“Useless child,” the collaboration between Moscow
Producer Kicktracks and Boston emcee Virgil is a reawakening
of boom-bap hip hop. Driven by Kicktracks eerie chorus, and
lively instrumental, Virgil delivers evocative writing, with intricate
phrasing and flow.
Lyrically, “Useless child” explores themes of mental disorder
vs. artistic expression, and emotional instability vs. love.
lyrics
Inside of my mind, my soul crying
Like a useless child
Like a useless child
Rise and shine with society
Try to conquer demons livin’ up inside of me,
Reliably. But they move hella’ silently
Got me questioning my mind in entirety,
Tiredly, thin lines of insanity,
But psychiatry itself can’t address my anxieties
Sanity fades to gray insobriety
So high I can’t feel my extremities
Melt away with these melodies
Say I’m feeling good, put that in parenthesis
Bend empathy, I’m my own worst enemy
Insecticide for this human centipede bitch
Eat shit from a world that excretes it
Force feeds to the minds that receive it
I seize it as the days fade away
Hope these thoughts help convey
My decay, I’m afraid
Inside of my mind, my soul crying
Like a useless child
Like a useless child
Bright lights big city bitch
Blazin’ purp like a titty twist
No love for the miscreants
Feel bad know what pity is
I loved you know what pretty is, hideous
Noticed love its insidious
Wield words with the wittiest
But eat souls, I’m an idiot
Poltergeist, roll the dice, on the coldest nights
Think fast on the brink of a blood bath
Love last, with the gas masks and parasites
Flow hot read the Fahrenheits
The souls rot up in paradise
Cold thoughts got my paralyzed
Low blows for the old souls (pause)
Seen the gold rolls Royce on the turnpike
I turned wrong and they turned right
I chose words they my birthright
My mind great like a bird flight
Its Pearl-white yeah
Inside of my mind, my soul crying
Like a useless child
Like a useless child
credits
released May 1, 2020
Kicktracks - music/lyrics/ production / performance
Virgil - lyrics / performance
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