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Rain, or: “The Rise and Fall of You, Me and the Happy Angry People from Mars”

by JohnJRenns

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1.
You 03:55
nothing i can do about it all i did was just leave for a bit now Youve taken this shape and i dont know what to do about You theyre all a bunch of apes but i can feel it too about You i used to love You but now ive grown tired of it and they keep calling me, so i keep clinging on to this pit into this pit but i can do it and i will do it so ill let go of you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you You.
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oh! the Album is Starting now oh! the Album is Starting now oh! the Album is Starting now oh! the Album is Starting now oh oh oh the Album is Starting now oh! the Album is Starting now oh! the Album is Starting now oh oh, the Album is Starting now oh oh oh oh oh welcome to my show looks like you dont have anywhere else to go so will you hear me sing for awhile not like you have a choice though the truth is that these are my honest attempts to make a pop Album and appease the mainstream crowd theyre hit or miss, but in the end youll be contempt cause of my charming, amazing voice, DAMN SO LOUD so get ready cause we're starting this mess more just like this for an hour or less (or more?) oh! the Album is Starting now oh! the Album is Starting now oh! the Album is Starting now oh! the Album is Starting now oh oh oh the Album is Starting now oh! the Album is Starting now oh! the Album is Starting now oh oh, the Album is Starting now oh oh oh oh oh it might be true that im just crude but if you think about it for a minute, then you will realize im the kind of guy who at least tries this is all self justification im letting out my frustration but its all lost in the translation cause i KNOW this is stupid, at least im self aware but still, im putting my heart into this; it's made with care. oh! the Album is Starting now oh! the Album is Starting now oh! the Album is Starting now oh! the Album is Starting now oh oh oh the Album is Starting now oh! the Album is Starting now oh! the Album is Starting now oh oh, the Album is Starting now oh oh oh oh oh.
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Launch Test 05:08
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Happy People 04:57
Happy People overcoming distress amidst this mess cause if we’re doomed anyway might as well live life our way Happy People hopelessly waiting for nothing Happy People who would be satisfied with anything and everything just a bunch of suckers who didnt know the rules just a bunch of idiots who wanted some jewels happy morons helplessly crying out to the void but problems wont be solved when you're paranoid weve somehow defied reality itself such a cruel fate for ourselves destiny says that we arent relevant but it swears it isnt malevolent Happy People its all no use so we’ll let loose whats the point in letting out steam when no one can hear you scream Happy People WE’LL ALL DIE ONE DAY but its better that way so till then we’ll enjoy this partying out in the bliss Happy People Happy People Happy People Happy People Happy People Happy People Happy People Happy People well damn nothing we can do about it all these pent up emotions gotta hide every bit hot damn this is our world to play with playing God forever setting up a monolith Happy People Happy People even if theres no future we can make our own doomed for an eternity nothing to get upset over dont worry bout a thing, everyone we're Happy People Happy People overcoming distress Happy People amidst this mess Happy People cause if we're doomed anyway might as well live life our way Happy People overcoming distress Happy People amidst this mess Happy People cause if we're doomed anyway might as well live life our way Happy People overcoming distress Happy People amidst this mess Happy People cause if we're doomed anyway might as well live life our way dont listen to what others will say enjoying our every day.
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Angry Lads 05:02
look at them weep in their sleep over despair you cannot delay for its a living nightmare going out of order going over the border giving the middle finger to destiny a bunch of suckers forever stuck in ether they will be crying out to the void cause theyre just so mad Angry Lads just a temporal crime trapped in here for a lifetime overwhelming fear resides cause theyre just so mad Angry Lads screaming for help it wont help cause theyre just screwed Bad Dudes in a pinch they cant help but lynch cause they are just rude it was against the rules the difference of a molecule can decide whether its the alpha timeline (or not) spewing obscenities making everyone around their enemies they cant help but just be Bad Dudes cause theyre just so mad Angry Lads they say its a hard life but its actually worse in hindsight crying over every spilled milk cause theyre just so mad Angry Lads "thought it was just a harmless prank moving through time for the bank but just one mistake can cause a heartbreak i reap what i sow but ill just say it isnt fair that prototyping, i wasnt even aware i like to say 'oh shucks, thats it then' but there are things i cant admit im an Angry Lad and a hypocrite" theyve calmed down now but somehow theyre still looking for a way out what fools they are cant they see the stars and realize what this is all about theyll start to whine thatll be the sign that they dont have much time left first the bard will kill the muse then the rest will follow suit (except for you) it wont be a pretty sight even at best it all comes tumbling down you can see when you look all around we yell as every hope diminish a lovely chord, but it doesnt help get rid of the cockroaches in another history they might have merged in victory and its not really YOUR fault that theyre all left (for dead) you are one sucker forever stuck in ether you will be crying out to the void cause youre just so sad Angry Lad "how did it come to this" fate favors the abyss maybe this was all meant to be so youre just so sad Angry Lad.
