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LIVING

from REBIRTH by Slick9000

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"LIVING" is a depiction of my own life. It's littered with visual imagery and speaks about different stages and feelings of life, such as fear, sadness, confusion, faith, change and love. It also explains that everyone experiences different issues which I symbolize as literal chains, and also alludes to a lot of slavery, both mentally and physically, and provides linkages to showcase that mental slavery still exists in the modern day.

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Living in fear, never dared to step out of line,
Afraid of the gun that would discipline mankind
Living in fear, that has father would alter his spine,
Living in fear, he wouldn't see who could turn water to wine.

Living in fear, he couldn't find his answer in the book,
Living in fear, afraid of society's outlook
Living in fear, that he would never find his happy or peace,
Living in fear, he’ll never figure out the path which he took.

Different chains for everyone
But still they are the same
Taking the blame for all His sons,
But they won’t say His name
History keeps repeating itself,
I wonder how long it takes till my burden’s gone
Till my burden’s gone...

Living in fear, until he feared fear itself,
Living in fear, too afraid to ask for some help
Living in fear, in the void, giving in to society
Living in fear, learning society's ways, that’s his mistake

Living in sadness, not living up to the expectations everyone needed,
Pushing himself daily to make the change
Living in sadness, being slow to the expectations preceded,
Hoping one day that they’ll fly through the high stakes.

Different chains for everyone
But still they are the same (left ear: still they are the same)
Taking the blame for all His sons,
But they won’t say His name…
History keeps repeating itself,
I wonder how long it takes till my burden’s gone
Till my burdens gone

Living in confusion, thinking that we were allowed to be free,
Living in confusion, unaware of the mental slavery
The history and the mystery of iniquity and equality,
Knowing he did nothing wrong but that's what they caused him to be

Living in faith, knowing he will someday be great,
Living in faith, knowing this will someday be your fate,
Living in faith, strong endurance and techniques learnt every day
As he surpasses the ones that told him he'll never change.

Living for change, with his burnt black nails,
And his hair down his neck,
The scars scorching his chin like a knife in his back
Living for change, hoping that he can trust again,
The fake people he's encountered made it difficult for social distancing to end.

Living for change, hoping someone knows he exists,
The curse of rejection by the world but he continues to persist,
Recalling the refusal within him to touch tips,
The wish for love, for the one, but such absence still exists…



Gonna let you dissect that…
Just take a moment.



Living for change, he sits here and scribbles his pen,
Living closeted, afraid he will be accused of what he never tried to pretend,
Building up courage and bravery, to one day see the end,
Your desires always show, and perseverance ensured his mind was set.

Living in love, not the end, of his life itself,
but of the burden of other's misunderstanding that he now is proud enough to shine,
Living in love, with what he wanted to be, who he wanted to see,
In positivity.



Different chains for everyone
But still they are the same (left ear: still they are the same)
Taking the blame for all His sons,
Though they won’t call His name (right ear: other than in vain)
History keeps repeating itself,
I wonder how long it takes till my burden’s gone
Till my burdens gone, yeah

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from REBIRTH, released October 13, 2023
Written
Produced
Mixed
Mastered

By Dee Best / Slick9000

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