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PARTS

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From "PARTS (Single)" Official Press Release:

This song is written about my past and present journey doing Internal Family Systems therapy created by Richard Schwartz, Ph.D. The IFS therapeutic model has a constant phrase that comes up and it's that "we all have parts." These parts for me have been creative expression and artistic outlets, they've been limitless entrances of love and connection that have given me strength and courage. There's also parts that have come from places of shame and trauma that have manifested into anxiety and panic disorders, eating disorders, body image issues, and self sabotage. In some ways I've looked at these parts as deficits or things to overcome but the perspective IFS offers is slightly different. It's taken great strength to try and see that these parts are here to help and want to find healing just as much as WE do. The way in which we view our internal system has just as much impact on how we interact and see the world for ourselves. This song is meant to offer a glimpse into those two worlds colliding and merging for a better way forward.

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We all have parts
Tearing us apart
This my part to you
It's a part of me
Yo

I have a part of me that’s overly critical
It’s pitiful, feeling depressed, and miserable
The residual effects reflect a crutch
Plus, being enough expects too much
Cus it’s tough, where do I go from here?
I can’t take my life, despite my fears
From the last year and a half, having panic attacks
Wanting to drop dead instead of getting out of bed
Dreading Mondays, including the sabbath
It’s tragic, I’m stagnant pursuing my passions
Parts of me hold on and linger
Thinking I’m fat, wishing I’m thinner
Bridging gaps, thighs, and lies disguised as being bitter
But the bigger I get, there’s less regret
That I overslept, wasting my breath, working til death, living paycheck to paycheck
Everything’s a mess, it's inexcusable
What suits everyone else isn’t suitable
It’s unusual,
I’d prefer to say "I’m pretty ugly" before you’re beautiful
Since that’s a part that lacks confidence and hates compliments
Low self-esteems hard to deal with
When there’s differences between
The woman of my dreams and falling in and out of the same routine
That's what these parts do, they barely manage
And probably why my body’s in a state of panic
Chest pain, love lost, weight gain, no cost
Left lane, run off in unison
Constantly confused, states of confusion
Fuck waiting for the end, I made my conclusion
There's parts that keep the status quo
But there's also parts of me I wanna get to know cus

We all have parts, we all have parts
We all have parts tearing us apart [x4]

I have a part of me that’s fully enraged
My performance at work ain’t the same when on stage
I try to contain myself, trapped in a cage
I’ve made mistakes, repetition keeps repeating
Underlying behaviors favoring overeating
I just wanna go to bed and start sleeping
But I’m waking up afraid of a heart attack
I’m a direct support, I don’t make a direct impact
I’m fat, lazy, obsessed with being thin
A part of me knows it’s been a minute since the gym
I don’t wanna lift weights...I’d rather wait it out
Why make improvements when I can get takeout?
See there’s this part of me that knows what to get done
But I’ve been this way since I was 21
Blaming ex-girlfriends and women I’ve dated
Making excuses is another way of “trying to make it”
These parts…are a part of who I am
Some are understood, some have their demands
These parts...are a part of who I am
Some are understood, some I’ll never understand

We all have parts, we all have parts
We all have parts tearing us apart [x6]

credits

from PIECES, released May 22, 2020
Lyrics: Owen "DRENT" Lefebvre
Backing Vocals: Chris "Kleenkut" Collado
Production: Tony Mahoney
Recording/Mixing/Mastering: Nicholas "DJ HEAD HONCHO" Sorel @ DNGR Studios in Warwick, Rhode Island

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