Physical copy of the sixth Dual Core album, Downtime. Includes 4 panel, full colour printed digipack, with clear tray, and professionally replicated disc. Artwork by c64.
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lyrics
[Verse 1]
Troubled youth, troubled past where our story begins
Looking back, know the facts, so recorded for him
With this anger that’s rotted out a portion within
So he’s hoping that there’s more at his core than a sin
Now everybody’s saying it’s important to win
So that’s making all mistakes feel like torture to him
Slipping even further let the normal rescind
And he doesn’t need a reason ‘cause he’s more than convinced
Built from the ground up on errors
Torn down even lower from his failures
Seeing no way out so he keeps it inside
Now it’s growing, getting potent while it weakens his pride
Facing situations got him seeking to hide
Turning everything to stalemates, can’t even decide
Pushing to the edge til we reach a divide
The only question that he’s asking why he’s even alive
[Chorus]
One statement, no questions
Put your fist up for your Regular Expressions
One statement, no questions
Put your fist up for your Regular Expressions
[Verse 2]
No clear escape from this rut that he's in
Where everyone around looks for something to skim
It's the same old same but there must be a win
And he can't stop ignoring all this hunger within
With each day that passes the seal is more broken
Plus the intensity's just getting more potent
Overflowing with emotions and he has no way to show them
Plus he has nowhere to stow them and the load is only growing
So he, stepped to the stage with his weapon and aimed - get it
A fresh page full of venom and rage - let it
Empty and drain all the stress and the pain - said it
Pumping the strain through his head and his veins - medic
Gotta grow so he’s giving away
Finally found a channel and it’s ready to play
Delivering the man to stand before you today
With the regular expression that he’s wanted to say
[Chorus]
One statement, no questions
Put your fist up for your Regular Expressions
One statement, no questions
Put your fist up for your Regular Expressions
[Verse 3]
Armed with his energy, it’s battle again
Equipped all his items with a pad and his pen
Got a long storied road with a path to descend
‘cause perfect’s only worth it if you practice to win
Finding only lyrics in relieving the charge
The feelings start receding still believing it's large
Hands on deck but he's keeping his cards
'cause he'd blast it into orbit if he reached for the stars
Insults, doubt, blame -- he’s feeling these scars
And now they’re all compounding like there’s evil at large
Every line so cathartic when he’s screaming these bars
With a force to be reckoned put the people in charge
Came to understand it’s about what he shares
Since he needs it like we breathe it coming out of the air
From the stage what he sees in the crowd when he stares
Is a sea full of people with their fist in the air
[Chorus]
One statement, no questions
Put your fist up for your Regular Expressions
One statement, no questions
Put your fist up for your Regular Expressions
credits
from Downtime,
released December 24, 2017
Produced & mixed by c64.
Lyrics & vocals by int eighty.
supported by 57 fans who also own “Regular Expressions”
Both Mikal kHill and int80 of Dual Core are geniuses, so the two together on a project guarantees to blow minds. This EP us simply perfect -- not a millisecond of anything less than extraordinary. The chemistry (if you will) between kHill and int80 is so natural you'd think they'd been doing this as a group for years.
The lyrical mastery each exhibit in this release is well above standard, or even upper level. Their flow, individually and in combination is astounding.
I've long admired Mikal kHill's strength at crafting and delivering killer verse, but I'm not sure he gets enough credit for his beat production. Y'all, these beats are FIRE. Production by cecilnick is spot on (as usual) too. Regis Murphy
supported by 53 fans who also own “Regular Expressions”
I'm not big on hip hop + rap in general, but this synthwave hybrid with rapping and a hip hop edge to it, is a winning combination, and it's getting more popular along with vaportrap... great job dudes!! 5️⃣⭐production+message. preach it! very powerful stuff 💯 and I realize this is 7 years old!! it won't sound dated for decades to come 😎 Shane Dangers