1. |
Out There
03:39
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mornin coffee got me hoppin out the door
too many shots
i forgot the night before
four puffs
found the cure
and im back to half normal
but the shapes in the grass
are drastically takin form
dap
this aint a porno,
no need to get excited
even though your iris's are wider than your eyelids
woah
try to fight it but its only getting worse
and sure its a funny feeling
but why is my shirt wet?
yeah.
first sweats
next up the thirst
takin
shots of vodka
rest up the nerves
and the best case scenario
im marijuana cursed
but my thoughts gone scary
im so paranoid it hurts
pay attention to the noises
swallowing up the verse
enthralled by the fabric of
all of the universe
its finally makin sense
as im on my way into work
as the streets begin to bend
and im spiraling outta the earth
thinking back to last night
like shit
now i done it
cant remember what i did cuz
i was totally munted
im trying to call a ride
but my visions impaired
and the keys are realigning typing
"you should be scared"
...im way unprepared
for whats about to come next
is a festival of fear
and theres a jester in my head
hes pestering me, pressuring me
putting me the test
the riddles and the giggles
telling me about the rest
of last night
talking through a laugh , he said
"dap, walk with me
you can try all you want
but there aint no stopping me
im about to drop you a bomb
so get the costume on
cuz i hid twenty hits of acid
in your coffee machine
now theres a strut in my walk
n i got some lip in my talk
and whenever i see the cops
i feel the need to flip'em off
I'm riffing and spitting
whatever i think of on the spot
gosh im drinking up my thoughts
pissing away my sanity
im evlolving into vanity
hip hop was not a fan of me
but it had to be profanity
not even mad but im happily
and glad to be adapted
and if i can rap
as half as good
as any rapper cant
then i think i just might have a chance
cuz marios been hearing shit in 8-bit song
cartoon titties
harpoons and bombs
munching on a mushroom up in bowsers lair
and i think is safe to assume that i kinda like it out there
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2. |
I Don't
01:42
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I dont drink wine to be classy
and I dont smoke to be cool
I dont think Im an asshole
but I joke that I do
I dont like when its sunny
and I dont mind the rain
i dont get these tattoos
cuz im into the pain
I dont eat cuz I'm hungry
and I dont sleep cuz im tired
I dont need your money
to keep me inspired
love me or not its
such a nuisance to care
aint no music in my gossip
but ill watch it from my chair
I dont do what im told
if you dont respect
dont expect me to fold
just cuz you're holding the deck
I..dont...like...to
play it like im really upset
but every stop along the road
a bro up is up to the test
I ....dont ....pick up hints
I say what needs saying
and Ive lost a few friends
to honesty's taking
I dont always smile
I dont always win
but I know when I die
I wont really end
I dont wear nice shoes
I wear plaid on plaid
and to tell you the truth
I dont see why thats bad
I dont write cuz im happy
I dont rap for acceptance
but I want my lifes exit
to be like its entrance
I dont have a friend
to tell all my woes
i tell you instead
at least somebody knows
I dont know my limits
dont know when to stop
i dont know when to finish
cuz doin this aint a job
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3. |
I Do
03:24
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i made this beat
pray it relieves the ache
to hell with Edens apple
cuz im eatin the snake
tackled a new take
on what it means to lose faith
chewed away the shackles
didnt ask for a new fate
proved nothing
from something to prove
wait
who am i?
why?
and why did i choose late?
the hues fade from photographs
and news pages
my stage names a new phase
or so you stated
i grew to be hated for being overly jaded
if it aint new
its lame and youre lame for playin it
dudes waitin on group dates
to makem all famous
wearin the same shoes
that gained views on a youtube playlist
hear me say this
the lyrical sadist
im clearin out the scum
like imperial agents
unique
ummm..
you aint it,
nah
you the plainest
crazy with the attitude boy,
ima show you how to tame it
(HOOK)
I do
i do it on my own terms
i make
i make it with my own words
i dont wait, wish, fake, or half it
my names dap,
and i make my own shit happen
15x15
sleep in a padded cell
waiting on a dream
wakin up mad as hell
i fight before the bell
write to afford life
then toward a mic
like its my right to yell
spit acid when provoked
lick it to get awoked
found a reason for breathin in a tablet of hope
went from pastor to dope
battling bad tropes
laughing at my disasters
passing as half jokes
no reason to dwell on
for being a total scrub
and if you cant already tell
i really dont give af
takin levitating heads
shit
i leveled up
got investments in rhyming
and its time that i settled up
reppin literally from nowhere
obsessive and i dont care
im infamous at my home lair
im rude in every way
im two sticks and a lone snare
pair of fiddles in my bag
tearing para-diddles in rudimentary drag
(HOOKx2)
sorry i couldnt make it to the studio bro
it was my birthday
i got so shitfaced yo
i misplaced my phone
so ill need a break till at least thursday
ya you know how it go
no actually i dont
cuz im naturally creative bro
why buy the masterpiece
when i have the means to make it
if you aint rakin in cash
i suggest a new habit
try investing in skill
stead of bettin on talent
but none of them wanna have it
all of them want it wrapped
you wanna be a rapper?
