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SUMMER CAMP

[Verse 1]
Yes it is! The attack of the fantastic /
Andy O. and Mr. Weighn, it’s nice to have ya /
The goose egg’s tacked to stand for Odinson, Son of Odin, Thunderer /
“Whosoever hold this hammer shall possess the power of!” /
—But only if he’s worthy and you’re damn right I am /
I ain’tcha average rapper, fake and plastic, like a mannequin /
I’m trying to do work on these heads like a barber /
Music made to take you places that you’ve never been and even farther /
Punch it Chewie, hit the hyperdrive, let’s quest! /
“It’s dangerous to go alone, take this!” Oh yes! /
That’s defense against the hobgoblin horde /
Dual-weilding Mjolnir and a sword, fight with lightning like Thor! /
I probably wouldn’t choke ‘em with electric cords /
But wood shock ‘em in quantity: in electric cords /
I’m like Kuvira’s Colossus, divine, no electric core /
Damn, while Weighn’s beats bang, I’m raining pain on this eclectic orb /

[Verse 2]
And now I’m dropping back in—to this verse like a half-pipe /
Exhaling hot dope and not holding no crack pipe /
I do it for the love, live, with or without a mic /
Unravel sweater-threaded verses while I’m wheezing from the hash-pipe /
I smoke the purp, until my head is giving birth to art /
And for an eARThling the word is literally at the heart /
Of his form and moniker, I'm native and intense in my directive /
Cuz ‘earth’ without ‘art’ is just ‘eh’ /
An 8ball will feed you truth if you believe in it /
The biggest trick the devil’s played: to make you think you isn't him /
and think you isn't God, Starbuck calling Battlestar /
I inflate with faith but navigate with DRADIS—so say we all /
The Yin and Yang got me dropping bombs with aplomb /
That detonate, but in the wake, I neglect to seek applause /
My ambiance's audience unique and uncouth /
And if you don't like it? that's cool, I didn't make this shit for you /

[Verse 3]
So it's been said that Andy O. recites somber raps /
My lady claims it's cuz I never went to summer camp /
It's just harsh observations bolster most of my creations /
and they shape my opinion on the human race when they make /
Clandestine treks, led with sultry summer breath /
Off the riverside path, home to bikers, bums, and mountain cats /
The woman didn't have a ringéd finger like his /
The irony is: no commitment from him made her envious /
And now the crimson drizzle slithers from his dome in rivers /
Cuz the mistress told the mister's missus of their secret visits /
My verbal spew is jumbled, bumbled wisdom mixed with gibberish /
The beauty is: the puzzle fits the listener that figures it /
So open up your ear-hole to metered banter /
While these lyrics tickle fixtures in your gray brain matter /
While these snares pop and snap, and the kick drums bump /
Sit back, relax, and let us make you feel something /

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from I Never Went to Summer Camp, released September 21, 2015

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Andy O. Boise, Idaho

Andy O. uses his home and his past experiences living in Boise to color his subject matter, also borrowing from and integrating elements of Slug of Atmosphere’s intense self-scrutiny, Aesop Rock’s wordy and bizarre patterns and flow, and Sage Francis’s impassioned, poetic verses. His freshman album with Boise producer Weighn, titled "I Never Went to Summer Camp", debuted in Fall of 2015. ... more

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