Download/Stream it here: https://amplerenitence.bandcamp.com/track/akane-shinjo-visceral

I don't normally do anime rap, but I loved Gridman and Akane Shinjo so much that I couldn't help but do this. 
Originally wrote this in early 2019, shortly after Gridman finished airing, but the show's recent run on Toonami inspired me to finally release it.

Written, produced, and performed by AmpRen
Video edited by @Alien.Renegade Videos  

Lyrics:
[INTRO]
...-visible
...miserable
...-phemeral
...visceral

[V1]
Another day, another bout with depression
Morbid mentality steady gets the best of
Me, nope, no glee in my vision
And my will to live is just about diminished
Too scared to die, but I still feel unsafe
My one sanctuary's my own headspace
Where I wonder how's it feel to be someone special?
To be happy, full of presence with a perfect vessel?
But (why?) Why was I born like this
When they don't treat those like me with kindness?
Just a nervous wreck afraid of things to come
Trapped by anxiety with no means to run
Man forget it, enough is enough
I'm sick of trying to keep it all together, man I'm dropping the bluff
I'd rather lucid dream than face the future
In a perfect world I'll finally be useful...

[HOOK]
Don't wanna walk in a world where I feel so invisible
I'd rather thrive in a perfect dream where I won't be miserable
My own great escape where my time's anything but ephemeral
The only way I can bear it and cope with the pain, so visceral

[V2]
This is everything I've ever wanted
Perfect body, and you know I'm gonna flaunt it
Got "friends" as far as the eyes can see
And the one that I love has their eyes on me
No one judges me for my vices
It's all perfect, but perhaps the nicest
Part is that I have free reign to destroy
Every little thing that pisses me off, such joy
But (why?) Why do I still feel empty?
Because these stupid killjoys won't let me
Exist in my own headspace like I planned
And they’re blocking all my goals, I just don’t understand
This ain't what I was promised, I'm struggling to defend
My better way of life from my so-called "friends"
Trying to lecture me and tell me what's best for me
Screw off, you're all dead to me!

[HOOK]

[V3]
What kind of creator am I?
I became a victim of my own design
This perfect space that was meant to protect me
And my mental fragility now rejects me
I'm at my limit, I'm losing my hold
On my sanity and the world around me’s so cold
Like, do I have to get blood on my hands
Just to give my sorry self a fighting chance?
But (why?) am I now the same monster I made
To destroy the negativity and keep the charade
That everything was fine and nothing was out of place
But now I can’t recognize my own damn face
God, I’m pathetic
I thought this was right for me but now I regret it
I tried outrun my mental health
And these made-up people had to save me from myself

[BRIDGE]
Akane Shinjo - "I was afraid... I'm such a coward!"
Rikka Takarada - "I know all of the things you are, Akane. Promise me: wherever you go, you'll make an impression..."

[FINAL HOOK]
So I'll walk on my own in a world where I feel so invisible
Can't run from the truth, lest I run the risk of staying miserable
I gotta make a move cuz I know that my time is ephemeral
I need to stay strong, help me fight through the pain, so visceral

Akane Shinjo (Visceral) [SSSS.GRIDMAN RAP]

Here's my new collab with the homie AmpRen under his new EP "1826 Days Overdue" OUT NOW!! Show it some love!

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1826 Days Overdue - EP

AmpRen & Gustavo Adolfo - Quarter-Life Crisis (1826 Days Overdue EP)

The theme for the character "Lilly" from the upcoming Ikemen fighting game Sakura X Clash - Last Milennial Spring!

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Shady Business (Lilly's Theme) - (Sakura X Clash - Last Milennial Spring OST)

fukumean instrumental

fukumean in 2003

Remember when I said that Aqua Road remix was gonna be my last Sonic Remix?
Well I lied.

Remix of Launch Base Zone from Sonic 3, reimagined as a Jungle/DnB song!

Sonic 3 - Launch Base Zone (Jungle Remix)

Moon Trip Radio Mastered

Rune

VPC6 Round 4

F.LO.W. - Sam the Sucker (Lord of the Rings - A Sam diss)

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Recently I've come to see you more than just a friend
Wishing that you would accompany me wherever I'm going
Maybe then you'll see that we should finally be eternally merged

I'll be yours if you're down, I'll be your's if you're down, all my days will be fine if you decide

Hopefully I'm gonna find a way to work it out
but there's something always stopping me from ending all my doubts
but through all of it you never went away
I remember all those days

I'll be yours if you're down, I'll be your's if you're down, all my days will be fine if you decide

Recently I only wanna be merged together never lonely and I just wanna you, never go away, stay with me till the end of time, days will be fine if you decide

I can feel your anger
I can feel your pain
Please don't be a stranger
I'm so glad you came
Now when I feel alone I'll just think of the times I spent with you

Ｍｅｒｇｅｄ (Prod. by AmpRen )

CJ makes his triumphant return to the podcast after finishing his full-length documentary. Joined by special guest, Jen Losi, Sketch and Kuro dive deep into what inspired this project and everyone's feeling on it.

Apple Podcasts

Episode 340 - A Chat About What Toonami Means to Me

Guest host CJ Maffris chats about the first seven episodes of Gridman with editorial writer LaserKid, social media manager Celia Rose, and former staff writer Alien Renegade. They discuss what works for the series, what didn't, the easter eggs littered throughout, and would an earlier time slot make much of a difference for fans to talk about Gridman more.

Akane Shinjo (Visceral) [SSSS.GRIDMAN RAP]

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