I wrote this about a year and a half ago, maybe a little less. I didn't change anything besides the volumes and effects, so my voice sounds a bit different than it does in the stuff I release nowadays. But I really dig this track. I was really inspired when I wrote it, and I love it.
I hope you enjoy it.
-DJDj
[Lyrics]
This is DJDj
Featured on a beat made by ESTAR48
from newgrounds.com
Mediocre quality equipment
Professional quality messages and music
brought to you all
by the wonderful people of newgrounds and DJDj!
[Yeah!]
Lemme tell you the story of a song
lemme tell ya how you could sing along
lemme show ya the smilin' frown
lemme show ya the up from down
Help me keep this race from stumblin down
help me keep these gates from crumblin' now
help me keep this world alright
help me keep ya from runnin all night
Once upon a time
a man had a rhyme
But he could never give it up
because he didnt have a dime
Once upon a time
he suffered in silence
he never threw his thoughts up
bout the hate n the violence
Once upon a time
a human was given a chance
to change the world
so that the fighters could love and could dance
once upon a time
a man had to die
and once upon a time
a man didnt lie
What am I gonna do?
I know I gotta keep it rollin
or I'll fall right through
what am I gonna say
when they come knockin on my door
to come and kill me some day
What is the problem,
and why are we still stuck in here?
What is the problem,
and why do we feel so much fear?
Lemme tell you the story of a song
lemme tell ya how you could sing along
lemme show ya the smilin' frown
lemme show ya the up from down
Help me keep this race from stumblin down
help me keep these gates from crumblin' now
help me keep this world alright
help me keep ya from runnin all night
Once upon a time
a man had a rhyme
but he could never give it up
because he didnt have a dime
Once upon a time
a man had a rhyme
and once upon a time
a man had to die
Once upon a time
a man had a rhyme
but he could never give it up
because he didnt have a dime
Once upon a time
Once upon a time
a man had a rhyme
a man had a time
Lemme tell you the story of a song
lemme tell ya how you could sing along
lemme show ya the smilin' frown
lemme show ya the up from down
Help me keep this race from stumblin down
help me keep these gates from crumblin' now
help me keep this world alright
help me keep ya from runnin all night
I need an army
I think I might need a friend
cuz Im sick of screaming
into deaf ears for no real end
What am I gonna do?
I know I gotta keep it rollin
or I'll fall right through.
What am I gonna say
When they come knockin on my door
to come and kill me some day?
What is the problem
and why are we still stuck in here?
What is the problem
and why do we feel so much fear?
I need an army
I think that I might need a friend
cuz I'm sick of screaming
into deaf ears for no real end.
Once upon a time
a man had a rhyme
But he could never give it up
because he didnt have a dime
Once upon a time
he suffered in silence
he never threw his thoughts up
bout the hate n the violence
Once upon a time
a human was given a chance
to change the world
so that the fighters could love and could dance
once upon a time
a man had to die
and once upon a time
a man didnt lie
I got to give it to you man, I really dig this a lot! I got to give you 100% credit for this song. keep that relevant message.
You should throw this in the auto forums and see if you cant get a metal head to ad some sick licks in this song to make it really Rad!
NeoAlchemist247 responds:
Hmm. Thanks man, for the encouragement, the props and for the idea. Could you message me a link to said forums? I'd be happy to add you as a contributor were you to do that.
I'm pretty excited about this track. It's one of the earlier ones I made, and as such I never felt it would hold the number one slot in the hip hop Modern section. It's awesome!
-DJDj
The voice mixing with the music is a bit weird, actually. I love it all, really. The lyrics are awesome, and the song-- damn. My only problem is the mixing with the voice and song. It sounds like the voice is stuck in a box...I don't know what it is. huh... Sorry I'm so late reviewing this.
NeoAlchemist247 responds:
It's all good. Yeah, I can agree that something is off about the EQ on this track. Sometimes I have a hard time getting my vocals to sounds natural- and sometimes it happens because I subconsciously turn down my vocals because I don't like the way my voice sounds. But this one is more or less because of the Josephine quality. Check out inquest 2- I made it with a better microphone.
Could use some work on the mixing, but this song is a fuckin' tune.
Great hook, even if you're a tiny bit off-key here and there, it still works.
NeoAlchemist247 responds:
Thanks a lot, bro! Like I said in the description, it's one of my earlier songs, but I thought it beared being re-evaluated. If it gets enough positive feed-back, then I'll re-record it and re-mix it.
-DJDj
Please contact me if you would like to use this in a project. We can discuss the details.
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