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Upstaging Myself

by Nico Raimont

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1.
Outside 04:30
I used to dream every night, now I never dream at all Hopin' that it's cause I'm livin' everything I want Used to wake up in a bed between my dad and mom Playing with this Land Before Time toy from Pizza Hut Mom works nights Putting on a stone face She's saving up so we can get our own place In miami, man that sounds fancy to me They called me fat head, my mom say you handsome to me Mrs. Raimont ma'am, your son is so advanced But he's acting up in class and keeps peeing in his pants And I just wanna fit in, but nobody was helping me out They talking "mexican" and I ain't know what that was about Cause mexican and latin shit is super different So I'm talking mexican and cool it now like New Edition Mom and dad wouldn't listen They left their homes so I wouldn't be that All their friends in the south deal crack It's weird, you think that they'd be proud of 'em But when you leave the hood they think that you look down on 'em The truth is we still struggle on a different plane 7 dollars an hour, WIC vouchers, it's all the same Facebook messaging hopin' that could patch up But all they get now is, "Can your son read this script?" [Chorus] There's a world we can visit if we go outside Outside, outside We can follow the road There's a world we can visit if we go outside Outside, outside No one knows There's a world we can visit if we go outside Outside, outside We can follow the road There's a world we can visit if we go outside Outside, outside No one knows Yeah Dad lost his job Mama worked at Mrs. Winner's Gun pulled in their face They still made dinner “Nico watch the meter So they don't turn the lights off" Workin' two jobs so I can get into that Nice school And I hate it there They all make fun of my clothes and wanna touch my hair And my grandpa on that stuff that got my Grandma shook Mob men roughed him up and stole his address book He's supposed to pay ‘em back He owe 'em money but his bank account is zero So my momma made us sleep with Phillips heads under the pillow Like that would do somethin' But she's got kids, she's gotta do somethin' She don't want me in a lifestyle like my cousin And he mad cause his father isnt proud He lookin' at me now, like "Why you so fuckin' lucky? my father loved me too But he hates me now so I'mma take it out on you" We used to say "I love you" Now we only think that It feels weird that you're the person I took sink baths with Street took you over I want my cousin back The world sayin' what you are because you're young and latin Don't believe ‘em You're still that kid that kept the older boys from teasin' For some reason [Chorus] Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now? Oh, help us Lord Oh, baby baby baby
2.
You know, the sun is in your eyes And hurricanes and rains and black and cloudy skies. You're running up and down that hill. You turn it on and off at will. There's nothing here to thrill or bring you down. And if you've got no other choice You know you can follow my voice through the dark turns and noise of this wicked little town. Oh Lady, luck has led you here and they're so twisted up they'll twist you up. I fear. the pious, hateful and devout, you're turning tricks til you're turned out, the wind so cold it burns, you're burning out and blowing round. And if you've got no other choice you know you can follow my voice through the dark turns and noise of this wicked little town. The fates are vicious and they're cruel. You learn too late you've used two wishes like a fool and then you're someone you are not, and Junction City ain't the spot, remember Mrs. Lot and when she turned around. And if you've got no other choice You know you can follow my voice through the dark turns and noise of this wicked little town.
3.
Hurricane 02:22
[HAMILTON] In the eye of a hurricane There is quiet For just a moment A yellow sky When I was seventeen a hurricane Destroyed my town I didn’t drown I couldn’t seem to die I wrote my way out Wrote everything down far as I could see I wrote my way out I looked up and the town had its eyes on me They passed a plate around Total strangers Moved to kindness by my story Raised enough for me to book passage on a Ship that was New York bound… I wrote my way out of hell I wrote my way to revolution I was louder than the crack in the bell I wrote Eliza love letters until she fell I wrote about The Constitution and defended it well And in the face of ignorance and resistance I wrote financial systems into existence And when my prayers to God were met with indifference I picked up a pen, I wrote my own deliverance In the eye of a hurricane There is quiet For just a moment A yellow sky I was twelve when my mother died She was holding me We were sick and she was holding me I couldn’t seem to die [BURR] Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it… [BURR AND ENSEMBLE] Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it… Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it, wait… [HAMILTON] I’ll write my way out… Write ev’rything down, far as I can see… I’ll write my way out… Overwhelm them with honesty. [WASHINTON/ ELIZA/ANGELICA/ MARIA] History has its eyes on you. [HAMILTON] This is the eye of the hurricane, this is the only Way I can protect my legacy… [COMPANY (EXCEPT HAMILTON)] Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it, wait…
