Part 1 of the 3rd project by Calgary rapper Monarch. HE/\RT is a Double EP meant to capture and greatly expand upon the musings of Monarch's previous projects: Before December Ends: The Freestyle Files and The Black Butterfly Mini-LP. Part 1 of this project is specifically inspired by the upbeat vibe of Freestyle Files, consisting of introspective yet uplifting lyricism matched with beats reminiscent of the 2000s Calgary rap scene. This is the first set intended for performance by the rapper.

The deluxe edition of the double EP HE/\RT, with a bonus song each and the un-remixed versions of the tracks added also.

HE/\RT|ESS

𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘺_𝘉𝘈𝘙𝘚_𝘗𝘵_2.𝘮4𝘢(Prod. Balance Cooper)

You know that one song about that dude who sees that girl on the subway that he doesn't talk to and makes a song for her? I'm out of things to talk about so I made this fictionalized account of myself seeing a girl like that and making a song similarly but instead of fawning over her, our fictional butterfly instead sees that there's more to life than the lady that caught his eye.

Lyrics:
Lookin' back at me is when I saw her in the street
Bookin' back to see a friend that gone on trip to Greece
Took a path to meet her but now Blondie's in my dreams
Coulda gone n seen her when she calmly looked at me

Sight so light wit her eyes so bright /
So the rhymes I write are for her tonight
Y'all have caught my plight while she fill me up with hype
Totin' all these lines that I shoulda said with pride

I was on the bus just to go for a ride,
I would feel the bumps when I try to clear my mind
Took a look outside, is Blondie on a bike?
5'10" frame in the pale moonlight

Bus drives by but she lookin in my eyes
Caught me by surprise, heart looks like a fire
Taught me just to size all the things that I admire
Never play the victim out to all the world's Desires

That's the takeaway, takeaway, takeaway
Please don't fade away, fade away, fade away
Baby girl ain't nothing wrong
You could be with me is all

Baby girl ain't nothing wrong
You could be with my is all
That's the takeaway, takeaway, takeaway
Please don't fade away, fade away, fade away

That's the takeaway, takeaway, takeaway
Please don't fade away, fade away, fade away
Baby girl ain't nothing wrong
You could be with me is all
Baby Girl ain't nothin' wrong
You could be with me is all

I was in my home while my mind was out to zone
I was going gold while my time was going broke 
Then it, had o, -curred to me
I need me some nourishment, spiritual encouragement

I don't need a girl or a 24k chain
I just love this world pumping virtues to the mainframe
Big body Benz that these rappers try to maintain
Moral dodgy lens is the way they choose to gain fame

This is not the end but the state of the gateway
You wanna be in then you better feel the same way
Tired of these tame plays that'll taint the waves grey
That is why this mane sings, try to change your wavelengths

Go to all the great lengths just to sing the same thangs
Switch it up, switch it up, switch it up, switch it up
Give my love, give my love, give my love, give my love
Give it all, give it all, give it all, give it all
When the water rises up, know that you gon' rise above

The Takeaway (Prod. Marow)

I really miss my childhood friends. I let too much time pass without seeing them and to be truthful its one of my few regrets in life, but I'm really setting out to reconnect with those people that were there during my craziest days, because they're all deserving of love and even if not all of them are friends with each other anymore, they're all still friends to me and I'll love them till the end of my days. If any of my friends are personally reading this that were mentioned, I'm sorry I let things get out of hand, and know that all these years my heart has been with you.

LYRICS:
Ranchlands Calgary, the crescent boys are proud'a me 
Callin' on my Block Boyz they the ones I'm boutta see
Say dat I'm a prodigy and thats because I gotta be
Ain't nobody stoppin' me, distance won't be blocking me

Erin hope you proud to see, 16 years you down with me
Y'all have been around to see my life change like resounding leaves
Leland you empowered me to put in all these hours B
'member skating down the street summers feeling flowery

Alex got the power see? Telling jokes all while we eat / 
Godzilla on the TV screen, know just what you mean to me
Simoun ain't just here to please, from my mind he cleared unease
Got the creativity to take it from the C to screen 	

Riley and Jarret, differences apparent,
Friendship in impairment but either way I'm carin'. 
Noah and Charlie there when, everyone was starin'
Cooky Block Boyz we a truly perfect pairin' 


They my Block Boyz and I'm standing wit em all
They my Block Boyz that get me through the fall
They my Block Boyz and I'm standing wit em all
They my Block Boyz that get me through the fall


Those the golden years of my whole damn life
Got a new career outta holding on this mic
Roaming with my Block Boyz is what I dream tonight / 
Used to go and hit the gym like erry Friday right?

