I will let this song speak for itself, after nearly 4 years of avoiding this truth-based musical piece, 3 testimony experiences in rap form based on true stories, two of which have been altered. Verse 2 is unaltered and completely true.
I finally completed it, and now I can contact at least one of the three people who shared their experiences with me and showcase it to them finally, that their story is out into the world.
"The Unloved"
"We were made in God's Image and God is Love..."
"This is the reason why we should be Love, and be loved...
Not unloved..."
-@Verbal-D
Story 1
Verse 1:
Lonely and forgotten was his life as an orphan
He drowned amongst the fishes 'cause he didn't have oar-fins
Wasn't taught how to swim, they didn't think it important
'Til his body was discovered floating, bloated, and dormant
A 4 year old kid, pale skin, blue, absorbent
Found above the river, now delivered from torment
He wasn't treated right, police had sent an informant
Orphanage had used the children as a means for endorsements
They treated him the worst, they only spent on him four cents
They had failed to shelter him, his home was a torn tent
His clothes were so worn, rent, knew exactly what poor meant
He cried a flood of tears, it created a torrent
Beginning to the end, his life was so morbid
Favorite flowers in his hands, they gave a fistful of Orchids
Sympathetic paramedics just cried over his carcass
They watched an ambulance retrieve him, leaving the car kissed...
Chorus:
This is the reason why we should be "LOVE"
This is the reason why we should be Loved
This is the reason why we should be "LOVE"
Be Loved
Not Unloved…(x4)
Story 2
Verse 2:
She was just a little girl, broken down just like her home
Step parent was abusive, often left her alone
Forced to be responsible for two baby siblings
A young kid raising two children, is a bittersweet feeling...
Step mother chain-smoking, stayed talking up on the phone
Children unoccupied, outside, all on their own
Step mother friend's son was living out the garage
He was strange, and would stare at the kids like a mirage
He had sick thoughts and plots inside his lodge
Innocent little girl didn't see it, and couldn't dodge
He caught her off guard, tried offering a massage
Only six years old, he hurt her like a barrage
Molested and abused, so used, and now discouraged
She wanted to tell somebody but didn't have then the courage
Dealt with all the pain, tongue-tied, without the wordage
Childhood was ever blemished and damaged, she couldn't flourish
More pain to come, she couldn't run from the disturbance
Molested once again by her Father and brother, hurtin'!!!
She could never feel at home, no matter how it was furnished...
Traumatized, burned inside, her thighs, a red furnace!
School wasn’t safe, caution and yellow tape…
1st day of 7th grade, she's barely escaping rape!
Cold world is getting bolder, she’s trying to find a place
Only to end up in an apartment with three men and gang raped!
Many dark nights she slept through
Nightmares replayed and crept through...
Wooden floors' where she wept too
Just hoping she would be rescued...
She stayed with her best friend for the summer of ’74
Best friend’s uncle and his neighbour molested, not letting go!
Totally devastated, manipulated and hated!
The Love that she should have gotten, was rotten and partly faded
…She should’ve stayed with Grandma, then maybe she would’ve made it
And none of this would have happened, her soul is broken and jaded…
Chorus:
This is the reason why we should be LOVE
This is the reason why we should be Loved
This is the reason why we should be LOVE
Be Loved
Not Unloved…
Story 3
Verse 3:
He was a rebel to the fullest... rudest, ruleless and foolish
He hung out with the losers, abusers to be the coolest
Influencers and convincers peer pressured him, very bullish
...His healthy body suffered so quickly to looking ghoulish
Partying was his pleasure, women were often naked
Any drink he would buy it and every drug he would take it
Darkness would then consume him, and through him would "it" awaken
He became a different person, emerging, cursin, and raging
People 'round him had suffered, his violence would make you shudder
Relentless just like a blizzard in winter, not being covered
Brawler and reckless slugger, no morals, aggressive mugger
Mirror-matching of his father and uncles straight from the gutter
...With no true sense of guidance, his only true source of comfort
Was a picture of his mother, kept safely inside his cupboard
He missed and truly loved her, Her Murder he had discovered...
...Came home from a field trip, her body still under covers!
Father had punched her upward, the bed was where she was smothered
...Son was now all hysteric, the father "just made him supper"
...Told him that he was 'stubborn and useless just like his mother!'
...Then the Anger took him over, the son had just gotten tougher...