4.
You should never argue with a crazy mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-nd You oughta know by now, you oughta know by you can pay You should never argue with a crazy mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mi Is that all you get for your money [Hook] You should never argue with a Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na you oughta know by now You should never argue with a crazy ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma You oughta knowwwww-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da You na never argue with a crazy na-na-na-na-na-na You oughta know by now You should never argue widdo doo-doo-da-da-da-da Okay, okay [Kool AD] Chasin' venture paper, like what Twitter get Sick of arguing with white dudes on the internet When I'm gassed on my own black pass, like how a wigger get I like to slow it down with a marijuana cigarette Occasionally with powders in it Yes talcum fresh Yeah good hair You could say I'm Malcolm-esque Like the tresses like the dresses flowy and sexy Spin-off, blow up, Joanie and Chechny Ride MARTA to this Georgia Dome Caucasian wars cream topical like cortisone Leave a message on my phone I'm only sort of home The rest of me is sort of in the zone where the Dodos roam They're all up on the tube no protostome Hacksaw, slack-jawed, like they short a chromosome Leave your boy alone like Michael Latoya Holmes A rich interior world's a joy to own, cause [Hook] [Heems] I get around like a vinyl All sales final, Lionel Richie I'm so gangsta, prissy Chicks don't wanna fuck with me Yet me people seem to let me Get away with wildin' like I won an Emmy Grammy, Tony, Oscar, rasta impostors Mangos, Trinidad attorneys Burning S.N.S. Herning, learning cultures Culture vultures' sculptures, nature nurture Public freak-outs, if you got a problem, find me, speak out, speak out Dead in the middle of Little Italy, Sambar, Dosa Told ya, find me blowing dolga(?) No more smoking doja You should know now Know how I do what I do I drink, I think, I chew two blues, one pink
5.
Old pirates, yes, they rob I; Sold I to the merchant ships, Minutes after they took I From the bottomless pit. But my hand was made strong By the 'and of the Almighty. We forward in this generation Triumphantly. Won't you help to sing These songs of freedom? 'Cause all I ever have: Redemption songs; Redemption songs. Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; None but ourselves can free our minds. Have no fear for atomic energy, 'Cause none of them can stop the time. How long shall they kill our prophets, While we stand aside and look? Ooh! Some say it's just a part of it: We've got to fulfill the book. Won't you help to sing These songs of freedom? 'Cause all I ever have: Redemption songs; Redemption songs; Redemption songs. [Guitar break] Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; None but ourselves can free our mind. Wo! Have no fear for atomic energy, 'Cause none of them-a can-a stop-a the time. How long shall they kill our prophets, While we stand aside and look? Yes, some say it's just a part of it: We've got to fulfill the book. Won't you help to sing These songs of freedom? 'Cause all I ever had: Redemption songs All I ever had: Redemption songs: These songs of freedom, Songs of freedom.
6.
[ELDER PRICE:] Long ago when I was five I snuck in the kitchen late at night And ate a donut with a maple glaze My father asked who ate the snack I said that it was my brother Jack And Jack got grounded for 14 days I've lived with that guilt All of my life And the terrible vision That I had that night! No! Please, I dont wanna go baaaaack!!!! CHORUS: Ha ha ha ha ha!!! Down, down thy soul is cast! From the Earth whenceforth ye fell! THe path of fire leades thee to Spooky Mormon Hell Dream! Welcome back to Spooky Mormon Hell Dream! You are having A Spooky Mormon Hell Dream now! [ELDER PRICE:] And now Ive gone and done it again! [Chorus:] Rectus! [ELDER PRICE:] I've committed another awful sin! [Chorus:] Dominus! [ELDER PRICE:] I left my mission companion All alone [Chorus:] Spookytus! [ELDER PRICE:] Oh God, how could I have done this to you?! [Chorus:] Deus! [ELDER PRICE:] How could I break rule seventy-two? [Chorus:] Creepyus! [ELDER PRICE:] And now