Higher

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

Sick of the same flippin a different game. Hopin these minutes and change bring out the change. Having us breaking the chains keepin’ us locked in a maze. Driving us all insane. Taking a minute and makin’ a map. Making a path, tracing a track, racing a lap, shaping a masterpiece. Mastered these techniques built to smash defeat from even thinking it could battle half of me. Takin’ it to higher plane. Breaking the mental kinda frame that leaving us thinking something higher we cannot attain. Outta my way I ain’t tryna hear it. We will never reach our destiny if we fear it. This’ll have ‘em feeling Mother, Son, and Holy Spirit… God. At it again. I graphically pen what could make the earth ecstatically grin from rare matter within. If imitations flattery’s friend, being yourself takes a new gravity then…

What you mean you don’t know? What you mean looking for? Why you put yo dreams up on hold? Break the mould. This that get you in the zone. Get your mind elevated to that cloud that I’m on. Get higher. Get higher. Get higher. I just wanna take you higher.

Something like truth before a tall tale or death before dishonor. I came up in the era when winter coats was bombers and movies was Sarah Conner with that terminator drama. Gettin’ inside before them street lights or answer to ya mama. 95 corridor. Fine Foods the corner store. Copped my first digi 22 who coulda wanted more? I did. So when that vision came I chased it. Coulda died at 15 so now a minutes never wasted. Payback is a dog. How they claiming they run it when that’s barely a jog. I’m bringing you clear visions if you caught up in the fog cuz folks running they jaws get you caught up in the claws. Transition from Little to X to El Shabbaz. Man listen I’m selling you heaven so hell can pass. Used to swig poison while passing them L’s of gas. Now I’m feeling like witch doctor with a spell to cast… Afrofuturistic meditating with the mystics. Negative energy what I put up on my hit list. Rhythm in the simplest hittin’ mind, body, and soul. Get yo mind elevated to that cloud I’m on…

What you mean you don’t know? What you mean looking for? Why you put yo dreams up on hold? Break the mould. This that get you in the zone. Get your mind elevated to that cloud that I’m on. Get higher. Get higher. Get higher. I just wanna take you higher.

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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