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Intro
02:31
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Ladies and Gentlemen,
My name is CompreHend
I would like to welcome you all to Pariah
I just wanna share a few thoughts and feelings with you today
I really hope some of you can relate
Lately everything is crazy I can't keep my mind relaxed
While some people wanna slate me i've been tryna hide the cracks-
But it's time to state the facts. and see the way i'm living,
cause there aint no going back When you can't face your decisions-
I feel lost and a little bit rejected-
but I couldnt give a toss about your perspective,
I cant please the lot and that I've accepted
So now I sleep like a log, and nap like a dead fish
Im tryna level up as if my character was crap
Cause I can't get enough of tryna master what is rap
Im sat on heavy stuff but I aint talking lots of crack
When life is very tough then I resort to jotting tracks.
That's the way I handle my pain-
And i've been tragically unbalanced since i've travelled this plane,
But I will never straggle or stray
Cause the path i've seen in rapping is my path to escape,
I do this for the love and I do it for the vibes-
I been losing since a cub now this lion's in his stride,
Accusing the corrupt is why I started with the rhymes-
Sometimes I switch it up and speak on harshness in my life-
I'm not multiplying words But i've had nice times too,
I wrote them in a verse but changed my mind by noon
You know that i'm immersed when I write my tunes
Cause I feel the universe climb inside my shoes
But If you truly knew the system you were living in
Would you try and make a difference through the little things
Or would you be silent, while you're witnessing
How they're using violence, to commit their sins
But I'm not tryna rain on your parade-
I just know theres ways of life where we're not slaving everyday,
Like if we trade supplies, create instead of take-
Then we can elevate our minds and help to train and educate
Theres distractions affecting our youth-
It's reflected through actions presented in news
My reaction's defending the truth-
Cause we all have compassion that's meant to be used when I rhyme it's just a chance for me to try and vent
My life is spent between a 9-5 and writing gems
I don't drive a benz, and I probably never will
But I don't care about the latest trends cause i'm fulfilled, I spit bars with no fucks like they're celebate
My tracks are hard while your stuff is always delicate
Its like im tryna' draw blood from a heart of stone
If I act tough when i'm always feeling desolate
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Rat Race (Ft. Gwiva)
03:23
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When i say I want P I mean point, evidence, explain-
I want conscious MC's to be relevant again,
These other rappers speak about their cheddar n their chains-
It's ironic selling keys will get you locked up in a cage,
i've always got this hunger but i've never had an appetite
So I don't sit and wonder how to bite these rappers rhymes
Cause I'm a mastermind who travelled here from back in time
Hoping that twats that lie no longer seem to have the shine-
Its so sad in this day and age when we make a wage
That we escape the very place that we slave to stay
No matter straight or gay we all have rates to pay
But some are waiting for their mates to come and save the day-
That's why i'm manifesting greatness, to battle with the brainless
They treat us like we're cattle and sedate us
But that's outrageous they're rattling our cages-
Hoping that we'll step into the Shackles that enslave us
We're just running in this Rat Race (rat race)
Looking for something to Pass Days (pass days)
We're loving life in the Fast Lane-
And we keep writing down our rhymes cause we have faith
We're just running in this Rat Race (rat race)
Looking for something to Pass Days (pass days)
But we're not coming for the cash mate-
We came to open up your minds while our tracks play
(Gwiva Verse)
We're just running in this Rat Race (rat race)
Looking for something to Pass Days (pass days)
We're loving life in the Fast Lane-
And we keep writing down our rhymes cause we have faith
We're just running in this Rat Race (rat race)
Looking for something to Pass Days (pass days)
But we're not coming for the cash mate-
We came to open up your minds while our tracks play
Of course i'm always vexed Too many thoughts up in my head-
Living with the sort of stress you'd get divorcing From your ex
The source of all this mess is we're ignoring what is best
Cause kids are taught that tests are important than their rest-
These lethal rhymes will leave your mind Receding like your penis might,
at minus 9 degrees at night, I see the light like I believe in jesus christ.
But would you really be suprised if I told you
that he's a lie just to deceieve why we've arrived
Im not in this shit to masquerade for accolades.
