Thread:CarusELumen/@comment-15108745-20131110174103/@comment-4123264-20131112003855

Oh, heck, no, you have nothing to apologize for! I'm the one who should be saying sorry about, I don't know, a hundred times right now!

You have to understand: Without a constant reminder about stuff in the corner of a screen, my truly terrible memory will never remember a thing I'm doing, & unfortunately, I clicked on your message when you sent me your first rap file, decided "Okay, I really, really, really want to hear this, but not until I have the time to record my own rap & do my own thing so I won't feel compelled to follow Sorairo's style into my own." Then the notification didn't, well, notify me after that, I completely forgot about this project in light of my other ones, & a couple weeks later, here we are, with you having patiently waited for me to get my act together. I really am sorry for all this trouble, especially not telling you my conditions beforehand. I've learned over the years the best way to motivate me is constant reminders, but since I didn't even remember to give you yet another responsibility in this partnership, the fault is completely on me, & the shame of making people wait for me is heavier than ever.

But no more, sir! While I'm replying to this, I'm going to record my rendition & hear yours finally!

Here's my version with the original lyrics & metronome beat in the background. (So sorry about the aching or broken eardrums after hearing my poor excuse for rapping.)



Here's your rendition with the revised lyrics & "Jets" by Bonobo. (Again, my sincerest apologies for butchering your words with my voice - I couldn't completely rewrite my brain to follow them & I didn't know how to make some of the words rap together.)



And now I'm listening to yours finally! Let's see how good you really are, shall we?

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Sh**. Oh, god, it's... It's beautiful. I'm like tearing up right now. How did I... How did I help in any small way to make this kind of awesomeness? You're just... I mean... What in the almighty h*** did I think I could improve on this? You've... You've clearly got this covered. All this needs is a music video & you might get noted by Monty, but even without it... This is one of the most amazing things I've heard.

Okay, it just finished for the first time. Um... Yeah, it looks like all I wrote while hearing that was pretty accurate for my original reaction to this awesomeness. I don't know, I was kind of in a daze. I was watching The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey with my full attention until the beat started up, & then you... you just slayed this thing. WOW. WOW. And even more WOOOOOOOOW.

Seriously, what was I doing procrastinating listening to this?! It's a rhetorical question aimed at myself, & I have no answer! What kind of drugs have I been on to push this off the last few weeks, or even to think my monotone butchering would EVER even be compared to this genius?! Dear Lord, will I drop my jaw EVERY time I'll hear this?

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Holy crap, I am! I'm hating myself more & more!

Okay, you've... you've clearly got this covered, & I'm all but ready to give you complete control of this project. I think I can help you with future lyrics, maybe, but compared to you, I seriously doubt it. Really, I know I'm the one who made the blog first, but what did you need me for again? Do I have to sign something so you can release this glory on to the world of YouTube, or can I really grace you with my thoughts on what kind of lyrics can be used in the last verse for this Volume's rap if you haven't got that covered? (Sincerely doubting the latter, but it's one of the few reasons that came to my mind.)

All I can think of saying after this is... Well, two things: I'm so sorry for any trouble I caused to get in the way of this, & I am forever grateful to you for actually putting up with me & creating this. I would never be able to work with an idiot like me, but you actually got through my stupidity & did this. I'm pretty sure you're one of my inspirations of incredibleness now.

Yeah, I... I think that's about it, maybe? If there's anything else I needed to say, don't hesitate to tell me to do so, because I'll do it as soon as possible, faulty recollection be d***ed.

If you'll excuse me, I'm going to listen to this about four thousand more times now. Maybe for infinity. Whichever.