I been listening to this song and thinking about it a lot.

Lyrics

[Verse 1] One life to live but we're doing it wrong You see, got my brother down cause it's nothing to me (Yeah, it's nothing to me) Everyone's saying that it's wrong to cheat But there's no other way to get my life on easy street (Get your life on easy street)

[Pre-Chorus] Someone else telling you what you're living for Been knocking you down, now you're looking for more The only sound you hear is a closing door Been looking for peace but they're bringing you war Rich man's crying cause his money's time And poor man's smiling cause he knows he ain't blind (Knows he ain't blind) There's a man over there says he's tougher than me But I got eyes that can see through fantasy (I can see through fantasy)

[Chorus] I think my life is passing me by I think my life is passing me by

[Verse 2] Take it all back cause it don't mean nothing If you give it away and you're looking for something back (Looking for something back) Wake up every morning when there's nothing there No reason to die but no reason to care

[Pre-Chorus] Someone else telling you what you're living for Been knocking you down now you're looking for more The only sound you hear is a closing door Been looking for peace but they're bringing you war One life to live but we're doing it wrong You see, got my brother down cause it's nothing to me (It's nothing to me) Rich man's crying cause his money's time Poor man's smiling cause he knows he ain't blind (He knows he ain't blind)

[Chorus] I think my life is passing me by I think my life is passing me by

[Outro] One life to live but we're doing it wrong you see One life to live but we're doing it wrong you see One life to live but we're doing it wrong you see One life to live but we're doing it wrong you see One life to live but we're doing it wrong you see One life to live but we're doing it wrong you see One life to live but we're doing it wrong you see One life to live but we're doing it wrong you see You know we're doing it wrong Yeah we're doing it wrong you see I said we're doing it wrong you see You know we're doing it wrong you see Yeah, we're doing it wrong you see I said, we're doing it wrong you see You know we're doing it wrong I said we're doing it wrong

Jumpsteady is the blood brother of Violent J (from ICP) who was more of a presence during their Inner City Posse days, before J had the mystical visions and dreams that would ultimately lead to the formation of ICP as we would come to know them. While his brother and Shaggy 2 Dope stayed on the music grind, Jumpsteady enlisted. :(

This is the titular track from Jumpsteady's solo album Chaos Theory, released when he returned from the first Gulf War. It's a shame he never really rejoined ICP in a lyrical capacity, he came back with some pretty radical thoughts as a traumatic result of soldiering for the US empire.

While this might not be the most overtly radical song on the album, it is one of my favourites. I enjoy the blend of nerdy table top roleplaying game references, old samurai movie cliches and samples and, of course, the overall message of fighting against corrupt rulers and oligarchs, for liberty instead of greed.

Lyrics

intro

It's the chaos theory!
It's, it's the chaos theory!
It's, it's the chaos theory!
It's, it's the chaos theory!
It's, it's the chaos theory!
It's, it's the chaos theory!
It's, it's the chaos theory!
It's, it's the chaos theory!
The chaos theory!

verse 1

If I teach you every secret of the dragon's lair
Would I remain the one and only dragon slayer?
On the daily, I'm the mastermind of everything you question
Steeled like picks are forged and the hallowed ground I'm resting in^*^
If the dream glimmer cube really exists
Would you wish away the wars and the coming of apocalypse?
Devastating like the chambers and dungeons combined
And slicker than a 20 sided die
The ones who are not found divine, must roll for soul
The worst is drowning in the moat, we're bringing on the anti-dote
Underneath the cloak of night
Without a dagger in sight
It's just the wind and the blades of samurais
Waiting for the sun to come up
To watch the battle begin
The heads are kept as trophies in the warriors den
And souls descend and destroy the sick and weary
And become elements of the chaos theory

hook

It's the chaos theory!
It's it's the chaos theory! (Behind enemy lines)
It's, it's the chaos theory! (It's about time for you and your empire to die)
It's, it's the chaos theory! (Behind enemy lines)
It's, it's the chaos theory! (It's about time for you and your empire to die) It's, it's the chaos theory! (Behind enemy lines)
It's, it's the chaos theory! (It's about time for you and your empire to die) It's, it's the chaos theory! (Behind enemy lines)
It's, it's the chaos theory! (It's about time for you and your empire to die)
The chaos theory!

