“Whoever said the sky was the limit wasn’t living where I was living”
The Mind’s “Mercury Rising” now has a visual that embodies the magical track’s message of aspiration and hope, still grounded firmly in reality. This is the Mind’s first video, created by Kid Super, and it is an exact replica in claymation of the block that the artist grew up on in uptown Philadelphia – 77th & Ogontz to be specific. The Fader premiered the video with The Mind’s statement, “The little girl in the video represents all of my sisters and the little boy represents me. We came from the impossible. Regardless of how high the odds are stacked against us in life, we can build makeshift spaceships to escape our circumstances. We build our spaceships with our hopes and dreams. Just like the spaceship in the video, sometimes in life things fall apart. In these moments its our human relationships that will save us. When things come crashing down we have to remember: we are magic, and together, we can fly.”
“Mercury Rising” is a remarkable piece. The uplifting song, which features Donny Trumpet and Sylvie Grace, has the ability to make the listener feel as though they’ve already transcended without being sweet or syrupy. From the track’s cover art, to the video, The Mind has created a detailed and beautiful world of possibility.
