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Must-See: Miguel Releases 'Candles in the Sun' Video

The black and white clip covers gun violence, poverty and more.
Watch Miguel's 'Candles in the Sun' Video
Miguel
By Essence · Updated October 28, 2020
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Miguel’s new video, “Candles in the Sun,” is the second single off of his sophomore album, Kaleidoscope Dream.

The nearly five-minute black and white clip juxtaposes images of Hurricane Sandy damage, guns, poverty, religion and more paired to Miguel’s emotional lyrics. “White colored boy crime, money gets spent/ just candles in the sun, blown in the wind/ sun goes down/ heroes often get shot,” sings Miguel.

What message do you think Miguel is trying to send?

Check out his emotional video above.