When I was in 3rd grade, our teacher asked us where oil came from. Some of the kids rose their hand, and I did too. I got called on, and I proudly beamed, "dinosaurs." The class laughed, and I kind of smiled with them. But it was a serious response. Mrs. Schoessow regained the class and politely explained that, while oil doesn't necessarily come from dinosaurs, it can come from fossils. Or something like that, it was a long time ago. I guess that's why I always thought gas stations were so often close to one another. Sharing the same bones. This is the intro, to the album, This is the intro, just so you know, This is the intro, to the album, This is the intro, to your soul.

Something's cookin' in the oven, It's not a baby, I don't know what it is but, I hope we can share it. Something's cookin' in the oven, It's not a baby, I don't know what it is but, I hope we can share it. Something's cookin' in the oven, It's not a baby, I don't know what it is but, I hope we can share it. Something's cookin' in the oven, It's not a baby, I don't know what it is but, I hope we can share it.

My friends are my family, I go by Carlos and I'm 17, High school, but college is near, I don't know why, but I have no fear, People tell me I should think more oft, I tell them that they're just too soft, Do what I want, then I ditch the results, I don't improve, cause we all have faults. One summer day, we were really bored, Friends had a plan, we were in accord, I would sled off the top of the barn, Into a pillow pit braced by yarn. Needless to say, things didn't go so well, Wish I could say that the plan went swell, Missed the pit by about 10 yards, Maybe we should have just played cards. I don't know the feeling or the pain, I don't know the rules of the game, I'm numb to the system and myself, I know you hate it, whatever. Laying here in the hospital bed, Scratch on my shoulder and a cut on my head, IV so the feeling is gone, Rehab, the pain's just begun. But for now all my friends are here, They brought balloons and absolved my fear, We played a game of monopoly, Didn't know the rules so we made our own. I don't know the feeling or the pain, I don't know the rules of the game, I'm numb to the system and myself, I know you hate it, whatever. I don't think, I just say go, go, go, My reasons they're unknown, Maybe someday I'll change and be able to say, I'm not afraid to understand, afraid to understand, afraid to understand, no I'm... I don't know the feeling or the pain, I don't know the rules of the game, I'm numb to the system and myself, I know you hate it, whatever. I don't know the feeling or the pain, I don't know the rules of the game, I'm numb to the system and myself, I know you hate it, whatever. I don't think, I just say go, go, go, My reasons they're unknown, Maybe someday I'll change and be able to say, I'm not afraid to understand, afraid to understand, afraid to understand, no I'm, Not afraid to understand, afraid to understand, afraid to understand, no I'm... I'm afraid of mice, but that don't mean that I'll think twice about your offer, Twice about your offer. I'm really scared, but that don't mean I'm not prepared, But I'm not prepared for this, 'pared for this.

It's funny how the wind blows, Any which way it chose, And how the water in the winter froze, And how the dogs bark at the toads. I grab my coffee, I'm runnin' on no sleep, Log in to my machine, But you know we weren't made for that, no, You know we weren't made for that, no. You know we weren't made for that, no. You know we weren't made for that, no. Stretched thin like a taught rubber band, I Always feel weighed down, call me bag o' sand, I've Never ate right since the day that I could stand, But I feel that always workin' will deal me the upper hand. I feel lost without my tele, I feel naucuoius rub my belly, If I sit I'll fall asleep, I'd just like my life to keep, But so many of us be riskin' a lotta bad choices, Trynna drown out the noise, trynna hush the voices. Yeah, sure we've accomplished a lot, But at the sacrifice of what, at the sacrifice of not, Listenin' to our inner self, achievin' inner peace, In that sense I think we can learn a lesson from the geese. Not to mention, the affects that we're having, We're cuttin' down trees, passin' gas the color of their leaves, The weight of mankind on the shoulder of the earth, But yet we still use our objects to measure our worth. STOP It's time to take a breather, And I don't mean with your machine there, Read a book, bake some bread, take a bike ride, Find somethin' natural that in you can confide. Now I'm not sayin' I'm the model citizen, no, We all have our faults, yeah, we all have our sins, I'm just trying to question the reason that we live this way, And I think it has somethin' to do with what I'm 'bout to say. Time is money, and money is the answer, The only thing that can stop me now is cancer, Coffee's made of beans, but we're still relyin' on machines, And caffeine to keep me wake for 20 hours in between. I never sleep, except for when I do, I'm an all or nothin' guy, I'm an all or nothin' brew, Cause that's all we really are when you think about it, A buncha skin and bones, so what's wrong with bein' so lighthearted. You wouldn't build a robot to cry, You wouldn't try to lose weight by eatin' a pie, You wouldn't walk on a busy street and neither would I, But we all do it everyday, my oh my. You wouldn't build a robot to cry, You wouldn't try to lose weight by eatin' a pie, You wouldn't walk on a busy street and neither would I, But we all do it everyday, my oh my. It's funny how the wind blows, Any which way it chose, And how the water in the winter froze, And how the dogs bark at the toads. I grab my coffee, I'm running on no sleep, Log in to my machine, But you know, we weren't made for that, no, you know we weren't made for that, no. I can't keep livin' like this all the time, I'm bustin' out these projects that just aren't mine, And I'm watchin' all these other people do it too, So I know that the problem's not me or you. I don't eat what I need to, wonder if I had, I can't sleep when I should, yeah, it's kinda bad, I can't work on what I want to, that's kinda sad, And this my last semester, I'm really glad. What is this way of life, some kind of joke, Always exasperated like I just had a stroke, But it's ok cause my best friend gave me a Facebook poke, No wonder why on the weekend so many take a toke. Yeah, that's not me but, I'm not tellin' you what, To do sometimes I feel we'd all be better in a hut, Sometimes I feel the confident walk with too much a strut. The solution is both simple and complicated, and it's not goin' be the same for every population, It all happens for a reason, God has stated, Just find yourself in the equation, then you can say you made it. Yeah, you can say you made it, Well, I think I made it.