my soul hath just been Thrown Back into Spooky Mormon Hell Dream! [Chorus:] Down, down to Satans realm! See where you belong! There is nothing you can do! No escape from Spooky Mormon Hell Dream! [JESUS:] You blamed your brother for eating the donut And now you walk out on your mission companion?! You're a DICK! [ELDER PRICE:] Jesus, Im sorry! [Chorus:] Jesus hates you, this we know! For Jesus just told you so! [SKELETON 1:] You remember Lucifer! [SKELETON 2:] He is even spookier! [SATAN:] Minions of Hades Have you heard the news? Kevin was caught playing hooky! Now hes back With all you Cathlics and Jews Its super spooky-wooky! [ELDER PRICE:] Im sorry, Lord, it was selfish of me To break the rules, please I Dont wanna be in this Spooky Mormon Hell Dream! [Chorus:] Spooky Mormon Hell Dream! Genghis Khan Jeffrey Dahmer Hitler Johnnie Cochran! The spirits all surround you Spooky spooky spooky! [ADOLPH HITLER:] I started a war, and killed millions of Jews! [GENGHIS KHAN:] I slaughtered the Chinese! [JEFFREY DAHMER:] I stabbed a guy and fucked his corpse! [JOHNNIE COCHRAN:] I got O.J. freed! [ELDER PRICE:] You think thats bad? I broke rule seventy-two! [HITLER, KHAN, DAHMER, COCHRAN:] Hoh?!?!? [ELDER PRICE:] I left my companion! Im way worse than you! I hate this Spooky Mormon Hell Dream! [Chorus:] Spooky Mormon Hell Dream! [KHAN:] AHHHH [ELDER PRICE:] Please, Heavenly Father! Give me one more chance! I won't break the rules again! I can't believe Jesus called me a dick! [Chorus:] Welcome, welcome To Spooky Mormon Hell Dream! You are never waking up From Spooky Mormon Hell Dream! [ELDER PRICE:] Oh, please help me Father! Please let me wake up! Give me one more chance! I won't let you down again! [Chorus:] Down, down thy soul is cast! From the Earth whenceforth ye fell! This must be it, you must be there You must be in Spooky Mormon Hell Dream now!
7.
Dirty Work 03:14
Times are hard You're afraid to pay the fee So you find yourself somebody Who can do the job for free When you need a bit of lovin' Cause your man is out of town That's the time you get me runnin' And you know I'll be around I'm a fool to do your dirty work Oh yeah I don't want to do your dirty work No more I'm a fool to do your dirty work Oh yeah Light the candle Put the lock upon the door You have sent the maid home early Like a thousand times before Like the castle in its corner In a medieval game I foresee terrible trouble And I stay here just the same I'm a fool to do your dirty work Oh yeah I don't want to do your dirty work No more I'm a fool to do your dirty work Oh yeah
8.
There he sits with a pen and a yellow pad What a handsome lad That's my boy BRLFQ spells mom and dad But that ain't too bad That's my boy You can have your TV and you nightclubs And you can have your drive in picture show I'll stay here with my little man near We'll listen to the radio Biding my time and Watching Scotty grow Making a castle out of building blocks And a cardboard box That's my boy Mickey Mouse says it's thirteen o'clock Well that's quite a shock! That's my boy In four short years I've gone from rags to riches And what I did before that I don't know So let it rain on my windowpane I got my own rainbow And we're sitting here shining Watching Scotty grow Riding on daddy's shoulders off to bed Old sleepy head That's my boy Got to have a drink of water and a story read A teddy bear named Fred That's my boy What's that you say momma Come on and keep you feet warm Well save me a place I'll be there in a minute or so I'll think I'll stay right here and Say a little prayer before I go Me and God Watching Scotty grow Me and God Watching Scotty grow...
9.
Mole 04:04
I came to see you up there in intensive care They had handcuffed you to your bed There were tubes going into you and out from you Bright white gauze bandages at your head I am a mole Sticking his head above the surface of the earth I am a mole Sticking his head above the surface of the earth And they said "Lights out" And it was lights out And they gave you your medication I know what you want and you know what I want Information Information I am a mole Sticking his head above the surface of the earth I am a mole Sticking his head above the surface of the earth Out in the desert we'll have no worries Out in the desert just you and me I came to see you up there in intensive care Out in the desert we'll live carefree I am a mole Sticking his head above the surface of the earth I am a mole Sticking his head above the surface of the earth
10.
