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PARADIGM

by Melodic

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1.
I Deserve, Pt. 1 01:40
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(Ohh) Oh, what a tragedy Life can be (Ohh, Ohh, I) I don’t know much But I know I’m ready I’m ready (For whatever) For whatever comes my way (My way) I deserve love cause I am (I am powerful) I deserve care cause I am (I am beautiful) I deserve peace cause I’m worthy of it all (I am worthy) (I am a woman) But above all this I know I deserve love I wanna know what love is I know I can show me Oh, yeah
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Transition (Feat. R-DUB) 04:14
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Y’all know what this is (Yo) Every time, yeah We back like we never left, Na-mean? (Uh-huh) Yup But y’all need to make room It’s for the Queen Let’s get it (Yo) I never really talk about it (Never) I just keep it to myself yeah yeah (Yeah yeah yeah) Ignoring every ounce about it Cause all it does is cause me hell yeah yeah And I refuse to be a slave and pay for your mistakes I won’t do that, no babe I won’t do that to myself Ever Again (Never again) My tears are closed for you You know I Don’t Wanna live my life thinking about you So listen close cause it’s about you Your lies, not mine, I’m reclaiming my time All of the time I’ve wasted on you I’m moving on I’m over you Yeah sure I could cry about it (Yeah) But would it really change a thing yeah yeah (Yeah yeah yeah) Yeah I made some songs about it Art imitating life it seems But now I’m at a point And what I will and will not allow (Yeah yeah) Is my choice (It’s mine) And I refuse to be a slave and pay for your mistakes (Never) I won’t do that, no babe I won’t do that to myself Ever Again (Never again) My tears are closed for you You know I Don’t Wanna live my life thinking about you So listen close cause it’s about you Your lies, not mine, I’m reclaiming my time All of the time I’ve wasted on you I’m moving on I’m over you Yo It's for the culture I guess I forgot to mention, how I manifest the spiritual in multiple dimensions I'm Clueless The need for intervention supersedes what I consider being thirsty for attention I lower my defenses for the opposite sex I wait for the offensive when I counter a threat Now I fully understand how you get over yo ex The love goes out the window when she opens the text (Wait/Look) Shout out to my Sister it's, funny how I always call you BRO when we talk, you will never be my nemeSIS I guess my bars have wings, got my voice going hoarse when they fly Definition of a Pegasus I dream vividly Kick you out the circle if you lackin authenticity Now I live my life in full accordance with the ministry Kombatting with Mortal enemies tryna finish me My tears are closed for you You know I Don’t Wanna live my life thinking about you So listen close cause it’s about you Your lies, not mine, I’m reclaiming my time All of the time I’ve wasted on you I’m moving on I’m over you
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All The Right Places 03:34
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Anxiety will have you thinking No one could ever love you (Ever love, E-Ever love you) And it’s a shame when the ones that’s you love Show you things they’re not supposed to (Ohh-Wah) I thank God for the real mother f*ckers out there I tip my hat to you You know who you are And baby this ones for you Cause we’re all just fighting a battle trying to win But yet here you come to fight my demons And even though my hearts been battered Yes it’s quite shattered It still feels good to know you got me And when you touch me you touch me In all the right places All my life I believed this could never be But then you touched me In all the right places I know that you wanna give up Betcha I’ve been there But when the going gets tough That’s when you buck up (So but up b*tch) Bahahahahahahahaha And laugh at the motha-f*cka’s laughing atcha Put a smile on and I promise you’ll go far Cause you da sh*t and you bout to shoot off like a star (Yeah) I thank God for the real mother f*ckers out there I tip my hat to you You know who you are And baby this ones for you Cause we’re all just fighting a battle trying to win But yet here you come to fight my demons And even though my hearts been battered Yes it’s quite shattered It still feels good to know you got me And when you touch me you touch me In all the right places All my life I believed this could never be But then you touched me In all the right places (4x) Oooh-Wah I thank God for the real motha-f*cka’s out there Da-da-dada-dada-dada-da-da I thank God for the real mother f*ckers out there I tip my hat to you You know who you are And baby this ones for you For you And when you touch me you touch me In all the right places All my life I believed this could never be But then you touched me In all the right places
