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Loyalty

by int eighty

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1.
[Intro 0:09] ONWARD FORWARD ONWARD [Verse 1] Begin with a sin, on the edge of our seats It’s far from a win knowing history repeats Put a spark in the wind, watch the energy it heats Grasping the dark as the memories delete Reminded of times feeling anxious or nervous Surprised from the find some live without a purpose Empty inside like a meaningless song Surrendered to the flow as these dolls move along Steadily remain like the rhythm of the rain Feel a little bit of pain in the middle of my brain An intermittent change now delivering a strain Stay invading every memory with dissonant refrain Driven into chains, but I’m never holding back Worried and uncertain but I’m never showing that Learning how to navigate an ever-folding path There’s a war going on so you better hold the map [Hook] ONWARD There’s only one option FORWARD Coming up from the bottom ONWARD Gotta get to the top and FORWARD We’re never gonna stop and ONWARD There’s only one option FORWARD Coming up from the bottom ONWARD Gotta get to the top and FORWARD So believe we’re never stopping [Verse 2] Change direction these dolls keep moving Already lost sight what it means to be human This carapace carries this, any given way Never needed sleep so I wouldn’t miss a day Regardless of origin or forces control Body might be empty, but we still have a soul Bonded to armor, Homunculus roles The cycle plays out as the secrets unfold Often a visionary, get a little blurred And the fog is a little scary, hard to find the words Prophet or missionary, leave them in the dirt As a dog of the military, necessary perks Crossing a bitter barrier but it’s worth it Lost in dimensions of an infinite immersive Equivalent exchange so recursive Put my thing down, flip it, and reverse it
2.
[Verse 1 - 0:15] Mindset is troubling, crisis is bubbling Winter is coming and icicles doubling I am just wondering, why are we stumbling Listen and follow the life of an underling Gotta get up high when they run up on the side But I’m coming with the fight ‘cause I wanna stay alive And we need another night, but we’re running out of time There’s a tunnel underground and they’re coming up inside Along the corridor for the border to the north Impenetrable fortress, hardened reinforced Mortars couldn’t override a quarter of their doors And we’re loyal to the core, for the Warden go to war General Armstrong, generally strong-arms And everyone event-u-ally better be beyond charm ‘Cause Alex and Olivier can turn around and cause harm Harder than a dropped bomb, lost and now you’re long gone [Hook - 0:48] We're in crisis. Justice is hijacked Dedicated cadences to get it on the right track Educated neighbors gonna take it to a climax This is our chance, so stand up, and fight back Crisis! Everything’s hijacked This is our chance, so stand up, and fight back Stand up! Fight back! Stand up! Fight back! Stand up! Fight back! Stand up! Fight back! [Verse 2 - 1:04] Corruption is gaining, ranks elevating, they bring dishonor to royalty (royalty) The upper location, moving adjacent, we need the circle uncoiling (coiling) Armies invading, participating, anything that betrays loyalty (loyalty) Temperature raising, better be blazing, making it hotter than boiling (Go!) Ripping after pitter patter hit them where it matters We gon’ split them when they scatter then we’ll kill them in the battle Just to feel the rhythm rattle from the splintering and shatter The divinity is crashing and it didn’t even matter Lost and gone astray in the bottom of the maze Got us walking in a haze, some’ll fall along the way Giving all it takes ‘cause they put it all at stake Or become a pawn at play on the dreaded promised day
3.
In Darkness 02:37
[Verse 1 - 0:20] Like brothers, a plot uncovered This is an emergency, people will suffer So urgent in that phone booth right before you fall The phone rings twice, that’s the end of the call I wake up in a cold sweat, oh the irony Everybody knows how my temper’s so fiery Now I’m in dire need, up against a wall The situation’s critical, the storm follows calm Face to face, terrified then you fall The phone rings twice, that’s the end of the call I wake up in a cold sweat, oh the irony They took you away from me like it was piracy _ You’d be above ground if only I’d been around Talking to Elicia, your voice still resounds Your blood drowns your family’s portrait when you fall The phone rings twice, that’s the end of it all [Hook - 0:56] Just know that in darkness, you sparked the start of this I’d burn down the Arctic just to get an armistice Vengeance cathartic, in death you’re a part of it Your killers might be heartless but I’m getting to the heart of it Even in darkness, you sparked the start of this I’d burn down the Arctic just to get an armistice Vengeance cathartic, in death you’re a part of it Your killers might be heartless but I’m getting to the heart of it [Verse 2 - 1:16] I wake up in a cold sweat, oh the irony Remember when we pledged we would build a better dynasty You’re clarity and focus in a phase of confusion The government sent us to the front then we moved in _ A false dichotomy at war about who wins Human weapons used to kill humans Kept me alive in dark times at Ishval The phone rings twice, the end of the call I wake up in a cold sweat, oh the irony Gonna end this madness, driven, you inspired me Candidly you thrived at humanity organically Loaded with devotion to your work and your family No going back as the dirt hits your casket Fuel for the fire in this darkness to flash with Rest in peace, Hughes, your sacrifice calls The phone no longer rings, that’s the end of it all [Hook - 1:53] Just know that in darkness, you sparked the start of this I’d burn down the Arctic just to get an armistice Vengeance cathartic, for in death you’re a part of it Your killers might be heartless but I’m getting to the heart of it Even in darkness, you sparked the start of this I’d burn down the Arctic just to get an armistice Vengeance cathartic, for in death you’re a part of it Your killers might be heartless but I’m getting to the heart of it
