Rhyme of Revolt is the track from the Rule the Stage -Grateful Cypher- stage play, performed by Division All Stars and WESTEND-MAFIA. The song was released on digital music platforms on October 9, 2024.
Track Info[]
- Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: Koji Ide
- Length: 6:51
- Tempo:
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Lyrics[]
---(Ichiro Yamada)---
In a corner of this city with nowhere else to go
Rhyming out of resentment, composing disses
Even before a small Cypher
There’s times I’ve felt nervous
I’m definitely gonna bring him down
I’m not gonna stop marching on
---(All)---
Rhyme of Revolt
Burnin’ at Backstreet
Rhyme of Revolt
---(Ichiro Yamada)---
Grateful Cypher
Gimme the beat, rhyme’s the hint
Karma connects the past and future
Messin’ around tryna steal the crown’s
Ring out; take your exit
Following first impulse, I just grip my Mic on these streets
“I am Ichiro”, that’s my daily
I’ll take you on wherever you want head-to-head
---(Jiro Yamada)---
Totally dope, now it’s shakin’
As we raid the enemy camp, I’ve got a quick fuse
And you’re the master of pissing me off; If you need it done then Jiro’s the one
I’ll make the enemies run one by one like bang bang bang
Half-assed bastards, I’ll beat you down so bad it’ll start your dark past
---(Saburo Yamada)---
(Burnin’) Boasting of your crimes, bluffing your rhymes
There’s no one that will fear you here
(at Backstreet)
Putting on a superficial show I have no need for dogs that only howl
I express my refinement, plotted to stand before you now
In my wake you’re lost for words
Mics falling in funeral song
---(Sasara Nurude)---
Fu! Tired old jokes get lost and retired-tired
Hey, that’s spoilers! Stop buggin’ me and put down the pen!
I’m not gonna join you in drownin’ sorrows in drinks~
Sanpachi Mic used for insults
Is a rule violation? Gonna fail me?
What’s up with that? You a primary kid?
“Stop kiddin’ around!”
Go get ‘em, teach!
---(Rosho Tsutsujimori)---
I’ve got an answer in factorization
Q.E.D-less pride’s an impossible question
But I’m not expecting answers from bystanders
Diligent study’s led me to these rhymes and to his banter I
Instantly adjust
Our back-and-forth is endless words
It’s not theory, this placebo
---(Rei Amayado)---
Shall I teach you that the mallet you picked up back in the day
Didn’t mean a thing? Climbin’ to higher ground’s
Impossible for somebody like you, you little lions
Never gonna get over your bad habit of flocking together
But there’s not a bad choice in sight
“Don’t overdo it, boys.”
---(All)---
Rhyme of Revolt
Split-second instinct lets these sharp rhymes fly
Rhyme of Revolt
Eating dirt, we rise up from this Cypher
One verse, honing our accuracy
Not with blade but with pen we resist
We rebels roar out--
Bring out, Bring out the best of my word
---(Kuko Harai)---
Ka! Ka! Ka!
This monk’ll end the endless desire of y’all trapped in transmigration
I don’t need those cliche tricks of the trade, I’ll rewrite it all
Trained up my skill and with a burning sermon
With words like I’m reading your dying sutra I’ll bore through boulders
---(Jyushi Aimono)---
With heart clad in Noir, fleeing into Decadence
Beyond that sense of emptiness is merely a mask for the charade
With just a grain of self-esteem and a raging belligerence
In blooming mania these traveler’s verbal thorns stab
---(Hitoya Amaguni)---
Good and evil’s crossroad
Don’t mistake the road you choose to walk down
If you call reality your proof then make sure you know the truth
Don’t bother rotting away in the past you’ve left behind
Crawl up if you’ve gotta, take the top
I’ll tear down the walls using the law
---(Hitoya Amaguni)---
Good and evil’s crossroad
Don’t mistake the road you choose to walk down
If you call reality your proof then make sure you know the truth
Don’t bother rotting away in the past you’ve left behind
Crawl up if you’ve gotta, take the top
I’ll tear down the walls using the law
---(Jakurai Jinguji)---
Ceaseless resentment; A series of misfortunate dilemmas
I want to avoid crisis, yet this uneasiness captures my heart
Why does no one realize? We are embroiled in a proxy war
Who holds the strings in this prelude to annihilation?
