#and then The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (and now i've been playing Lost Ones over and over these past few days lol)

[shoechoe]

I never get it when Death Grips fans go on and on about how "everyone finds Death Grips unlistenable the first time they listen to it but then it grows on you" because I do not have that experience in the slightest. I listened to Takyon and got into it pretty much instantly. Funny because usually I have to listen to songs more than once for me to start liking them but the supposed "grows on you" music was an instant click

[k-kkaren]

A rose is still a rose

Guess who’s back. Back again. Karen’s back, tell a friend. No fr, tell a friend lol. Now I’ve been holding this one in the chamber for some time, but as always “when the time is right..” you know the rest.

I know you all are like Karen, “First of all you too young” *in Santana voice, but just hear me out. Ms. Franklin got hits. My favorite fun fact about this song is that Lauryn Hill actually wrote and produced this before The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill letting us know the talent was indeed there.

Intro — “I realize that you've been hurt, deep because I've been there.But regardless to who, what, why, when and where..We're all precious in his sight and a rose is still, and always will be, a rose.”

Hopping into things, we all know a rose to be a beautiful, soft, delicate flower. “It symbolizes romance, love, beauty and courage.” They require maintenance, water, sunlight and other nutrients in order to stay alive. They are timeless classics that you can truly never go wrong with and like the flower I’d like to add me too.

A Rose is still a Rose is one of those self healing moment songs for me when music is the only thing I really want to listen to because it doesn’t hold any records of how I feel or what I say. It can’t tell me “I told you so” and it can’t say “well you didn’t listen to me.” Instead so beautifully it can affirm, it can uplift, and so much more.

Chorus — “Cause a rose is still a rose.Baby girl, you're still a flower. He can't leave you and then take you. Make you and then break you. Darlin', you hold the power.” Well said.

Part of Verse 2– “…. trying to fill the void heartbreak brings…. She wears a thorn, trying to forget about you.”

Bridge— “Let your life be in the sunshine. Not the darkness of your sorrow. You may see you're lost today but new love will come tomorrow. Don't believe that life is over just because your man is gone. Girl, love yourself enough to know that without him, your life goes on. Without him, your life goes on and without him, your life goes on.”

And here’s where we get in my business a little lol. I know for the last three/four years I’ve been in several predicaments where I have to tell myself LIFE GOES ON. For quite some time I’ve been in situations where I haven’t felt valued, respected, cared for or even simply “liked”. Literally no nutrients at all. And just like a rose would, my spirit died. My petals fell off. I was crushed. I was stepped on. Seeming to be worthless...But one day you just realize, you’re still a rose, a flower and you do indeed hold the power. It sounds so cliche to say because in all honesty it doesn’t just happen like I said it does. It takes a lot. A lot of healing. A lot of hurting. A lot of crying. A lot of praying. A lot of journaling. A lot of fake scenario role playing. A lot of sleepless nights. A lot of unhealthy coping mechanisms. A lot of relapses. A lot of cycles. Etc. BUT when it does it’s so rewarding. “What I am is what I am.”

“A rose is still a rose”

As always, in all ways - Love and Light 💗💗

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P.s : This song is apart of my healing playlist if you guys wanted to check it out .. https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/shes-healingg/pl.u-PDb44ZpToole7R

(And also if my potential mate is reading this I love flowers. Roses, peonies,hydrangeas .. lol)