Ashes in the Cypher

[Intro]
Ring around the rosy
Pocket full of
Bones
Kids hum quiet
Streetlamp glow
Tone on my phone
Reads:
“Step in the circle alone”
[Verse 1]
I grew up where the swing set creaked
Rust on the chains, teeth in the creek
Laugh if you want, I don’t blink when you speak
Your heart tap-taps, that’s a suicide beat
Dark room, chalk line, hopscotch, blood
Name on the wall gets scrubbed by the flood
You spit gun bars, I spit god bars
You play war games, I pull real scars
You rap tough, I hear daycare threats
I turn playground chants into hexed cassettes
You say you’re next up, that’s cute, that’s fine
Just lay in the chalk, I’ll adjust that line
[Chorus]
Ring around the rosy (say my name)
Every rhyme you throw can’t smoke me (all the same)
Ashes, ashes
You all fall flat
Snap like matches
I break your raps
Ring around the rosy (step in close)
Whispers in the crowd get ghostly (lose your hope)
Ashes, ashes
Dust on the track
You talk about bodies
I bring ’em back
[Verse 2]
You a bedtime story, I’m the night that ends it
I’m the voice in the vent when the light gets tinted
You bought fake views, I bought more shovels
You dance with the beat, I’m the floor that buckles
I don’t need props or a mask on my face
I let jawbones drop, that’s natural bass
You rap ’bout chains; I rap in chains
Drag these bars, leave scrape-mark stains
Your flow, nursery
My flow, surgery
Cut through every word
Turn “bro” to “burgundy”
You want a crown?
Cool
Grab that chair
I’ll kick one leg
Leave you king of air
[Chorus]
Ring around the rosy (sing along)
Choking on the smoke you throw me (every song)
Ashes, ashes
You don’t hit back
Empty threats written
In kid nap-sack
Ring around the rosy (circle tight)
All your little friends turn ghostly (out of sight)
Ashes, ashes
You fade, I laugh
You wanted war
I brought the aftermath
[Bridge]
[Beat cuts to distant lullaby bells, distorted Vocaloid hums]
Hush, little rapper
Don’t say a word
Every line you dropped
Was barely heard
When the crowd goes quiet
And the lights go black
You’ll hear that rhyme
You can’t rhyme back
[Chorus]
Ring around the rosy (last one left)
Echoes of your name sound lonely (out of breath)
Ashes, ashes
Silence claps
I bury your set
Then rewind the track
Ring around the rosy (count to three)
Every little chant now owes me (on my knees)
Ashes, ashes
Sleep in your cap
You wanted a battle
You got a trap

rap, Hybrid horrorcore / underground rap with male vocals, glitched Vocaloid harmonies, and darksynth pads swelling under hardstyle kicks and breakbeat fills. Starts with eerie lullaby bells and distant kids’ voices, then drops into distorted 808 stabs and jungle percussion. Choruses slam with wide, detuned leads and crowd-chant layers; verses sit drier and more intimate, punctuated by creepy sound-design hits and low sub drones that bloom on key lines., freestyle, hardstyle, noise, dark ambient, horrorcore, bounce, breakbeat, tone, vocaloid, jungle, underground rap, hardcore