vessel, I heard the exact melody and lyrics of the first few lines of this song in Virginia. I voice memoed it immediately and over the course of a few weeks I wrote the whole song through my grieving process.
I wrote this song about feeling like you’ve lost your faith. About questioning religion. That first moment where you go through an extremely shocking and devastating loss and feeling like God betrayed you. When you prayed and begged God not to take this person from you and now they’re gone. How the anger, the confusion, and heartbreak can completely consume you and make you spiral to the point where’d you even think something like this.
This song is the really isolating feeling of losing your faith and being mad at God. How if you try to express that feeling to anyone around you, you’re usually shamed and told to never say that, that it’s sinful.
I know I’m not the only one who has felt this feeling in grief and loss…now anyone who feels these moments of doubt has a safe space in this song.

Written by Me
Produced: by @jamescaiin and me
mix & mastered by @jamescaiin
strings played by @kievmoralesviolin by @imaniarcher

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6 months ago

over a month ago, I submitted this song I wrote in July not knowing that a week before it’s release, I would unexpectedly lose my Dad to cancer💔

ironically my life feels exactly like the title and lyrics of this song…surreal.

I debated on pausing the release of this song in the midst of the worst month of my life, but realized my Dad wouldn’t want me to do that. He was always so proud of my singing and my music and I want to honor him and put this song out in the world, even though every day feels like my heart has been ripped out of my chest. I hope you’re proud of me up in Heaven Daddy❤️‍🩹

SURREAL is out on all platforms now.

I miss you so much Dad. I feel you around, holding my hand through this. I love you so much and I always will. This is for you💜☮️🕊️ by @imaniarcher

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a year ago

I’m barely breathin!!
#newmusic #singersongwriter #popmusic #rnb #newartist taken in Live at The Sun Rose by @imaniarcher

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2 years ago

Daddy…I miss you so much. I wish that you were still here. To fulfill the rest of your dreams, to see your kids grow up, to release more music for your loving fans, to have many more laughs with those you loved and cared about. I miss your voicemails and your sweet text messages. The way you’d make me feel more relieved when I was worried about something. The times when I’m sick and just want to hear you tell me everything’s going to be ok. The security of knowing you’re the one man that would do anything to protect me. There’s so much more to say about how unfair it is that our journey got cut short. I just love you so much. I’ll see you again one day and I hope I’m making you proud. ❤️‍🩹

some thoughts 1 year later…💌

💌 by @imaniarcher

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a day ago

Fall’s favorite Birthday Girl!!!🍁 by @imaniarcher

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13 days ago

new music on the way so soonnnnn
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2 months ago

what an amazing night with my family at @betawards !!!
my heart is so full
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styled by @da.dalydose by @imaniarcher

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4 months ago

"To the world he was D'Angelo, to us he was just dad."

Michael, Imani, and Morocco reminded us tonight that behind the icon was simply — Dad. Rest easy, D'Angelo. 🖤 #BETAwards by @imaniarcher

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4 months ago

not being able to wish you a happy Father’s Day will never be something I’m used to😢

#grief #loss #fathersday by @imaniarcher

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4 months ago

❤️‍🩹

#grief #parentloss #fuckcancer by @imaniarcher

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5 months ago

it’s been one week since IDBIG so here a bunch of recent random picssss ♡ by @imaniarcher

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5 months ago

I DON’T BELIEVE IN GOD! out now

to everyone who’s spiraled after losing someone, after a heartbreak or anything that was too much for your heart to bare, this songs 4 you 𖦹 ♪ ⋆ ˚

shot by @erikbuell.fr 🎥
@briandthesea
@photosbyecv
#newmusic #singersongwriter #originalsong #darkpop by @imaniarcher

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