get off of your asses
talk about being crass
like dap should take a nap
but i put more into making a score
than you pour into fakin a rap
im tired of waiting a month
when your delivery's straight weak
get on the mic and front
cuz youre scurred of a lame feat
where i get this beat?
i learned how to make this
cuz youll never earn your keep
if you dont work for the payments
but i do.
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4. |
Dap.
02:27
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im not smart.
and youll probably catch on
cuz after this part
youll ask what daps on
hard case to solve
but they say i got balls
i got 99 problems
that i gotta resolve
yeah
alls good
yall call me what you like
too bold
too wight
too slow on the mic
no harm
no fowl
sept the smell of my towels
and those nasty socks
i took off in your house
i got a limit to patience
not in it for payments
but if youre worth the brain
we can work out an arrangement
huh
strange
when
the feeling you get
is so endearing you forget
whos really steering the jet
blink once if youre dead
twice if youre not alive
either way im gonna tell you a lifes worth of lies
like yeah
im a rapper
sometimes im an actor
and everything you never went for is what im going after
(HOOKx2)
it aint a mothafuckin game
i dont see you the same
this aint a mothafuckin game
its my mothafuckin name
and ive been at it
for a couple years steady
double up on the madness
lighten up on the heavy
they tell me i should breathe
but the mic wont let me
they said i better leave
but i think theyre forgetting
im in outer space
i was never even there
evading the human race
no fucks to spare
trust no face
tryna suck out the air
with a
bad case of a grudge to bare
no respect for the lazy
reject the maybes
need less to say
if you want more then pay me
no stars
i dont fiend for ratings
dont need to feed your
dopamine cravings
unequivocal talk
my paths difficult..
dap dropped off of the digital map
walk the flat earth
never to round back
i lost my last nerve
to live in the sound track
(HOOKx2)
it aint a mothafuckin game
i dont see you the same
this aint a mothafuckin game
its my mothafuckin name
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5. |
Defensive
03:11
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whats got you rattled
why you so guarded?
i know you just asked
but no
you aint pardoned
we got shit to work out
you need to explain
cuz the words from your mouth
are fucking insane
yeah,
i done fucked?
huh?
you asked for my opinion
then you said that im fucked up
but this is just whats up
you got yourself infected
youre losin your cool
but i know its comin from projection
you got some tude bruh
try to prevent it
cuz my sorrys out of order
aint no soda pop dispensin
maybe its what i said and
whatever it is i meant it
but this battle aint the war
and you still gettin defensive
lettin it get ya
im tryin to forget ya
but you wanna be a man
ima make you regret ya
last decision i betcha
when they wheel you a stretcha
ima feed you a pill
so you dont remember i met ya
she said i feel like
and i stopped her right there
cuz what you feel,
i feel
i probably dont care
i probably wont stare
if im not too drunk
but baby im a lion
and i see me some lunch
bring back the hunt
im just trying to be funny
damn
you lookin like i pulled a gun to take all your money
dont be mad
youre a catch
i passed the wrong vibe
and the,
fact is
you cant handle my strong pride
get off my back
if you dont want the ride
im just here to relax and have a stab at the prize
have a grab at the mic stand and write you a song
and before you even know it
youll be singing along
dont ya ring the alarm
its not the time to depart
which reminds me i forgot
which ways the way to your heart?
no defense to my charm girl
but take your best shot
ya your playing hard to get
but girl youre already got
damn
if looks could kill
then i was assassinated
i should just sit still
but daps a little faded
hey man
i hate to ask
case your takin a pass
but if youre trying to cause shit
do ya mind tastin my ass?
i got a,
big mouth
and its an easy target i dont,
swing south
so i neglected the arm it
twisted me hard and,
when the fist connected
i was sent to the ground
without a sense of direction,
down and defenseless
how?