Be as it may, I will stake my life on keeping it at bay
---(Hifumi Izanami)---
Number one big up; tugging at my collar, charming you
Broad-mindedly I straighten my back, proceed properly
At this banquet I aim for my target
I won’t allow prejudice with my word sense
If you’re too shocked for action or word
Then I’ll have you removed from your seat
---(Doppo Kannonzaka)---
Value, efficiency, it never ends
Getting forced to drink at this company party
You’re the sporty type? Real pleasant?
“How the hell’m I supposed to keep up with that...?”
Train’s running late; biting my nails, writing rhymes into corners of my notebook
Hey ruling class, one day the boomerang’s coming back for you!
---(All)---
One verse, packed with our pride
Assembling the fruits of our beliefs
Staking our lives on our words
Bring out, Bring out the best of my word
---(Ramuda Amemura)---
Fling, Fling, Fling,
Fling Posse spins this verse into omnibus
Drop, Drop, Drop, makes everything memes
Phenomenal
“Who is the GOAT?” Don’t you know?
Amateurs with all those nervous little rhymes are only gonna hear despair
Poppin’ last moments in B minor
---(Gentaro Yumeno)---
Such a familiar story cries out with falsehoods
A voice sealed for an entire day
“Is in essence a tragedy”
Ah, while in the turmoil of the present, weaving together lies
Sailors crossing this ocean of words
Drown within the characters...
---(Dice Arisugawa)---
Bettin’ at the races means just one shot
Goin’ to the end, gonna bet everything, go too far
Phoenix from the ashes! “Lose Myself”
I’m walkin’ bold down champ road
Real sus of the jealous guys
Bettin’ our lives as Posse together
Glory and money’s all gonna be ours
---(Samatoki Aohitsugi)---
Every last guy out there
Actin’ so big when he’s just scribbles on a bathroom stall
You got a complaint then you say it to my face
We’re gonna fight it out close combat
This war of word’s habit, never ends
The fuse’s gotten damp “hah”
If you ain’t got any honor here then
You’re worthless in this town
---(Jyuto Iruma)---
Down the brick road slick with the rain, silent I run you down
Just like the ones who vanished into shadow, tonight will be your last
Handcuffs biting into your wrists, proof of your crimes in this locker
Struggle all you like but you’re voiceless, boy
Just where did you go wrong?
---(Rio Mason Busujima)---
Verify, can’t forget, can’t let your bullets jam the gun
Into the forest, a deep dive, sniper-quality aim
When it’s time for agile movin’
I’ll wring you by the neck
I don’t feel even the slightest pity for you
Start this verbal gunfight
---(Mahiru Shirakumo)---
W, W, WESTEND-MAFIA
Slashing in with a surprise attack
---(Tokuma Kirimura)---
Shaking like a leaf; hit you dead with an iron pipe
---(Shion Hisakaze)---
Hunt you one by one--“Ah, feels like a screw’s coming loose”
---(Ranmaru Igari)---
The weak all die in a night attack
---(Yoshitsune Sakiyama)---
Kindly beat you and leave you for dead
---(WESTEND-MAFIA)---
Black out to the extreme Hachioji
Vanish underground like shadows ourselves
---(All)---
Rhyme of Revolt
---(Ichiro Yamada)---
These massive emotions still smolder in me
---(Sasara Nurude)---
Just can’t give it up, can’t let the curtain go down
---(Kuko Harai)---
Not enlightened yet! Still got mountain left to climb
---(Jakurai Jinguji)---
The fire of despair consumes the kindling of hope
---(Ramuda Amemura)---
Cheat codes and bad behavior, anything goes
---(Samatoki Aohitsugi)---
This scream ain’t got any uncertainty, goin’ no mercy from the start
---(All)---
Burnin’ at Backstreet
Rhyme of Revolt
Life on the line to strike his face with a fist of words
Rhyme of Revolt
Split-second instinct lets these sharp rhymes fly
Rhyme of Revolt
Eating dirt, we rise up from this Cypher
One verse, honing our accuracy
Not with blade but with pen we resist
We rebels roar out--
Bring out, Bring out the best of my word
One verse, packed with our pride
Assembling the fruits of our beliefs
Staking our lives on our words
Bring out, Bring out the best of my word
Rhyme of Revolt
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- Translation by Linktieria.