He snuck into the kitchen, went grabbing the nearest cutter
Stabbing his father's back…was using it like a plunger...
...Police had broke the door down, the house was a reddish color...
Black birds were on the roof that day and none were buzzards...
Chorus:
This is the reason why we should be LOVE
This is the reason why we should be Loved
This is the reason why we should be LOVE
Be Loved
Not Unloved…(x4)
Song Lyrics Copyrighted by @Verbal-D
Official Vibes Judge
Important Side Note: I am happy to say the little 6 year old girl from Story 2 Verse 2, grew up to be a kindhearted beautiful woman of God, who is now a grandmother to many grandchildren, but it took her over 40 years to be comfortable to even share this story with me. I've known her since my childhood and she is like a mother figure to me wholeheartedly. She is definitely Loved.
Pain can be devastating, traumatizing and longlasting but each of these moments bring life lessons, and in the grand scheme of a timeless existence of everlasting life once we pass on and die, the temporary pain we experience on earth is small in comparison to the whole perspective of why we are here and our necessary faith and salvation through Jesus Christ. God Bless You All.
Wow bro how much history in this song and all the time you spent to present it in this week congratulations you are the best.
Thank you very much bro, I appreciate you taking time out to listen and share your feedback. I am glad to finally get this one done and out, it was so heavy on the mind, heart and soul
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Wow, these stories have so much pain in them. The second verse touched me so much. Imagine how she would have felt being a victim of rape and be treated like that at home. Home should have been a safe place for her but turned out to be something else. I hope this world get to have people that show love to each other, and genuinely love their neighbour as they do love themselves. Then more than half of the problems in this world will be solved.
Hey @starstrings01, yeah these were some of the epitome of true pain, and I felt like it was a now or never to get this one finished, since everyone would be expecting such a topic regarding pain, could you imagine if I just randomly released this track on you all without some sort of warning or precursor? I think it would be more shocking. So glad this resonated with you, we definitely need to love one another as God wants us to love. Because sometimes, when we say, love your neighbor as you love yourself, unfortunately a lot of people don't know what love is, they don't know how to love themselves, so how can they love others properly?
The same applies when you flip that sentence around, love others how 'they' want to be treated,
a lot of times, 'they' also don't know what love is and how to love, so we cannot love them according to their own twisted interpretation of what love is, we can only love others by the definition of what God outlines love as, it needs to have structure and boundaries.
You really took your story telling to another level with this one. 3 stories all telling the same feeling of pain. It’s heart breaking to read words like this, knowing the broken world we live in and knowing some of the things people survive through, and sometimes don’t survive through.
This was really beautifully articulated and presented. Your flow and energy behind your performance always brings the words even more to life. Amazing to watch yet again! 🫶🏻
For the sake of the conveyance and delivery of the stories, I definitely had to detail some of the more unsavory and discomforting topics and details. I am so appreciative that you see the intensity and carefulness through which I prepared this very sensitive song.
It took me many times throughout thennear 4 years to find the right pocket of delivery and tonality to be able to perform 9minutes straight without any dry spots or losing momentum, but I am happy how it turned out, and I'm grateful always for your support
Hey @verbal-d my name is Marica and I'm one of the judges at Vibes. just kidding. lol
I wanted to write in telegram but instead I will leave a comment here to show how completely in awe I'm of your storytelling. The stories are so heartwrenching all three of them, for me the second one especially. It is great that you raise awareness of these things through your music that there are people who struggle with traumas like these and to be able to survive this is just a testament how humans are strong. But to some extent, sometimes victims just cannot hope. Appreciate you for this and that you took time in your rather busy schedule to finish this gem. Happy to know you and to be on this Vibes journey with you:)
Much love
Hey Marica,
I always appreciate your thoughtfulness and consideration as a good friend and generally a kindhearted person. Comments on the actual post are always better than the altenatives.
These were indeed definitely heartwrenching, now people can understand why I avoided the song for so long, putting it off and to the sidelines until this very moment yesterday.
People are indeed strong and resilient in many cases, some aren't granted the opportunity to live beyond those moments of being tested to their limits. I hope this song serves its purpose as an inspiration to love more, and to allow others who have dealt with serious traumatic situations to realize that they are not alone and there is more to this life than what has hurt them deeply in those experiences.
For Story 1, yes sadly, the little child is since long gone and buried
For Story 2, I am still very much in contact with her often in my life, she is like a mother figure to me
For Story 3, they lived through that horrific tragedy, and are still fighting through those emotions and coping stages.
