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SOLO

by Shle Berry

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I wrote this during lockdown in 2020. The stillness in that forced me to look inward and find my truth. SOLO poured out of me during that lonely time, and the effortlessness of expression was therapeutic. There's things to unpack within every line. Enjoy :)

lyrics

[Chorus]
Who am I when I’m all alone?
You really learn when no one shows up
(Shows up)
Mm, these beneficiaries call my phone
The only time it ever blows up (Blows up)
Yea
Where were you when I was on my own?
They take the ride until it slows up
(Slows up)
Pointing fingers when the fire has grown
Putting blame on the flames
When it goes up (Goes up)

[Verse 1]
Yea
Faded and spilling on the floor, shit
What kind of woman do you take me for? Yea
I get so buried in my thoughts
I open up when I’m lost
I’m slowly feeling the cost of
What it’s like to gamble for your freedom
(For your freedom)
All these half steppers acting like I need ‘em
(Like I need 'em)
I been screaming into the void
My traumas won’t let me fill it
You say that your bars are better
I promise I’m more resilient, I
(Resilient, I)
Mm, I’m so done tryna bottle my wrongs
When they’re always on (Always on)
Yea
I ain’t been long but it’s all I’ve known
And I’m so far gone
Oo
Mad but we choose to (Choose to)
Keep on taking shit that we’re so used to (Used to)
Finding permanence in niggas
Who just cruise through
Cuz those who take advantage
Are ones that love to accuse you

[Chorus]

[Verse 2]
Yea
I can tell you’ve been a victim
Of some crippling decisions
Abandoned if you’re reckless
What a rippling collision
Cuz when I’m the result
It’s self fulfilled by definition
I’ve seen how much it’s worth
I’ve seen ‘em scribble out their vision
But I’ve been, grinding
Triple overtiming
It’s crazy when you focus
How quickly you tend to find it
The talk begins to surface like,
“This bitch is not the nicest”
The trade is underwhelming
When the legacy is priceless
Cuz I been lifted by the sound
Turn my mind off
They’re too indifferent ‘bout the rounds
When the dime’s off
I bust my lip and hit the ground
But it dies off
No filthy fingers on my crown
Keep them guys off
It really seems like y’all need something to do
These lil boys be actin’ grown
Until they nut in their boo
Y’all never granted me my space
That’s why I’m up in your view
I hope the message was provocative
And fucked up your mood
Shle

[Chorus]

credits

released December 31, 2021
written and performed by Shle Berry
arranged, mixed, and mastered by Shle Berry
cover art created and designed by Shle Berry
produced by Yondo

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the light-skin, lesbian rapper

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