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Beautiful Destruction 02:48
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People always wanna tell me How to live my life (Tell me how to live my life, yeah) But they should really look in the mirror Cause I got mine (And I’m loving how I look tonight) Cause I’ve got my heels on And my hair done And my face beat to the God’s I feel so So not myself I feel good That I wanna raise some hell So get ready for my beautiful destruction People always staring at me They need to get a life (They should really get a life, yeah) Take a picture so you can @ me On Instagram live And I’ll make sure I’m on tonight And I got my Nails pressed Wearing my favorite dress With my face beat to the God’s I feel so So not myself (Not myself, no. But I’m feeling so good good) I feel good (That I wanna raise) That I wanna raise some hell So get ready for my beautiful destruction You don’t wanna be in the path Cause when I rage it’s a wrath A storm you’ve never seen attack And you won’t wanna take a sip of bad Cause when I come the devastation Will take it back Cause it’s a feeling that’ll put you on track I feel so So not myself (Not myself, no. But I’m feeling so good good) I feel good (That I wanna raise) That I wanna raise some hell So get ready for my beautiful destruction
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I Deserve, Pt. 2 00:44
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There's nothing in this world I'd rather want If I had to choose I would give you up In a heartbeat My heart won't beat if I stay I have to learn to make my own way This time I won't stutter Or hesitate to go I know what I deserve And it was never what you showed
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Change 04:56
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I burned your things Hoping that you'd just leave Leave my dreams Yet you still remained Who am I foolin' Cause it ain't me I need to move on But things don't change I need a bandage to mend my broken heart (Ohh-whoa-oh) Cause it's bleeding, so be careful cause it's sharp But I can't let go of your memory I gave up on love, I gave up on me I've been searching for the light (Ooh-yeah) The light at the end of the tunnel Fatale frames, Pictures fade On my window frame Still, I see See no change (No change) Our time was short But it still felt like we'd last (Yeah) In the back of my mind, I knew You still loved your past Yet I chose to ignore it And let it all slide (Slide) I played pretend When you were never truly mine I need a bandage to mend my broken heart (Ohh-whoa-oh) Cause it's bleeding, so be careful cause it's sharp But I can't let go of your memory I gave up on love, I gave up on me I've been searching for the light (Ooh-yeah) The light at the end of the tunnel Fatale frames, Pictures fade On my window frame Still, I see See no change (No change) I threw your things to the flames And watched them burn, Ooh (Ooh-Hoo) You left me to believe in a love that caused such pain (Caused so much pain) And now you're gone (Now you're gone) Thought I was gone (Ooh) I'm ready for the change For the change For the change Now I see the light I see the light The light at the end of the tunnel I am ready for the change
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Skeleton 03:42
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Look at me What do you see Do you see what was before I had a dream (Mama, I have a dream) Do you even care to learn Who I am now Or are you gonna shut down And shut me out, yeah Sometimes I can't deny the tears that wanna fall Inside There's a fire burning the village walls And no amount of sex, no amount of men can fill this hole Why do I feel like this is what you wanted from me All along I can't breathe (I think you'll always have your hand around my neck) Let me be (And forget about the past and your regrets) Shattered glass all around me Try'na tip-toe through the light to ground me Now I'm bleeding Worst than when you found me I can't seem to move on Sometimes I can't deny the tears that wanna fall Inside There's a fire burning the village walls And no amount of sex, no amount of men can fill this hole Why do I feel like this is what you wanted from me All along I feel like every time we talk nothing progresses (Why?) You always act like you just caught me yesterday wearing dresses (Oh, my God) It's not fair, the world already treats me as a lesson (Facts) But I'm tired, I don't wanna always teach the world how to address us It's already so cold out here (Ooh) You left me without a care (Ooh-Ooh) I must embarrass you, Huh? (Huh-Huh?) Guess our love just wasn't strong enough ('Nough-'Nough) I wish you could just hold my hand (I wish, I wish) And let me show you how easy it can be (It can be so easy) Won't you just try to open your heart (Just open your heart) I don't wanna change your mind (No, no) I just want a family, yeah But Sometimes Sometimes I can't deny the tears that wanna fall Inside There's a fire burning the village walls And no amount of sex, no amount of men can fill this hole Why do I feel like this is what you wanted from me All along Sometimes I can't deny the tears that wanna fall Inside There's a fire burning the village walls And no amount of sex, no amount of men can fill this hole Why do I feel like this is what you wanted from me All along
