From the recording Levels
THERAPIST
"Therapist" is my love letter to the healing power of music.
I've always believed that music does far more than entertain us. It comforts us. It challenges us. It helps us celebrate our greatest victories and carries us through our darkest moments. Sometimes a song can say what we can't put into words, and sometimes the right groove can lift a weight we've been carrying for far too long.
That's what inspired this record.
In "Therapist," I imagine the DJ as the counselor, the dance floor as the office, and the turntables as the place where healing begins. Instead of prescriptions, the medicine is rhythm. Instead of a waiting room, there's a crowd united by music. Every beat, every bass line, and every record becomes part of the recovery.
When I sing, "Therapist with the groove, doctor with the sound," I'm celebrating the incredible ability music has to restore our spirits. We've all had those moments when one song changed our mood, gave us hope, helped us process grief, or reminded us who we are.
The rap verses from Voss capture the urgency of someone searching for relief, while Echo's vocals add warmth and soul to the message. Together with The Nu Funk Society, we built a track that's energetic enough to fill a dance floor while carrying a deeper truth beneath every groove.
One of my favorite ideas in the song is that "the couch is the dance floor." There's something beautiful about people from every walk of life coming together, moving to the same rhythm, and leaving a little lighter than when they arrived.
At its heart, "Therapist" is about the universal language of music.
It reminds us that while music may not solve every problem, it has an extraordinary way of helping us face them.
Sometimes the right song can calm an anxious mind.
Sometimes the right groove can mend a broken heart.
And sometimes...
The DJ really is the therapist.
Written, Produced & Mixed by Derrick D'MAR Martin
Performed by D'MAR & The Nu Funk Society
Featuring Voss & Echo
Lyrics
Therapist
Written Produced, Mixed by D'MAR Performed by D'MAR & The Nu Funk Society with Voss & Echo
[Intro]
Hey DJ, I'm shattered, I'm torn, I'm scarred,
Play the music—ignite the spark, break me hard.
Give me that beat, I'm longing for the tune,
My thoughts are trapped, need the rhythm to unspool me soon.
[Verse]
Bassline thumps, my session begins,
Vinyl spinning, my confessional spins.
Needle drops, and the truth unwinds,
DJ's my shrink, healing troubled minds.
Kick drum's a heartbeat, snare snaps my stress,
808 therapy, I confess.
Turntable sermons, no couch, no fee,
Just the groove and the rhythm setting my soul free.
[Verse]
Bassline thumping, got my soul on repeat,
Turntables spinning, therapy on the beat.
Couch is the dancefloor, problems on my feet,
DJ's my shrink, got the vibe complete.
[Chorus]
Therapist with the groove, doctor with the sound,
Prescribing me the rhythm, till my pain unwound.
No degree on the wall, just vinyl around,
Healing me with beats, lost and then found.
Dj my therapist spinning the cure
(Problems dissolve when the..)
Dj my therapist spinning the cure
(Beats so tight)
[Verse 2]
Knobs twisting, emotions untangled,
Hi-hats slicing, my stress dismantled.
Kicks hit harder than a heartbreak scandal,
Light show therapy, can't hold a candle.
[Chorus]
Therapist with the groove, doctor with the sound,
Prescribing me the rhythm, till my pain unwound.
No degree on the wall, just vinyl around,
Healing me with beats, lost and then found.
Dj my therapist spinning the cure
(Problems dissolve when the..)
Dj my therapist spinning the cure
(Beats so tight)
[Bridge]
You're the healer with the records, hiding cures away,
Vinyl saviors, needle finds the track, I sway.
Yo DJ, I’m broken, I’m bent, I’m bruised,
Need the medicine—spin the wax, light the fuse.
Prescribe me that rhythm, I’m aching for the sound,
My mind’s in a cage, need the bass to break me out
[Chorus]
Therapist with the groove, doctor with the sound,
Prescribing me the rhythm, till my pain unwound.
No degree on the wall, just vinyl around,
Healing me with beats, lost and then found.
Therapist with the groove, doctor with the sound,
Prescribing me the rhythm, till my pain unwound.
No degree on the wall, just vinyl around,
Healing me with beats, lost and then found.
Dj my therapist spinning the cure
(Problems dissolve when the..)
Dj my therapist spinning the cure
(Beats so tight)