Isn't this the most beautiful thing you've ever heard, I think it's safe to say that I'm ruining it, I think it's safe to say that I'm sorry, always. Isn't this the most beautiful thing you've ever heard, I think it's safe to say that I'm ruining it, I think it's safe to say that I'm sorry, always. Don't tell me that reldnips is gonna rap over this, that's sacrilege, that's somethin' bad, that's messed up, what's he thinkin', he's not, where's his brain at, Well, I've never seen it, but I think it's in my head, I've held one once at the cadaver lab, it was amazing to think that what we think's through that, the seemingly simple, clay feelin' object in my hands. But so does the world go, so beautiful, so fragile, and if things don't balance out, well then we're done for. But not for now, cause we're still hangin' out, why can't I appreciate every moment like a snout, of a dog, cause they happy, and I've never seen a puppy who didn't make me. Isn't this the most beautiful thing you've ever heard, I think it's safe to say that I'm ruining it, I think it's safe to say that I'm sorry, always. Isn't this the most beautiful thing you've ever heard, I think it's safe to say that I'm ruining it, I think it's safe to say that I'm sorry, always. Take a look around, what do you see, that everything is made of beauty?, there's so much involved in just a bush or tree, thats why I'm rockin' this gymnopedes, Eric Satie. This rap don't do it justice, words never could, please excuse their fumbleness, if you would, but the notes feel like a kiss from someone good, and I think he would approve of this, knock on wood. (<---- clumsiness?) Everything is beautiful, including you, I suppose that would include me too, and I suppose it would include these words, no matter how absurd or how off course. Of course, I get it now, it doesn't matter how I say it, it matters how I feel it, it matters what it means to me, cause that's all it ever could be, that's all it ever will be. Everything is beautiful, flowers growin' in the cracks of the sidewalk, yeah, everything is beautiful. Everything is beautiful, a young man helpin' an old lady cross the street, yeah, everything is beautiful. Everything is beautiful, the way that cars work and how we have this amazing system of streets and highways to get where we need to go, yeah, everything is beautiful. Everything is beautiful, how we can control light with the flip of a switch, or even just a clap if you have that thing, yeah, everything is beautiful. And the internet is crazy. Just by adding words to this song, I've made it something more complex than it was intended to be, I'm really sorry Satie, I'm really sorry Satie. Just by adding words to this song, I've made it something more complex than it was intended to be, I'm really sorry Satie, I'm really sorry. Just by adding words to this song, I've made it something more complex than it was intended to be, I'm really sorry Satie, I'm really sorry Satie. Just by adding words to this song, I've made it something more complex than it was intended to be, I'm really sorry Satie, I'm really sorry. Isn't this the most beautiful thing you've ever heard, I think it's safe to say that I'm ruining it, I think it's safe to say that I'm sorry, always. Isn't this the most beautiful thing you've ever heard, I think it's safe to say that I'm ruining it, I think it's safe to say that I'm sorry, always.