i shoulda guessed this
encounter with a pimp
would turn me into his best bitch
..no preventin this
the bro was invested
so with eyes on the exit
i divided like brexit
(HOOKx2)
just goes to show
you never know what offends its
bitches n dicks
never sisters and friends
nobodies safe
none of it makes sense if
you have to attack
cuz you was over defensive
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7. |
The Dappening
03:05
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Bringing the bap back straight outta my studio
with a mic and a backpack packed with my yu gi ohs
im an addictive bad snack
you got a fruity flow
and i got more raps on track
than you got call of duty bros
you aint foolin any fools with all of those bougie clothes
ruby red sapphire and newbies with too much gold
youre too old for boobies but you need a pacifier
truth be told daps a liar but now i see my bad desires
keep lookin at me for the heat and youre bound to find the fire
im stealing your favourite chains and wrappin them round my tires
you should play on the radio cuz you got a face for hire
they paid for a crazy show but got a lazy provider
you better be savin up cuz im bout to make you retire
im a self made man with some assembly required
just a friendly reminder i create the music you groove to
youre rappin one liners over a beat off of youtube
(HOOK)
twenty five years of age with a teenagers dream
till im seventy ill provide my beat makers with green
for real im really a nice guy but i treat fakers mean
and whenever im on the mic i make these haters squeam
puttin up one of your hands
and leanin it back to front
thump your feet to the drums
let the beat on the track pump
i used to act like a punk
while packing a plastic gun
i used to do it to impress
now i just rap cuz its fun
waking up after lunch with an appetite for disaster
too slow and i over thunk so i had to write my shit faster
i know im a sober drunk and you dont like it when im plastered
but i thought it was code for fuck
when you said dont come over hammered
my mind finally split from dying to be your friend
refining every script until my spit dried the the pen
i could pretend like im dope
and hope you dont know im lying
showing up in my own limo
but im the one driving
but growing up in these times have taught me a lot of knowledge
i would probably never find in the halls of a pricey college
they say im in denial
and im scared of rhyming honest
but from now on i promise
to always wile out on my sonnets
the facts dont match
why you just have to have this
create the best batch
and the block turned to addicts
whats happening here?
why he actin so weird
can it really be that its
the year of the dappening
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8. |
Somebody Else
03:49
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yeah, im on a mission of perspective
pondering the pond
reflect on the reflections
forever pensive
unlimited inventions
but never living up to my original intentions
intervention
addicted to regret
a victim of regression to the habits i protect
no progression in perfection
im guessin every day
im steppin in directions
but i never know the way
so i lay in the pages and float above the margins
and poke a couple brains with the face of an artist
hard to quit the pill when it swallows with ease
ill turn the mirror to myself and its not even me
and I feel so outside of myself
for what im worth hurts more than what it costs
for what its worth i make it work for the cause
and I feel like im somebody else
for what im worth hurts more than what it costs
for what its worth i make it work for the cause
v2
daydream daily, drained from last night
stained grey shady from my overcast life
ill defend and attack then offend for a laugh
and ill lend you my pen but you better give it back
yeah, i live in black, in an open-bar casket
a quest for the question but don't know how to ask it
theres no magic, its honed life practice
and after the show im gonna follow white rabbits
my psyches had it with mikey and his whys
ill be writing till im dead or, maybe till im alive
debating what i am while creating who ill be
until the only phrase left is what the concrete reads
am i lost? or am i on the off-beat?
walking on the lines that define cross-streets,
sit on top of the world but get so down on myself
think the man i wanna be would rather be someone else
v3
And being myself
is the reason im like this
i wanna be liked
but then i come off as lifeless
so i put up a fight
till i come into piece with
the people in the mirror
as i pick up the pieces
and the feelings i fear
are becoming my weakness
i been keepin it clear
and im trying to push out the demons
but desires getting heavy and
its bending my creases
some hunger at last
and all i want is to feed it
with a picture of my past
in the form of a feature
but i spit into a verse
and they turn into teachers
"hip hop is a feelin
just stop what youre being
your delivery is off
and your not what your seeing"
so now i only speak
from the heart and the soul
and hell hath no fury
like a man who went rogue
so im going for broke
before theres nothing to hope for
the man i didnt know
is a man i see no more
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Adaptation Vancouver, British Columbia
Based out of Vancouver, B.C., Adaptation is a multi instrumentalist, lyricist, and producer creating original music
independently.
With a focus on conscious lyrics and unique beats, "Dap" and his hunger for originality consistently shines through in his studio tracks. Though, his live show has been said to be truly one-of-a-kind.
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