I’ve been waking up at noon to make it right on time to work
I’ve been making many memories before I find the dirt
I’ve been eating out the microwave, my napkins are my shirt
And I’m only doing laundry when my clothes all smell like burnt trees
Sir please, I’m just a little thirsty
Hit me with martinis, make ‘em shaken, not stirred
See, I’m living like I’m Xerxes, doing what I want to
Eating out for dirt cheap then I run my songs through
Got the beats blaring, not caring
There’s no parents and no girlfriend to bother but there’s pedestrians staring
I’m faring well like a baron
Not exceedingly but perish the thought of me breaking up like a celebrity marriage
Getting Kyle on dial, haven’t seen him in a while
Tell him: “Bring a Q and a 24 we’re getting wild on a Wednesday!”
Master of my quarters, I’m a sensei
I don’t want to waste another moment feeling less great
Someday I’ll find a wife
And her and I will have our trials but we’ll lead a happy life
But from then on we’ll have to both decide
And I’ll have to suck it up and learn to compromise
Hope you’re not getting that I’m dreading the waters towards which I’m treading
I’m heading to something spectacular, I can’t wait to get it
But I’m lonely as I’ve ever been in sedentary elements
So I guess it’s best to make my own damn medicine
You could ask my boss, I don’t keep clean cut
And I might purchase my lunch out of an ice cream truck
Never shovel out the snow ‘cause I don’t drive enough
Most of the difficult choices I make are mildly tough
Simply toppling the obstacles like they were dominoes
Saying fuck the common cold like it was a common ho
Waiting on a task, I’mma kick it on some Smash Bros.
Getting hungry, I heat up some pizza that was flash froze
That bro isn’t getting mad dos
But he’s got a bottle in the fridge and he’s anything but a sad joke
Never been a player unless we’re talking Hasbro
Room gets cleaned less often than the trash goes
Twenty-two pilots, that’s how fly I feel
And by fly I mean free unlike my OSAP bills
Plenty dudes violent but I’m ice or steel
Calm and solid when I get my weekly dose of thrills
Someday I’ll find a wife
And her and I will have our trials but we’ll lead a happy life
But from then on we’ll have to both decide
And I’ll have to suck it up and learn to compromise
Hope you’re not getting that I’m dreading the waters towards which I’m treading
I’m heading to something spectacular, I can’t wait to get it
But I’m lonely as I’ve ever been in sedentary elements
So I guess it’s best to make my own damn medicine
I’m Unstoppable ‘cause I Dare to Dream
And if I do Catch Fire it’ll be like Sesame Street
Whether I Rise or Fall, well that’s up to me
And by the Next Fall I’ll find somewhere that I’d love to be
There’s no sense in Evading Hell though we’re gonna try
I try to take solace in the fact that We’re Gonna Die
‘Cause I’m a Pirate, wild and free, I’m on top
And For Everyone Who Sucks, please Fuck Right Off
Someday I’ll find a wife
And her and I will have our trials but we’ll lead a happy life
But from then on we’ll have to both decide
And I’ll have to suck it up and learn to compromise
Hope you’re not getting that I’m dreading the waters towards which I’m treading
I’m heading to something spectacular, I can’t wait to get it
But I’m lonely as I’ve ever been in sedentary elements
So I guess it’s best to make my own damn medicine
credits
from Kid Victory,
released April 11, 2016
Vocals Performed by DJ Bakhuis
Beat Produced by Layird Music
Vocals Produced by Ben Leggett
Lyrics by DJ Bakhuis
Sharp commentary, big hooks, and stunning melodies make the Minneapolis rapper, poet, and songwriter's latest solo LP a triumph. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 8, 2023