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1.
“it is not the job of artists to give the audience what the audience want. if the audience knew what they needed then they wouldn’t be the audience. they would be the artists. it is the job of artists to give the audience what they need.” awe hell i’ve been there and back twice / third time is a charm if you pack light / it’s like a turn lane in a fast life / or feelin ‘round in pitch black night for a flash light / huh shit i ain’t really know the difference / even try and toe the line but i know i’m trippin / we’re all dying by design that ain’t no existence / how i’m finna go and see the world when i know it’s ending / who i’m kidding nothing ever ends / you just live with the pain or transform it into something different / some are gifted hella photogenic / they be posing for the photos only hella cold shoulders in it / took the stairwell to heaven rollin boulders in it / on a solo mission going toe to toe to win it / i don’t see no incentive to be codependent / i’m on ghost you don’t see me bending corners in it / no shittin colorado clone scented / got the legal homegrown zone for the dome split / sittin home alone like a Culkin in a zone / killin any villain tryna steal the feelin i’m my own critic / buncha sneak disses backbone missin / paint a picture buncha homies back home missin / if i’m witcha then i’m witcha i’m just zoned different / fuck around and drop a song prolly gone crickets no shit no problem no fix gon’ solve em all sauce get lost some awe shit this awesome no shit no problem no fix gone solve em awe shit this awesome no shit this awesome yea finally coming down coming off one / last run lit the fuck up like the fall sun / money tree season hanging where the leaves fall from / rake it in a pile bag it up for the fall fund / yea we can work together since we all one / we can build a bridge walk across one / real ride or die hard to come across one / so either burn that bridge or jump off one / never seen a vulture do a swan dive / never seen a pig fly ‘till i looked in god’s eye / all sauce in the za za / odds high it’s been a long strange trip a bizarre ride / it’s why i keep a rental pad on the pharcyde far side / widemouth jar full of gas by the bonfire / stare straight into the flames ‘till the song stop / shit i don’t play no blues in a pawn shop no shit no problem no fix gon solve em all sauce get lost some awe shit this awesome no shit no problem no fix gone solve em awe shit this awesome no shit “outside intelligent forces with supernatural power are occasionally able to play an artist much like we would play a musical instrument”
2.
“Hateful is the dark-blue sky, Vaulted o’er the dark-blue sea. Death is the end of life; ah, why Should life all labour be?” inkline yea i’m lotus eating so i keep it close and never show the reason / i live in my own head but i’ma let you know the secret / hocus pocus you on notice so you know i’m beastin’ / working out some kinks i’m a prototype of Frodo-Jesus / on a quest to get the ring but gettin’ tore to pieces / thrown up on a cross but now it’s tombstone rollin’ season / if you ain’t know now you know flows cold fallen angels in the snow like it’s 6 below freezing / rap city maybe rap bohemian but lately maybe catch me with a mask on scheming them / it’s like that air more like ass y’all breathing in / while you screamin’ bout a mask go on breathe it in / vax on vax off they don’t whip it that raw / prolly doing coke cut with fentanyl and bath salt / like dawg that’s your ass fault / i ain’t even know they made em that soft / i’m on an island looking like i live in Nassau / chewing on a lotus to forget all of my past lost / won’t be tasked for some bangers and mash / all cap with that mask on even with your mask off what’s some small pox to some napalm what’s an eye roll to a face palm i just shake my head then i play dumb catch me at the tree picking flowers what’s some small pox to some napalm what’s an eye roll to a face palm i just shake my head then i play dumb catch me at the tree picking flowers catch me at the tree picking flowers for hours at the tree picking flowers catch me at the tree picking flowers for hours and hours and hours black plastique I worship a God of Death, Carry the moss covered crucifix Dub God, gold dagger sacrifice kids Never seen a season painted the way that we invoke Throw away your rhymes, my nigga it's time to decompose I sold my soul for solo gold, the benefits is power old, Locate the fake with echoes, drop the elbow off the top rope (GERONIMO) Excellence of execution '87 Whitney Houston You wanna dance? Nobody loves you, I can prove it We the upper echelon, vices go unpunished Sex and mayhem sanctioned by drugs and money Keep my distance from the dirty work I never touch the mud, Just chill in an old whip, like slave blood Erase my mind with exotic narcotics, two flowers, semiotics, semi auto expose containers of forbidden knowledge Flower picker, rich nigga, never peel the price sticker, Fuck witcha, dope pitcher LINNIL Wake and bake Catch me at the tree pickin flour With the dirt under my fingernails I bring em hell Lord knows I’m meaning well Unfuckwittable Though the buzz is digital Love to the lusters That gun tuck the physical Fighting demons so I keep the nunchucks cyclical Crippled wit belief that when you die it’s all blackness But if that’s the fact I’d prolly be more relaxed then Home in the city morgue, zoned by the city board Looking for a throne but my bones feeling weary Lord Just a stone’s throw from a clone in a CD store What the fuck he did it for? Tryna escape Cuz reality’ll make you put a 9 to ya face Thinking trying to relate’ll put the time in its place Keep the climb but the only thing you finding is space When they fry you up at least they gone admire the taste
3.
