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Mother I Sober
Breaking the cycle starts here 🕊️
Who it's for
Kendrick Lamar confronts generational trauma, the shame he carried and his own failings, hoping to free his children from it.
Burdened by inherited shame→Hopeful about breaking the cycle
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Mother I Sober" is a track on Kendrick Lamar's fifth studio album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, released in May 2022, featuring Beth Gibbons of Portishead. The song deals with generational trauma: how pain within a family goes unspoken and is passed down, the guilt and powerlessness of what he witnessed as a child, and how his own coping affected his partner and children.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: References to sexual abuse.
Age: Suggested 18+
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Children”
