It’s a 12-song tribute to the father who passed away when the Chicago-born and raised rapper was just three years old—the rare shout into the existential abyss that actually receives answers echoing back.
It’s a coming-of-age story rooted in life, death, and legacy. It reminds us how the dearly departed can leave behind an indelible light.
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had a dream last night we kind of made up,
from every loud tone & argument we ever played up,
I saved up,
the courage to finally move the date up,
but maybe baby first a lil kid had to wake up,
& Louisiana Purchase,
a space in your future,
and get over the fact you turned veggie like kombucha,
it's kind of beautiful this love that we're used to,
but then we fell apart cuz this heart was a loser,
i guess fate,
has a funny way to mate,
a stone hearted lover who gets high to watch Netflix,
baby back lay me down ‘fore the drugs hit,
on them hips in your lap where my head sit,
a press kit,
could be about how wondrous your mind is,
and how all the curve of your spine is so...
goddamn beautiful and timeless if...
all that beauty was blinded…
Chorus
you want to see me bleed
well baby here's your chance
when people think of love it don't come from happenstance,
I swear to God my heart gon get even
I just lost everything I believed in
Verse 2
had a dream last night we had a break up,
from every mistake and double take we ever played up,
I gave up,
cuz baby your heart ain't gonna wake up,
don't save me,
my psyche betrays me,
my demons berate me,
I fear for my safety,
I'm Amy, Janis, Jimi, Jean-Micheall ya feel me
no body can seal me
no heaven can heal me
I have no allegiance to earth or It seasons,
our treasons,
have kept us from seizing what ours,
stop time for an hour,
not for money or power,
for us,
and illusion of trustturned to lust,
yet this n**** nonplussed how I miss you so much
Chorus
you want to see me bleed
well baby here's your chance
when people think of love it don't come from happenstance,
I swear to God my heart gon get even
I just lost everything I believed in
credits
from For Mark, Your Son,
released August 12, 2016
produced by Jetlag
mixed by Phen
mastered by Eric Morgeson @ Studio A
As soon as I heard the song Like Really I just had to buy the album. Then I finished listening to all the songs, and knew I made a good choice. Oddisee is one of the best hip hop artists on bandcamp. Devin Anderson
Hella Personal, regardless of your experience, there are a multitude of tracks that speaks both generally and specifically to the human experience.
Writ large, it's a post-modern microcosm of being human.
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