4.
Awakening 02:01
[Verse 1] Get ‘em up for the show Focused on oppression, give it up, let ‘em grow No it’s not to mention, better holding your discretion With an overwhelming tension, set it up, let it blow Awaken, awakening I’m shaking, I’m shaking and If you live enough to die Take revenge upon the wicked who committed all the crimes Think about the chances you’ve been given in your life Could you overcome your Wrath, Lust, Gluttony, or Pride? The rage in my eyes got me steady seeing crimson Come a little closer if you want to catch a glimpse and Others wouldn’t know it with the writing on the wall Hunting every alchemist until I catch them all X on my forehead christened as a brand Watch it fall apart when I lend a helping hand [Hook] Awaken, awakening I’m shaking, I’m shaking and They want to pick sides I fight for revenge, come along for the ride Awaken, awakening I’m shaking, I’m shaking and They want to pick sides Already died twice, what a time to be alive [Verse 2] Back once again, it’s the team from before They sent me through the gate but I opened up the door _ Punished alchemists in Amestris, hoping they’d withdraw But they want another massacre, I’ve gotta kill them all Stay bouncing like pinball (bounce) The virus in installed (ouch) Fought back demons and overcame pitfalls Racked up regrets, murdered doctors in Ishval The kindness my right fist delivers is righteous A hybrid of science and violent vices Every day reminded of the journey that’s behind this The widening horizon shining bright enough to blind us Like the light in my palm A fight for tomorrow and the lines have been drawn It’s not a competition, but this decomposition Helps in breaking down the system making right from what’s wrong [Hook] Awaken, awakening I’m shaking, I’m shaking and They want to pick sides I fight for revenge, come along for the ride Awaken, awakening I’m shaking, I’m shaking and They want to pick sides Already died twice, what a time to be alive
5.
[Verse 1] Memories, formed of our energy Meant to be friendly but sometimes our enemies Show up with entry expectedly entering Messages wrecking the content eclectically Better the tormenting dormantly sleeps When hectic obsession forgets to retreat Sent to our knees from the depths of the deep Like androids that dream of electrical sheep Stressed of forgetting the tension I keep Depressed at the premise it never repeats Never intended the subsequent leap Embedded with effort a quest to complete Temper gets measured in increment heat, Crescendo beats, and entropy peaks The betterment of precedent repping in this song It’s evident impediments are gonna get stepped on [Hook] On this adventure, forever long We are our mentors, veterans, strong Never forgetting the evidence gone We’ll find our success, from stepping along Better remember the times we were wrong Find our success keep stepping along We’re stepping along, keep stepping along We’ll win in the end, from stepping along [Verse 2] Never once heard of a lesson that’s painless Any small experience could always make me anxious Left my brother’s soul in a suit of armor vacant Practicing an esoteric art that was ancient Never been complacent, and not about to start What I lack in knowledge we can make it up in heart Putting it together after taking it apart Equivalent exchange put the horse before the cart The lucid illusion imbued in confusion Opened the gate to include an intrusion The truth to subduing our mood made us doomed Set the house ablaze with the fumes from the room Elusively moving to always improve Thought it foolishly prudent to transmute a human The cumulative student who booted and missed class Got a lucrative recruitment included in this track [Hook] On this adventure, forever long We are our mentors, veterans, strong Never forgetting the evidence gone We’ll find our success, from stepping along Better remember the times we were wrong Find our success keep stepping along We’re stepping along, keep stepping along We’ll win in the end, from stepping along
6.
No Answer 02:21
[Verse 1] Rewinding the decision of a missed retirement A violent division of the soul and vital mesh Fighting is the minimum or live a silent death Remember what the mission was until my final breath Loyalty in dedication, focused never giving up The powers that would liberate could also just imprison us Power to the people, immigrants to the indigenous It's math, add the Numbers, Deuteronomy, Leviticus Set upon the path when explained just a little bit Reference unchained, took your frame then we shifted it The catalyst of avarice to take with never giving it Can’t ignore the principles, exchange in equivalence Stand on my own two, land on my own two Try pushing back and understanding that it won’t move It’s easier to learn, take a chance with a bold move Instead of falling victim when the gambit just provokes you [Verse 2] Behold opposing forces facing alchemy and science A necessary evil adding balance to the kindness Shattered the integrity betraying all alliance The high requests for guidance answered back with only silence Always up for challenge even if I play to lose Known for taking cues faking through to break the rules Awakened chasing clues through this maze of jaded truth Erasing every entry on the statement paying dues Situation critical with every second passing Flooded with contention, consequences everlasting A time and place for waiting and a place and time for action Questions piling up, and I’m getting sick of asking Physically capable, emotionally broken Circle on the floor for the portal to be opened Reply never came (No Answer), set the chain react in motion Protons electrons always cause explosions

