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The Leijiverses Vol. I: Friendspaceship

by Cpt. Hardluck

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1.
Our Future 05:11
Fuck a glass of Henny I got wine I'm refined and I never have too many To be skirtin’ on oppressive forces in Arcadia When I roll it up on ya You gon hear it You go, "What's that?" Man I had too many And by too many, I don't mean drinks I mean Deaths Shadows in my mind. The fuck you think? I got regrets No, I couldn't save them all I ain't Vash the Stampede You can tell I ain't a plant I ain't got leaves Don't come from Seeds No, I'm a man Doing the best that I can In a ship by Tochiro doing universal scans For a place called Arcadia Now listen what I say to ya The earth I ain't betrayed her But I can't go back to that bitch I've got warrants out for my arrest I'm a motherfucking outlaw I'm the mothefucking best Hope left for humanity In spite of all of my piracy I catch you disrespecting me I'll take out your whole family For giving up on their dreams Don't be talking to me 'bout just how fucking desperate it seems I got Deus Ex Machina My cannons going, "Ra-ta-ta" They try to pull me off of ya I'm skirting in Arcadia Like skrrr, Skirting in Arcadia Like skrrr Skirting in Arcadia Like skrrr Homie I just played you It's like skrrr Join me, fellow man Hand in hand As we execute the plan I'm not a fan Of Illumidas, Mazone, or fucking Machine Men Cuz I'm a real man I'm fighting from the world I'm from, my freedom, and real friends Don't you mistake it My life they won't take it Too soon Gravity Sabre And look what I got here My Cosmo Dragoon As I fire it off Pop, POP I fire shots and they fear it a lot I won't stop til their bodies drop If you oppressive I can't let you live on my watch stop Look and listen The mission Mankind is back on top of the food chain Never to drop again Lower than an invasive force that is alien Look I ain't xenophobic, The way I approach it Everyone is worthy of love and respect Lest I revoke it Playin on some shit that be fucking with my liberty I got amnesty Free trader Emeraldas Tochiro, SSX, The 3 We're free
2.
Cuz it's on Built a spaceship like a galeon When I sake sip, it's by the gallon Always got my wide brim hat and my poncho on Under that I got a gat and several other guns Never open carry Keep it on the low, underground If you wanna press me I will meet you pound for pound Ounce for ounce Just to see your fucking face bounce Off the pavement You could never repent All your forgiveness been spent And I will never relent I'll make sure you pay for your crimes with head Listen what I said I won't stop until I'm dead Oh shit (Damn) spoiler alert But until that time be comin, know I'm making it hurt Cause all the crewmen know Emeraldas love that I'm sure Yeah, what I lack in height you know I make up in girth No, I ain't tall in stature, keep it low to the ground Keep my heart so close to earth Gaia can hear that shit pound P-pound, pound, p-pound with an irregular beat But this space sickness won't take me till my mission complete No!
3.
Oh, Mayu 06:51
Nobody needs to know that I died I don't want everybody to cry I don't need everyone casket-side Looking at me as they sympathize Please dry your eyes I empathize I seen em buzzing then droppin like flies Cause in this life you get so many tries I seen em way too young meet their demise And their maker Grim Reaper, Undertaker Got me on my knees and begging, "Please, don't take her!" Take me instead Aim at my head Living without her I'd rather be dead I did it all for my girls My lady, my daughter, my world Can't let it unfurl I built it up to this place Then I had to go out to space Giving it chase Take aim atcha face Trying to exterminate the problems, then leave without a trace But that ain't the case Now I'm just trapped in the case Take my advice Don't give up on lives Giving up on their own broken by the strife That shit I despise But you can't leave em behind You can't rewind So go till the end So live for your friends Cuz they're hard to find When it's over it tends Be too late for amends So get on that grind Catch my hands Banging on the deck and working over time No money on my mind That's just a future that binds I do it all for my kind I did it all for mankind I did it for you Oh, Mayu Oh, Mayu Oh, Mayu Oh my, you've grown But it's always been known You might be alone But I'll never really be gone Oh my, you've grown But it's always been known You're never alone Cause I'll never really be gone
4.
Battle Rap 04:43
We don't whip Bugatti We don't ride Mercedes We just fly Arcadi-ya-ya-ya-ya Man, Giving up my life You know there's never a doubt But to lose your best friend You know I wanted to shout Crying it out Popping bottles, pouring one out Man, how you going down after bout after bout What's that about? But I never fear, Shed a tear For my engineer Cause you know he's always hear To lend an ear He's in the back, jack Doing computations like an Apple, Mac Planning out our next attack BOOM Go the laser cannons You asking if it's canon It ain't no fan fiction Or a series prediction Though you may find contradictions They're just parallel universal distinctions As we fight to prevent a mass extinction You know I go hard I ain't no Jean-Luc Picard Or James T. Kirk the jerk My name is Captain F. Har- Lock like poppin' and lockin' I got my ship undocked My gun cocked So we're ready to rock An endless sea of stars We talkin' way past Mars Yeah, you can see my scars You hear it in my bars I got determination To reunite the planet earth as a nation Overturn the invasion We' chasing Dreams Unlikely as they may seem Yeah, you might be picking up on a common theme You know that I been working it for my whole damn team Tochiro and I, we gotta plot a scheme So if he don't need no body We don't need no case Man, I don't need nobody Getting in my face Man, lest they be wantin' to reduce their lifespan Nah, I can't recommend it You might wanna rescind it Cause if you gonna begin it I just might just have to finish up this shit In like under a minute We work fast Blowing up your crew in a single blast Yeah, we're a rogueish cast Yeah, I'm iconoclast An exile With exceptional style You can see my quiet smile As they draw me in profile It's vile Profane and inane How they misuse my name These politicians are lame And all their missions the same They be hyping up my shit for some political gain Man, but I still fight for them, even though they dumb Oh shit, man, look on screen! Here they come!

