Me and my girl broke up recently. She’s moving out this week. And due to the stress, I find myself doing a lot less work on the site, and doing a lot more getting high and listening to therapeutic hip-hop (my bad if you’re waiting for a review). So instead of letting my anxietied-inability to keep up with my blog affect HHL, I’ve decided to create a new series: Hip-Hop Break-Up Week. It will include songs that relate to the whole break-up experience.

Break-up track #1 is Breathe in the Sun, from the Perceptionists’ classic 2005 album “Black Dialogue.” It has a peaceful piano intro and melodic chorus. The first verse by Akrobatik doesn’t really relate, at least until the last couple lines, but Mr. Lif’s verse almost perfectly summarizes my thought process upon solidifying the break-up. Click below to listen to the track:

And follow along with the lyrics, especially Akrobatik’s chorus and the entire 2nd verse, after the break.

[Akrobatik]
Damn, what does my calendar date say?/
I can see my breath outside and it’s late May/
This is not condusive to a great day/
Man I wanna (breathe in the sun …)/
Yeah, I just wanna sleep the night away/
Wake up, and go outside to see a brighter day/
Not when I can get around to it, but right away/

I always said I’d leave the city I love/
And that no matter where I’m resting, Bean I’m always thinking of
Been in the same city my whole life/
And still no wife, it’s time for Ak to get his groove back/
And maybe if I bounce, it’ll just prove that/
This is where I always needed to be and then I’ll move back/
But now it’s time for me to expand/
And it ain’t about the music cause I got my own fans/
Yeah, I toured the world and it was part of my plan/
But now I need a couple months of chillin’ in the hot sand/
Watch my lady hit that dope complexion of honey brown/
Drop the top, hit the water and run around/
Maybe I can clear my head in the sun rays/
And live how Roy Aidans used to talk about one day/
Tired of being surrounded by the drugs and the gunplay/
I’ll promise I’ll be back, but for now big Ak got to (breathe in the sun …)/

Before your sanity’s gone/
Instead of stressing over something from night to morn/
Sometimes the only thing you got to do is move on/
And (breathe in the sun …)/
Yeah, before your sanity’s gone/
Instead of stressing over something from night to morn/
Sometimes the only thing that you can do is move on/

[Mr. Lif]
When we met in the beggining I’da never have thought/
That we’d have ever been caught/
In such an intricate plot/
You posessed all the things I had sought/
Intelligence, grace, a beautiful face, benevolent heart/
Who’s to blame when people choose goals that oppose?/
Though they’re kindred souls/
Yet they can’t find the time to grow/
I know you molded me into a better man/
Showed me finer points in life, plus you helped me strengthen my plans/
And I tried all these things I never knew/
My abilities grew because I love you/
Over clouds I flew/
But I landed in our own sorrow/
Brought you tears today, I must say, I see you crying tomorrow/
And I could conjure up a million selfish reasons to stay/
But I know we’ll never grow that way/
So I’m letting you go although I truly don’t believe that we’re done/
In my heart I always felt that you were number one/
Now you can (breathe in the sun …)/

You’ve been my love, my joy, my guiding light/
But I’m not the type to stick around if I ain’t treating you right/
So you should (breathe in the sun …)/
So I think we should leave before we tarnish what we have together/
Our bond is hard to severe/
I’ll hold you in my heart forever/
While you (breathe in the sun …)/