Lifetime Contract
from ZEN REPAIR by ECID
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Record/Vinyl + Digital AlbumLimited edition Blue Wave colored vinyl. Includes an 11x17 poster (while supplies last) and sticker. Artwork by Andy McAlpine and Derek Weisberg.
Includes unlimited streaming of ZEN REPAIR via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.Download available in 16-bit/44.1kHz.ships out within 2 daysPurchasable with gift card$20 USD or more
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Cassette + Digital AlbumTranslucent red cassette. Art by Andrew McAlpine, Layout/Remix by Rachel Gallea. Every pre-order package includes an 11x17 poster and sticker.
Includes unlimited streaming of ZEN REPAIR via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.Download available in 16-bit/44.1kHz.ships out within 2 daysedition of 100Purchasable with gift card$10 USD or more
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital AlbumI believe in this album so much I had to make a run of CD's. They're in a sleeve, same layout as the LP.
Includes unlimited streaming of ZEN REPAIR via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.Download available in 16-bit/44.1kHz.ships out within 2 daysPurchasable with gift card$5 USD or more
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Record/Vinyl + Digital AlbumColored vinyl + Gilden brand long sleeve. Every pre-order package includes an 11x17 poster and sticker.
Includes unlimited streaming of ZEN REPAIR via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.Download available in 16-bit/44.1kHz.ships out within 2 daysPurchasable with gift card$50 USD or more
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Record/Vinyl + Digital AlbumColored vinyl + Gilden brand short sleeve tee. Every pre-order package includes an 11x17 poster and sticker.
Includes unlimited streaming of ZEN REPAIR via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.Download available in 16-bit/44.1kHz.ships out within 2 daysPurchasable with gift card$40 USD or more
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital AlbumLong Sleeve Gilden tee in Black. Art by Andrew McAlpine, Designed/Remix by Rachel Gallea
***Note this is not a CD, I had to label it that way in order to offer a digital DL of the album***
Includes unlimited streaming of ZEN REPAIR via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.Download available in 16-bit/44.1kHz.ships out within 2 daysPurchasable with gift card$35 USD or more
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital AlbumShort Sleeve Gilden te in Black. Art by Andrew McAlpine, Design/Remix by Rachel Gallea
***Note this is not a CD, I had to label it that way in order to offer a digital DL of the album***
Includes unlimited streaming of ZEN REPAIR via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.Download available in 16-bit/44.1kHz.ships out within 2 daysPurchasable with gift card$20 USD or more
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital AlbumSome call it a tote, some call it an umbrella. Art by Andrew McAlpine, Design/Remix by Rachel Gallea
***Note this is not a CD, I had to label it that way in order to offer a digital DL of the album***
Includes unlimited streaming of ZEN REPAIR via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.Download available in 16-bit/44.1kHz.ships out within 2 daysedition of 50Purchasable with gift card$12 USD or more
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lyrics
(Verse 1)
No longer beholden to emboldening angst
Stash Under the mattress I don't go to the bank
Cant make a move Without unfolding a face
Like Going through the maze without a local to chase
Osmosis robbed us of free will
Take me to your leader I need a free refill
possessed by cheap thrills and restless nights
Feeling Forced to take dead end jobs we'll never like
Pretty sure my calls still get recorded and saved for later
never snorted lines I just served em for financial favors
Nature vs niche Better stick to your niche
Haters gotta eat Poison the source Count the clicks
Just a cheat code away from legendary status
Solitary at my worst - lightning rod at my baddest
Wandering cemetery's looking for my missing package
I got baggage to bury with loads of emotional damage
(Hook)
yeah yeah yeah
Signed a lifetime contract to keep it real as fuck
yeah yeah yeah
Sometimes you gotta burn it down just to build it up (x2)
(Verse 2)
I used to be inspired by the shiny signs and the grandiose
Now I capture light bulb moments unprovoked
Theres no alcohol related revelations to note
at best you'll collect shitty mornings and dummer jokes
Seasonal depression's a bummer but I Ignore it
Sativa's in my blood equal optimal performance
Enormous ambitions fit perfectly in my orbit
Real life Im a wolf NBA jam Im a hornet
no harm in endorsing utopian concepts
