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1826 Days Overdue - EP

by AmpRen

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1.
Title drop and go, never slowin’ my roll Spindash at high speeds but I stay in control No cruise, but you know I’m top gunnin’ Sonic boom, but my charge ain’t stoppin’ for nothin Keep it runnin’ like a motorized hare Sound that boom, boom, boom, Outhere in the air Noise pollution, let it sound in the ozone Like it’s getting mastered in the bedroom, homegrown One man powerhouse Million tricks up my sleeve, pull the flowers out Sleight of hand and a flick of the wrist D. Blaine, D. Wade, you know I don’t miss, nah Click-clack yeah I’m aiming for the moon I’m making my announcement, my reign is coming soon, but I ain’t here to be no rock star, more like a fox star Barrelin’ like the last word of the starting bar [HOOK] This feels so right My soul, this hype, that’s why I rhyme Strap in cuz I’m bout to start the ride Jump around, let it go, absorb the vibe That’s just my style Should know by now that I go wild If you feelin how I’m feelin, throw ‘em high Count it down now, ready set, let’s ride!
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[V1] Check the method when I pop off effervescent Relentless in a split-second, time is of the essence A second spent is a lost cent and I’m low enough already On my cheap hustle like Eddy, getting primed to rock steady I make the speakers knock harder than Jesus Revelations 3:20, while I’m spittin’ blasphemin’ Lyrics, I'm steady schemin while consumed by the seven Let the hate flow like Sith, tear my ticket to heaven Now I’m rippin harder than Jack, man I’m just killin’ this Off me and I’m back in your face, means I’m Krillin this Maybe I’ll tour the world and take me home a villainess Wife the blond cutie, knock her up and have a kid in this This bald brotha’s coming with his guns blazing Spittin’ fire endlessly, I'm feelin' so amazing I’m goin’ crazy, takin to the heights Of mass hysteria up on this mic, so let's get it tight! [HOOK] CHECK THE METHOD BOY! IT’S GETTING HECTIC BOY! CHECK THE METHOD BOY! YO DON'T FORGET IT BOY! CHECK THE METHOD BOY! I'M GONNA WRECK IT BOY! CHECK THE METHOD BOY BETTER RESPECT IT BOY! [V2] Check the method, unstable, nah you can’t salvage this I done already got it started I'm the catalyst Cataracts under rose-tinted glasses make you disregard My style because I ain’t classic, but I’m still goin hard Balls off the wall to the window, no sweat drops, effortless Now get to skippin', I double Dutch like the Netherlands Holland will holler, I’m Euro-barging like a vandal National and Globe tours, wildin’ like a tabloid scandal Exposed blunt and candid, holdin’ back nothin’ dammit Limit breakin’ there’s no mistakin’ I’m up like salmon My time is now, bringing revolution through wicked stanzas Usurp the throne, now I’m a chief like I play for Kansas I talk a big game cuz who don't love them exaggerations From minor league junkies with hella major league aspirations? Call it my reason to pack my bags and go make some tracks Cuz once this train gets a-rollin', there ain’t no turnin’ back! [HOOK] [V3] Check the method, impeccable, void of X’s No second guess, no corrections, no ivory liquid messes Call it controlled emissions pinpointing precise positions Buckwild, but still proficient, that’s just the way I be trippin' No loss of balance, I’m steady, I keep my bearings like Teddie You suckas just keep forgetting I’m on the prowl so be ready I’m ambushing your bases, ya blindside, get some Lasik Invader won’t die so face it, I’m out for blood I can taste it Count on it like I’m Dracula, loss ain’t in my vernacular Lyrical beast when rappin’ up on this mic I’m too ravenous Called "savage" by these white men, these John Smith's frightened They dashin’ like some hyphens, cuz I’m likened to a Lycan Animorph by design, the wolf reigns with ferocity Turbulence gettin' heavy when you reachin' my velocity Needle is off the hinge, radar just can’t detect it I'll split the atom and scatter, that's the madness to my method!
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[V1] Another day, another bout with depression Morbid mentality steady gets the best of Me, nope, no glee in my vision And my will to live is just about diminished Too scared to die, still feel unsafe My one sanctuary's my own headspace Where I wonder how's it feel to be someone special? To be happy, full of presence with a perfect vessel? But why? Why was I born like this When they don't treat those like me with kindness? Just a nervous wreck afraid of things to come Trapped by anxiety no means to run Man forget it, enough is enough I'm sick of trying to keep it all together I'm dropping the bluff I'd rather lucid dream than face the future In my perfect world I'll finally be useful... [HOOK] Don't wanna