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ROOM TONE ft. ROOM (Prod. by Seakn)

from Painghosty Dreamlaughs by WC TANK

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This song was written from the perspective of a character I am playing in an in-production as-yet-untitled feature-length drama directed by Jonah Whipp.The character's name is Curtis Rubin AKA ROOM and this song references situations that occur in the film and Room's general outlook on life.
This song has premiered on my new album: PAINGHOSTY DREAMLAUGHS as somewhat of a trailer for what's coming NEXT.

Room explores the paradox of being an introverted soul with extroverted mic skills. His existence consists of walking between his "shops" and rapping. He has little care for the frills of a glamourous hip hop career which seems to be closing in on him. In film, "room tone" is the sound of the hum of the room that must be recorded for the purposes of editing, in order bridge the gaps between silences. Room wants to exist on this dimension, to be unseen but heard, a king with words.

lyrics

Get the man a microphone and leave him alone
Anywhere I rock the mic is my home
ROOMTONE in the ZONE
under mortar and stone

I RAP TO STAY ALIVE
stagedive and walk home

INVISIBLE MAN
and I plan to stay unknown
when my skin rots you can gather my bones
and turn them into microphones
write poems with them
scrawl your names in the dirt
and fall over them
GET THE MAN A MICROPHONE
if he's moved to speak
own the beat treat it right with the bright speech
overflow or might leak tongues from white cheeks
my hoody keeps the light off my hide and the bright out my peeps
all it contains are salt grains and vinegars
rappamaticscientism alphabets and integers
tone is the alchemist room is the veteran
the grandfather clock rap scars and ding dongs
the mind is an obstacle, my mom is in the hospital
stealing kids from crack moms while i make rap songs
my girl taps along, i miss her when i’m gone
i walk along the world and i’m rapping the feelings down
i talk to no one i rap to everyone
get the man a microphone and leave him alone



midnight strikes and a kid stole my bike
in a lightning storm i walked home in the cold
had to go back cuz i forgot my girl’s mocasins
keys between my knuckles for the mothafuckin muggers
i waited for the shadows to move and they hung loose
the night air made me feel right there in the quivering
evening even i was feeling the season change
nearly halloween i can’t believe it

confronted by nothing
but two shoes and a two brews
go home drink with my girl and watch youtube


get the man a microphone before you cast the stone
my name is room and that’s my man tone
we make them understand with rhythm and rhyme
“this must be our time” zone

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from Painghosty Dreamlaughs, released November 11, 2011
Produced by Seakn

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