Jem Page - Pound Cake (Remix)

See it's like my mind is compartmentalised 
And when I write rhymes I just synthesise 
Hints of my intellectual, conceptual mental side 
And my less stressful, playful reckless mind 
I got a lot of messed up things kept inside 
So sometimes it feels like I'm not meant to write 
Right, but name me one person who doesn't 
For every mother that was there, there's a father who wasn't 

And best believe mine wasn't 
We share a name but I couldn't say what else in common 
And it's a common story, it taught me 
And now I don't rely on anyone to support me 
I stand on my own two feet 
Fuck a shoulder to cry on, I use my sleeve 
And that's word to the self-determined 
I determine myself that I'm gonna make it worth it 
Gonna leave a mark on the world 
And properly raise up a little boy or girl 
But then I catch myself, like wait 
Everyone must say that shit at this age 
And I'm only 22 right now 
And sometimes I just don't know what to do right now 
Or I know what to do, but I don't know how 
And it's got me feelin down 

But in the meantime, I'm doing what I love with my life 
Philosophy, poetry, rap, graphic design - 
God damn what else can I do with my time 
It's like what else can I do with my mind 
I'm doing all that I can 
But I feel like I'm trapped in an hourglass, stuck in the sand 
And the more that I struggle, the more that I sink 
So I close my eyes and I drink 
Everyone's got their way of coping 
Why the fuck did I quit smoking? 
I feel dizzy, my eyes are hazy 
And there's at least two people that I miss like crazy 
Head to the sky looking for a silver lining 
Man, that's some fucked up timing 
Coz the clouds opened up just now 
So my tears mix with the rain as they're falling down

Jem - Down

I just wanna take time out this morning,
To express something that I don't express too often
My appreciation
For the only woman that's been there through every tribulation
And trial, she did it all with a smile
And I know things got a little shit for a while
But you pulled us out
Even managed to hold it all together when dad walked out
And I don't know how you did it
But I know I probably would have turned out shittier if you didn't
And that goes for Josh too
We'd have given up anything in the world before we lost you
You're the only thing that's always been there
With a smile and a hug and an open ear
So I just wrote you a letter to say 
You've got my love and respect and gratitude forever.


This ain't just coz you're my own mother
I've met a lot of mums, and no other
Has come from a broken home
And managed to raise two mature grown men on their own
That's a hell of a feat
Especially when you went through shit
That I'm not gonna repeat on beat, 
But suffice to say, 
You had a tougher childhood than we did, 
I maintain that the main reason that I'm here today 
Is that you taught me, what did you say?
'It's just a season'…
Your refusal to fail is the main reason
That when things got really dark
And it felt like my whole world was falling apart
I pressed on to look for better days
So I wrote you this letter just to say
Thank you..


S is for the strength you possess
To have a mother like you, we were blessed
T is for the time that you spent doing your best
Trying to build a stable home out of a mess
E is for every time that you made us laugh
(Even when you didn't mean to) 
L is for the loads of shit that we've been through
L is also for the love that we mean to 
Always show you - there's the A
Stella, mum, at the end of day 
It doesn't matter what we call you, or where we live
You've got two grown kids
Who could never have turned out better
If it weren't for you. So I wrote you this letter
Just in case it's been a while since I said it
I love and appreciate you, and don't ever forget it. 
Love Jem..

Jem - In Case It's Been A While (Dear Mum)

See it's like my mind is compartmentalised
And when I write rhymes I just synthesise
Hints of my intellectual, conceptual mental side
And my less stressful, playful reckless mind
I got a lot of messed up things kept inside
So sometimes it feels like I'm not meant to write
Right, but name me one person who doesn't
For every mother that was there, there's a father who wasn't 

And best believe mine wasn't
We share a name but I couldn't say what else in common
And it's a common story, it taught me
And now I don't rely on anyone to support me
I stand on my own two feet
Fuck a shoulder to cry on, I use my sleeve
And that's word to the self-determined
I determine myself that I'm gonna make it worth it
Gonna leave a mark on the world
And properly raise up a little boy or girl
But then I catch myself, like wait
Everyone must say that shit at this age
And I'm only 22 right now
And sometimes I just don't know what to do right now
Or I know what to do, but I don't know how
And it's got me feelin down 
<p>But in the meantime, I'm doing what I love with my life
Philosophy, poetry, rap, graphic design -
God damn what else can I do with my time
It's like what else can I do with my mind
I'm doing all that I can

But I feel like I'm trapped in an hourglass, stuck in the sand
And the more that I struggle, the more that I sink
So I close my eyes and I drink
Everyone's got their way of coping
Why the fuck did I quit smoking?
I feel dizzy, my eyes are hazy
And there's at least two people that I miss like crazy
Head to the sky looking for a silver lining
Man, that's some fucked up timing
Coz the clouds opened up just now
So my tears mix with the rain as they're falling down


Produced by Jem. Samples Billie Holiday's 'I'll Be Seeing You' and Thelonious Monk's 'Round Midnight.'

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