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Passion & Purpose

by Kond1

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16 years prior to this being recorded I dreamed of making music That dream became a hobby and that hobby became a life-long passion The music contained in this project is deeply personal It contains within it the life experiences, philosophies and musings of an imperfect soul I hope it will entertain you to some degree And whether it makes you sad or it uplifts you I hope you will find something within it to which you can relate
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Life is a journey with ups and downs That ends with death and every king loses his crown Whether poor or rich you can't escape from time So while you're still here make the best use of your life One thing I've learned you can't avoid the pain Set your sights on your goals and try to maintain If your dreams come true you have the most to gain And those that sit on their ass have no right to complain Every man is searching for purpose and meaning in life Some follow Buddha Muhammad some follow the Christ Searching for a role that will fulfill their soul And leave a legacy so great it will break the mold Life is quite hard but easy to lose You have to kung fu fight your way thru it like Bruce Lee Don't live your life so loosely Maintain your discipline to get yourself where you should be Build a legacy Legacy what will you leave behind? I'm talking legacy a gem for others to find I'm talking legacy dedicate yourself to the craft So that others that follow may walk in your path I feel my heart bleed coz I'm living for the moment Living like a hedonist and I really can't control it Tryna get my head in scripture maybe I can find a way To get back on the path to a legacy that's great Building on the foundation that was laid down in me When I was younger and my heart and spirit were roaming free Tearing down the walls of hate and with the use of my speech Speaking words unto men that will bring liberty hhmmm- Now that's a legacy worth living for Everyday I wake my heart wages war Will I leave a legacy of joy or a legacy of pain? A legacy of pride or a legacy of shame? Wait I realize that I got the answer My legacy's growing inside me like a cancer I feel my head rush and my heart beat My heart bleeds these beats right there that's my legacy Legacy what will you leave behind? I'm talking legacy a gem for others to find I'm talking legacy dedicate yourself to the craft So that others that follow may walk in your path
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Freedom or jail clips inserted a baby's being born Same time a man in murdered the beginning and the end The line between life and death is very thin my friend When a body drops we cry no need to pretend So many great memories of lost family and friends Live now when you die you can't make amends Coz whether accident or time, sickness or a gat In a split second it could all end, just like that When I was young I had a dream that life would be dope When I'm older then I grew and saw it ain't no joke You live and learn day by day, 1 step at a time Follow your dreams and live your life homie, don't live mine You will get torn down by the voice of reason You will fail along the way homie, life has seasons Keep the passion burning, flames alive with heat I'm a dreamer too that's why I rap to this beat If you love what you do you'll pursue it to the end Wealth is not a dream bro it's a means to an end Don't allow riches to rob you of the joy You felt pursuing things you loved when you were a boy Show love to your people don't let the dream alienate Take charge of your life, you decide your fate Dream awake dream big and keep on the track Before the grim reaper takes u away, just like that The cards of life are dealt on the table of death Equalizer of all he's the ultimate threat They call him the grim reaper, the soul eater Santa Muerte, King Yama and Marzanna No escape, you can't run from it So live your life to the highest degree Start living or start dying The power to choose the path lies with thee Stay true to the fam loyalty comes first Love, honor, joy, peace, stay true to your word Let your fam feel love in the things that you do The clock runs signified by the sun and the moon A hundred years of life at most is what you get So avoid making choices that you'll regret Coz the day will come when we all fade to back The casket drops the soil pours, life gone just like that
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The Weak 02:26
A walk down memory lane I take a step and peep through the wire I stand back and view the work of my forefathers They tilled the land to help the country go farther And without whom life woulda been harder It tickles my brain to think that I am now a man The weight of the world is sitting snug upon my shoulders It's on me now to work the land with my own hands To build my people up and to move great boulders When my time is up, others will follow on I gotta run with care so I don't drop the baton And even if it drops, I gotta pick it up And run the race till the end never givin up Coz I'm building a legacy When I die chances are they won't remember me And that's fine but I hope my work will speak In loud volumes and push my people to the peak There's no room for the weak here Moving at a slow pace but progressing each year When we win we clap hands and we raise up our beers Loud applause for the ones that made our path clear So we could walk through, and face new challenges Incur the damages that come with new conquering As we strive to bring the Earth to a great balance We will be victors holding up Excaliburs It's up to you to build your own bridge Between your dreams and reality Don't give up when you've backslid Move sober like you reached your moment of clarity Coz there's no room for the weak here Moving at a slow pace but progressing each year Growing bolder day by day as we face our fears When fighting for your dreams sometimes you gotta shed tears I said, I said There's no room for the weak here Moving at a slow pace but progressing each year Growing bolder day by day as we face our fears When fighting for your dreams sometimes you gotta shed tears
