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The name is Vitemin, I know it's hard to swallow
But the pill that I provide to y'all is always large and never hollow
So tomorrow, when you've forgotten all about the tape,
I guarantee there's one thing that you won't forget, and that's the name
Maybe if I spelled it out for you, you'd blaze and bleed
But nah, you'd still bitch to me about the misplaced 'e'
Like, I know, you don't need to tell me, I spelled it wrong
But Vitamin84963 was too damn long
I flip lyrics, I split lyrics up in my mind
Now all I need to do is fit 'em, fix 'em, knit them in rhyme
Rewind the class, I was too busy contemplating
My lyrics that I forget the lesson that you created
Return to my room, where privacy is weary
End up spittin' too quietly, 'cause nobody wants to hear me
But that's a good way to make all your shit weak
So I'mma be as loud as needed till I'm a spittin' machine
Jack of absolutely nothin', master of less
But I vow to make it so your concentration isn't wasted upon my breath
So wait until I'm done, another 40 seconds max
I'll tell you a little about myself, I'll start with my name's Zach
I'm in my second year of school, first year of rapping
Though for most of it, it only caused people to burst out laughing
I suppose I did improve a bit, it's true
I got people to listen to my shit, including you!
So thank you for your patronage, thanks for your support
But if you came here to hate, well let me show you the door
I got a million and a half ways to make everyone think
About nothing in particular and also everything
If you're feeling my style, maybe try and stick around
I have some tracks, a couple more that I'm about to lay down
If you already forgot, don't just throw it in the bin
Remember the aim, remember the name, remember Vitemin
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I took a minute walking up and down the street
To really try and pay attention while I shuffled my feet
Now I could tell that there were sounds coming outcha mouth
But I couldn't figure out what you were going on about
So I just smiled and I nodded my head
Like I was so intrigued by the awesome words that you said
And this carried on for almost 15 minutes more
Until we said goodbye, parted ways, and closed our doors
I thought about it for a couple after that
Like there wasn't no construction, but we couldn't shut our traps
And what does that say, when the days go by
And we're so afraid of being open that we never try
When we do it's accompanied by embarrassment
You got me sitting here thinking, "well man, it merits it"
Is it really such a huge imposition
Just to open up a dialogue and listen?
Open up your mouth, as well as your ears
I wanna hear about your thoughts, concepts and fears
And maybe when you're done, we can manage a swap
But I don't want it to get awkward when we say stop
Let's guarantee that it never leaves this room
So we have room to breathe if sleeves bleed blue
I wanna fill you in on all the pieces you're missing
And likewise, I'm prepared enough to listen
But of course, that never happens, so let's fill up our glass
So we can freely share ideas at the cost of our cash
It seems nowadays the only way to express
What we really feel inside, what we need to get off our chest
Whatever, man, that's okay for a bit
Until emotions come flowing out of my face in a blitz
Most times it's way more than its intended effect
But I suppose that's what you get when you demand to connect
I don't know, where does that leave me
When I'm speaking into a bottle or one-way into a beat or three
Relationships don't start in the form of a song
So it got me wondering what the fuck am I doing wrong
I'm afraid there's a chance I'll never learn
I'm concerned that I'll crash and burn at nearly every turn
But at the moment, at this present position
I'm content to focus outward, simply listen
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2:20 (Prod. tee.)
02:22
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Wake up, chasing that early summer feeling
Reach out my hand, now, maybe I can steal it
Exiting the school, grid full of buses
Smell the yellow in the air, that's something
Now when I catch the scent up in my nose
I can still hear the songs all blaring in my headphones
When things can't seem to get worse
I transfer the helplessness blues into my verses
But the temperature's gotta be right
Around 68 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit
And when the sun manages to make magic
It's got me feeling on both sides ecstatic
With the wind blowing gracefully
The mind wandering and racing, make-believe
And when the weather fills me a sense of wonder
It's got me going like it's the first day of summer
And the days are free
Counting them down like 5, 4, 3
With the high AC
Sun's washing over me
And we feeling fine
Push the day into overtime
Don't let it leave my mind
Make it last just one more night
It's going home to a big plate of nothing
Seeing your friends the next day in lunch and
Talking about all the games you played
Never worrying about those A+ grades
Log on, what you gonna find?