“there are these odd little incidents that tend to build up and that you tend to shove in a filing drawer just marked ‘weird stuff’.” hook i can stitch a wing with a six string (six string) i can pick a dream out the mud (out the mud yea) i can make a sick fiend seem pristine (pristine) if you gon wipe me down clean me up (clean me up yea) i don’t need a king no Elohim (Elohim) i can see the cream from the crud (from the crud yea) ima sew these Ernie Balls on an eagle wing (an eagle wing) if you can’t hold me down bring me up (if you can’t hold me down pfft fuck it) inkline yea i been going up i guess i must fall / i just hope they show me love with the trust fall / there’s a couple shelves that i gotta dust off / but i gotta do it for myself i don’t trust y’all / caught between a rock and a tough spot / hard headed thought process like a musk ox/ used to cop fresh drops at the bus stop / i assumed you knew who you dealing with (must not) / just stopped to smell the roses at the grave site / that’s that old me (yea) that’s that snake bite / that’s an old sad story told by the cave light / have you ever seen a baby face on a great white / safe flight to the moon on the dark side / Syd Barrett on a cruise in the archives / that part i’m blues on guitar / got booze for the barfly lookin for a dark dive hook uhh yea i can stitch a wing with a six string (six string) i can pick a dream out the mud (out the mud yea) i can make a sick fiend seem pristine (pristine) if you gon wipe me down clean me up (clean me up yea) i don’t need a king no Elohim (Elohim) i can see the cream from the crud (from the crud yea) ima sew these Ernie Balls on an eagle wing (an eagle wing) if you can’t hold me down bring me up (if you can’t hold me down pfft) kano bring me up up up up bring me up bring me up up up up clean me up keep me up up up up keep me up bring me up up up up up up I’ve been down down down down down On the ground when a tree hits the floor it don’t even make a sound If you ain’t here around I bounce in the echo Down from the get go On the ground like a gecko Let me pound on the pedals ramps I ain’t scared of I hit em full speed I wanna bleed out on the metal I got secrets I won’t tell you I only speak in rhymes I got weapons I ain’t stepping with until I think it’s time A sorcerer I know I was Precision with a crystal ball Now I tuck my wand when I’m done and I’m like bitch get off I stick my dolls to see if they would move if they were threatened cuz when I die ima spell out their names in my jelly When the dragons do get me I’m dragging you with me They showed me how to move as I ooze thru the city With a six string and then echo it like you in space, dude. inkline transition from physical to spiritual plane (yea yea) / hard to find the words when the wisdom’s estranged (hmm) / easy to keep it real live simple and plain / but harder to be still keep it civil and sane (dang) / set an intention set the sigil aflame (uh huh) / i’m twisting hog legs for the pivotal pain (yea) / if it’s not dead it’s lookin grim in the game / if you started all alone alone it’s prolly ending the same / it’s like tryna make it on a wing a prayer / magic carpet gps hit the genie repair uhh / i’m lampin on the astral plane ya ain’t even there / so i’m polishing my shine put some gleam on the glare / i’m the wizard blowing smoke rings seen in the air / looking like a chem trail it’s the season to share / yea harvest life’s fruit from the tree when it bear / dose some Alice in the chalice for the king in the chair / laser beam dreams with precision to spare / i’m everywhere yeah hook uhh i can stitch a wing with a six string (six string) i can pick a dream out the mud (out the mud yea) i can make a sick fiend seem pristine (pristine) if you gon wipe me down clean me up (clean me up yea) i don’t need a king no Elohim (Elohim) i can see the cream from the crud (from the crud yea) ima sew these Ernie Balls on an eagle wing (an eagle wing) if you can’t hold me down bring me up (if you can’t hold me down) “with a complete description and it says here, ‘ each wizard has mastered a certain type of magick. when you meet a wizard he will give you four basic elements of his mystical studies.’ so then here it says, ‘it is important to remember that the source of all magick is the Life Force of the user’.”