Just gi-mme a massive stage and some tracks i've made
Then watch me captivate, as crowds begin to gravitate
My music is the passageway out of this tragic state
Left wing or right wing it's still the same bird,
It's nesting on violence to make our brain worse,
Projecting the right things is what will change earth-
Not stressing and buying things thats just a strange curse
We're just running in this Rat Race (rat race)
Looking for something to Pass Days (pass days)
We're loving life in the Fast Lane-
And we keep writing down our rhymes cause we have faith
We're just running in this Rat Race (rat race)
Looking for something to Pass Days (pass days)
But we're not coming for the cash mate-
We came to open up your minds while our tracks play
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Pariah (Skit)
00:41
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Letter to my Mum
03:08
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i've got darkness in my brain - so it's like
The hardest thing is staying sane - I know i've tried
I'm tryna target all this pain - im not coping right
I'll just discard it all again i've got a show tonight
This is the harshest thing to say so I'll go and write
This letter's telling you my way things aint going fine
I just wanna hear you say, that it will go in time-
That's why i put the pen to page, yo show that no one knows my mind
Dear Mum, i've got some things to get off my chest
I'm very proud to be your son I know you did your best
You met my Dad when you were young, you guys were living blessed
Im kinda glad that that's all done so you can fix your heads
I can't speak on things I never was around to see
But It keeps seeming like the ceilings coming down on me,
Only now are you revealing why my clouds are bleak
It's like my brain had blocked it out so I count some sheep
I know I saw a lot of things that messed me up
Thats why my therapist keeps telling me i'm tough
But I can't tell em what it is, because it's rough
And If I did I wouldnt benefit, so now i'm feeling stuck
You didn't like the fact that I was always smoking weed-
But inside I was trapped so getting high would set me free
You wanna hear some nicer tracks but theres no hope in me-
That's why I thought i'd write this rap to tell you this stuff openly
i've got darkness in my brain - so it's like
The hardest thing is staying sane - I know i've tried
I'm tryna target all this pain - im not coping right
I'll just discard it all again i've got a show tonight
This is the harshest thing to say so I'll go and write
This letter's telling you my way things aint going fine
I just wanna hear you say, that it will go in time-
That's why i put the pen to page to show that no one knows my mind
I always hated seeing friction with you and dad-
Feels like every weekend in the kitchen I would view a scrap
Thats probably why I stayed my distance while moving mad-
Cause Theres only so much I could take as a human lad
I was sipping brandy, whilst inhaling smoke
I was sniffing Mandy and I was taking coke
Anything that made me dandy, now my brain is slow
And when I see myself i'm angry cause the pain wont go
But I dont want you scared cause suicide is not an option
I know you're always there, when I feel like i've got a problem
I find it hard to share but I feel like i've hit rock bottom,
I'm just wishing I was somewhere that was hot and foreign
I'm sick of working for a boss who thinks i'm stupid,
Next time she tells me off I swear i'm gunna lose it,
I always see her scoff when I say I do music-
But i'm busy being bothered by the fact my minds polluted
i've got darkness in my brain - so it's like
The hardest thing is staying sane - I know i've tried
I'm tryna target all this pain - im not coping right
I'll just discard it all again i've got a show tonight
This is the harshest thing to say so I'll go and write
This letter's telling you my way things aint going fine
I just wanna hear you say, that it will go in time-
That's why i put the pen to page to show that no one knows my mind
Trying to ease the pain with drinking isn't good for you
Im cutting down but can't help thinking that you should've too
We both feel drowned from all the sinking life has put us through
So look around cause we're still living but theres nothing new
I'm always on my guard so I know i'm defended,
Every word is from the heart and that's intended
So When i say that this was hard you know I meant it-
For now though i'm signing off Best regards Hendrik
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We think too lowly of our selfs cause of what we're shown-
Through magazines on shelves and pictures on our phones-
Making girls feel like their unwell unless we see their bones
Its like we're all under a spell, trying to be clones
The media controls what is beautiful-
And Everybody wants to sell their souls to feel suitable
If we don't look how we are told to we're unusual
And if you dare to try to make a Bold move you're delusional
They use celebrities to show us how we must dress
They're good aesthetically but inside they have much stress
Which leads to remedies of alcohol and rough sex-
If you want serenity just focus on your looks less-
Cause i feel like we care way too much about what other's think-
always comparing stuff makes us think That we're struggling-
We have to dare to trust to try and find the good in things
Rejections scary but you have to learn to love within
Feeling broken but this world won’t break me down, cause these tears are only made for mine
Pressure is rising with media all around but you’re a king so don’t forget your crown
Be proud that your unique cause no one else is you
From Your frown, your walk your speech to the way you move,
Your probably insecure, thats why your craving views-
You can find value in your flaws anyway you choose-
Now your in absurd debt from trying to look perfect
But what's it worth, considering your now worth less-
This is for the girls, thinking that they've got the worst chest,
Or all the lads who feel disturbed by their third leg-
Some Girl need make up to give themselves a fake look
It's time we wake up, we're not living in facebook
We should appreciate how this universe made us
Instead it seems that we use hate to Replace love.