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The heart dies a slow death. Shedding each hope like leaves Until one day there are no hopes. Nothing remains Nothing but bitterness, resentment, anger and regret I been through heartbreak multiple times and lost love makes my heart ache It's easier to break another heart than for you to take The weight of being left behind is like a stab in the chest with a sharpened steel stake or sharp shank Sometimes you're caught and wanna escape like Shawshank When the affair feels like you're trapped up in a shark tank You can't think, it's time to plan your break and change your fate Do it like a man can't afford to be down-faced I knew her since the days of college to be honest I was smitten by this kitten though our love was forbidden We were too different-hearts-were too rigid we were in a rush To fall in love sisters brothers friends others warning us But love lives way beneath the skin And makes the most unlikely become kin Perseverence results in the win But I didn't and that's where my story begins listen All this fighting, fussing, Can't take this no more Peace is fleeting in my heart can we just settle the score? I love you, so deeply but it seems we just can't level Coz talking to you's like a conversation with the devil 3 years go by still looking fly she's a keeper Her beauty still hits me when I peep her but this is Where the story takes a major turn and soon we learn You never know what flame in another heart burns I told her girl we need to meet In a sweet tone that didn't hint at grief She would feel it soon when it got too real Our conflict would match Palestine & Israel I told her girl I wanna break up She started crying her face smeared with make-up She stated that I knew everything she gave up Her family disowned her mad cake she gave up Is another lover why I have to suffer? Did I do you wrong or disrespect your mother? I gave up everything just to be your lover And you do me like this you stupid motherf***er "That's true" I thought to myself The mental bond is long gone and I really can't tell If the love is there anymore feels like I'm locked in a cell By myself I lost the feeling like I can't read Braille Over time, we slowly got our act together Lovey dovey cheesy lines like mozzarella 2 years of war led to great bitterness the note That she left behind simply said "We're finished kid" From time to time I still see her in Blantyre We never talk we just wave that's all that transpires She got kids I got one on the way They will never know of the love between her & me Love affairs end and we shouldn't take it too hard The fire fizzles out the pain burns deep in your heart But you can still heal if you don't mess with the scar One day you may meet the one to rekindle the spark
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He who hears words of counsel and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house upon the rock. The rain came down, yet his house did not fall. And he who hears words of counsel but does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand. The rain came down and his house fell with a great crash. They say experience is a teacher well I'm learning my lessons Life is a stressful journey filled with curses and blessings Each man walks his path we add up the math At the grave is where we meet to celebrate victory at last Along the way we meet challenges that shape and mold A lot of us will die with epic stories untold Take notes and follow as I narrate The tale of my experience which left my heart cut agape I met a woman who rocked my world Fine honey I was feeling she became my girl We started building making plans life was good at the time So caught up in my own feelings man I lost my mind Out of nowhere the rug was pulled from under my feet I nearly choked I lost my breath and my heart skipped a beat I was smitten, punch drunk on the Kool-Aid of romance Oblivious to the fact I built my world on the sand At the edge of a precipice I stand and stare Holding pictures of you I smell your long brown hair As the air blows past I dream of the past In the blink of an eye (poof) it goes so fast "Would I take it all back?" is the question I ask I would not, the pain's a lesson not to be forgot I bled internally and shed a thousand tears you couldn't see As my heart was still in shock and I was in disbelief Many moons passed still I hold the pain in silence As my heart battles my brain I'm filled with violence Then I snap to my senses and remember I'm alive On my Gloria Gayner tip homie I will survive And the pain becomes a memory I'll share with my friends About a girl I once knew who had my mind in a trance As I take my new girl's hand and proceed to dance I hope and pray that we won't build our world in the sand
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Duality 04:30
A dead seed fallen on the ground From it life springs forth like a fount Someone's born while another takes their last breath The duality of life vs. death Some is done on purpose some in total vain Some are walking round free some in ball and chains The good die young and the evil reign Some are celebrating some are crying out in pain The lion roars the sheep falls the ground shakes The forest dies down at his mandate The strong survive is a lie that man made I have seen the weak trample over high gates And with high stakes man decides his own fate As the hammer falls the heart cries in high pain Jubilation rings when the stone mind change Proving once again life is not a damn game The victor raise his arms as the loser droops his head The buzzard waits to live on the carcass of the dead The graves crack open as the night falls As the dead roam searching for the night crawl Life begins at 40 or so the saying goes Woe to those who chose to go before the cock crows Reaching dusk but never seeing the dawn The ones they left behind stand broken and torn And we mourn for the fallen ones we love As we fantasize that they're with God up above We celebrate the fall of the children of the beast Still we feign a tear and whisper gently "may he rest in peace" The hypocrisy of man is beyond measure In the pain of others some will tend to find pleasure One man's trash is the next man's treasure Stand your ground, fight your war, never fold to pressure Life's an elevator it goes up and down We graduate with death fully dressed in cap and gown Where we go after, nobody truly knows Is there another chapter? Does God save our souls? Or does the pain persist? And is life a joke? Do the good live on? Do our sorrows croak? Is there darkness after? Or does the light persist Will my life count after I enter the mist? Where vanity lies, purpose cannot thrive Where passion exists, purpose cannot hide So we live our lives, one day at a time Always treading forward, never look behind Search for peace of mind, and a love divine Many mountains we climb, in search of the shine Can't get back lost time, so we gotta grind On the death bed we cry, with regret on our minds What good is the world, if you lose your soul? When it's said and done, life will take its toll We cannot control it, it's beyond our reach That will not deter us from tryna reach the peak If you find peace, you're a blessed man Don't forget to share it with, your brother man The paradox of life, we cannot explain Live your life for Christ, for to die is gain Duality

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released October 11, 2021

All songs written, produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Kondwani Kester Kaphaizi

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I'm a music producer and rapper from Lilongwe, Malawi.

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