Today celebrated hip hop artist, songwriter and producer Classified (aka Luke Boyd) shares his latest acoustic single and video for “Accept It” (Retrospected) featuring Brett Matthews, the third release from the anticipated RETROSPECTED, his forthcoming hip hop acoustic album due out later this spring. Directed by The Boyd Brothers, the video for “Accept It” (Retrospected) unveils a real-life account of some of the everyday hard ships, experiences, and losses one may encounter in life. The narrative (penned by Classified) explains that while it’s an understatement to say that dealing with grief or loss is painful, there comes a time that we must ‘accept it’ and with a little effort, try to move on in life.
About the song, Classified shares, “This is a song I wrote after watching friends go through similar situations in real life. I think we all know someone that has lost a loved one to cancer and we’ve seen how that loss affects the friends and family around them in a variety of ways. At some point in life, we realize that we will mourn the loss of a loved one, which is a painful experience, but we know that we must ‘accept it’ and find a way to keep on living for those that are still here and for ourselves.”
“In the video I really wanted to portray that sentiment in the first verse. And, in the second verse, I speak about men and women who have had to go away to fight wars and defend our country, and then return home and have difficulty dealing with life after war – where often the small everyday life problems don’t compare to the things they have witnessed and gone through. It can’t be easy, and I wanted to capture those feelings in this video.”
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Nah no way, mom’s never sick, mom never smoked
Mom is the healthy one
Lyrics:
When you’re lying in bed with nothing but your thoughts, love
When you’re lying in bed with nothing but your fears, love
When they said his mom got cancer, he asked the doctor
Can you fix her?
He answered, I don’t think that I can, sir
Nah no way, mom’s never sick, mom never smoked
Mom is the healthy one
All you doctors and nurses, y’all can’t tell me nothin’
She passed a month after the chemo started
His friends and family shed their tears for their dearly departed
Losing his mother, man, that never crossed his mind
Figured they still had lots of time
This life of mine’s a flawed design, he thought
(When you’re lying in bed)
He asked his dad, why can’t they cure disease?
He said, son, maybe when they find a cure for greed
He’s having flashbacks to the birthday cakes she made him
How she looked so proud and celebrated after he graduated
When she told him, don’t you marry that lying girl I know you’re dating
And when he did, and they separated
She helped him with his kids and raised them
Appreciate it, wish she was here when he said it
Never knew how hard that death is, but gotta learn to accept it
When you’re lying in bed with nothing but your thoughts, love
Does it really bug you love, and
When you’re lying in bed with nothing but your fears love
Don’t shed no tears love, No
Cause I, I’ve been looking for you
For those eyes
I, love me, no love me, no love me, no love me, no
He was searching for some work, referred to the reserves
Took it further, got deployed to serve his country undeterred
His wife worried, crying, when she hugged him and said goodbye
Told his kids he had to leave, but they never understood why, no
(When you’re lying in bed), no
Active duty overseas, seen some things he’d rather not remember
Friends body parts dismembered
Bombs dropped, dead children, war crimes and war cries
Sent home when he almost died from a car bombing suicide
Family’s just happy he’s still alive, but Daddy ain’t the same
Can’t adjust back to his normal life
Cause right now it don’t seem important compared to the war and
Little things like paying bills being a father, he ignored ’em
He asked the doctor help him, Xanax for depression
That just numbed him temporarily, more recluse and less aggressive
Got addicted, doctor knew it and he cut off his prescription
Couldn’t take it, started stealing, hit the streets to get his fixing
His wife couldn’t forgive him
She tried, but had to kick him out
Now he panhandles on Yonge Street in front of Subway
With a sign that says, can’t you spare change for a veteran?
His wife would change it in a second, but she can’t and She accepts it
When you’re lying in bed with nothing but your thoughts, love
Does it really bug you love, and
When you’re lying in bed with nothing but your fears love
Don’t shed no tears love, No
Cause I, I’ve been looking for you
For those eyes
I, love me, no love me, no love me, no love me, no
About Classified:
With an inherent and candid ability to break down the barrier between performer and audience while “leading the vanguard of East Coast hip hop” (Chronicle Herald), Classified is one of Canada’s most respected and successful rap artists, producers and songwriters. To date he has released 18 studio albums and joined forces with some of the world’s most prominent hip hop artists including Snoop Dogg, Raekwon, Royce 5’9, DJ Premier, Joe Budden, Brother Ali, Maestro Fresh Wes and many more. His self-titled 2013 release debuted at No. 1 on the Canadian Nielsen Soundscan Chart, has sold over 1 million singles and is certified 2x Platinum. Additionally, the album boasts two Top 10 singles including the 5x Platinum “Inner Ninja” featuring David Myles and the Platinum certified “3 Foot Tall.” As one of the most influential hip hop artists in Canada with over 200 million streams globally, the multiple JUNO Award winner hosted the 2014 JUNO Awards and has a combined 24 nominations and 8 wins between the MuchMusic Video Awards, JUNO Awards, and East Coast Music Awards. In November of 2019, Classified teamed up with hip hop legend Choclair for the collaborative track and video – “Hurt Everybody” which celebrated their collective success in the world of Canadian hip hop for more than 20 years. In 2022, Classified will offer fans a stripped down, acoustic take on some of his biggest and most celebrated hits over the past 20 years.