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Dangerous 03:06
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Maybe I should Come with a warning Caution should be in my description Please forgive me For whatever happens You've been warned I'm no good Ooh You should've listened to your friend When your homie told you not to let me in, Ooh Guess there was no stopping you from loving me But now your hearts shattered in a million pieces And I'm not equipped to fix it up So I run away and I know it's fucked up (Oooh) But I told you I'm dangerous You're filled with doubt Cause I'm a lot to handle I'd understand if you just wanna leave Proceed at your own peril The balls in your court I won't lie and make false promises about anything But you should've listened to your friend When your homie told you not to let me in, No-Ooh Guess there was no stopping you from loving me But now your hearts shattered in a million pieces (Million pieces) And I'm not equipped to fix it up So I run away and I know it's fucked up (Oooh) But I told you (But I told you) I'm dangerous Were you just a rebound (Oh) Were we ever destined (Oh) Did I ever really love you when I said it (Oh, Whoa-oh, oh) All these questions But I don't have an answer It's just the way it is I'm sorry you fell in love With me Ooh, Yes you did And I did too Guess there was no stopping you from loving me But now your hearts shattered in a million pieces (Million pieces) And I'm not equipped to fix it up So I run away and I know it's fucked up (Oooh) But I told you (But I told you) I'm dangerous Guess there was no stopping you from loving me But now your hearts shattered in a million pieces (Million pieces) And I'm not equipped to fix it up So I run away and I know it's fucked up (Oooh) But I told you (But I told you) I'm dangerous I'm dangerous
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Passion 03:46
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Oh-Whoa Oooh, whoa-Oh Oooh, whoa-Oh Yeah, Oooh Hey, Oh He said he like me cause I feel like Puerto Rico Come get to know me while we sip on Don Rico Bacardi Silver's got you feeling like a Mijo Gotta place we go cause only we know My skin is soft cause the shot I take is frijo You keep me warm when we cuddle Adios Mio I hold you down like a puta and that's real Nothing is fake when we're awake feel me carino He said he never felt a love A love like this before Baby what I've got in store Oooh, I wanna give you more The Latina in me wants you Dominate me, lover Make me scream, Papi Chulo While we're undercover Put a ring on it if you like it I could change your whole life Dime, Papi Oooh, Just don't lie He said he like me cause I feel like Puerto Rico Come get to know me while we sip on Don Rico Bacardi Silver's got you feeling like a Mijo Gotta place we go cause only we know My skin is soft cause the shot I take is frijo You keep me warm when we cuddle Adios Mio I hold you down like a puta and that's real Nothing is fake when we're awake feel me carino He said he never felt a love A love like this before Baby what I've got in store Oooh, I wanna give you more The Taino in me wants you Baby, I can’t lie I’ll hunt you down cause I want you Right here by my side Follow you to Africa Cause it’s the motherland Then bathe on beaches in Espana Quieres sostener mi mana? He said he like me cause I feel like Puerto Rico Come get to know me while we sip on Don Rico Bacardi Silver's got you feeling like a Mijo Gotta place we go cause only we know My skin is soft cause the shot I take is frijo You keep me warm when we cuddle Adios Mio I hold you down like a puta and that's real Nothing is fake when we're awake feel me carino This is for my people ‘round the world I know that you feel it in your soul When you feel it never let it go It’s who we are so let it show (One more time for the people on the back) This is for my people ‘round the world I know that you feel it in your soul When you feel it never let it go It’s who we are so let it show He said he like me cause I feel like Puerto Rico Yeah-yeah-yeah
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I Deserve, Pt. 3 00:37