(From the poem "Feel no guilt in Laughter") "Feel no guilt in laughter, he'd know how much you care. Feel no sorrow in a smile that he is not here to share. You cannot grieve forever; he would not want you to. He'd hope that you could carry on the way you always do." So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell, blue skies from pain. Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail? A smile from a veil? Do you think you can tell? Did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts? Hot ashes for trees? Hot air for a cool breeze? Cold comfort for change? Did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage? How I wish, how I wish you were here. We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year, Running over the same old ground. What have we found? The same old fears. Wish you were here. "So, talk about the good times and the way you showed you cared, The days you spent together, all the happiness you shared. Let memories surround you, a word someone may say Will suddenly re-capture a time, an hour a day, That brings him back so clearly as though he were still here, And fills you with the feeling that he is always near. For if you keep those moments, you will never be apart And he will live forever locked safely in your heart."
11.
This is the ballad of Hollywood Jack and the Rage Kage Nothin' could stop them when Jables and Rage hit the stage And Hollywood Jack hit the big time and went to make movies Rage Kage was left far behind in the dust of his dreams And he grumbled and growled and watched Hollywood Jack on Jay Leno He bellowed and said he'd be nothing without help from Kage He burned up the photos of Jables and Kage doin' mushrooms Fuck him! I don't need no Hollywood Jack, anyway So Hollywood Jack lived up high on a hill in a bubble And Rage Kage lived deep in the broiling valley below Yes the Rage Kage bubbled with rage He looked at the ground and he looked on the stage The lava was flowin' and broilin' inside the old Kage As Hollywood Jack climbed the ladder of stardom before him He watched as his indie credentials flew right out the door He'd make millions and then he'd go out and he'd make even more millions He'd screen KG's calls and snort coke off the ass of a whore No one respected him, they just rejected him No one would represent Kage Left on the streets of his dreams he would cry And he'd rage, for the stage Ahahaaa Then Hollywood Jack got a message that Kage was in trouble They sent Kage away cause he had gone completely insane So Hollywood Jack jumped upon a jet plane And flew all that night through the rain To be with his friend, and see what remained of his brain Then Hollywood Jack told the doctors, "You've got to retrieve him You've got the technology, use the techniques of your trade" He grabbed their lapels and he screamed, "By God, you must save him! Because Rage Kage and I, can't you see that we're one and the same?" Aaaah! Rage Kage Oh, Rage Kage There be magic inside that old name And you know That you know When you're going completely insane Ah, the Rage Kage Ah, the Rage Kage Oh, the lion will roar once again And you know Yes, you know When you're going completely insane Nothing and no one could harm the old Rage Kage again Nothing and no one could harm the old Rage Kage again Nothing and no one could harm the old Rage Kage again Nothing and no one could harm the old Rage Kage again Nothing and no one could harm the old Rage Kage again Hollywood Jack and Rage Kage will ride once again
12.
Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go So make the best of this test, and don't ask why It's not a question, but a lesson learned in time It's something unpredictable, but in the end is right, I hope you had the time of your life. So take the photographs, and still frames in your mind Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time Tattoos and memories and dead skin on trial For what it's worth it was worth all the while It's something unpredictable, but in the end is right, I hope you had the time of your life. It's something unpredictable, but in the end is right, I hope you had the time of your life. It's something unpredictable, but in the end is right, I hope you had the time of your life.

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A cover album by the emotionally broken yet whimsical Nico Raimont! This is your chance to hear some of Nicos favorite songs...sung by Nico!

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released October 30, 2015

Produced by Nico Raimont and Tyler Short

Original Artists (In track order):

Childish Gambino
Stephen Trask/ John Cameron Mitchell
the Weeknd
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Das Racist
Bob Marley
Trey Parker/ Robert Lopez/ Matt Stone
Steely Dan
Bobby Goldsboro/ Mac Davis
the Mountain Goats
Pink Floyd
Tenacious D
Green Day


Track 10 features intstrumentation by Yotam Perel

Track 13 features Guitar work by Cameron Gatian

Track 14 features Guitar work by Tyler Short, Vocals by Tyler
Short, and Claps by Cameron Gatian and Tyler Short


Special thanks to

Tyler Short
Karina Raimont
Yotam Perel
Cameron Gatian
Karafun(dot)com
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