Directed, animated, and illustrated by Steven Mertens. Concept by Deca and Steven Mertens. Full album available at deca.bandcamp.c... / decamusic / decamusic
So glad my homie showed me deca. Best part is, I did a deep dive and was able to point my boy toward these animated masterpieces. He had no idea deca did all this work
I saw this a couple years back, and the beat still haunts me to this day. It's an intensely memorable song that is underrated and slept on. I wish that there was something more I could do than like and share this so that he can get the proper attention he deserves.
Mind blowing! Absolutely baffling!! He was introduced to me a couple years back, and instantly shot to the Top of My List. I've appreciated underground hip-hop since the 90's, and then Deca came into my life.
i know many have said this, but I remember when the ocean first dropped and i was so stoked for a new deca album, then i listened over and over and never stopped since. i saw him live last year, it was the first time i ever lost my shit meeting an idol. he's so far ahead of his time. not one whack verse have i ever heard from this man. one day he'll get his due credit
Dude, mammons mantra got reccomded to me on spotify. I'm so glad they did. You're music is super good and the music videos are enjoyably stylized and I love it. Keep going man
Stop fixating on the fame of an artist you resonate with. You think he wants to taste the temptation of Mammon? Be thankful you've found a gem. Buy his album if you want to contribute. Peace to all.
yeah Adam is right this guy has got to be one of the best hiphop lyricists I have ever seen and nobody knows who he is. He's like Aesop Rock with combined religion dreams abstract and his own past together in one line.
Intro: voice samples] One by one the angels fell God had sent a horrible plague of deaths Why do you think that God would do a thing like that? Deca presents a new world of sound [Verse 1: Deca] Back chasing dreams here we go again Run 'em down with bloodhounds and dobermans I'm at the mercy of the blowin' wind It's all open ended like Everything in life 'till your soul ascends From madmartigen To sad harlequin To black hearted kin Flashbacks bar to Kim's Cardinal sins hypodermics in the garbage bin Marked men follow when the saints go marching in Dreams crack then fade into memory My Pops said that we share the same brain chemistry That's where I got my appetite for self destruction I need balance I need help adjusting But one day I'll awaken in a state of grace Quit making the same mistake Of abating the pains and aches Maintain a creative space Get loose with the papermate I've been waiting for day to break The future is taking shape Hook: voice samples] Remember that language is power I will, I will. I'll remember that Lone steppenwolf offer no apologies Until their brains snap open [Chorus: Deca & voice samples] God said We'd be in trouble if we ate that fruit Nameless soldier Trying to get over No peace Show teeth hold a grudge Find another soul to judge No peace only blood Nameless soldier Exile driven out Sinner drifting on a cloud Wild child in a crowd No peace No peace only blood Don't sleep show me love Only blood [Verse 2: Deca] I chased dragons now I'm chasing the dream They're both mythic One's a ball and chain the other's the soul's image Restrained manacle child so afraid Like somebody's trying to tear the wings out of my shoulder blades The whole wide world's obsessed with the Faust legend You gotta go through hell to get to heaven Me I know the beast well He's hiding in the flowers and the details Enjoys long walks on the beach and collecting seashells Recording live from the belly of the beached whale East of eden where the fallen angels and the meek dwell Where love's the color of blood an pure devotion And cascades pools on the ground and forms an ocean Deca the bard the penman, deadpan Solitary dreamer, watch the vision expand There's no time for dogma an genuflection The future is taking shape Lessons in free expression Hook: voice samples] Remember that language is power I will, I will. I'll remember that Where do we come from, who are we And where are we going Eternal questions never answered [Chorus: Deca & voice samples] God said We'd be in trouble if we ate that fruit Nameless soldier Trying to get over No peace Show teeth hold a grudge Find another soul to judge No peace only blood Nameless soldier Exile driven out Center drifting on a cloud Wild child in a crowd No peace No peace only blood Don't sleep show me love Only blood
Probably the best put together song/video, and the best thing I can switch one of decas song and it's just as good, thus shuts been on replay for two weeks now
"Marked men follow when the saints go marching in Dreams crack then fade into memory My Pops said that we share the same brain chemistry That's where got my appetite for self destruction I need balance I need help adjustin'" 2023 reminder. 🕉️
One by One the angels fell God had sent a horrible plague of deaths Why do you think that God would do a thing like that? Deca presents a new world of sound [Verse 1: Deca] Back chasing dreams here we go again Run 'em down with bloodhounds and dobermans I'm at the mercy of the blowin' wind It's all open ended like Everything in life 'till your soul ascends From madmartigen To sad harlequin To black hearted kin Flashbacks bar to Kim's Cardinal sins hypodermics in the garbage bin Marked men follow when the saints go marching in Dreams crack then fade into memory My Pops said that we share the same brain chemistry That's where I got my appetite for self destruction I need balance I need help adjusting But one day I'll awaken in a state of grace Quit making the same mistake Of abating the pains and aches Maintain a creative space Get loose with the papermate I've been waiting for day to break The future is taking shape [Hook: voice samples] Remember that language is power I will, I will. I'll remember that Lone steppenwolf offer no apologies Until their brains snap open [Chorus: Deca & voice samples] God said We'd be in trouble if we ate that fruit Nameless soldier Trying to get over No peace Show teeth hold a grudge Find another soul to judge No peace only blood Nameless soldier Exile driven out Sinner drifting on a cloud Wild child in a crowd No peace No peace only blood Don't sleep show me love Only blood [Verse 2: Deca] I chased dragons now I'm chasing the dream They're both mythic One's a ball and chain the other's the soul's image Restrained manical child so afraid Like somebody's trying to tear the wings out of my shoulder blades The whole wide world's obsessed with the Faust legend You gotta go through hell to get to heaven Me I know the beast well He's hiding in the flowers and the details Enjoys long walks on the beach and collecting seashells Recording live from the belly of the beached whale East of eden where the fallen angels and the meek dwell Where love's the color of blood an pure devotion And cascades pools on the ground and forms an ocean Deca the bard the penman, deadpan Solitary dreamer, watch the vision expand There's no time for dogma an genuflection The future is taking shape Lessons in free expression [Hook: voice samples] Remember that language is power I will, I will. I'll remember that Where do we come from, who are we And where are we going Eternal questions never answered [Chorus: Deca & voice samples] God said We'd be in trouble if we ate that fruit Nameless soldier Trying to get over No peace Show teeth hold a grudge Find another soul to judge No peace only blood Nameless soldier Exile driven out Center drifting on a cloud Wild child in a crowd No peace No peace only blood Don't sleep show me love Only blood
Question to those to are somewhat educated in literature: do you think Deca is explicitly referring to "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Gilman? About halfway through the song he talks about the beast he "knows well" (possibly talking about his flawed inner self) and how it hides "behind the flowers and the details". I just feel like there's no way he isn't referring to this masterpiece of a short story (from over 120 years ago no less) since they both make a point about how oppressed and depressed the protagonists are in their respective stories. Probably won't get a response but figured I would give it a shot
What about the lyrics you said is a reference to the yellow wallpaper? Deca loves Blake so it's certainly within the realm of possibility that he's referencing classic literature
I honestly think it's more about Jung's idea of the shadow and the archetypes of the subconscious. A pattern repeated throughout this song and a lot of mythology and literature.
