prod. by PieperBeats 
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Before I Knew Better is a dark, emotionally intelligent R&B album built like a series of letters to a younger self. It traces the evolution from naïveté to discernment, from overgiving to self-possession. The sound blends moody R&B with hard-hitting trap and hip-hop, pairing heavy bass and cinematic drops with calm, controlled vocals and cold, confident rap moments. These songs don’t beg or explain. They observe, decide, and move on. It’s an album about learning through experience, protecting peace, and becoming a woman who knows the difference between love and endurance.

BEFORE I KNEW BETTER



Alan Sugaya

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Overdub instrument at Home Recording - 12/28/2025
Performed on Yamaha DTXtreme III Drum Kit with a Yamaha M12 Percussion Drum Pad


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PROLOGUE is the unapologetic first chapter of S’YAIRAH’s sonic story - a bold, intimate introduction to her world. From the sassy, no-nonsense confrontation of Disrespected, and the icy, empowered vibes of Corvette, this mini-album is a masterclass in confidence, sensuality, and storytelling. Each track blends hypnotic R&B rhythms with infectious hooks and layered vocals, creating a cinematic, emotional journey that sets the tone for the world S’YAIRAH is about to take over.

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LOVESTRONG

track 2 from "does this make sense" EP, 
https://soundcloud.com/cehryl/sets/does-this-make-sense-ep
from scratch with kwame @emawk.
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stocking up on time
searching for a better rhyme
waiting for a melody
while you're waiting for me

pardon me, pardon me
i hardly think about you
pardon me, pardon me
my heart don't think about you
pardon me, pardon me
my heart don't think it like you
pardon me, pardon me
forgot to write, forgot to say that i do

pardon you, pardon me
part of me wants to say that i'm sorry
for the part of me that hid the heart of me from you

heart games, playing hide and go seek, never caught you
heart strings, melodies, sing along, never thought to
heart things, the song stings, lost the feeling, thought the thought that
part of you was with me
well pardon me i forgot you

i forgot you, i forget you
i'll take all the blame to my name as i'm paying my dues in my singing
i confess, i'm obsessed with these words - they don't sit right.
but you didn't fit right.

i'm a mess, you're a pest, but i guess we gave it our best try
can't say we didn't try
can't say we didn't try, oh we tried to write a song
can't say we didn't try, oh we tried to write a song
can't say we didn't try, oh we tried to write a song

tried to write a song that we could fight our fears to
tried to write a song that we could wipe our tears to
tried to write a song that we could see ourselves through
tried to write a song that we could be ourselves to

tried to write a song that we could see the world to
tried to write a song that we could see the world through
tried to write a song that we could fall in love to.

i tried to write a song that we could fight our fears to
––don't say that i didn't tell you so
i tried to write a song that we could wipe our tears to
––don't say that i didn't tell you so
i tried to write a song that we could see ourselves through
––don't say that i didn't tell you so
i tried to write a song that we could be ourselves to
––don't say that;

i tried to write a song that we could see the world to
––don't say that i didn't tell you so
i tried to write a song that we could see the world through
––don't say that i didn't tell you so
i tried to write a song that we could fall in love to

i was writing love songs when i should've loved you.

crumpled paper – cehryl + kwame

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Lyrics:

Hook
Blues Skies wait for me
I gotta get back to you
I gotta get back to you x2

Oh here he come again
With the same old friends that he had last week
It's the same lame trini still talk in his sleep
About how he gone be famous we just wait and we see
But it's been a long time since i've spoken to my day ones
Where they gunna be when the day comes when I die?
I just wanna fade away once
No ones gotta know they can bury me outside my pride
And I tried
To wake up every morning and pretend that I'm feeling at home
But sometimes
it's just not the same
I'm in a differnt space and i'm on a differnt plane
but Trinidad beat USA 2-1 man ain't that a bitch
I hit my cousin up and said we won, Gods a trini
Then I went home to my castle rolled a blunt
Grabbed my two passports 
Boi I'm going on the run

Hook 
x2

And I'm just cooling with my people them
I miss my fam back home, hope they doing alright
Ooo my mama always told me made the best out of life
Took me 17 years for me to take that advice
But now it's 4 years later and I turned out alright
Saltwater in my veins
Still stubborn as fuck
Blowing sticky icky icky with the tamarin tounge
For far too soon we return to dust
But i'll be smiling and I'll be laughing
When I take my sunshine inside my casket
I know i'll see it coming when it happens
My ancestors gone gimme signs
Cuz afterall I hear the river and the Palm Trees whispering
Saying don't tell yourself that this the end
Cuz don't you know your infinite?

Hook

oooo000ooo0000oooo00ss (dun, dun dun dun, dun dun dun)
00000ooooo0000ooo000ss

Hook

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