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Bas confronts grief and guilt across 'Live For', a track built on the memory of a beloved aunt who raised him as her own. The song moves between tenderness and regret, the rapper caught between the road and the absence that followed her death. He holds her close, literally and metaphorically, acknowledging the ways loss has shaped him into someone fractured, someone hiding things beneath the surface. The track samples Alex Isley's 'Don't Do', a soft foundation that grounds the emotional weight of Bas's reflection. He moves outward from personal mourning into broader statements about survival, pride, and the choices that have accumulated into the person he's become. The song is restless, circling back to the same hurt again and again, refusing easy resolution or forgiveness of himself.
"Live For" is a track by Bas, from the album Too High to Riot, released 4th March 2016. Full lyrics are available below.
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