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Absolute Characters

by Radical Centrists

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Caterpillar 02:59
This a kid that I used to know He was so close to me, this is personal From a small town, a drug capital He never had much but he was rich with love He was kind of weird but a lovely boy Jumping everywhere but he never made no show But when he did the kids called him a retard A fat boy flapping his wings He was mocked hard Said he was the dumbest But he was the smartest ‘Cos he was reading books while the rest was goalless They saw this, they were irritated and jealous They were pushing him around They couldn't let him flourish This became a daily game Couldn’t fight back, felt ashamed But he always had a smile to hide the pain ‘Cos he could rather die than punch a fly A young child that respects all forms of life (Haw!) This a kid that has gone through much But he will show you that he's really tough No matter what he's gone through Breaking all the rules to be meaningful He didn’t care about your thoughts Listen This a kid that has gone through much But he will show you that he's really tough No matter what he's gone through Breaking all the rules to be meaningful He didn’t care about your thoughts (Haw!) He was mourning ‘Cos he got up in the morning He was only inside his room ‘Cos reality was boring Surrounded by some phonies So he had to get some hobbies If not then he will end up as a fucking alcoholic (Yeah!) That’s when music came up in his life Started spitting some rhymes and used the pen as a mic Now he felt the fire flowing through his veins He got a new desire and he’s feeling amazed Got a clear vision Joined a school talent competition And formed a band making a song to complete the mission They jammed every day for 7 weeks And finally could show off their masterpiece The day has come now it’s time for the showdown He was so nervous but so ready at the same time 500 kids looking at the stage now Felt like Eminem rap battling in 8 Mile He started spitting his flow With an incredible show The crowd were crazy It was out of control They were like, “Oh my god! is that Zach from Rage?” He burned the stage And all this from such a young age Come on! This a kid that was born again He’s no longer the kid that you could bend He's on fire with so much confidence And now they’re all trying to become his friend Listen This a kid that was born again He’s no longer the kid that you could bend He's on fire with so much confidence And now they’re all trying to become his friend Listen He was only 11 years old And he will end up on TV and festivals Signed by major record labels Breaking all the records Selling loads of records And still there's more success to come A prodigy that was born with the flow Master the cadence The writing to get his inner full potential The evolution of a child A caterpillar to a butterfly Another style but the same guy on the stage tonight I was born again I had found my medicine All the things I had to do To be here right in front of you No need to pretend I have found my inner man All the words I speak are true ‘Cos I can’t bother to be fooled
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Straight Up! 03:38
We’re all in this together Once we know, that we are We’re all stars And we see that We’re all in this together And it shows, when we stand Hand in hand Make our dreams come true I don't feel like the rest of 'em I ain’t gotta confess to them, Cos I know we ain’t on the same page All the things I invested in I'm keeping on wrestling In vain with my many recent mistakes I've been feeling like Descartes My life is so made up My heart might break up by pain Man, I don't fuck with your plan I keep living like Peter Pan I never fly away from Neverland No! They always say that I'm stupid and crazy Cos I don't wanna live a life way too safely (Straight Up!) People think that I'm really shady When they see me walking by while spitting my little riddle I don't care how much money you make me Cos it won’t cover the medical bills for when you rape me (Straight Up!) I rather be real and live on the streets Than feel like shit every day for 52 weeks Hey Viccy you're grown up now It's your fate now work 9 hours a day and go back to your cage Eat from an empty plate and go to bed you need rest So you can wake up and do it over again Fuck life I'm only doing the stuff I despise Tearing away my body and soul to live and survive I try everything to minimalize The pain demineralized So I drink, smoke, to put up a fight Every day on the chair I go click, click, click Like a tourette’s kid with tic, tic, tic, My time is running away like tick, tick, tick, I sat so much now I’m fat and my pants don't fit I’m feeling tense and everybody is having demands I'm young I just wanna fuck, drink, and dance with my friends I just wanna do my passion, make music, get fans But I gotta go to bed to wake up to feed my fam They always say that I'm stupid and crazy Cos I don' t wanna live a life way too safely (Straight Up!) People think that I'm really shady When they see me walking by while spitting my little riddle I don't care how much money you make me Cos it won’t cover the medical bills for when you rape me (Straight Up!) I rather be real and live on the streets Than feel like shit every day for 52 weeks Hey God, what's up? I'm praying so loud, can you answer? Can you please listen to my fucking reasons? What do you need? Do I need to write you a thesis? Hey God, you know what? Looks like I'm losing my patience I hope you understand if you don't give me a plan I will go down to ask my friend Satan Is this all we are created for? Slaving away our mind and soul for a piece of gold You make us ignore the people around that we adore So we can get food and roof for our kids to grow And then we are old with all the regrets The time has passed, depressed, still pissed And fucked in the ass by stress We can finally do what we want but we're in a house arrest In a retirement home drugged down on meds Drowning in misery, can I get an epiphany? Shaking up the reality, man I just wanna throw it I need to finally win the lottery to spin my life around So I can finally control it Is this all there is I just wanna be rich So I can sit in my studio focusing on the mix Cos every day I’m distracted, I'm getting inactive The world is trying to break dreams and it makes me sick Infection of a whole generation Attacked by a nihilistic innovation Lost souls just trying to find their place in the matrix We don't even know what we're chasing We are the only thinking animal Why didn't we get born with a manual? Even Ikea got a better life deal than us While our arms keep bleeding with nasty cuts
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o.d. 01:51
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Runaway 04:51
