Time Lapse

First-released track from KARATAKA's Mixtape A. Beat taken and revised from Tycho's Lapse. Lyrics by MC Dopenicity and MC Acronymous. Produced by Mike Davis. Artwork by Mike Davis. Lyrics: DOPENICITY Been 'round the block, so I'm older now First-born atypical poster child It doesn't mean that I know more than you It means I know what ego is and what it do I know where I stand, and that's a fact I know enough to watch my own goddamn back So I know what it's like to be the shit So much so, you gotta jump off your own dick Soon you'll make anger your friend I know it. That's why I reel it in You lack responsibility. That's why I'm responding with everything You see me mad and you say "grow up" Do chemistry, homie nigga, wake up I've been mad at all my enemies, versions of self, nothing so petty Like a glass you dropped and made spilled milk Or hanging frames, styling at a tilt I'm attacking your mindlessness Shitting where you eat, man, I'll take a piss Just don't be surprised when I raise my fist into the air The point you missed If you mad like you going to war, pick something that'll settle the score Not the wall, the house, or a shitty bike Young one, last child, temper tantrum tyke Been there before, now I'm moving past But you keep coming back like an old-school rash Heart beat-beat-beat, like I'm running laps Changing minds 'cause I'm in a TIME LAPSE Why am I the one teaching class? You too old not to know how to wipe your ass? Heart beat-beat-beat, like I'm running laps Changing minds 'cause I'm in a TIME LAPSE I painted this in the image of you I don't want to be anything like you Don't act like you didn't see it coming You the one with the mouth running And you said it with no real true ends Only did it to gossip and to make friends I use my anger to focus, concentrate I am the one true master of my fate You over here, pissed, no second date It's okay, man, you can pay the check, mate You trampled me, so why you act surprised? Didn't say a thing, thought I'd enjoy the ride Luckily for you, I have a strong hide Unfortunately, a quicksilver at my side ACRONYMOUS Rage quit, I rage quit I feel that I ain't shit Self-acceptance? Not one bit of this life blood It don't fit Never get my enemies to take a hit No control, I lost my wits Do I find another pain to put this one to shame? Moving on, now that's true grit Yes, I get your sentiment, but there ain't no sense in it I jumped the fence and I got bit and thrown into a bottomless pit Of all these tools up in my kit Guaranteed to get me lit Guaranteed to make me wanna quit all the demons in my head All the monsters sleeping under my bed Gotta prevent them from being well-fed It's the only way I won't end up dead They looking at me, they looking at you All your facades, they see right through To the fire that burns away the fuel In the midst of this duel, you gotta keep your cool Look at yourself from the outside See the only person in whom you confide Analyze the vessel within which you reside Trace the boundaries that write the laws that you abide by But these laws are in a TIME LAPSE Heart beat-beat-beat, and my body's under wraps