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my tunnel vision’s never squandered on a single mission from beyond earth long division when you conquer long living when i prosper my tunnel vision’s never squandered (nah) on a single mission from beyond earth (yup) long division when you conquer (mmhmm) long living when i - i’m waiting on the dope man’s early model Honda (yea) / waiting on him feeling like we waiting on Donda (argh) / waiting on him like you waiting on The Father / yea i’m a monster yea that’s my mantra / mmm goddamn i miss my mama / so i’m moving with the prana of a newly viewed brahma / or a thousand unruly cruel shivas with katanas / like i’ma do my duty for karma it’s truly an honor / uhh i can’t be bothered don’t bother / nah i just grow cold and go harder / yea i just recharge and go farther / butterfly effect all wings no larva / i’ma master all craft when i see a ceiling all glass ah snap / (ahh snap) smash all tracks cash over daps / when i send a verse back know i’m taxing all raps my tunnel vision’s never squandered on a single mission from beyond earth long division when you conquer long living when i prosper my tunnel vision’s never squandered on a single mission from beyond earth long division when you conquer long living when i -i my tunnel vision wasted tryna be the greatest / now i tunnel under gate keepers tryna keep me jaded / taking great pleasure out of paining the game i’m like a sadist / hoard favors from favorites with vedas on a playlist / that’s that underground A-List / ahh don’t mind me i ain’t say shit / i’m just on an elevator in my spaceship / face it this ain’t no everyday shit nah “it’s only going to get weirder. the level of contradiction is going to rise excruciatingly..(laughs) so, uh i think it’s going to get weirder and weirder and weirder..and finally it’s going to be so weird that people are going to have to talk about how weird it is. what the hell is going on? it’s just too nuts.” my tunnel vision’s never squandered on a single mission from beyond earth long division when you conquer long living when i prosper my tunnel vision’s never squandered on a single mission from beyond earth long division when you conquer long living when i -i “i look for the invention of artificial life, the cloning of human beings, uh, possible contact with extraterrestrials, possible immortality, and at the same time appalling acts of brutality, genocide, race baiting, homophobia, famine, starvation..because, uh, the systems which are in place to keep the world sane are utterly inadequate to the forces that have been unleashed.”
