Growth & Decay

from Growth & Decay by Graphic Melee

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CD comes with lyric booklet and hand made paper containing seeds that can grow into tomato plants. Growth & Decay is the 24th solo album from Graphic Melee. 11 tracks of dense lyricism and heavy production recorded in 2023 exploring the ideas of growth and decay, and how they are connected. Includes digital download.

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lyrics

A flower dies as another flower blooms. First flower fertilize new growth from the gloom. Decay give way to new sprouts from the dunes. Opposition in unison like the sun lighting the moon. Ashes make fertile soil but first they have to burn. Order to this operation every part has a turn. What’s a win with no losses? What’s light with out dark? What’s
joy when you never felt the pain inside your
heart? Experience takes mistakes and
teaches permanent lessons. Trial and error pay the cost and earn multiple blessings. Death can bring new life and life all meets the same fate. Sources all different but they served on the same plate. Traveled oceans and waves lost and floating away. Hoped and prayed through the most hopeless of days Close your eyes and keep your mind open today every sight
we see is just the growth and decay…

Growth and decay. Rise and fall. Life and death. Push play push pause. All connected against all odds. Growth and decay. Push play push pause…

Gourmet food still had to grow from the dirt. Feeding minds now that’s healing from the hurt. Greatest relief often follows the hardest work. The biggest seeds to grow ain’t gone be what you harvest first. What decomposed grows new birth in droves. First tree to fall’s
the first row of a new grove. What’s fast with out the slow? Sudden shift from cold… only intensifies a warm glow. Old ways die making way for the new. Autumn leaves fell before the new ones grew. Grey skies bring rain before sun rays come through bringing new life and moon light’s the same sun too. Nothing’s permanent it’s all just holding a place. Only know inner peace once you’ve shouldered the pain. Last wise words the clouds spoke to the rain: “Everything you’ll see is just the growth and decay.”

Growth and decay. Rise and fall. Life and death. Push play push pause. All connected against all odds. Growth and decay. Push play push pause…

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from Growth & Decay, released July 14, 2023

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Graphic Melee Portland, Maine

"It's Hip-Hop. It's more than just music. Heal the soul if you know how to use it."
-Graphic Melee "iLoveIt"

Heavy beats, dusty vinyl, and dirty synthesizers are my specialties. I'm an emcee, producer, and DJ dedicated to my craft and I make raw Hip-Hop

-Emcee, Producer, DJ, Audio Engineer ... more