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music video - 毛虫 (Kemushi)

produced by Rice Master Jens
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毛虫 (Kemushi) is a dreamy, bemusing little rap inspired by long summer days in too much sun, uncomfortable things to not always want to think about, and being grouchy but still kind of affable.

The beat is by ‪@RiceMasterJens‬ from Europe (probably?) and this version of the song was released on Bandcamp and streaming sites as part of the Magermilch double single like a million years ago, which was also part of the Patreon-supported Rap Hundreds series.

The list of names at the very end is all of Jesse's current Patreon supporters, isn't that wonderful? You can help sustain this music, too - hit up https://patreon.com/rljd if you're so inclined, or just pledge to this Substack in case I ever turn it into a subscription I guess.

All the filming was filmed in Montreal, Quebec, by Nicolas Carrier.

Rosie Toes and Emily Comeau hung out and you can kind of peep them in a couple shots.

All of the editing was edited by Lizard Grove.

Here also are the lyrics, for search engine optimization!

little caterpillars crawling
the fuzzy, brightly coloured ones
that'll fix your problems
hold up, there might be other ones
nothing's really ever finished
every minute transitions
becoming fluid in the interim
where cynics can't visit

crowd surfing on pall bearers
proud person making small errors
no slack in my kite strings
running out of polite things to call terror
if facts are a matter of faith
euphemism is the proof of wisdom
spend the better part of Saturdays
speaking our own pseudonyms to the rhythm

dawn comes melancholy
dew drops bring a bone chill
thoughts trample a thrown rider
choose to die on your own hill

invasive, biting ladybug
the leopard changed its spots
you ask me if it's gay enough now
i never claimed it's not
tch, stick to YOUR knitting
not just any knitting, YOURS
there's a distinct set of pros and cons to keeping cats indoors
broker than a promise
manna scraped thin off the very cold ground
broke like surface tension
spin off the merry-go-round
skinned knee the only "skinny" i know
don't call your skim latte that
just trying to live out here
can't take on your fear of my fat

dawn comes melancholy
dew drops bring a bone chill
thoughts trample a thrown rider
choose to die on your own hill

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