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“after i have suffered enough, you see, because we are brought up in a social scheme whereby we have to deserve what we get. (yea) the price that one pays for all good things is suffering. (i coulda died first) but all of that is precisely postponement (i shoulda, i coulda) because one is afraid.” illanoiz *scratches throughout hook ok i’m filtering my search tryna research how this Light work laughing at the pain until my side hurt like i should’ve died first i could’ve died first yeah i’m filtering my search laughing at the pain till my side hurt like i should’ve died first how does this Light work guilty i survived even tho i’ve survived worse inkline sometimes think i’ve lost every reason / sometimes i’m feeling lost barely breathing / yea we discover loss every season / then rediscover loss every weekend / scooped up tossed in the deep end / sink or swim always been a thing i’m a beast in / deca wisdom sustenance to sink teeth in / lately tryna find a new arena to compete in blinded by the light i don’t see sin / stare into the rising sun on the east end / magic city in the mountains that’s where we been / yeah check the pretense nah i don’t pretend / we all return to dirt let it sink in / turn to compost tryna see zen / but we never spoil i believe in / a well fertilized soil fit to plant seeds in “nah i think there was that energy but everyone was assumed to be in pursuit of a sound.” “gonna play some music. gonna make me feel things in my body.” shaun judah Nothing promotes living like death Nothing says take more chances then last breaths When that air leaves the chest And the lungs decompress Youll be planning ya whole life Before you sleep in final rest Walking into destiny away from old self Building legacies In control of your whole health (yea) That is your true wealth Playing the cards dealt Furnish your insides like you cover in cold pelts Gold belts Metals melt Felt slides across the wood So I make space meditating hiking in the woods Breathing energy into lines Finding life is good Im a little train that does Because my engine said i could (yea) So I do Making sure my visions Come true Filling my lungs with love Before my face turns blue Get a clue Take in the spectrum Appreciate hues Better move before ya snooze Return to dust and pace ya dues Its on you “because one is afraid here and now to see it” awhat i was out of mind and sight dark clouds all around me trying to find the light keep it all in perspective man vs life pay the price
6.
“we’re ready to start this experiment. i’m going to give you this cup that contains lysergic acid 100 micrograms” yea take it easy hook lost hope for homo sapiens / we just stoned apes talking to some aliens / got a prehistoric tape deck to play it in / we got the past present future and my three eyed raven friend / lost hope for homo sapiens / we just stoned apes talking to some aliens / got a futuristic fail safe way to win / we got the past (now) the future and my raven friend inkline v1 ha oh that’s so raven / time travel back into the basement / i can hear my Father upstairs saying amen / red hollow road like a days inn / always a light on head bout to cave in / glass half full of mom’s tea she like ‘say when’ / she used to say ‘you were always such a great kid’ / from across the visitation table in the state pen / pardon me you must be mistaken / i assumed this land of the free had been forsaken / we been on a 40 year wilderness vacation / now we coming home to mandatory vaccinations / if you ain’t know all faith is adjacent / yea we in the matrix high stakes ducking agents / you are everything from the place you were raised in / you are nothing and you never were at the day’s end hook lost hope for homo sapiens / we just stoned apes talking to some aliens / got a prehistoric tape deck to play it in / we got the past present future and my three eyed raven friend / lost hope for homo sapiens / we just stoned apes talking to some aliens / got a futuristic failsafe way to win / we got the past (now) the future and my…yea what inkline v2 you know you gotta mine for the gold (for the gold) / so i got my mind on some goals (let’s go) / yea gotta make time for the rose (oh) / too on the nose timeline on froze / yea from the sidelines i’m a ghost / two guard playing forward how i slide from the post / glide with the most high backslide dope / my DeLorean Marty McFly with the flow / it ain’t a thing gotta sift thru the old (sift thru the old) / find a flame just to sit thru the cold (sit thru the cold) / i ain’t ever been shit but a goat / sacrificial ain’t an issue got a slit for the throat / nah most ain’t fit for the cloak / throw fits full of rage meet fists full of NOPE / we only lookin for a fix when it’s broke / like only kicked shins kick dope but you already knew that pfft hahaha hook lost hope for homo sapiens / we just stoned apes talking to some aliens / got a prehistoric tape deck to play it in / we got the past present future and my three eyed raven friend / lost hope for homo sapiens / we just stoned apes talking to some aliens / we got a…we got it / and my raven friend outro we don’t walk on water we just sinners in a boat / only kicked shins kick dope (kick dope) / only kicked shins kick dope (kick dope) / the dead don’t float we just sinners in boat / only kicked shins kick dope (kick dope) / only kicked shins kick dope (kick dope) / we don’t walk on water “none of these well-behaved and mechanistic reductionist images of humanity take psychedelics because it’s misbehaving. misbehaving is a great sin.”