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Ha-Ha, Ahhh, Ahhh Oooh Give me that fire I need it all Don't make me beg for it You know I deserve it all Ha-Ha, Ahhh Oh, Yeah Yeah Cause I deserve better (I deserve) Better
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Unexpected (Feat. R-DUB) 04:22
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Ahh Uh-uh, Eh, ah, Oooh Ahh Uh-uh, Eh, ah, Oooh If you don't love me then tell me, babe You don't have to go and drive me crazy I love how you came in like a hurricane I couldn't stop ya if I wanted, babe Yeah When I saw you, should've seen my face Oh I know I know I look stuck on stupid like I just came But little did I know (Know, No) You were a wolf in sheep's clothes And most would call me stupid But you can't know what you don't know As time will unfold (Unfold) It told a story of my demise If I don't open my eyes You thought you could fool a real bish like me But you can't You can't fool me You thought you could fuck me good and I wouldn't see But you can't You can't, no Pulled the wool over my eyes, And I may act surprised But I Just might do something unexpected I could write a book out of all your lies Lies The intro of when we met The middle is all sex But then the end is your demise (Are we surprised) I really wanted things to work with you And you would tell me (Me too) And, yeah, I believed you But little did I know (Know, No) You were a wolf in sheep's clothes And most would call me stupid But you can't know what you don't know As time will unfold (Unfold) It told a story of my demise If I don't open my eyes You thought you could fool a real bish like me But you can't You can't fool me You thought you could fuck me good and I wouldn't see But you can't You can't, no Pulled the wool over my eyes, And I may act surprised But I Just might do something unexpected If I KNOW I'm on the LEDGE in my prime I got the knowledge Id rather make a collage than go to college Put me in a HOME at old AGE You paying homage I got the SOL wit ID you know I'm solid 'Missin 'U' but-I-got the soul of the 'sol' I'm in the sun's spot Issues wit my daddy had me stoned off the moon rock Throwing stones at Stonehenge we landmarks Stones throw couldn't skip these gems on land partner Watermarking you marks I know you counterfeit I got my ear in the streets I know the sound of it BUT it sounded way better When I heard the noise of Floyd's death was makin US strike in May weather I'm a black man But I know evil when I see it These DEMON seekin believers be leakin the devil's secrets I'm tweakin Got me reekin of privilege I never knew BEING part of a lie was me ignoring the truth Light skinned, mixed breed I thought the STRIKE of the Black Lightning was revolution Guess it was BlitzKrieg If we takin over Just be honest Would the reign of a nigga be anything without baking soda no Yoda flow PLAY the game I too can Two can play the game I can fools like canned foods And that's a spam move I overreact if you phone home wit rotary jacks I landlines with ease You thought you could fool a real bish like me But you can't You can't fool me You thought you could fuck me good and I wouldn't see But you can't You can't, no Pulled the wool over my eyes, And I may act surprised But I Just might do something unexpected
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Waiting 03:11
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I’m I’m waiting I’m Waiting Oh, why? Time goes unanswered I can hear the dial tone Should I say hello Even though No ones there No one’s ever truly there When I was begging just to breathe When I cried out on my knees I was searching for your voice But all you ever did was scream at me Where were you Why’d you leave Why’d you keep me Waiting I’m I’m waiting Oh, I’m I'm Waiting Something has changed you Or maybe you’ve always Been this way I didn’t know I couldn't see I chose to be blind to my reality I let you poison my heart I let you destroy my dreams Yet I still cling to your love Like you didn’t do a thing to me There you were (There you were) Killing me But I’m still (But I'm still) Waiting (I'm) I’m waiting I'm (I) I told myself I’d let you go but I’m waiting Yeah (Oh)
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4EVER 03:57
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If you see me tryna keep my cool Just let me be Cause it’s hard when I get around you It’s so plain to see My cheeks flush with colour I choke on my words And baby I never choke… But you (Make it so) That I (Lose control) The more you come around The more I wanna be down So don’t turn away Keep coming my way Cause for you I’ll wait Forever But don’t take me literally No, that just won't do (No!) Cause I wanna start our Forever Forever with you Forever with you Forever with you I just want to start our forever Forever (yeah) I don’t wanna be like those other girls I don’t wanna pressure you If you’re not ready to love me the way I deserve Just tell me now so I can choose To move on (Yeah) Even though that's not what we want Who am I fooling I don’t wanna lose you The thought of us ending Is something I can’t do So don’t turn away Keep coming my way Cause for you I’ll wait Forever But don’t take me literally No, that just won't do (No!) Cause I wanna start our Forever Forever with you Forever with you Forever with you I just want to start our forever Forever (yeah) Forever Forever with you (With you) Forever (yeah) (I wanna) Forever with you (I wanna) Forever (yeah) Forever (yeah)
