[Mic click]
[AKARI — quiet]
「遅い。」
Too slow.
You practiced that?
Cute.
[Beat snaps in]
[Verse 1]
Tick-tock, tick-tock
Big talk, lip lock
Click-clack, wristwatch
Still can't make this bitch stop
Tip-top, tip-top
Pink flame, blacktop
Talk slick, get caught
Wait—
[Beat cuts]
Did I lose you?
...Thought so.
[808 drops]
I haven't even started
I'm just stretching out the syllables
They told me keep it simple
I said simple isn't difficult
Quiet in the corner
While you're fighting for attention
I don't need to own the room
To make the whole room pay attention
口だけなら簡単
Show me what you really got
Everybody wants the crown
Till the metal gets hot
Tick-tock, keep up
We're still on level one
If you're already out of breath
We're gonna have some fun
[Beat switch]
[Verse 2 — faster]
Quick step, switch left
Big breath, not yet
One bar, two tongues
Watch how the words connect
日本語からEnglish
Then I bend it back again
切り替えるこのflow
Before you know where it began
Consonants colliding
Little vowels doing gymnastics
Rhyme inside a rhyme
Then I flip it acrobatic
You heard the first layer?
Congratulations.
There's four.
まだ遅い
もっと速く
ついて来れるなら
見せてみな
Don't blink, don't trip
Don't stumble on the tempo
I can whisper through a verse
And hit harder than an echo
[Hook]
Tick-tock, tick-tock
Keep up, keep up
Big talk, big talk
Speak up, speak up
Too slow
Too slow
「遅い、遅い。」
Thought I switched flows?
That was the warm-up.
[Beat switch — rapid]
[Verse 3]
One breath
Two languages
Three patterns running
Four bars ahead
While you're still counting something
Back up
Track that
Black nails
Snap back
Pink streak
Night train
Tokyo
Fast lane
Low voice
High stakes
No brakes
My pace
You wanted rap Akari?
Hi.
Nice to meet you.
Now keep up.
言葉を重ねて
リズムを変えて
息を整えて
まだまだ行ける
English in the left ear
日本語 right
Switch 'em in the middle
Now they're dancing on the same line
Fast isn't impressive
If there's nothing being said
Put a thought inside the rhythm
Then the rhythm in your head
Technique isn't speed.
Speed is just a tool.
[Beat stops]
Still with me?
Good.
[Final beat — slow]
Funny.
I spent the whole song
Showing how fast I can move
Just to prove
I don't have to.
One word hits harder
When you know where to put it
One pause owns a room
When you're not scared to use it
だから急がない
I decide the pace
Fast flow
Slow flow
Either way
It's my flow
You came here wondering
If Akari could really rap?
[Mic click]
「遅い。」
You should've known.