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young seeker “only one (only one) and you’re lookin…” inkline v1 young seeker peers thru the tinted looking glass / fabric of reality dismantling he’s pushing back / behind the veil still tend to walk a crooked path / breadcrumb trail machine elves in a Wookiee mask / we’re all whales in a bubble bath / what the hell ahh well he’s a troubled lad / aye please don’t make me have double back / can’t count the pounds when you drown where the trouble at / wet socks from the puddle splash / god hooked it up with dry clothes and some bubble hash / a mezcal flask from his mother’s stash / and a bunch of dead white men in a money bag / haha it’s funny sad punchlines full of despair / sidestep one-time tryna get spared / no sunshine when it’s gone he sits there / on the dark side of nature boy young Ric flair “woo! that’s who’s standing here today. oh girls i can’t stand it. now i gotta talk but y’all gotta be quiet. we’ve only just begun. that’s the end of it. don’t ever make the mistake of sticking your nose in my business if i’m down and out i’ll get up and take care of myself. remember don’t think you can walk in that ring and give me hand or try to help me out and ease the tension in our relationship.” inkline v2 emotional response to the trauma (yea) / black it out until he’s mapping out a new persona (new persona) / nah i ain’t backing out i’m moving onward (uhh) / after school of thought shark maneuver thru piranhas (smooth mover) / no Tijuana tourists get the silent treatment (yea yea) / cold shoulders from the locals in their private eden (yea yea) / all snakes in the garden probably die in treatment / he overshot the moon ibogaine defined the meaning / day one clean slate with a clean break / kaleidoscope dreamscape all seems fake / in actuality realer than reality stranger than fiction / legs twitching as his knees shake / yea consumed by the doom feel a boom heart beat bass / picking thru the pieces of his keepsakes / stash trauma in a lockbox to keep safe / watch past lives in a loop stuck on replay “woo! i’m gonna tear ya down. when i get to town get ready. woo! we on tour and we’re doing it better than anybody else alive. we do it better than anybody else! don’t wrap me up. woo we just better than anybody else alive. one question…they all wanna know. they all wanna know..they all wanna know. woo, what’s causing all this? haha ah man, i’m on fire today!”
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“writers and people who have command of words were respected and feared as people who manipulated magic. in latter times i think that artists and writers have allowed themselves to be sold down the river. they have accepted the prevailing belief that art and writing are merely forms of entertainment. they’re not seen as transformative forces that can change a human being, that can change a society. they are seen as simple entertainment while we’re waiting to die.” hook you don’t ever have to heed a single word that i say never been the type to even worry anyway when i make a play run it at my own pace boy i’m never in a hurry unless it’s money on the way you don’t ever have to heed a single word that i say never been the type to even worry anyway make my own way don’t need a boss in my face yeah that dog don’t hunt boy that dog seen it’s day muddy spikes on the mound couple heaters in the bullpen / necks on swivel heads bout to do a full spin / sick of never getting back what i put in / where do sheep go when wolves win / snake skin pillow case to stuff wool in / lamb shanks giving thanks from the pulpit / road map of hell stay riddled with push pins / where the hell this kush been said my burning bush friend / (hmm) ok i’m talking to a shrub tho / tryna see how deep the cut go what the fuck bro / some’ll go from buttering toast to cutting your throat / used to chase bread together now you stuck in a loaf / no shortcuts always take the ruggedest road / charmed by succubi that be sucking my soul / sometimes pretty people make the ugliest hosts / sometimes ugly people make the loveliest ghosts hook you don’t ever have to heed a single word that i say never been the type to even worry anyway when i make a play run it at my own pace boy i’m never in a hurry unless it’s money on the way you don’t ever have to heed a single word that i say never been the type to even worry anyway make my own way don’t need a boss in my face yeah that dog don’t hunt boy that dog seen it’s day bridge yea let’s gooo going up the mountain like let’s go come around corner like let’s go zero to a hundred like c’mon let’s go coming down the mountain like let’s go come around the corner like let’s go pssh i don’t even wanna fight fuck it let’s go i’ma zero to a hundred like c’mon GI magus rah- G the oracle, prehistorical/ I'll die knowing I left my mark on this Earth/ calm it down/-we gone see just what that talking is worth/ not a dime if you ain't walkin' it first/ now, put yo boss in the dirt/ What's the difference in the worker and a slave/ fortune favors the bold, so does the grave/ masses more than amazed at how I'm still pitching flames/ book of life, I'm on that Satchel Paige/ twice the skill but only half the praise/ but sick of chasing accolades/ at this the prices have to raise/ yall think I'm taking time away from my son to play politics with pennies? yall really must be silly hook you don’t ever have to heed a single word that i say never been the type to even worry anyway when i make a play run it at my own pace boy i’m never in a hurry unless it’s money on the way you don’t ever have to heed a single word that i say never been the type to even worry anyway make my own way don’t need a boss in my face yeah that dog don’t hunt boy that dog seen it’s day you don’t ever have to heed a single word that i say never been the type to even worry anyway when i make a play run it at my own pace boy i’m never in a hurry unless it’s money on the way you don’t ever have to heed a single word muhfucker never been the type to even worry muhfucker make my own way don’t need a boss in my face yeah that dog don’t hunt boy that dog seen it’s day “experimental cultivation of these new varieties has been encouraging.”