Roll up to the Wendy's to grab ourselves a bite / 
While we Load the games up and the tunes are set tight
Wish this ain't my dream but my new reality
Barely in my teens when I moved to Airdrie

There up on my screen were the best of friends I need
Mean the world to me but I drifted off the scene
One of my regrets that I've never broken free
It's why I wrote this set cause I'm coping on a beat


They my Block Boyz and I'm standing wit em all
They my Block Boyz that get me through the fall
They my Block Boyz and I'm standing wit em all
They my Block Boyz that get me through the fall

They my Block Boyz and I'm standing wit em all
They my Block Boyz that get me through the fall
They my Block Boyz and I'm standing wit em all
They my Block Boyz that get me through the fall


Used to take the 37 down to the Mall
We would have an early session down at McDon's (McDonalds)
Talking dirty Dungeons as we drag in (Dragon) to the morn / 
Then we Hop in nerdy classes till we gunning out the door

Those the mad days that I pray to see again
I dun stayed away but this mane's about to change
Life is on display just to color grade the grays
Take me to the days when we careless what we say

damn my heart has ached throughout all these lonely days / 
Cause the Distance separates but the love it mends again
Please don't dissipate into memories that fade
See your face again yeah before I hit the grave 

Distance separates but the love it mends again
Please don't dissipate into memories that fade
Memories to make, Remedy the hate
Memories to make we could Remedy the hate

Block Boyz (Prod. Sample Cat)

Simmer simmer down as I slickly pick the crown
Crowd is all around while we bodying the town
Y'all like fallen trees going timber timber now
Fall like rapping thieves that just quiver quiver loud /

Y'alls equivalence is frowned I equate you to the ground
Bending on the sound check ya speakers it's surround /
Recommending if you down that you repping on the crowd
Send you to the clouds wit the way I'm steppin now

Maybe all one day you'll see I'm playing all around
Okay call me crazy because you don't need to pay me,
Words is what I'm painting while there's emsee's that I'm slaying
Grateful that I made it while the flow sounds like some gravy

I don't hate who hating, I ain't second placing
Racin' for the graces of the paper that they chasing
I ain't change my phrasin' cause I made it how I say it
Y'all just have to face it, Monarch the new Favourite

Unexplainable Interlude (Prod. Bailey Daniel)

(((WHISPERED)))
You know cause it's just another day
Yeah it's just another day
Just another day

See the world is spinning now, Words from out my grinnin' mouth
Lately got me thinkin' how, All my patience thinnin' out
Thats why I be chillin now lazy on the couch
Maybe if I'm patient I will get some inspiration

Crazy my vocation maybe made me feel amazin'
Hazy at the station yeah I'm barely operatin'
Coffee in my hand I call it some recuperation
Thoughts are gon' advance as we pass the population


You know cause it's just another day
Yeah it's just another day
Just another day
Just another, just another

You know cause it's just another day
Yeah it's just another day
Just another day
Just another, just another


Look inside my mind you know I ain't gon' be shy
I don't mess with pride but inside you'll find a prize
We could take a flight to escape all out of sight
Chillin' all the time never lonely you and I

You know cause it's just another day
Yeah it's just another day
Just another day

I don't play pretend if you need yourself a friend
I remember when I had nobody to depend
Hand that I extend lemme take you through my head
All the nights I spent that I grind away instead /

Then I'll wake up after 10 just to do it all again
Grind for my percent like it's all I ever meant
I won't be content till they hear what I express /
and they'll get it through their heads so they never gon' forget

You know cause it's just another day
Yeah it's just another day
Just another day
Just another, just another

Just another just another
Just another just another
Just another just another
(((MUMBLED)))
Just another Just another

Just Another Day (Prod. Marow)

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