M​.​A​.​L​.​A​.​Y​.​A

from Chrysalis by Thorts

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I wrote this song for my grandfather who recently passed.

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M.A.L.A.Y.A

Hook
More like my father my pop, my rock
months have passed since you passed away but still im in shock
yeh you were old but that doesn’t mean a god damn thing
this little prince cries eternal for you were my king

V1
1936, was the year that you came
son of albert and kathleen grace forever I carry your name
forever I see your face, when I close my eyes
forever I hear your voice, forever you will live inside
my mind and my heart, the only one that loved me from the start to the end
I wish I could hug you again, more like my father, more like my friend
I pick up this pen, try to make sense of your death, I’ve never felt this before
in my 39 years, covered in tears I wept, left, down on the floor
breath less, death be so raw, you struggled to breathe yet you held on for days
staying alive just to see my face, one last time now my heart it breaks
I couldn’t find the words to say, you held my hand tight
my world has changed, its so damn strange, it doesn’t feel right

Hook
More like my father my pop, my rock
months have passed since you passed away but still im in shock
yeh you were old but that doesn’t mean a god damn thing
this little prince cries eternal for you were my king

V2
Funny isn’t it, when you’re here, no one gives a fuck
then when you’re dead, out of the woodwork they come, professing their love
already dug your grave just waiting, day after day, gradually fading
pushed to the side, out of sight, out of mind, not right, never changing, humans are fucked
(trudge, trudge)
trudge through the mud, carrying sorrow put to the test
no one to follow, not promised tomorrow, I beg and I borrow, I have nothing left
I’m devastated, pissed, jaded, wishing you were here
I still feel your presence even though you’re nowhere near

Hook
More like my father my pop, my rock
months have passed since you passed away but still im in shock
yeh you were old but that doesn’t mean a god damn thing
this little prince cries eternal for you were my king

credits

from Chrysalis, released September 7, 2019
Produced by Aetcix

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Thorts Bunbury, Australia

I am a father, husband and artist from Western Australia.

I have been making hip hop since 1995.

I'll stop making music when my heart stops beating.

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