walk in a world where I feel so invisible I'd rather thrive in a perfect dream where I won't be miserable My own great escape where my time's anything but ephemeral The only way I can bear it and cope with the pain, so visceral [V2] This is everything I've ever wanted Perfect body, and you know I'm gonna flaunt it Got "friends" as far as the eyes can see And the one that I love has eyes on me No one judges me for my vices It's all perfect, but perhaps the nicest Part is that I have free reign to destroy Every little thing that pisses me off, such joy But why? Why do I still feel empty? Because these stupid killjoys won't let me Exist in my own headspace like I planned And they’re blocking all my goals, I just don’t understand This ain't what I was promised, struggling to defend My better way of life from my so-called "friends" Trying to lecture me and tell me what's best for me Screw off, you're all dead to me! [HOOK] [V3] What kind of creator am I? I became a victim of my own design This perfect space that was meant to protect me And my mental fragility now rejects me I'm over my limit, I'm losing my hold On my sanity and the world around me’s so cold Like, do I have to get blood on my hands Just to give my sorry self a fighting chance? Why am I now the same monster I made To destroy the negativity and keep the charade That everything was fine and nothing was out of place But now I can’t recognize my own damn face God, I’m pathetic I thought this was right for me but now I regret it I tried outrun my mental health And these made-up people had to save me from myself [FINAL HOOK] So I'll walk on my own in a world where I feel so invisible Can't run from the truth, lest I run the risk of staying miserable I gotta make a move cuz I know that my time is ephemeral Need to stay strong, help me fight through the pain, so visceral
4.
[V1] “No way you’ll ever make it” having to hear that mess awaken In my own mind was a pain to keep confined I bought into it, ain’t put stock in myself, In my goals, or let alone my freakin’ mental health Absorbed the illness till it seeped through my rhymes Wrote about depression least a dozen times I’m like damn, nine years that I lost to that So why’d it take me close to thirty to just start from scratch Third time’s the charm, yeah that’s what they all say And after dropout number 3 I’ve really seen better days But it ain’t over, nah, I’m only beginning Might take some punches ahead, but I’ll still come out winning Can’t stop the world from burning, but I’ll channel the flames Like I’m Zuko on a journey, I won’t come out the same Used to think I missed the train to find me a purpose But now I know my youth is barely scratching the surface [HOOK] They say that time won’t wait, no it’s never gon wait I hate to leave you but I ain’t gon stay, I can never just stay I know you’ll miss me, but this ain’t my fate, it was never my fate Because I told myself “It ain’t too late, no it’s never too late” [V2] Tryna make it while steady being defeatist So when I get up, I’m all like “Yo I can’t believe this!” Cuz like, the less you expect, the more you’re surprised When you meet Miss Serendipity in front of your eyes She like, “I seen your hustle and your ethic to grind You may call yourself a dim bulb, but you still got a shine” Welp, I can’t deny it any longer it’s true So like Ash I twist my cap and then I do what it do Tryna kick it through the struggle, work up on my hustle Lift my burdens, Mighty Mouse up with my muscles All the while I gotta juggle staying in my self-care bubble And my obligations to adulting troubles But hell, what can I say, my foresight ain’t the best in execution Hardest lesson learned within my 20-somethin revolutions Don’t get me wrong, that ain’t me saying I’m finished Just my life is much more chill with inhibitions diminished [HOOK x2]

about

So I've been wanting to make a rap EP for a long time.

The problem is... I don't rap much.

I'm way more of a producer obviously, and my rapping is much better when it's a feature in somebody else's stuff. But the stars have finally aligned. After five years of scrapped projects, rewrites, beat remakes, and reinventions of concepts... well... I finally did it. It ain't much (quantity-wise), but it's honest work.

If I let myself be trash and just did it when I said I would, I would've had something out on October 18th, 2016. Welp, better late than never?

Just... don't expect another solo rap project anytime soon... It'll be a while.

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released October 18, 2021

All songs produced, written, and performed by AmpRen unless otherwise stated.

Track 2: Guitars by YMRED
Track 4: production/beat by Gustavo Adolfo (twitter.com/gustadolfo_)

Album art by buggy_tofu (twitter.com/buggy_tofu)

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