I'm super grateful and blessed to know you, to have reconnected with you and to be on this Vibes journey with you too, us both being judges, who would've figured that would have happened? It's a nice life surprise, and it's nothing but love and a lot of it!
❤️❤️❤️
These three stories have been heartbreaking, you have shown the deepest pain in a way that leaves deep sadness in my heart. The second story is too devastating, a little girl leading a life with so much suffering. I wish people were more responsible before they had children and did it not by mistake but out of love, that they would think about having children to care for them and protect them.
I liked listen to your voice during the chorus, you gave it that soft vibe that contrasts with your voice when you rap.
Thank you for sharing your music that makes a great call for reflection. God bless you!🙏
Oh @eugelys, it's so good to see you here in the comments section, thank you for sharing your thoughts and reaction on this song, the second story completely is heartbreaking, especially since I have two young daughters who I am extremely protective of, and unfortunately this also can happen to boys too and I have a son as well.
People indeed do need to be more caring loving and nurturing to children.
And I loved how you noticed the contrast between the strong rapping and the gentle singing.
I appreciate your insights and God bless you too.
I'm short of words.
Verbal D, I don't know how to express what I felt listening to this.
I don't know how rap can be this emotional 😭😭
I've added this to my YouTube playlist.
Verbal D..
God bless you !
You have gotten used to the space so quickly!!
Verbal D, I can't recover from what you've done to me musically.
I also added that music to my YouTube playlist.
God bless vibes 🎶🔥
Haha you make me laugh man,
Of course you can recover, I'm not hurting you am I? Hopefully I am only inspiring and motivating you in your musical and spiritual growth journey. Appreciate always your support and feedback. God bless you too
Thank you very much @confidencehive
Rap and HipHop can be utilized in very various ways to express
But the level and depth of the artistry is dependent on the artist themselves
If everyone has the same music industry cookie cutter style that is played on the radio to the masses
That's why these kinds of songs catch people a bit off guard
Thank you so much for your feedback and for listening and for adding it to your playlist!
Greatness
Thank you very much, appreciate you, greater is He (Jesus Christ) in us, than he who is in the world.
This song is a powerful and emotional journey. You've woven a story that's both heartbreaking and thought-provoking, highlighting the importance of love and compassion. Your artistry and courage will resonate with many and inspire positive change. Really awesome entry.
This is truly an awesome and epic comment, you inspire me with your heartfelt words, thank you very much @jessicaossom. You are very profound and caring with so many in our community, and I am grateful to connect with you
I can feel you pain as you were singing your own song. Emphasising on the word "your own song" because i know how hard it takes to put that into work. Thanks for sharing this sir
I am glad to be able to relinquish some of that pain through a positive expression like music allows through which we can both resonate from, thank you so much for listening and sharing your relative thoughts with me. I appreciate you and thank you too.
I'm shocked. Last night I had the opportunity to read your comment on Discord, and I said: "The first thing I'm going to do in the morning is listen to @Verbal-D." I love the power of music and how it helps to make visible the social and political context and the dark side of life. Each stanza you have written describes a reality that cannot be hidden. Thank you for sharing this beautiful work full of empathy, suffering, pain, and truly emotional. The Chorus is a powerful conclusion and a resolution that can make this world a better place. Love is the solution!
I couldn't have said it better @yisusth. I, too, love and understand the power of music. It baffles and confuses me how people cannot realize its potential, effect and influence when it is mishandled or manipulated for a certain agenda. As long as it sounds good, many choose not to recognize how damaging some messages in music maybe. That's why all my songs have a deeper meaning to them with a specific aim to encourage, uplift, inspire and spread love. I appreciate you to the fullest and your passion for music and your careful attention to details and for the things that matter.
Ohhh God...
This is beautiful and extremely painful at the same time, I feel sorry for these people and I hope they find healing in every part of them that has been hurt and broken.
#GodsPeaceOnly.
The consistency for 9 minutes is off the roof, you stay true to the rhythm, the message, and every detail of the song, that is what good music is all about. Your transition from the verses to the chorus makes the pain harder. Great delivery every time, well done my man.
I honestly hope that these victims find eternal peace and joy.
Thank you for chiming in highly-praised @bobbydones, yes may thosenwho have passed on find eternal peace and solitude in Christ Jesus as they await the righteous Judgement Day that we all must face personally with God.