I bet they call it instagram
Cause it's like picking up drugs when your picture lands,
Then you get ya quick fix when the likes go up,
Now you're addicted to the cycle but now your
Feeling broken but this world won’t break me down, cause these tears are only made for mine
Pressure is rising with media all around but you’re a king so don’t forget your crown
Everyone's a slave to profit-
Some even talk about what others make like it's gossip,
You need to focus on your aims not your wallet,
And demonstrate that we're still the same if we aint got it
Wrapped up in the illusion that is imagery-
We all seek inclusion so we make our lives look glittery,
But the truth is we're just disguising misery
Our time is spent online so we rely on Likes and Insta-Feeds
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Voicemail (Skit)
01:02
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7. |
The Journey
04:23
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You're only gunna get one life so have fun with with it
And it can be a crazy ride but just come and sit
Instead of spending time inside feeling numb and shit
You'll see the sun can always shine if you look for it
So try some things that you never thought you'd dare to do
Don't be a wimp it's just the idea that is scaring you3
Cause what it brings does more for fear than what prayers can do
And time is thin so while i'm here i'm gunna share the truth
You see the clock and say it's too late to do great-
Well Now's you're shot so don't your use age to excuse fate
It's not a loss if you see new places, today-
Cause This worlds got lots for you to view so grab your suitcase
I wanna sail all of the oceans and reach the mountains
I want some tales so provoking you leave astounded
Not just on my phone Posting while I read about it
I would rather fail than knowing that i've been without risk
Theres nothing like the sand in your toes.
And theres nothing like the sun in your face
So like an Ocean just go with the flow
And say it's time that i'm done with the hate
So hear me, hear me if you wanna see
How we're free, we're free if we wanna be
Said hear me, hear me if you wanna see
How we're free, we're free if we wanna be-
I spent some time with myself so I could get to know me
It's true when you're going through hell then you're your Only homie-
I've learned to climb out of my shell when life was getting lonely,
So now i've never felt more well this is my testimony
Listen to the lyrics that I spit, Everyday that we are living is a gift.
I wanna travel distances and give
To make a difference in the system that we live
Cause life experience is good for our souls
So I don't wanna put my fear in things that help me evolve,
I'm gunna steer my wings to reach for the sky
Cause I will be the king of everything I'm seeking in life-
I'll be everything I plan to be-like a lucid dream-
Im in control of all my fantasies. (Yeah)
I just want to live Thankfully-though im a human bean- I dont feel the pressure like gravity
Theres nothing like the sand in your toes.
And theres nothing like the sun in your face
So like an Ocean just go with the flow
And say it's time that i'm done with the hate
So hear me, hear me if you wanna see
How we're free, we're free if we wanna be
Said hear me, hear me if you wanna see
How we're free, we're free if we wanna be-
You're always gunna have the chance to see new things-
It like i've been going branch to branch when my
mood swings,
If all you care about's ya bank tell me who wins.
I just wanna travel lands, don't care what you think,
Theres cultures in this world that I am yet to see-
And you don't need to peddle me some ecstasy to set me free-
I know whats meant to be is meant to be like destiny-
The remedy to better me is melodies and clever schemes
I'm feeling buzzing cause i'm no longer showing grief,
It helped with nothing- it just blocked my mind from knowing peace
So keep on pushing forward, make sure you dont retreat
Instead of being cautious, and living Cozily.
We need to generate love! And stop hate,
It's time that we all wake up ! and not wait
If you wanna change stuff! then vibrate
In a different way, cause our times great-
Theres nothing like the sand in your toes.
And theres nothing like the sun in your face
So like an Ocean just go with the flow
And say it's time that i'm done with the hate
So hear me, hear me if you wanna see
How we're free, we're free if we wanna be
Said hear me, hear me if you wanna see
How we're free, we're free if we wanna be-
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CompreHend England, UK
Hendrik Oldewarris A.K.A CompreHend is a half-Dutch and British MC hailing from the small village of Barlestone on the outskirts of Leicester. CompreHend found his love of lyricism back in 2013 freestyling with his peers, and in 2015 decided to pursue his passion wholeheartedly. ... more
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