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Don't Sleep on the Hyphen

from Nerd Eyes by K-Rad

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I scribble so fast my pen's like a katana,
cutting up the beef I serve like working at benihana.
Pages bleeding black cuz my inside are open,
my guts out on the page, it's my style of coping.
Moping with poetry, go ahead, call me a bitch,
call me any politically incorrect term you prick.
Shit, I'm guilty of it too, I'm only human,
still want to further humanity but sometimes play it stupid.
Serious and furious, funny and loud.
Bob Saget's real stand-up on the set of Full House
Bruised like a banana bust still funny to slip on.
"You've been a drunk mess, Kellan, cuz you've been getting your flip on."
Behind bars like I'm too young to get in,
so some nights I spend at home just writing some rhythms.
But fidget my fingers with no pen and no pad,
at those times I wonder why that I even have hands.
Got glasses like Erkle but I'm still a cool cat,
fuck that, I'm kind of clumsy like "did I do that?"
Fresh clothes? Forget it
Don't have the best etiquette
Eccentric on a good day but usually the head of dicks.
Wrong side of the bed again I'm so dehydrated.
Handover's a no brainer but why the fuck am I naked?
Oh, that's right, sangria, last night was two shades:
First black, then saw the light--can't believe I woke today.
So,

[Hook]
Who am I? I'm an introverted guy.
K-Rad's just a name that let's me hide from the shy.
Who am I? I'm anxiety on the rise.
Smart and crazy, the hyphen links both sides.
So, who am I? I'm an introverted guy.
K-Rad's just a name that let's me hide from the shy.
Who am I? I'm a dude with nerd eyes.
Smart and crazy, the hyphen links both sides.

God, I'm bored in class,
sound like a spoiled brat,
good thing these student loans go to writing my raps.
Hand in my term paper, hey, at least I did it.
Last night's rough draft but that ain't where my grit is.
Find me in the kitchen mixing music from scratch,
but even when I finish usually it's thrown in the trash.
That's the catch.
Everything ain't good enough.
Gordon Ramsay's in my head and he won't just shut the fuck up.
Another nightmare that I'm late to get to work,
then the alarm goes off and I realize reality's much worse.
Gotta get my morning perk or else I'm pretty useless,
addicted to those beans so I don't get self-abusing.
Addicted to caffeine, gotta love them stimulants.
Gotta love them cigarettes when I'm too drunk for the ambulance.
God is a spliff on the back porch of my house,
seven minute conversations with whoever's around.
That's who I am, how I exist, got a problem with it?
Turn off my shit, and go listen to Hieroglyphics.
Get some insight if my thoughts on life are pretty boring
despite that chorus in 'Oh! She Said' you're adoring.
Once I start touring my problems will come with
At least they'll disappear while in front of an audience.
Remember to bring a poncho, I'm pretty messy when I spit.
I'm Kellan Faker-Boyle, don't sleep on the hyphen.
Cuz,

[HOOK]

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from Nerd Eyes, released June 3, 2017

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K-Rad Seattle, Washington

An energy-driven dynamic rap artist, K-Rad is a Seattle native who focuses on storytelling, clever lyrics and catchy hooks over lush beats that combine old-school hip-hop fundamentals with newer electronic sounds.

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