verse 2

On the top of snow covered cabins, knowledge is hidden
To read it and use it is forbidden
Like a double-edged sword, cut, or be cut
Do onto others what it takes to get your strength up
C'mon get up, attack with full force
Pending on the situation of course
There's gotta be a win without a single loss
Targeting the ambassador of the regime
And let his blood flow through local drinking stream
Let the point be felt, it's not the money or wealth
It's not the riches or jewels he's keeping for himself
It's about the freedom, it's about the pride
It's about time for you and your empire to die
Behind enemy lines without communication
And only the sun to light the scene of the assassination
Sword blade in hand, I take a destiny stand
For every man and woman, repping the ninja clan

hook

It's the chaos theory!
It's it's the chaos theory! (Behind enemy lines)
It's, it's the chaos theory! (It's about time for you and your empire to die)
It's, it's the chaos theory! (Behind enemy lines)
It's, it's the chaos theory! (It's about time for you and your empire to die) It's, it's the chaos theory! (Behind enemy lines)
It's, it's the chaos theory! (It's about time for you and your empire to die) It's, it's the chaos theory! (Behind enemy lines)
It's, it's the chaos theory! (It's about time for you and your empire to die)
The chaos theory!

verse 3

When the smoke clears from out the battlefield
The opponents now know how all the cattle feel
To be slaughtered and eaten by some, who outta they mind
As we reveal one world of fellowship at a time
It had to be chaos without bounty, there's no hunter
With everyone content and living under
The rule of one king, in charge of running everything
Reaping untold fortunes while the world is suffering
It's a theory more complex than flux capacitors
Pressing powerful punks down like trash compactors
I'm not an actor, I'm a prophet of the 7th world
Heaven's staircase is long, it's starting to curl
Around the universe like the chaos theory
As ghosts rise from the bare grounds of cemeteries
And only lands all across the world
Where people are at peace
'Cause evil is gone from out the street

outro

What is this?
Who are these bloody wizards?
Why are they attacking me?

they're ninja warriors
Maybe they've been sent by the russians
I'm afraid they want to kill you.

These guys are tough
They're like japanese samurai, the way they fight
And also, the weapons they use, how can I handle them?

don't be pessimistic
If only you could find the ninja master

Hmm

you should go and look
With a bit of luck, you'll find what you need.

^*^ ^this^ ^line^ ^is^ ^weirdly^ ^and^ ^nonsensically^ ^transcribed^ ^depending^ ^on^ ^the^ ^lyric^ ^site,^ ^this^ ^is^ ^my^ ^own^ ^best^ ^shot^ ^at^ ^it.^

explanation of my interpretation (what is this, Genius dot com? shieeet)

I interpret it as "steeled" like you steel / sharpen a blade, but also like "steal" as in the stolen (hallowed/native title) ground he lives in. Ie. The USA.

Edit: I CBF continuing to fix errors in these lyrics. Shits tiring I got a day to start.


Have a nice day. :)
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Posting an electronic track a day until I finish my album #4

This track depicts what it's like being in the UK right now in a way that's more insightful than any number of words I could use The production is sublime and it's so fucking catchy to boot.

"The ringmaster shouts, "Let the show begin!"

Send in the klowns, then let them do you in

See a rubber nose on a painted face

Bringing genocide to the human race!"

Posting an electronic track a day until I finish my album #3

Invidious link

Hip hop is electronic music

This whole album is pretty amazing, I recommend giving it a look if you've never come across it before. Since its release in the cyber year 2000, it has aged like a fine wine and remains very relevant to this day. I'll probably post more tracks from it at some point.

title says!

Within a few days, the owner of an independent record label in New York dropped me a line to let me know about a mysterious phenomenon that was “in the air” and of growing concern to those in the indie music scene: Spotify, the rumor had it, was filling its most popular playlists with stock music attributed to pseudonymous musicians—variously called ghost or fake artists—presumably in an effort to reduce its royalty payouts. Some even speculated that Spotify might be making the tracks itself. At a time when playlists created by the company were becoming crucial sources of revenue for independent artists and labels, this was a troubling allegation.

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According to a source close to the company, Spotify’s own internal research showed that many users were not coming to the platform to listen to specific artists or albums; they just needed something to serve as a soundtrack for their days, like a study playlist or maybe a dinner soundtrack. In the lean-back listening environment that streaming had helped champion, listeners often weren’t even aware of what song or artist they were hearing. As a result, the thinking seemed to be: Why pay full-price royalties if users were only half listening? It was likely from this reasoning that the Perfect Fit Content program was created.

After at least a year of piloting, PFC was presented to Spotify editors in 2017 as one of the company’s new bets to achieve profitability. According to a former employee, just a few months later, a new column appeared on the dashboard editors used to monitor internal playlists. The dashboard was where editors could view various stats: plays, likes, skip rates, saves. And now, right at the top of the page, editors could see how successfully each playlist embraced “music commissioned to fit a certain playlist/mood with improved margins,” as PFC was described internally.

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Spotify, for its part, has been open about its willingness to allow AI music on the platform. During a 2023 conference call, Daniel Ek noted that the boom in AI-generated content could be “great culturally” and allow Spotify to “grow engagement and revenue.”

Posting an electronic track a day until I finish my album #2

Invidious link

This one is such a banger and usually lives in my head rent free for a few days after I listen to it.

song from a game i used to play as a kid (platypus)

why does it go so hard