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“the dried juice of this plant produces opium, a powerful drug. contained in opium is morphine, used by doctors to relieve severe pain. from morphine comes heroin. an overdose causes unconsciousness then death.” i been down to roll i been up and down the road i been found in holes i been comatose i don’t know i been yea i been throwed i been found in holes i been throwed i been i been throwed i been comatose i been coma coastin’ i been coma coastin’ yea holy ghostin’ yea i been on that potion yea i been holy ghostin’ showing no emotion holy ghosting coma coastin’ i been eyeing whatcha holdin’ i been yea and i been dead from the start the head and the heart to set it apart sedative art can’t no cage control a fiend and i been dead and alive heading to find something divine can’t define you can’t pigeonhole the dream and i if i’m in a pinch i can assist how can i miss a shot of H or benzodiazepine i know but how could you know i was alone even tho that ain’t so when i feel at home i leave in the dark feel it ending it’s that part follow the heart falling apart ‘cause i wear plenty on my sleeve the whole city got it cheap so i’m spending on a spree like it’s pennies on the street it’s pretty sweet (it’s kinda sweet yo) nah if you can’t even picture what it’s like you gon’ miss it when it hitcha when it come to getcha light that’s a plunger and a spike that’s like blood up on my knife boi i put that on my life yeah yeah yeah i been down to roll i been up and down the road i been found in holes i been comatose i don’t know i been yea i been throwed i been found in holes i been throwed i been i been throwed i been comatose i been coma coastin’ i been coma coastin’ yea holy ghostin’ yea i been on that potion yea i been holy ghostin’ showing no emotion holy ghosting coma coastin’ i been eyeing whatcha holdin’ i know yea and i know misery stay loving company pupils stuck on pin point all the homies got that glow like 24k gold to the pawn shop like it don’t stop meet the dope man down the road if there’s money in my pocket that’s just money that i blow hold up blow my nose then hit one up for the road ain’t no frontin’ past a hundred better come with what you owe or catch a hot shot poppin’ tags from undertakers on your toes ugh for heaven’s sake let us pray lemme break gimme space lemme shake lemme hmm wait maybe gimme 10 maybe 20 i got somethin’ on the way i know homie know a homie i got money he got H yea never take time nah they watch me run the clock out i always say i’m fine could be dying when i nod out never say die never wait in line drop out never say die never say… why not now “never say die” yea yea uhh i been down to roll i been up and down the road i been found in holes i been comatose i don’t know i been yea i been throwed i been found in holes i been throwed i been i been throwed i been comatose i been coma coastin’ i been coma coastin’ yea holy ghostin’ yea i been on that potion yea i been holy ghostin’ showing no emotion holy ghosting coma coastin’ i been eyeing whatcha holdin’ i been “so we have all sorts of people engaged in an interior conflict which they will never resolve because the true self, either you know it or you don’t. if you do know it then you know it’s the only one and the other so called lower self just ceases to be a problem.”
