Awaken My Love Archive The Black Aesthetic: Musical Revolution in Childish Gambino’s Awaken, My Love! Author: Kimberly Fain | Feb062017 Categories: Series No comments Lay back as you listen to Awaken, My Love! by Childish Gambino, and thoughts of social turmoil will disturb your rest. Amid his poetic verses are allusions to metaphorical monsters that call to mind police violence, marches, and riots.