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Unlearning

by chiika

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1.
gr8ful/h8ful 02:48
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I spent a year unlearning the shi-- that you taught me Your caring tuition, what came to fruition Is something that only haunts me But you’d never back down to your girl, oh Said she a challenge, wanna fuel the ego I gave you time, intent was pure But you were always taking more I should have been expecting Nothing good, always disrespecting Yourself, myself, who cares Never read the room yeah, she too self-obsessed I, yeah you know I regret Could have been the one, I just needed amending Mm, wanna change up my vibe Claim a different sign, Taurus be a Gemini You say that I should be grateful? I think I’d rather stay hateful Can’t demand forgiveness, don’t deserve it I decide when or if you’ve earned it You say that I should be grateful I think I’d rather stay hateful Can’t demand forgiveness, don’t deserve it I decide when or if you’ve earned it Justification don’t mean salvation You ain’t exonerated just cause you got an excuse They say that justice is blind Well I was blinded by you Hatred be a poison, also be a vaccine Microdose me up until it never hold me back, see I reflect and I learn and I thrive You cannot relate, your heart and soul maligned Go and love yourself for a change Playing at a boss, so insecure that it’s all fake But it’s all fake Unlearning the lessons you taught me Now I pity you, role reverse, ain’t forgot me Baby now you can’t touch me I love myself, baby now you can’t touch me You say that I should be grateful? I think I’d rather stay hateful Can’t demand forgiveness, don’t deserve it I decide when or if you’ve earned it You say that I should be grateful I think I’d rather stay hateful Can’t demand forgiveness, don’t deserve it I decide when or if you’ve earned it
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SAVIOUR 03:18
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It’s messy, been using your love for too long Been fending, depending, your love keeps me going Awaiting a saviour, like you make me strong Enough now, I’m grown now I highlight the wrongs Gotta hit the brakes, yeah Gotta take some space, yeah Gotta analyse everything I’ve said I’ve thought Till I find just one mistake, yeah Thought crime, yeah I’m overthinking Free speech but I stay unspeaking Imma shine, I’m a higher force But you kept me weak and starved and needing Not like I failed to keep it vulnerable More a betrayal, I thought you honourable It isn’t like you to be cruel, yeah I thought I’d know When independence set the mood, push you off your flow You dipped out, you dipped out Watch me dripping through your grasp, you insecure it slips out Don’t want the promises you made You risk taker, roll the dice, my coin at stake Waiting off-stage, I got that flame and yeah I’m hungering But too much haste only fools make, I still got common sense It’s messy, been using your love for too long Been fending, depending, your love keeps me going Awaiting a saviour, like you make me strong Enough now, I’m grown now I highlight the wrongs Been wishing, and wanting, and thirsting for more I promise I still got so much left in store Been honing my skills, now what you waiting for You won’t meet my gaze, but you say that you’re torn Not like I failed to keep it vulnerable More a betrayal, I thought you honourable You said that you’d hold me, we’d weather the storm The thunder, the lightning’s more safe than your arms I know that I wanted a place to belong But not at the cost of making myself small Gotta hit the brakes yeah Gotta take some space yeah If I analyse then the cadence of your heart just sound so out of place, yeah If I analyse what a fool I made myself, then the shame’s too great to take, yeah It’s messy, been using your love for too long Been fending, depending, your love keeps me going Awaiting a saviour, like you make me strong Enough now, I’m grown now I highlight the wrongs Been wishing, and wanting, and thirsting for more I promise I still got so much left in store Been honing my skills, now what you waiting for You won’t meet my gaze, but you say that you’re torn
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Real Deep 03:13