We had arrangements for a date, I said that i'd be there around 8, You said that sounds good, don't be late, I won't, We had arrangements for a date. I miss you, I won't forget your name, I mean it, Over and again. Whatever happened on that day, Things were amazing, things were great, Then they were different, then they changed, Whatever happened on that day? Forget it, It came and now it's gone, We move on, We wait for a new dawn. I waited for a real long time, I feared the worst car wreck, broken spine, Dropped you a few voicemails on your line, I waited for a real long time. Whatever happened on that day? Things were amazing, things were great, Then they were different, then they changed, Whatever happened on that day? The journey, the journey's long, But I hope that we get along, The road, the road is rough, And I know it will get tough. Lord, I need your help, I can't do this by myself, Sometimes, my self-worth goes, But I know, it's just a low.

First I'm in your left ear, Now I'm in your right, In your left ear, Now I'm in your right, yeah, First I'm in your left ear, Now I'm in your right, Now both, Now left ear, Right. Keep smilin', Keep smilin', Keep smilin', Pull your lips back, show some teeth, Keep smilin'. It doesn't hurt to smirk, Unless it hurts to smirk. First I'm in your left ear, Now I'm in your right, In your left ear, Now I'm in your right, yeah, First I'm in your left ear, Now I'm in your right, Now both, Now left ear, Right. Keep smilin', Keep smilin', Keep smilin', Pull your lips back, show some teeth, Keep smilin'. It doesn't hurt to smirk, Unless it hurts to smirk.

I'm trying to hail a cab, But they're not buying my technique, I'm trying to hail a cab, But they're not buying my technique, I've got things to do and places to be, Instead I'm standin' here on the corner of a street. Yellin', Taxi, Taxi, Taxi, Taxi, Taxi, Taxi, Taxi, Taxi. I'm trying to hail a cab, But they're not buying my technique, I'm trying to hail a cab, But they're not buying my technique, I've got things to do and places to be, Instead I'm standin' here on the corner of a street. Yellin', Taxi, Taxi, Taxi, Taxi, Taxi, Taxi, Taxi, Taxi. Taxi, Taxi, Maybe I should get a bike, Taxi, Taxi, Maybe I just might, Taxi, Taxi, Could you open up your backseat, For me, tonight. Taxi, Taxi, Maybe I should get a bike, Taxi, Taxi, Maybe I just might, Taxi, Taxi, Could you open up your backseat, For me, tonight. Yellin', Taxi, Taxi, Taxi, Taxi, Taxi, Taxi, Taxi, Taxi. Taxi, Taxi, Taxi, Taxiiiiiiiiiii.

Time, we've got too much or not enough of it, Too much or not enough of it, Time, we've got too much or not enough of it, I'm sick of it. Time, we've got too much or not enough of it, Too much or not enough of it, Time, we've got too much or not enough of it, I'm sick of it. It's amazing, I don't really understand it, I can't seem to grasp the way it never stops, the way it twists and turns my life around, Holds all the control. It's crazy, it never really makes me happy, I'm always wishin' for some more, or if I've got enough, I've got too much, Decides my tempo. If time didn't exist, things would be so different, We'd never have this stress in our lives, never have to vent, There wouldn't be no due date, never have to pay the rent, We could all do superior things, like Clark Kent. Burden of the world lifted off your shoulder, But with time that burden feels like a boulder, Not talkin Colorado, where it's colder, Cause no matter where you are, life's a slow burn, smolder. And why's it matter anyway, we're all tickin' time bombs, Just as sure as we all have moms, Just as sure as we all have toms, Now that's a joke that has to do with the times. But, for real, it outlasts your battery, In the watch on your wrist that keeps on chatterin', It's a constant conversation, and it's never somethin' flatterin', I think I heard mine say, "Give up fat man." Ughh. Time, we've got too much or not enough of it, Too much or not enough of it, Time, we've got too much or not enough of it, I'm sick of it. Time, we've got too much or not enough of it, Too much or not enough of it, Time, we've got too much or not enough of it, I'm sick of it. It's amazing, I don't really understand it, I can't seem to grasp the way it never stops, the way it twists and turns my life around, Holds all the control. It's crazy, it never really makes me happy, I'm always wishin' for some more, or if I've got enough, I've got too much, Decides my tempo. Time, it's a necessary evil, Like Roger Goodell in football, Everything we ever do depends on its approval, Makes every decision all the more important, twofold. Everythin' is documented in time, Every tick of the clock is a remembrance of mine, It's like a polariod a millisecond, dark room's your mind, What kind of pictures in your past we goin' find. The funny thing is music heavily depends on it, And sports, the same, you always gotta time your hit, And life, the same, so you always gotta treasure it, Even when you hit a patch a struggle bit. One day we'll be the prehistoric, bones in the ground, Sometimes I wonder just how long I'll be around, But then I key back in on the beauty of the sound, That surrounds us with every tick of the clock goin' round. (Here's some of that beauty right here, Take a listen, take a listen with you ear.) Tick tock, tick tock, Goes the sound of the clock, And it's never gonna stop, No, it's never gonna stop. Tick tock, tick tock, Goes the sound of the clock, And it's never gonna stop, No, it's never gonna stop. Tick tock, tick tock, Goes the sound of the clock, And it's never gonna stop, No, it's never gonna stop. Tick tock, tick tock, Goes the sound of the clock, And it's never gonna stop, No, it's never gonna stop. Every second of every day is here to stay, It doesn't go away, no, it's here forever. Every minute of every day is here to stay, It doesn't go away, no, it's here forever. Every hour of every day is here to stay, It doesn't go away, no, it's here forever. Every day of every week is here to stay, It doesn't go away, no, it's here forever. Every week of every month is here to stay, It doesn't go away, no, it's here forever. Every month of every year is here to stay, It doesn't go away, no, it's here forever. Everything I've ever done I've always done, It doesn't go away, no, it's here forever.

SNOREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

I'm worried 'bout my future, oohh, But we're on the home stretch, Yeah, we're on the home stretch, oohh. Life goes fast, better live it to the fullest, Pretend it's a thanksgiving meal, it's time to digest, All this information I've received, I'm almost done with school and I don't believe it, but I can see it, cause it's, Right in front of me, like a hot dog on a string, with some time out on the swing, I am ready to begin, My life, so far I've been subdued, my strife, but I feel alive, so alright, let's crack this shell. Guess I can't worry much longer, it's almost here, but I keep worryin' like the constant threat of hittin' deer, And I can feel that the end is almost near, and I'll have to feel my way to success, from failure steer, There's sheer fear at the minute, at the hour, on the day, I'm hopin' my life's like Burger King, have it your way, But I know that that's not how it always has to work out, 'specially when it costs to just live, just wanna shout. There's no jobs, so why wouldn't I try to make my own, I'm hoping this can be my resume, you hear me holmes, I know it's crazy, and I'm not what you'd expect, But take a listen to the album and you'll find something you respect. Like Ron swanson, the mustache looms, Like people who do right and working brooms, And remember that I made this whole thing in my bedroom, Remember that my budget didn't have a lotta headroom. They call me reldnips, actually that's what I call myself, I've used that line before, maybe it's time to get some help, No, screw it, I just wanted you to know my name, Maybe you already did, but now you heard it again. reldnips, that's my name, don't wear it out, No, actually do, yeah, from the rooftop shout, This the most average rappa I have ever heard, But he gotta lotta spirit, and a lotta nerve. He think he can be something, well I think I might, But who's to know if I just wither underneath the fright, We all gotta take chances, gotta take a risk, Even though it takes forever, I'ma keep it brisk. I can tell that I want it more each day, And that's good, cause the future's constantly coming my way, If I keep talking myself through it, plan it out, make a budget, And don't crack, maybe some people will see just what I'm getting at. But worry is something always hiding in the shadows, And the threat of money dryin' up keeps realities in balance, But money's rarely wet, and I shouldn't tremble underneath the jerk, My midwest roots tell me it's just goin' take a lotta hard work. I know it's cliche, and sayin' cliche's cliche, But cliche can stay, cause I befriended they, They're all pretty and sound nice, like a cute girl on the phone, And they can help you cross the finish line, cause we're almost home. We're almost home. I'm worried 'bout my future, oohh, But we're on the home stretch, Yeah, we're on the home stretch, oohh. See, this is the homestretch, and what I'm doin' right now is tryin' to my future fetch, But fishin' for a catch that won't break the line takes time, and an openness to boxed wine, See, what I mean is you goin' be down in the dirt for a while, I hope you brought some warm clothes and a candid smile, Cause there are many many miles ahead, But only one with last name Davis, and now even he's dead. This song is a rap song, as opposed to some of the others, I hope you'll excuse the change of sound, but I didn't stutter, Just got a lotta different likes, lotta attitudes, And I've also got some 'bilities to back up all these tunes. I bet it gets annoying, but it also keeps it fresh, Sometimes a different style just portrays the mess' the best, But I think I've demonstrated that it doesn't really matter, Cause no matter what it is, I provide the same old platter. reldnips on that "Sick Boi," reldnips on that Drake, reldnips on that Das Racist, that isn't fake, reldnips on that "Gymnopedies," Erik Satie, reldnips on that Soundsystem, LCD. Oh yeah, he also weaves his own, that's reldnips on himself, And there's reld nips on reldnips, that's how we're born, stock off the shelf, But don't forget the man behind the man, that's Zachariah, He's really shy and quiet, so he'll sneak right up behind ya. Look, now he's right behind ya.

