Sometimes we pretend to know.
I know, I know, it might seem ridiculous. In what universe could you possibly conceive in which I "pretend" to know.
White lies wide enough to cover canyons. Wide enough to build bridges. Wide enough to even fit the meaning of our entire existence in the span of a single breath. To hope is to pretend to know. For there is no moral failing in a little bit of shame.
However what is it when we "pretend" to not know. For this is the same as tacit acceptance. Tender cruelties inflicted upon others just a little bit more than ourselves. What we "pretend" to not know, parades itself as bloody donning the skin of innocence. Whose vile truth is made plain in front of a mirror. Willful ignorance, the anathema of goodness.
To know or not to know?
Playlist
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To Know by RY X on Unfurl (Transmodern) -
House of Dal by Tokimonsta on Oasis Nocturno (TOKiMONSTA Music) -
Pretty Thoughts by Alina Baraz & Galimatias on Urban Flora EP (Ultra) -
Worst Luck by 6lack on East Atlanta Love Letter (Interscope) -
Pot City by Seatbelts on Cowboy Bebop (Victor Talking Machine Company) -
Obrigado by Freddie Gibbs & Madlib on Bandana Beats (Keep Cool/RCA Records) -
Wild is the Wind by Cat Power on The Covers Album (Matador) -
Lively Awareness by Chandley Kolb on Transmissions: Soundscapes and Instrumentals (Independent) -
Byron by Woodes on Woodes - EP (Self-released) -
Ca Compte Pas (feat. Caballero) by Lomepal on Flip (Blackared) -
Terrorist Threats (feat. Danny Brown, Jhene Aiko) by Ab-Soul on Control System (TDE) -
Chancletas by Cookin Soul on Soul Beach (Self-Released) -
Rattlesnake by Tsar B on The Games I Played (Self-Released) -
Centerfold by Elijah Waters on Burning Rivers EP (GSMedia) -
Sub Rosa by Yaarrohs on Flesh & Blood EP (Glass and Air) -
Birdsong by Elderbrook on Old Friend EP (Parlophone Records Limited.) -
Four Walls by Broods on Evergreen (Dryden Street) -
glimmer by COVET on Effloresce (Triple Crown) -
Talking to Myself by Gallant on Ology (EMPIRE) -
Crystal Express by Raury on All We Need (Columbia) -
II. Worldstar by Childish Gambino on Because the Internet (Glassnote) -
Dreamgirl by Tanerelle (Self-Released) -
Company by Tinashe on Nightride (RCA) -
Grapevine by Travis Emmons, Brett Rubin, Trice Be on Grapevine (Travis Emmons) - Break
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Smoke Again (ft. Ab-Soul) by Chance the Rapper on Acid Rap (Save Money) -
Hidden Affection by Moullinex feat. Best Youth on Hypersex (Discotexas) -
Sun is Hot by Nala on Psychic Attack (Gryphon Recordings) -
Burnin' (Soultage Remix) by Snacks on Burnin (Burger Records) -
Shortline by RY X on Berlin - EP (Transmodern) -
u just can't be replaced by gnash on us (Atlantic) -
Deja Vu by J. Cole on 4 Your Eyez Only (Dreamville) -
You Know by Javi Alvado, Pana, THC on VA Innocent Music December Sampler Vol 6 (Whole Story Records)