[The Calm Before]
Nobody told me that I needed to rap today
Thought I could just sit back and relax today
That I could just kick back, listen to some tracks today
But they lit a candle under my a**, so I guess we're taking it to wax today
I burn wicks like I'm trying to pirate keanu
I just state facts so these great raps are beyond true
Like hallucinations in the night, when you think that something's behind you
Calm down, it's fine dude, I swear I'm out of my mind too
Cause I be floating in the sky up above
You can't see me unless youre looking high its a dove
Hello mr. bird, what's your name, and what's the word
And why they laughed at me making music, I ain't a comic, just a nerd
Who watches comets and smokes chronic, wait no, that's absurd
Baby girl you really can't believe everything that you heard
I haven't looked at space since I had dreamsof being an astronaut
But there's some space on this couch, sit your a** down and pa** the pot
Did I do sh** today? Probably not, I really am that lazy
You think smokin every day made me this way? Then you are crazy
I see greatness in my future, put myself in a coma waiting
But it's time to get out of this hospital, I'm tired of being patient
[The Coming Storm]
Wanted to drop this summer, but it was taking too long
Had a vision of what I wanted, but the tape was too wrong
So instead of releasing something I wasn't proud of
Or not making a demonstration showing off my power
I decided to warn you all of the storm on the horizon
Know it's coming, but also hear me now, like Verizon
And know that Teddy Tesla is someone to check out later
I will not let you down cause you are not a dumb waiter
So what are you afraid of? You have my word you'll have my words
Other rapper's is a**, all they cuts is turds
Flush their tapes down where they belong, the sewer
Because that's that sh** you shouldn't have to deal with as a consumer
You need this premier Teddy Tesla in your diet
So I humbly offer you this mixtape, just to try it
But it's just a little taste, hence the short format
So it can perk your ears up and have them wondering: where the storm's at?
But all good things in due time
These songs are my treasure, it's my pleasure when I do rhyme
I knowit seems like I'm always lying round on vacation
But this is a profession of love, not a vocation
Please trust that I have more potent poems in store,
You're just listening tothe calm before the coming storm