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I’ve been out of sorts lately Come off a lil strong maybe I been picking through the roots, what to do You’re a bit overwhelmed Come on through, let’s let loose Feel the pull in yourself I ain’t looking for your confidence Ain’t gotta trust me but it’s common sense Ain’t gotta love me but you can’t pretend Ain’t gotta love me no Just want honesty Let’s get real deep I wanna know what makes your heart beat, babe I wanna know what gets you crazy, it’s hazy I’m up in your head I gotta case the soul before I’m gonna invest Let’s get real deep Show me the secrets you’ve been keeping Let’s get intuitive, telepathic Baby it’s getting late, you better whisper it I don’t want no fakes, shallow fools need not apply It’s hysterical, unbearable, don’t even bother trying Don’t bother, I’m on a different line You think that we be parallel, but my path is divine It ain’t that deep to crave a proper conversation You think you’re deep but nah, just lack simple connection You think I’m rude I’m wack Baby I be fine with that Rather bruise your ego than let me go Can’t pull me off-track I ain’t looking for your confidence Ain’t gotta trust me but it’s common sense Ain’t gotta love me but you can’t pretend Ain’t gotta love me no Just want honesty Let’s get real deep I wanna know what makes your heart beat, babe I wanna know what gets you crazy, it’s hazy I’m up in your head I gotta case the soul before I’m gonna invest Let’s get real deep Show me the secrets you’ve been keeping Let’s get intuitive, telepathic We’re on a higher plane, let’s make this intimate I don’t want no fakes, shallow fools need not apply It’s hysterical, unbearable, don’t even bother trying Don’t bother, I’m on a different line You think that we be parallel, but my path is divine
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INCREDIBLE 03:57
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I live fast, ain’t surprised you can’t keep up Taking one sip, but I’m too strong, you’ve had enough Lightweight, ain’t an altercation I be sipping me, my own validation Bougie, still ain’t living it up We go crazy if the cheque hasn’t bounced, you know My late nights spent sleeping with books They keep my bed warm when I’m down in the booth See lately, I’ve been making my mama proud Reshaping my horizons, I’m bolder now (I’m bolder now All the things that got me down are conquered now) And I ain’t gotta get critical With all I’ve done, oh it’s a miracle I’ve stumbled in to something so exceptional And I admit that god, I feel incredible And I ain’t gotta get critical With all I’ve done, oh I’m a miracle I’ve stumbled in to something so exceptional And I admit that god, I feel incredible Yeah, I’m incredible Ain’t no point denying what ya’ll already know I’m making moves, staying true to myself Guess I’m something new, cause you sure overwhelmed I’m only trying to spike a reaction A phony, yeah there’s no satisfaction I’m owning, yeah I leave an impression I’m Solely here to make the connection Some savant, crazy genius I changed my vibe, can’t get rid of ya Still enticing, I’m just superior And I ain’t gotta get critical With all I’ve done, oh it’s a miracle I’ve stumbled in to something so exceptional And I admit that god, I feel incredible And I ain’t gotta get critical With all I’ve done, oh I’m a miracle I’ve stumbled in to something so exceptional And I admit that god, I feel incredible Now I feel incredible A goodbye to those heartless times Emotions shake me up but damn, I feel alive I, I revolutionise Every room I step in, I become the light Energy I’m checking, you just can’t compare Wishing that you could, this my own affair Honesty really be the only policy I got left You feeling threatened? Well love that’s fair I bring a change yeah you’d best beware Some savant, crazy genius I changed my vibe, can’t get rid of ya Still enticing, I’m just superior And I ain’t gotta get critical With all I’ve done, oh it’s a miracle I’ve stumbled in to something so exceptional And I admit that god, I feel incredible And I ain’t gotta get critical With all I’ve done, oh I’m a miracle I’ve stumbled in to something so exceptional And I admit that god, I feel incredible And I ain’t gotta get, oh With all I’ve done oh I’m a, I’m a miracle And I admit that god, I feel incredible

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‘Unlearning’ is a collection of reflective thoughts. Predominantly based on analysing previous relationships, the EP starts with the retrospective track ‘gr8ful/h8ful’, before diving into ‘SAVIOUR’, which looks more at the moment where you come to realise just how toxic a relationship has become. It then moves on to new grounds in ‘Real Deep’, a song about wanting to know a person intimately in every way, before finishing with the self-empowering track ‘INCREDIBLE’, a song about, well, feeling like you’re incredible (and acknowledging just how far you’ve come).

When you're 21, you're just beginning to really have the capacity to look back on the people you've met and the relationships that have soured and think 'why?'. This EP was written in the span of a few weeks where I spent a lot of time analysing every single relationship I’d ever had, including the one I have with myself, and applying pressure to see where the cracks were. What I found was difficult to accept at times, annoying at others, but still allowed me to know myself even better – and these songs are the result.

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released February 21, 2021

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