Dear Despair: Fuck You

[no_apologies]

(Mood: Blunt. Sarcastic. Attitude. Defiance. Unapologetic. Direct. Angsty. Confrontational. Genre: Underground Hip-Hop Rap. High-level technical and lyrical rap style. Rapid Fire "chopper" delivery in verses. Alternating flow: short punchy lines mixed with longer flowing lines. Rhythmic emphasis on repetition for choruses / refrains. Rapping in all of the lyrics. In the verses, let the consonants bite. Have the chorus be slower and deliberate, almost spoken-word threatening. Have the outro be calm and not angry anymore.)

[Chorus]
Dear.
Despair.
I see you leanin'
Did. You.
Think. I had forgotten?
Lurking. There.
Your shadow loomin'.
Don't. You.
Dare. Think that I'm losin'.

Draggin' dragon' demon (demon-demon-demon--)
Draggin' laughin' dragon demon
Draggin' dragon demon (demon-demon-demon--)
Draggin' laughin' dragon demon

[Verse 1]
Creeping in the hallway.
Sliding foot under the door.
I'll handle you in my way.
Not fearing you anymore.
Try to force it open,
I'm standing on the other side.
With angry tears in my eyes.
Shutting, catching your toes.
Banging it hard on your nose.

What doesn't kill me makes me stronger.
Go on, make this last a little longer.
Tryin' to influence
My thoughts and emotions
Startin' a noisy
Dangerous commotion
You're an old and repetitive terror.
Becoming a predictable nightmare.
I've received enough of the scare.
Weight on chest heavier to bear.

Sneaky shadowy tricks, I take notes on your game.
Tried to drown me with doubt, whispering my name.
I'm sharpening my words, sharper than razor knives!
You seek to squash hope, my rhymes the land mines!
You think you're bad, wanting to own it
I'm raising the bar while cloning it
You think you're bad, wanting to own it
I'm raising the bar while cloning it
I’ve got a cavalry —
A little army —
Growin’ rapidly
As long as I’ve got energy!

[Chorus]
Dear.
Despair.
I see you leanin'
Did. You. Think.
I had forgotten?
Lurking. There.
Your shadow loomin'.
Don't. You. Dare.
Think that I'm losin'.

Draggin' dragon' demon (demon-demon-demon--)
Sneerin' draggin' laughin' dragon demon
Draggin' dragon demon (demon-demon-demon--)
Leerin' draggin' laughin' dragon demon

[interlude and breakdown]
In this part a brief stop
About to pop
As my burning fury drops

[Verse 2]
Catalogued every track you're on
Typing Hashtag I'll Survive Through it All
Crawlin’ like a centipede, playin’ in my brain
Slippin’ through my synapses, pressing the pain
My struggles not in vain
My love, more than enough
I fucking know I'm tough
Nothing can hurt me worse
Striking back in this verse!
Slither, leer, sneer — all the same old, same old
I'm snarling, flashing my teeth, biting tenfold

You softly say "quit." I holler back "make me!"
Turning up the pressure in lyrical alchemy
You feed on fatigue, I feast on resolve
From every wound you gave, I've evolved
Thought I’d crack, collapse, beg, or plead?
(Nah!) Planting my feet, starving your need!

Think I'll start to haunt you now.
Through my recovery, this I vow.
I'll see this long ass journey to the end.
Through friends and outlets, I'll depend.
Fuck your lingering, silent treachery.
I've been through enough this century.

Every moody song, my ammunition.
Standing tall as I demand you listen.

Pay attention to my tension.
Did I mention my tension?
Breathe out. Released.

[Chorus]
Dear.
Despair.
I see you leanin'
Did. You. Think.
I, I had forgotten?
Lurking. There.
Your shadow loomin'.
Don't. You. Dare.
Think that I'm losin'.

Draggin' dragon' demon (demon-demon-demon--)
Demon. Draggin' laughin' dragon demon
Draggin' dragon demon (demon-demon-demon--)
Demon. Draggin' laughin' dragon demon

[Outro]
Pay attention to my tension.
Did I mention my tension?
Breathe out. Released.

Pay attention to my tension.
Did I mention my tension?
Slaying the beast.

Pay attention to my tension.
Did I mention my tension?
Breathe out. Released.

Pay attention to my tension.
Did I mention my tension?
Slaying the beast.


FIRE TRACK!! I feel such an accomplishment with this song, fighting back and keeping myself strong, and not falling to despair; the heaviest of sorrows.