'Cause you already mastered the day to day grind
Got the whole wide world at your fingertips
Even if it's larger than you already envisioned it
Not that that's a problem, though
A little R&R, that's just what the doctor wrote
You better follow all his orders to the letter
Otherwise you'll never enjoy remembering the weather
Rain, snow, sunshine
All of it connected to a place and time
This blender doesn't always want to blend
But now, when it does, let's just sing it again
And the days are free
Counting them down like 5, 4, 3
With the high AC
Sun's washing over me
And we feeling fine
Push the day into overtime
Don't let it leave my mind
Make it last just one more night
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I know this cat, well he's the nicest around
Except he has a problem, can't stop when he's popping them down
He goes out, he blows out, till the wick turns brown
Until it's upside down, he can't tell what he's laughing about
He says he's fine, and for the moment it's true
Except he's in position to receive the long-term screw
He says he'll change soon of his own free will
But he reflects all my requests with pure charisma and skill
You know the type, you probably got one in your life
He's either making up the night or he's asking ya for a light
And what are you gonna do, tell him no?
Of course you're not, you're not his mum and you don't want to interrupt the flow
And so it goes on for years and years
And life's so short that you don't want nothing to interfere
It's so majestic, though, the life that you're livin'
Until one day, it just kinda isn't
We were together when you went forgot to breath
Now you're in the hospital, next I'm delivering your eulogy.
And while I'm mulling over words that I've said
I can't get over all the stern ones up inside of my head
Like, what the hell man, what's the matter with you?
Why would you play that game when you knew you would only ever lose?
I lost a friend, and that friend lost his life
And if you weren't already dead I'd brandish my knife
Take it to your trachea, kill you myself
So I wouldn't have to wait for 50 years to steal your health
You hit the end and yet you never had a clue
And now you lost your friends and all your family too
You fucking asshole, I'm glad that you choked
Now see just how much shit you can shove down your throat
I hope you paid attention to the words I was rappin'
Because I don't want this to one day really happen
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Fuck you, we'll build a statue in your honor
Craft it out of copper, then we'll toss it in the water
There be your legacy, buried at sea
Seen only by the fishes, and those that can't speak
Yeah, that's all you'll be known for is rust
But we need to see the crust, so build it we must
And when you're done running, then let it be known
That the cast is twice as awesome when it's made of your own
What color you want your monument to be?
This is all about you and your new memory
If you don't like the copper, we can build it from gold
We can polish it up, make it a sight to behold
It's gonna be the most majestic statue around
A piece of craftsmanship to make old Michelangelo proud
Architecture grandiose, befitting of Rome
A project of pure, man-handled hammer and stone
Cut no corners, spare no expense
We gotta build it with the type of quality no one expects
Put a piece of love and heart in every fuckin' groove
Until it's buffed enough and every piece is perfectly smooth
Call it what you want, I call it my masterpiece
For my perfect recreation of the likeness of the beast
One last thing, you need to give me a quote
So I can smack it on a plaque so I can slap it on the boat
Fuck you, we built a statue in your honor
Crafted it from copper, now we'll toss it in the water
There be your legacy, buried at sea
Seen only by the fishes and those that can't speak
Rust, the only thing remembered by the squid
But I need to see the crust, so build it we did
And when you're done running, then let it be known
That the cast is twice as awesome cuz it's made of your own
Yo, somebody hand me the TNT
So we can get started on this explosive disassembly
What part you want it on first, your mouth?
Cuz that's the part that I first want to get blown out
From your head to your toes to the place that you sit
Every single part of you is gonna get blown to bits
You ready? Don't even bother trying to breathe
Soon enough, every chunk of you is gonna turn green
Sorry for the trouble, hit the button with a cackle
All that's left of you and yours is only rubble and some shrapnel
Good, that's all that should be left of your name
A pile of garbage, only the useless items remain
Was your namesake made out of copper, marble?
