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Growing Pains (ft. Samira Lobby)

from Empires Die​.​.​.​Life Evolves by Plaedo

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about

(Written during a weird lost period. I had been divorced, I broke up with my girlfriend and was living with my sister. The quarantine was in effect. And I had three broken ribs. To top it all off, historic fires gave my hometown of Eugene the worst air quality in the world for two weeks straight. I sat with my son for two weeks and reconnected with myself like I haven’t in years. I don’t remember writing or recording this song but it came from that period.)

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I never thought that we would break apart
Just live together with our broken hearts
Make it work and call it art
For the family for the empire
My desire to hold it together
Help caused us to separate
Never would have gotten married
If I knew we’d go our separate ways
Knowing what I know today
Probably never would have taken that
First date but anyways
But then gone would be the family
No more camping by the lake
And I love that family
It exist forever in the memories
That we made but anyways
Nowadays I just need
To let these memories fade…

The most important thing to me is my kids
Without them I’d probably be
Just another drug addict
But this isn’t the life
I wanted to give them
Living in a state of constant transition
From home to home I need to know
There safe I try to stay with them
Drop them off at their moms
a couple hours After they are gone
And I Already miss them
Truth is I lost sight of my own vision
Forgot who I am and how to play
Nowadays I just want the people
That I love to be okay…

The chemistry between us
Made us perfect lovers
Until our traumas trip
The triggers of each other
And past heartbreak
Makes our current love suffer
I love her but yo
I don’t really trust her
She don’t really trust me either
Were two wounded people
Trying to love again and trying to trust again
When alone we were awesome
But together we became toxic
With the break ups and make ups
Month by month, but I know this much
You are the one that I truly love

To everyone that I’ve ever loved before
I hope you know that my love is eternal
It goes from a raging fire to a burning coal
Sometimes I just gotta go yes sometimes I just gotta go
I’ve been feeling out my soul
Filling out my holes
Til I be feeling whole yo Til I be feeling whole yo
I think I need to go home
Learn to love myself and be alone
I think I need to go home
Learn to love myself and be alone…

credits

from Empires Die​.​.​.​Life Evolves, released October 18, 2021
Produced by: Pluto6
Vocals by: Samira Lobby & Plaedo
Guitar by: Drew Misik
Mixed by: Pluto6 & Plaedo
Mastered by: 503 Mastering

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Plaedo is a story telling hip hop philosopher of play. Plaedo is a true M.C.- A Master of Ceremonies who Moves Communities with a Message to Communicate. Plaedo can Plaedo has been spotted at poetry slams, coffee shops, festivals, schools, protests and street corners performing, spreading peace, love, joy, and wisdom with his brand of performance art he has labeled "Tribal Hop Raptivism" ... more

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