about

Inspired by watching Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood with my girlfriend (now wife). I had seen the original FMA series years ago, and watching Brotherhood evoked similar emotions. It was like a reassuring parallel keeping my faith in humanity to see Ed and Al pushing altruistically while a largely corrupt world crumbled around them. Mikal told me that their struggle made him cry repeatedly while watching the show and producing the EP. This series was an emotional ride, and I wanted to share a part of that through my emotional outlet of music.

The whole project was an absolute joy to create, and I can't thank everyone enough for their contributions. Mikal kHill was outstanding in producing beats that hit the right tone, and Cecil Decker at mono no audio was phenomenal in bringing the sound together. Sulfur, TribeOne, Mikal, and cecilnick filled out the chorus on 'Crisis in the North (Stand Up Fight Back)' better than I had hoped. My longtime friend Tobe "Tobotious" Donohue provided scratches to the songs adding a quintessential element. Kadesh Flow made some AMVs for YouTube as well. I am truly fortunate to know such talented artists.

This EP was recorded in a small apartment with a laptop, dynamic microphone, and USB interface.

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released January 25, 2021

Lyrics and Vocals: int eighty
Production: Mikal kHill
Sound Engineering: Cecil Decker at mono no audio
Turntablism: Tobe "Tobotious" Donohue, Member BMI
Additional Vocals (alphabetical order): cecilnick of Autocorrect, Mikal kHill, Sulfur, Tribe One
Artwork: @ayoooo_neek10 on Twitter

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int eighty is the rapper in Dual Core. He hacks computers and makes rap music.

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