I fell a lot in my life I'm falling more I'm pressed against the floor (Yeah yeah yeah) I've been alone in this life With drugs hardcore I'm constantly at war (Yeah yeah yeah) I've been looking myself in the mirror And all I see is failure Haven't been doing much I'm just waiting for the phone To ring to bring my savior I've been isolated for a long time Haven't seen the light and everything is dark Haven't been outside not even to the park Everything is flat and can't ignite a spark I’m constantly drowning in pain That's why I got a needle and a bag of cocaine I have been praying for a better day to come But I don't see the sun and it's still fucking raining Got nasty pictures in my head And voices that said that I am better off being dead Look this is what I have become A braindead man feeling numb Being society’s scum I ain't got no job I aint got no friends I ain't got no fam and no ambitions I ain't got no cash I ain't got no guts Just blaming everything instead of throwing a punch Why bother be like this? Why the fuck be me? When I can just live in a fantasy Come on give me that powder Come on give me those pills 'Cos I need something to make me chill Come on! I'm running away from a place A place where I was born to stay I'm falling in love with a fantasy Where nothing is at stake I'm running away from the past Nothing good can ever last I was my friend but now my enemy How could it change so fast? Every day is a constant fight I need to fill up dopamine so I can feel right Finding new ways of getting high So I can have a chance of feeling alive Thinking back to the days of a broken home Being raised by narcotics and alcohol Abused by the ones that should have given me love As a secondhand thing That's the way I was born I was thrown out of Eden’s garden So now I'm down under breathing in sulfur and carbon Feet stuck in the quicksand with a chopped hand Being a man that's always been starving Always have terrible luck So I say what the fuck and gave it all up (Haw!) No wonder that I am so sick When I have been on one of the roughest trips You don’t understand what I have been through You think everybody has a life like you I need to pull my pants up then get some help Then get a fucking job to pay my rent But when I approach everybody disappears The world has hated me for all these years So I pop a pill to go to a new dimension And escape every stupid intervention I'm going to heaven away from here Where pain is dead and so is fear The light is coming, it's getting clear Let reality crumble and disappear Runaway I'm not giving up this fight (No!) No matter what feels right Tired of living in a square Of living in a square I said I'm not giving up this fight (No!) No matter what feels right Tired of being in despair Of being in despair I say I'm putting everything away You caught me like a prey I'm so tired of you controlling me You've been in control of it all But now my soul ain't for sale I say you play me like a game Making me insane Putting me on pause in society But I'm gonna be the saint And put the rain on the lake of flames to return my sanity I'm running away from a place A place where I was born to stay I'm falling in love with a fantasy Where nothing is at stake I'm running away from the past Nothing good can ever last I was my friend but now my enemy How could it change so fast?
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stacy 02:33
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Incellius 04:00
(Ugh) Fuck me I can´t reproduce Why do you all bitches always have to refuse? Why can’t you all see I’m the nicest guy to choose? ‘Cos I will dress you up in animé costumes (Uh-huh) And why do you always go for chad? Even though you know he’s bad and he makes you mad Such a douchebag ‘cos he fucked your friend But you're sad cause you want him back again (Wait what?) Why do you keep claiming I’m despicable? Why do you say that I’m the biggest weirdo? How can you say that I am pathetic? When I win every game in League of Legends (How could you?) I know you want a guy with a fancy car That moved away from mom and have a high paid job But I’m the only one to text you to see how you are, ‘Cos my heart is big and also my dick is hard (Facts) You fantastic but plastic I drown you in acid Cum on your face bitch after I smash it (Uh-huh) All you had to do was gimme some love How can that be that hard when I’m the greatest of all? See you fantastic but plastic I drown you in acid Cum on your face bitch after I smash it (Uh-huh) All you had to do was gimme some love How can that be that hard when I’m the greatest of all? Come on everybody let’s have a dance There’s nothing more beautiful than incel romance Come on You know what? I don’t want you no more You fucking whores You’re way worse than my hentai porn Got my avatar upgraded so I’m under control I mean sex is kind of overrated after all Fuck this hypergamy world where you need follow the herd Survival of the dumbest where the smartest genes are burned A planet controlled by a new form of Neanderthals With a bunch of jocks throwing around their balls I’m a supreme gentleman Why don’t you understand? How dare you say that women don’t need no men? Then how can my sperm pass to the next generation When it only gets released through masturbation? Making fun of incels for not being in the 1% So I will take revenge and make you bend over Spank you, make you choke and make you all suffer Until you suck my dick for every breakfast and supper (Oh yeah) You fantastic but plastic I drown you in acid Cum on your face bitch after I smash it (Uh-huh) All you had to do was gimme some love How can that be that hard when I’m the greatest of all? See you fantastic but plastic I drown you in acid Cum on your face bitch after I smash it (Uh-huh) All you had to do was gimme some love How can that be that hard when I’m the greatest of all? I’m alone in my home Eating chips, jerking off You’re out there having fun Why can’t I come along? All the hate I build up And one day it will blow up Be prepared for that day Look at all the mess you made You don’t seem to understand How it feels to not contribute and be a man You won’t allow me to have a son, a daughter and wife Just like anyone I wanna live a normal life I am not good enough to not be ignored I’ll never get love or be happy Unless I pay to marry a whore The pain is raw Being alive is a curse No blessing at all I wanna die and sometimes I wish I never was born See you make me feel like a waste of space I hate this race How much can I take Before I kill, commit suicide, or rape? My urges of hate are dictating my faith Why have you given me this mind state that I can’t escape? See I never fit in, I’ll never be seen at all (Haw!) And I never be king, I’ll never be more than a pawn (Haw!) I have to sin and kill to be noticed when gone I’m going crazy when nobody cares to pick up my call (Haw!) You don’t know how I feel How it hurts to have these needs My instincts are so repressed I cannot release the stress I’m always chosen last Being stomped on by the mass I just need to feel a part Sharing a moment could be a start Please give me a hope To pursue this existence Please give me some love So my soul can finally rest
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ABSOLUTE CHARACTERS
The debut EP from Dublin-based hip-hop group, Radical Centrists.

