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Pariah

by CompreHend

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Intro 02:31
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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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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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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The Journey 04:23
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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"The mix of styles that ‘Pariah’ gives a pedestal to, won’t go unnoticed by critics and fans alike. Following its lulling intro, which alludes to CompreHend’s hip hop influences and command over his instrumentals, you’re taken into the first collaboration ‘Rat Race’ alongside Gwiva. It pays homage to the old-school, something which is followed up by title-track ‘Pariah’, a skit that nods to the DIY roots of CompreHend. Next up comes ‘Letter to My Mum’, a record which tells a story and it’s a story that gives credence to his clever, yet emotionally strung word plays. After this is lead single ‘Broken' accompanied by the astonishing voice of Leicester's Callen Fortune, ‘Broken' is a powerful ballad tackling the modern day obsession over vanity, social media and self worth. The penultimate part of the track listing comes in the form of another skit, ‘Voicemail’, once again adding to the illusive feel of the EP. Then finally you’re taken into ‘The Journey’, an expertly crafted riddim that continues the same path which the album started on, despite also showing CompreHend’s versatility over different beat patterns. Each cut gives a different side of CompreHend’s talent, yet humanises him as an artist too. Alongside an independent imprint like Knowledge is Power, he’s looking to rise to new heights with ‘Pariah’ at the helm."

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released June 28, 2019

Production: haRRold, Naji Wavey, Blunted Beatz, Dansonn
Recording: HQ Studios, haRRold, Naji Wavey
Mix & Mastered: Adam Lewis Mixing
Knowledge is Power Promotions
(2019, CompreHend, all rights reserved)

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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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