It's not just about skill, not just about talent, Not just about luck, no it's all about balance, I'ma give it all I got, like a 4-year-old's piggy bank, And if all I got is pennies, well then we'll reevaluate. The hardest part 'bout trying to rap is having lots of stuff to say, And I don't talk that much in real life, I don't talk that much each day, I find that lots of people talk 'bout stuff that just don't really matter, And so instead of move my mouth to talk, inside my head I chatter. I feel I know what needs be done to fit the bill of all my dreams, But what I consider making it is just to have the means, I'd like to have the internet, I'd like to have some food, But when push comes to shove I'd rather have myself improve, Upon this thing I've started I would like to see it grow, Plant myself in meaning, water, sun, good life bestow, Cause all that other stuff don't matter, all it does is cloud the way, Just hope that i can keep my focus so my art can the rent pay. Maybe someday. Yeah, maybe someday. Rap is not my forte, and neither's sounding smart, But if you listen, analyze, you'll find I'm deep with lots of heart, Like the ocean, now I'm I'm fishin, but with words to find a hook, I found this one in the annals of my Evernotebook. Dinosaurs be trippin' cause they drunk, Dinosaurs be dinosaurs be trippin' cause they drunk, I'm not sure that it fits the context of this song, But I like it cause it's meaningless while meaning more. I'm already 22, soon to be 23, Soon to be dead, sorry, Seems like if I wanted to be successful I should have already interned in New York, What am i doing here? I feel so behind, but I know that only my story is mine, And I know that everyone takes their own time, And I know that I'm always on time for mine, still. I wish I was really smart, I wish I read a lot of books, I wish I remembered names of actors, for improv, I wish I wasn't so alone, I wish I didn't need all these student loans, sorry mom and dad. For far too long I've worried 'bout the next few years, Until the point that I feel dead inside, call it my little curse, I've written histories of his story, like many little dreams, Now it's time to write the epitaph, and finally pick up steam. This is the first day of my life, call me bright eyes, Life's full of possibilities, that's a cliche, not a lie, I'll let my mystery expound into my history, Start living cause one day I will be dead. Like the, Dinosaurs be trippin' cause they drunk, Dinosaurs be dinosaurs be trippin' cause they drunk, I'm not sure that it fits the context of this song, But I like it cause it's meaningless while meaning more. Dinosaurs be trippin' cause they drunk Dinosaurs be dinosaurs be trippin' cause they drunk, I'm not sure that it fits the context of this song, But I like it cause it's meaningless while meaning more. I like it cause it's meaningless while meaning more, I like it cause it's meaningless while meaning more, I like it cause it's meaningless while meaning more, Yeah, I like life cause it's meaningless while meaning more. We'll see, we will see oh just what's in store for me, We'll see, we will see oh just what's in store, We'll see, we will see oh just what's in store for me, We'll see, we will see oh just what's in store. I promise this the last time you'll ever see me, I promise this the last time you'll ever see me, I promise this the last time you'll ever see me, I promise this the last time you'll ever see me, At least how I am now.

Last spring, I was walking over to Calvin Hall going to the registrar or the financial aid office for something. As I was walking north on Clinton, right in front of the Pentacrest, I saw this guy place a little plastic dinosaur down on the curb. He then got on his moped and sped off. I don't recall anyone else noticing, which is surprising because I was very sucked in by the gravity of the event. And although I found the incident rather perplexing, I found it equally, fantastically humorous, like something I would cook up in a dream. There was an immediate, unspoken agreement, between my body and my mind, that if the item was still there on my way back, I was to take it home with me. To my delight, the small toy was still sitting there as I reached the location of the drop off. With a wee bit of concern of looking odd, I picked the dinosaur mold up off of the ground and quickly put it in my backpack. On my way home, considering options for the newfound object, a thought came over me. A voice in my head said, "You'll know what to do with it." So here we are. This is the outro, to the album, This is the outro, just so you know, This is the outro, to the album, This is the outro, to your soul.