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under his eye ft. Phrasure x Nick Dire x The Phasing Octopus [prod. Kilgore Doubt x The Phasing Octopus]

from micro by Nerves Baddington

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lyrics

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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from micro, released February 22, 2022

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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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