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On an exceptionally bumpin' revolution of the ring of time, Cpt. Harlock and his best friend, Tochiro Oyama, set forth on a roguish adventure across the endless sea of stars. Their tale of loyalty and inseparability is just as eternal as the deepspace domain that they dominate. Join them as they experience pain, triumph, and hope for our future.

"The Leijiverses" is an ongoing nerdcore project documenting the works of Leiji Matsumoto. The legendary mangaka's passion for music bled throughout all of his audio/visual works. When I realized how moving it was, I had to see if anyone else had ever tried sampling these sounds. When I found them mostly untouched by producers, I had to jump on the opportunity to repackage these amazing scores into something that honors and (hopefully) reinvigorates public appreciation for one man's complete artistic vision.

Interested in learning more about the Leijiverse? Check out fb.com/leijiverse and join the largest English-speaking Leiji Matsumoto fan community in the world!

You read all this? Then listen, I'd never stop anyone from getting my music if they really want it. ESPECIALLY for financial reasons. Send an email to contact@cpthardluck.com and I'll send you a copy for free. I just ask that you spread the word in exchange. Stay hopeful.

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released February 12, 2021

Based on original works by Leiji Matsumoto

Written, Produced, and Recorded by Cpt. Hardluck
Mixed & Mastered by Iain Harper (instagram.com/wilroymusic)
Artwork by Cpt. Hardluck

Thanks to Leiji Matsumoto, Watcha & everyone at tokinowa.net, Darren Jon Ashmore, Dante, anyone who lets me exist & create, Tochiro Oyama, and everyone else in the Leijiverse.

For my nephew, Donovan, who shouldn't listen to this until he is a little bit older. May you one day find your bliss and journey to the endless sea of stars without fear. Have faith in our future together.

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One showa weeb MC's rhythmic retelling of the cosmic adventures that define the greatest Space Opera universe ever constructed: the Leijiverse.
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