Intro
Man, I've been in this game so long
And I often wonder
Can a half-Japanese nerd in tech ever really blow up?
I mean, who wants to hear dad raps?
I dunno, the industry's changing
But I feel like I still have a shot
Let me explain
Verse 1
Sound Cypher dropping tracks, I'm a bard with wit
But I've also gone corporate, it's too hard to quit
Shinoda's minting NFTs, can I use my tech flex?
Or make a viral hit? Like Lil Nas X?
Produced a couple mixtapes, now I got 'em by the stack
Wrote some songs for the laugh and spent a hundred on a track
Saw Hoobastank and Linkin Park early on and thought
Damn they look like me
Mixing rap and rock
Saw the nu metal bands come and go, people got their fix
Now Fred Durst's in the lab with a nightcore remix?
Saw the Fugees blow up and then take it easy
Saw some legacies crumble and it feels kinda cheesy
But have you heard dad raps from a nerd from Tokyo?
I'm scanning your playlists, guess the the answer is no
Other cats got bars, like Lamar and Chance The Rapper
But I won't be dogged out in the game like PaRappa
Chorus
Hey
SC, Sound Cypher '23
From Hawaii to the Bay
All the way to USC
I got music in my soul, corporate life, I stacked that zeni
Gaming algorithms for your page I'm raking pennies
Hey
SC, Sound Cypher '23
From Hawaii to the Bay
All the way to USC
Still bumping Linkin Park
UNIQLO in the closet
But I'm only getting better and I came here to rock it
Verse 2
I lost two years to COVID, done wasting my time
Saw Eminem jam Machine Gun Kelly with his rhymes
Black Rob and Kay Slay, we pay our last respects
Biz Markie, Coolio, Trugoy, and DMX
Became a fan of the Pilots, before Stressed Out
Saw 'em open up, for the boys from Fall Out
My roommate Jesse from USC?
We both rhyme
Now I've seen him on TV at least three times
And what happened to Lil Mama and even B.o.B.?
Wale deserved more, did you even hear their beats?
Labels these days like to monetize their throwbacks
Dropping box sets, well I gotta buy that
So I'm breaking bad habits cuz I just can't stand this
Can't be a no-hit, gotta leave something on this planet
Don't want to end up like my baby's diapers in the pail
Sound Cypher on the microphone you know that I won't fail
Chorus
Hey
SC, Sound Cypher '23
From Hawaii to the Bay
All the way to USC
I got music in my soul, corporate life, I stacked that zeni
Gaming algorithms for your page I'm raking pennies
Hey
SC, Sound Cypher '23
From Hawaii to the Bay
All the way to USC
Still bumping Linkin Park
UNIQLO in the closet
But I'm only getting better and I came here to rock it
Verse 3
Few years back I was making tracks for laughs
But here I am writing real songs from scratch
Got some great collaborators but I'm a one man band
Had to learn some new skills for my art and my brand
Hundred hours spent on a track you scroll past
Will it be buried by AI music made real fast?
Want to be noticed by my idols when I was kiddie
And just praying they aren't like R. Kelly or Diddy
Lars put me on a track and we got streams
I'm sacrificing sleep to go chasing my dreams
You know I appreciate anyone's feedback
But negative comments, I'm not down with that
I used to think I'd only make it if I sold my soul
But nowadays it's easy to keep creative control
There's a million to one chance, it seems unlikely
But I just might be the next best thing cuz I'm SC
Chorus
SC, Sound Cypher '23
From Hawaii to the Bay
All the way to USC
I got music in my soul, corporate life, I stacked that zeni
Gaming algorithms for your page I'm raking pennies
Hey
SC, Sound Cypher '23
From Hawaii to the Bay
All the way to USC
Still bumping Linkin Park
UNIQLO in the closet
But I'm only getting better and I came here to rock it