Especially those who have victimized and hurt others.
Yeah the 9minutes was heavy on me, and that definitely wasn't my first take by any means, but towards the latter half of my attempts I was able to somewhat distance myself from the actual pain I felt while still delivering the full song. When we cannot control our emotions effectively when performing music, the music gets lost in our chaos of feelings and it is overwhelming. But I am so glad to get this one out and off my chest.
God bless you and I'm looking forward to our collaboration with @sekani.
Thank you my man, you're strengthened.
Yeah, the collaboration is strong In my heart too, it'd be a blessing to work with you
Oh, my ... the lack of love destroyed them all. A good reminder that how we treat people matters. That hurt. Well done. The pain was brought.
Yes, such is the case for these individuals, however I am happy to say the little 6 year old girl from Story 2 Verse 2, grew up to be a kindhearted beautiful woman of God, who is now a grandmother to many grandchildren, but it took her over 40 years to be comfortable to even share this story with me. I've known her since my childhood and she is like a mother figure to me wholeheartedly. She is definitely Loved.
Pain can be devastating, traumatizing and longlasting but each of these moments bring life lessons, and in the grand scheme of a timeless existence of everlasting life once we pass on and die, the temporary pain we experience on earth is small in comparison to the whole perspective of why we are here and our necessary faith and salvation through Jesus Christ. God bless you @deeanndmathews
Oh, I was hoping she made it -- thank you for sharing that! God be praised for His healing love in Christ!
(So, we get a happy ending here after all -- YES!)
Yes praise the Lord for His mysterious yet Shepherding Comforting ways of Love. I am glad I had this conversation with you, I have added my last reply to the actual post to give more hope, insight and comfort on the matter.
This is heart wringing. I was almost in tears from the second verse already. No one should ever be made to go through any of this, no one. I really hope they find the peace of Jesus and fully heal. And I hope you putting their story out also helps the process. Give them all our love and prayers.
I can see why you avoided this for a long time, making the music itself must’ve been painful. You’ve never made a song for clout, every rap of yours I listen to has depth and immense message communicated. This is my favorite rap music as of this moment. And I am, once again, resolving to spread love. Thanks for this music and message @verbal-d, it’s a masterpiece.
You bless with such wonderful words, music for clout brings nothing of value, and it is quite easy to imitate the music industry style, but there is no honor or glory in that, any glory that is deserving to be had belongs to the Most High. I am a far-cry to a saint and fall short of the glory of God like the rest, but I know He wants me to spread the gospel through music. Especially the important of love, just as He commanded. God bless you @sekani.
All we need is Love and the world will be a better place.
These stories really got me, it takes a lot of courage to come out and share your pains and struggles with someone.
You did an amazing job putting all these beautiful lyrics together and also coming up with a tune and everything. You really are an amazing singer.
Thank God she didn't let her past shape her future
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this deep topic of a song, I am so happy that everyone is receiving it so well despite the traumatic subject matter, I did my best to bring to life the raw pain and suffering that they endured and drive home that message of just how ruthless the world can be without affection, kindness, tenderness, nurturing, wholesomeness and morality through love. Thank God she did indeed thrive and rise to the occassion out of all those life changing incidents. God bless you @meyateingi
They're all very touching and heartbreaking stories. This is a call to show love, and kindness to others.
Thank God she did!
Amen! God bless you too 🤗
The little girl’s story was the most painful for me and I guess that’s because I’m a girl. I really can’t imagine going through all of those pain, it seem so unbearable not to talk about the one who truly experienced it 😭.
Really we need to be loved and we need to show love, so many people are going through a lot of shit that they can’t even bring themselves to talk about.
Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful entry, I’m surprised I missed it but I’m glad I came anyways. Every single line of this piece got me and it was as if they were playing in my head and I could literally feel the pain as if I had the experiences myself.
I love your music for everything that it is and I always feel so privileged listening to whatever you have to share with us. God bless you VerbalD ❤️
You always write the most fulfilling, satisfying and gratifying comments, and you bless me with your words, yes the pain was kept in them for along time, and a long time with me, but so glad to finally release this track to the world, so that people can use it as an example to love more... God bless you too
Well that’s because your music hits me differently. The originality in it is always! Captivating and your expression is next to none.
Keep blessing us with this beautiful gift of yours and to think those beautiful girls will be coming in soon, I just can’t wait 😍.
Amen! 🥰