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All The Above 03:34
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We’re both grown And tonight I want you to dive in Cum inside I hope you can swim The way you got me licking my lips I wanna let you get me bad The way I catch you staring at me You think you like it from the front, Wait til you see it from the back Ooh, I’ve made you wait Cause I had to be sure You could handle me I’m one of a kind I’m all the above That’s why I require so much of your love I promise I won't tap out tonight Give me whatcha got boy And I’ll grip the sheets tight I wanna feel every inch of you inside me Baby I know you’re ready Cause I’m ready Ooh, I’ve made you wait Cause I had to be sure You could handle me I’m one of a kind I’m all the above That’s why I require so much of your love I’ve set the mood Unlocked my door And now I want you now (I want you now)
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Angel Love (Feat. R-DUB) 03:31
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Mmm (Ooh) I can be your I can be your Angel Love Angel Love You know I live dangerous I’ve been broke before But I’m saving up I know I don’t bake enough but I’ll make it up I just need someone who’s consistent Can you Go the distance I could be Your Angel love, if you act right All you have to do is keep me safe, love And mean what you say, love Speaking of We've been lacking love It's time to get it right Ain't no need for acting up I put make-up on But only on my face (Baby) What you get is what you see So be true to me, yeah In the kitchen, I’ll make us rice and beans Then bake you a cake and let you lick the icing Now doesn’t that sound real nice We’re living on the edge And we're bout to take flight (Yeah) Angel Love You know I live dangerous I’ve been broke before But I’m saving up (All of my bread) I know I don’t bake enough but I’ll make it up You're my Angel Love You know I live dangerous I’ve been broke before But I’m saving up (All of my bread) I know I don’t bake enough but I’ll make it up It's the go nuts, unlimited flo jo runner Sho nuff I'm finna be doughed up summa All Day Every Day number one Stunna Q dead for makin Jahkor top gunna Gunna The minute we on we go 60 The Common with cents you know 50 I'm over the weight you can't lift me Ain't runnin no victory lap, without Nipsey Main thing you wearing yo halo tight One love, you got me to stay most nights (Uh) I been living that dark knight stuck in my art life While givin' you draino pipe Amped up, you gimme the juice no, squeeze I'm mad, we no longer do those, things Come close, I'm tryna be tied down You know, whenever you come around Angel Love You know I live dangerous I’ve been broke before But I’m saving up (All of my bread) I know I don’t bake enough but I’ll make it up Angel Love You know I live dangerous I’ve been broke before But I’m saving up (All of my bread) I know I don’t bake enough but I’ll make it up Amped up, you gimme the juice no, squeeze I'm mad, we no longer do those, things Come close, I'm tryna be tied down You know, whenever you come around Mmm (Ooh) I can be your I can be your Angel Love

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"A PARADIGM is a standard, perspective, or set of ideas. A paradigm is a way of looking at something. The word paradigm comes up a lot in the academic, scientific, and business worlds. ... When you change paradigms, you're changing how you think about something."

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released September 18, 2020

Executive Produced by: Jasmine "Melodic" Nicole & Robbie "R-DUB" Williams. Additional Production by: Patrick Jordan-Patrikios, Nathan "SwingChild" Cowdery, Andrew Langdon, & JGladMusic.

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Pop/R&B singer/songwriter Melodic is an extraordinary talent! Hailing from Delaware, Melodic has overcome many obstacles early on in her career. Before she transitioned, Melodic was able to garner both local and national success under major management with her single “So Stellar” in 2009. Now, as an openly Transgender Woman, she is able to be the artist she was destined to always be. ... more

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