Radical Centrists expand on the success of 'Slave to My Ambition' with 'Absolute Characters'. This EP explores themes of office-worker burnout, drug addiction and the minds of incels as they question whether or not we’re really all in this together, during and post covid. Featuring the guitar stylings of Dexterity, a bonus remix by Truscum as well the hit singles 'Straight Up!' and 'Caterpillar', produced by DJ Sharpson.

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released November 4, 2022

Written, engineered and recorded by Victor Ionescu Rørtveit, Oisín Murray, Cian Dunne and Freddie Trebble

Victor - Vocals, Sound FX
Oisín - Bass, Additional Synth, Backing Vocals
Cian - Synth
Freddie - Drums
Sarah Dexter - Guitar

Mixed and Mastered by Sharpson, except track 9
Track 9 Produced and Mixed by Truscum, Mastered by FreakSonar

Artwork by Satyajit Das, except track 9
Track 9 artwork by Truscum

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A new band to arrive on Dublin's burgeoning hip-hop scene, rap-rock quartet Radical Centrists combine live instrumentation with political lyrics in a manner reminiscent of Rage Against the Machine and Death Grips. With performances at Longitude Festival and the Workman's Club, and over 10,000 streams of their debut single 'Slave to My Ambition', this band have really made a name for themselves. ... more

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