Better to shoot for the sun than dismiss progress
Nothing beats a good defense like a Cryptic offense
Game over like a zombie at a brain eating contest
Head honcho of nothing ganja gonzo
Duped by the fumes of composted convos
Hooray for squatters rights this is my condo
Occupy my middle finger and watch the con grow
(Hook)
yeah yeah yeah
Signed a lifetime contract to keep it real as fuck
yeah yeah yeah
Sometimes you gotta burn it down just to build it up (x2)
(Verse 3)
a younger me would greatly appreciate
If people would stop telling me I need to gain some weight
Just because someones skinny doesn't mean they aren't affected
By insensitive projections - Let me guess you don't see shapes
Or the size of a fist when it blasts through your temple
you can buy a bag But cant cover Incidentals
Hit some levels incremental ghost riding In a rental
Like wow I love San Fransisco but its Sacramento
Its all sacrilege I need a couple acid trips To manage this
Rap to live or live to rap and never have to ask for shit
Im no Biff Tannen never Crashed into shit
Only Exist in a space where loves the sole catalyst
I think about a lot of things some explicit some catastrophic
Learning how to walk away and save some cash for the coffin
blood sweat and tears Its just scraps in a closet
Our biggest flaw is getting too Attached to our losses
(Hook)
yeah yeah yeah
Signed a lifetime contract to keep it real as fuck
yeah yeah yeah
Sometimes you gotta burn it down just to build it up (x2)
No longer beholden to emboldening angst
Stash Under the mattress I don't go to the bank
Cant make a move Without unfolding a face
Like Going through the maze without a local to chase
Osmosis robbed us of free will
Take me to your leader I need a free refill
possessed by cheap thrills and restless nights
Feeling Forced to take dead end jobs we'll never like
Pretty sure my calls still get recorded and saved for later
never snorted lines I just served em for financial favors
Nature vs niche Better stick to your niche
Haters gotta eat Poison the source Count the clicks
Just a cheat code away from legendary status
Solitary at my worst - lightning rod at my baddest
Wandering cemetery's looking for my missing package
I got baggage to bury with loads of emotional damage
(Hook)
yeah yeah yeah
Signed a lifetime contract to keep it real as fuck
yeah yeah yeah
Sometimes you gotta burn it down just to build it up (x2)
(Verse 2)
I used to be inspired by the shiny signs and the grandiose
Now I capture light bulb moments unprovoked
Theres no alcohol related revelations to note
at best you'll collect shitty mornings and dummer jokes
Seasonal depression's a bummer but I Ignore it
Sativa's in my blood equal optimal performance
Enormous ambitions fit perfectly in my orbit
Real life Im a wolf NBA jam Im a hornet
no harm in endorsing utopian concepts
Better to shoot for the sun than dismiss progress
Nothing beats a good defense like a Cryptic offense
Game over like a zombie at a brain eating contest
Head honcho of nothing ganja gonzo
Duped by the fumes of composted convos
Hooray for squatters rights this is my condo
Occupy my middle finger and watch the con grow
(Hook)
yeah yeah yeah
Signed a lifetime contract to keep it real as fuck
yeah yeah yeah
Sometimes you gotta burn it down just to build it up (x2)
(Verse 3)
a younger me would greatly appreciate
If people would stop telling me I need to gain some weight
Just because someones skinny doesn't mean they aren't affected
By insensitive projections - Let me guess you don't see shapes
Or the size of a fist when it blasts through your temple
you can buy a bag But cant cover Incidentals
Hit some levels incremental ghost riding In a rental
Like wow I love San Fransisco but its Sacramento
Its all sacrilege I need a couple acid trips To manage this
Rap to live or live to rap and never have to ask for shit
Im no Biff Tannen never Crashed into shit
Only Exist in a space where loves the sole catalyst
I think about a lot of things some explicit some catastrophic
Learning how to walk away and save some cash for the coffin
blood sweat and tears Its just scraps in a closet
Our biggest flaw is getting too Attached to our losses
(Hook)
yeah yeah yeah
Signed a lifetime contract to keep it real as fuck
yeah yeah yeah
Sometimes you gotta burn it down just to build it up (x2)
credits
from ZEN REPAIR,
released September 24, 2021
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ECID Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis made, Brooklyn based Rapper/Producer, Ecid has been creating his own brand of experimental hiphop for a decade and a half now. From the 2006 cult favorite-collaborative effort Saturday Morning Soundtrack to 2012's acclaimed solo release Werewolf Hologram, Ecid has proven time and time again to be an artist hell bent on steady mutation. ... more
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