I don't know, it was all transformed into charcoal
I hope you enjoyed the spectacle of the explosion
Almost as much as I hope you enjoy your home in the ocean
Fuck you, I built a statue in your honor
Crafted it from copper, then I tossed it in the water
There be your legacy, buried at sea
Seen only by the fishes and those that can't speak
Yeah, that's all you're known for is the rust
And you best believe I built it and I saw me the crust
Now you're done running, it's known on all sides
That's it's more awesome blown sky high
Fuck you, I built a statue in your honor
Crafted it from copper, then I tossed it in the water
There be your legacy, buried at sea
Seen only by the fishes and those that can't speak
Yeah, that's all you're known for is the rust
And you best believe I built it and I saw me the crust
Now you're done running, it's known on all sides
That's it's more awesome blown sky high
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Hey, listen, I know what I got
Anything you'd like to add is simply cherries on top
If you thinking how I think, then baby ride with me
If you feeling how I feel, well maybe die with me
It's a lot of miles further to the end of the road
But it's going outta style, though, the globe that I chose
I gotta million reasons why I think you should come
But I was never right the type for advertising them, son
And the conditions never tight, until right now
I bought the best brand of brown, brazen leather around
Seriously, yo, feast your hands on the material
A second touch will cost you though, a trip to the ethereal
Like I said before, about the M.E. me,
Watch your step because the rocks are kinda slippery
But hold up, I gotta jump into a riptide
And if you choose to follow, then I'll see you on the flip-side
I gotta run, sorry, the hurricane's a-comin'
But if it wasn't, well I promise you, I'd think of something
Two lanes of highway drive on opposite sides
And If I want to turn away from it, it'd make me decide
Between right, left, at a fork in the street
It's the same straight for every single junction I meet
So I keep pressing on, down the pedal to the metal
Never find a piece of mind or tract of land for me to settle
But whatever, I don't care, doesn't matter now
Keep on driving, there we go, past the next town
Who knows what we missed or where we're going
I sure don't, but for now let's keep it flowing
Every now and then, we can park at a rest stop
Take a break until I finish my song, let the mic drop
I saw a sign that said last gas forever
So I pulled into the station just to grab my liquid treasure
I can't tell you what I saw that fateful day
Because honestly I don't know if it's still lodged in my brain
I'll tell you this, though, what I saw it wasn't tangible
More of a feeling, melancholy of a cannibal
Whatever it was, sent chills down my spine
Brought my mind's eye to the wording of the sign
Last gas forever? Now what was that?
Does it mean what I think it means? Am I now trapped?
I didn't know, I asked the guy behind the counter
He said the open road ahead acted more as a bouncer
Question number two: am I well enough equipped?
He said he couldn't answer that but told me how to quit
Ten more miles further, one last exit sign, it's fifty
If I chose to, I could turn through it, escape into the city
It's funny how I'm escaping from escape
The sand dunes of the desert transform to cityscapes
Though the focus on my travels as a scavenger
Makes me forget for just a second, never found a passenger
Ok, that's what this is about
Kept yourself to desert for the fear that you might drown
Never thinking that the sand may be as suffocating
As the space inside your heart that you were never allocating
And the apathy you preached was just an act
A way to cope whenever you were forced to interact
Explaining how your story wasn't written
Every time that you did nothing while you felt your heartbeat quicken
But now you have to ditch the wheels
You're gonna need to find someone to teach you how to yield
I can't tell you how your future will grow
But it will never be as lonesome as a stretch of open road
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Window Number One, there's a girl, fifteen
Who feels that she's not the queen that she deserves to be
Now I know that you know that it's not too unusual
To feel chained down to your bedpost, immovable
But she takes it out on the entire world
Runs into the common to yell at the wrong girl
"It's your fault! It's his fault! It's everyone's fault!"
As she launches into another of her verbal assaults
Does she mean it? Well, I don't know
But it's hard sometimes for me to even say hello
I wonder 'bout the mechanisms up in her mind
Why she can't just take these words, and push 'em behind
'Cause I keep saying that's what I would do
But I guess not everybody wants to maintain glue
At the end of the day, it's not for me to pursue
I'm just a rapper looking inside through the windowed view
Window Number Two, glass covered in fog
On the inside and the outside, for six years long
A man, twenty-two, sits glued in his chair
Stares straight ahead, counting all the grays in his hair
He's an enigma, a riddle of the truest sense
Have no idea of the battles that he's up against
Now I could take a stab, but watch projection
I wonder if it's better than just keeping me guessing
I think that he feels lonely, I think that he's afraid
But maybe he's not broken, maybe he's doing okay
Man, I hope so, but no I'll never ask
Because there might be shards of glass under the stack of plastic masks
If I pulled you aside for a minute or two
If I brought it up to you would you confirm if it was true?
At the end of the day, it's not for me to pursue
I'm just a rapper looking inside through the windowed view
Window Number Three, you've already seen
Through the last seven tracks, you've heard all about me
Except this time, I'm on the inside
Leaving messages for people as they pass it by
Are they too personal? Are they too blue?
Do I sound like a bitch every time that my mouth moves?
At the end of the day, it's not for me to pursue
I'm just a rapper painting images in windowed views
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