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“oh my goodness these stairs make a lot of sound” inkline yea…yea…mmm uhh idiosyncratically crafting another masterpiece / duck and dodging demons that always seem to be after me / bob and weave off the tree bon appétit / always twice as hungry than what you’re probably imagining / yea (yea) yea Wanda with the Mind Stone / this that kinda power you cowards can’t put price on / i’ll dissolve it all and call it a day go right home / snakes in your head bite the apple off your iphone / i’m known to dabble do my damage on the mic-phone / do a dab then do some magick in the right zone / death is but a transition when the light’s blown / dealing with the in-between ‘till the poltergeist gone / no-show ghosts under the stairs / no one cares either under-prepared or don’t go there / boil bones charge stones and make homes there / you cross the goat and get turned into a toad there hook back from the dead again roll away the stone maybe find my head again if i only make it home nothing’s ever simple but you know when in Rome at the candlelight vigil got a sigil made of bones back from the dead again roll away the stone (roll away the stone) maybe find my head again if i only make it home (if i only make it home) nothing’s ever simple but you know when in Rome at the candlelight vigil got a sigil made of bones ichiban Infiltrate the throne cast spells on a Maxell guillotine illusion disappeared from where the ax fell Playing tricks on what the ocular sees The sorcery of a strange doctor indeed A large sigil seen thru a dark crystal Unloaded an arsenal of smart riddles An alchemist with a microphone as a talisman Stuck in the same wonderland that they put Alice in Hidden gardens dig deeper in the rabbit hole Grab ahold the experience is magical Spit truth in the booth a mystical ritual A repeat offender the vivid flow habitual Witches brew poured into a Dixie cup Mix it up with a little pinch of pixie dust Embellish the relics and enrich the lingo All the while angels and demons mix and mingle hook back from the dead again roll away the stone (roll away the stone) maybe find my head again if i only make it home (if ionly make it home) nothing’s ever simple but you know when in Rome at the candlelight vigil got a sigil made of bones back from the dead again roll away the stone (roll away the stone) maybe find my head again if i only make it home (if i only make it home) nothing’s ever simple but you know when in Rome at the candlelight vigil got a sigil made of bones yea “you’re not buggin’ you’re not losing your mind. a lot of people wanna make you feel like you’re crazy you know what i’m saying? people will make it seem like you’re over exaggerating, you’re buggin’ what made you think that?” adj. Fuck what you might think I spit this shit so real, I make this mic stink Monkey around profound gorilla hijinks and when I come through your town I'm stealing smiles, winks Ego Yao Ming in stature Raised by the back scratcher Paid it back faster Cause I ain't had no interest in the bastard Similar in stature knack for disaster and fuse length But am I him? Nope, I am knot Like a shoestring Not a new thing, but the work never stops when I word clever thoughts into mazes that I barely trace back Whoever said it better, you could bet they never rapped So as we're standing on the edge looking over at extinction waiting on erosion to take the burden of breathing Observe the seasons, act accordingly, get your shit right 'Cause this gon be something that we have never even-
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inkline aye aye aye underpaid (yea) underachieved under a ton a debris under grief under the street know the gutter is deep come for the beef i’m feeling famished i need something to eat but i just leave with blood on my teeth and nothing but a receipt come with the heat from underneath like someone summoned a beast (arrgh) or like a ‘98 juvi record 400 degrees illest son of gun under the sun oh what a relief puffing a leaf you stuck in a seat with this shit stuck on repeat under his eye (under his eye) under a spell tunnel under the jail under the ground stuck in the storm uhh running from hail cold stuck in the snow ducking the L’s ducking the blows underhanded compliments just undermine the gold yea unimpressed (never) under distress so Sunday i rest under duress (yea) underdog stay puffin the chest never the less never underestimate a flex might channel Mia X send a hex via text wut hook shame shame on the all seeing eye blinders on all lost in the sky (shame shame shame) nine rings hella chains on fire seven sacred laws by which i abide (same same same) shame shame on the all seeing eye shame shame on the all seeing eye (shame shame shame) say the name or get tossed in the fire lizard king with a jar full of flies (same same same) phrasure (micro) I got this burden weighing heavy on my chest I’m perplexed Moving from under it has left me out of breath I’m a mess Trying my best to finesse myself and get my head in the right space Closing my eyes while I beg for help, feeling like hell cause I might break Under the weather yet comfortably numb Coming from someone who wants to be better I’m so disheveled Think I might’ve felt like this forever I got plenty problems piling up underneath the surface But is it worth it to disturb the peace of others for my purpose? Yo... I feel exposed Everyone tells me they don’t wanna know I’m tryna grow I was on a roll Now the reality’s killin me slow Six feet below My body cold Losing my feeling from head to my toes Say bye to my soul It might’ve been close But if it’s my time to go Then it’s my time to go AHH! Startle awake under the covers, sweating through the sheets Heart racing, arms shaking, like anxiety’s new to me I’m searching for an antidote in anecdotes And man I hope I find what I need That’ll help the man to cope hook shame shame on the all seeing eye blinders on all lost in the sky (shame shame shame) nine rings hella chains on fire seven sacred laws by which i abide (same same same) shame shame on the all seeing eye shame shame on the all seeing eye (shame shame shame) say the name or get tossed in the fire lizard king with a jar full of flies (same same same) nick dire Krampus built his name on the backs of the brash A vast world to survey from a cavern of glass Maxing in the shade he put his vassals in masks Fashionable chains, kept the captives entranced He attracted you to shame, With unnatural acts And made worshipping Satan really matter of fact In fact youre all the same yeah, actual trash Cattle pulling slaves into battle for scraps And standing above your grave is where the bad will relax While you're grabbing to get away from the gravel and grass Cast a bit of shade Yeah the Blackest of black When master’s in the maze It's best to act like a rat But damn I'm not afraid to Put the bastard on blast And Crack into the cave of the dragon we hatched battering rams. Blast him on the trampleds behalf Have to find a way to make that castle collapse hook shame shame on the all seeing eye blinders on all lost in the sky (shame shame shame) nine rings hella chains on fire seven sacred laws by which i abide (same same same) shame shame on the all seeing eye shame shame on the all seeing eye (shame shame shame) say the name or get tossed in the fire lizard king with a jar full of flies (same same same) the phasing octopus Its time for the panopticon It's time for the panopticon It's time for the panopticon It's time for the panopticon They ain't really watching u like that U wouldn't fight back anyway Fact U too small Fry The Eldritch horror is back Phase Conspiracy theorist would say they're keeping me locked away From u The one being surveyed Through false eyes That madness gave Paralyzed under the pressure of fear huh the impression that it factors The way it be making u live huh? Being taken down with grapples Scaffolding covering up ur beautiful store front All u choose to do is talk about it but aint no Jamie to pull it up It's a shame the way we stuck Under the thumbs of these cold fucks If ur imagination wasn't underdeveloped Ducking from us would be such a must Ain't no rush But U might wanna do sumn I'm just here to tell ya It's a goddamn… shame shame shame shame shame shame emahs emahs emahs shame shame shame emahs emahs emahs emahs emahs emahs “ok and we’re not only talking about that, we’re talking about a song that wasn’t engineered to be heard backwards but came right from the spirit world automatically. ok, and then we’re talking about if you wanted to make lyrics backwards on a song, you’re gonna mess up that song forward pretty bad right?”

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released February 22, 2022

Written by Nerves Baddington for Apt. B Productions
Featuring production by Kilgore Doubt, inkline, Cam the Invisible Man and The Phasing Octopus
Mastered by Jason Hamric at La Hacienda
Art by Dylan Wachman

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Nerves Baddington Birmingham, Alabama

Nerves Baddington is the seamless duo of rapper Inkline and producer Kilgore Doubt. The two were bandmates since their childhood in Birmingham, AL. With roots in emceeing and bass, respectively, Inkline and Kilgore create dark, atmospheric beats, under cerebral bars punctuated by catchy hooks. Critics have lauded their work as “a jaw-dropping ode to lyricism” ... more

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