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TRY AGAIN? 05:15
oh MY what have i done this instance oh LORD this may be a bit dire cause what im looking at (looking at) is my own body (dead body) i think i screwed up (badly) but i cant give up (will i give up now or go home) colliding amidst strife (your judgment awaits) wounded by a sharp knife (heroic or just) this is not my first time (you see Heaven's gates) deaths just a dozen dime let the clock decide right now this will have to do for now and if it just stops right there my fate will be for theirs game over TRY AGAIN? oh GEE only if i had some insurance oh WOW that sprite was no liar cause when i died that day (on the bed) humming birds filled the air (just as foretold) so i bit the hay (by a sharp knife) then i heard that sound (cant back down, cant be stuck) yet another lifeline (your judgment awaits) given when the stars align (heroic or just) this is not my first time (you see Heaven's gates) deaths just a dozen dime let the clock decide right now this will have to do for now and if it just stops right there my fate will be for theirs game over TRY AGAIN? woah HO hold up give me some distance FUCK i think im down to the wire thats how the game works (those are the rules) not exactly graceful (what do they mean) those are its quirks (you cant defy) it is a bet im willing to take OH, HOW GRATEFUL! colliding amidst strife (your judgment awaits) wounded by a sharp knife (heroic or just) this is not my first time (you see Heaven's gates) deaths just a dozen dime let the clock decide right now this will have to do for now and if it just stops right there my fate will be for theirs game over TRY AGAIN? ;ERROR; System Closing... TRY AGAIN.
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a game reference the key to reminensce so google "philosophy" cause my own brain can't handle me programming humour cause numbers seem cooler they just eat this shit up gotta think of a follow up i think they come for my OCs but sometimes they just don't care so this is my way out Eleven Gravity Pulse Magnetisms ominous sounding arc words seem astounding enough that they're shouting about an Already Here or nobody (coming) these old tricks from all the books lets me off the hook from the start, ive been planning all along so what could possibly go wrong??? finding synonyms on thesaurus.com and rhymezone.com but still Eleven Gravity Pulse Magnetisms i mean, granted at least im trying to celebrate something i respect so i go Eleven Gravity Pulse Magnetisms.
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crypt told me to do this fucking stupid song Bulgarian Choir Music it was the only thing i couldve done so i was just mowing around and inside me i found that i could just use some fucked up time signature when i couldve instead read some fine literature (its better than Solid State) Bulgarian Choir Music (one after another) Bulgarian Choir Music (its better than Solid State) Bulgarian Choir Music (take care of each other) Bulgarian Choir Music (its better than Solid State) Bulgarian Choir Music (one after another) Bulgarian Choir Music (its better than Solid State) Bulgarian Choir Music (take care of each other) Bulgarian Choir Music (its better than Solid State) Bulgarian Choir Music (one after another) Bulgarian Choir Music (its better than Solid State) Bulgarian Choir Music (take care of each other) Bulgarian Choir Music (its better than Solid State) (its better than Solid State) Bulgarian Choir Music (one after another) (its better than Solid State) Bulgarian Choir Music (take care of each other) Bulgarian Choir Music. (its better than Solid State)
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inside this rotten dead fandom our job is to resurrect (it from the ashes) just grab a leitmotif at random its time to fulfill this PROJECT (what could go wrong) it may all be boring, uncreative remixes (not particularly impressive) but we will not stop cause we’re a FAN MUSIC PROJECT its a FAN MUSIC PROJECT a FAN MUSIC PROJECT its a FAN MUSIC PROJECT a FAN MUSIC PROJECT a FAN MUSIC PROJECT a FAN MUSIC PROJECT a FAN MUSIC PROJECT weve been around for a long long time six years and still counting we dont consider it a crime (cause its not really good music) we see it as advocating its a celebration for all you FANS out there just remember there is no turning back FAN MUSIC PROJECT a FAN MUSIC PROJECT a FAN MUSIC PROJECT a FAN MUSIC PROJECT FAN MUSIC PROJECT FAN MUSIC PROJECT FAN MUSIC PROJECT a FAN MUSIC PROJECT, FAN MUSIC PROJECT we think we’re playing in a band we will not give out any hands there are some things we cannot stand we’ll reach the very heights of grand Please Understand we dont take demands cause we have this all planned and after that well disband we’re a FAN MUSIC PROJECT FAN MUSIC PROJECT FAN MUSIC PROJECT FAN MUSIC PROJECT FAN MUSIC PROJECT FAN MUSIC PROJECT FAN MUSIC PROJECT FAN MUSIC PROJECT FAN MUSIC PROJECT FAN MUSIC PROJECT FAN MUSIC PROJECT FAN MUSIC PROJECT FAN MUSIC PROJECT FAN MUSIC PROJECT FAN MUSIC PROJECT FAN MUSIC PROJECT.
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when the darkness went abright (oh when darkness goes abright) you held me by the hand your non existent hand you were all i had (all i had) it is all i will get (all i will get) when the wrong became the right things start only to just end through the screen i held your hand i gave you Everything camaraderie exceeds all boundaries together the world versus us OH true friendship arent limited by faces, voices or real life because you and me were meant to be because you and me are bound in destiny because I Am Everything you are anything i am anything you are Everything I Am Everything there are zero zero doubts inside our heart zero things we cant do with our mind we need to get on it pronto, pronto or we wont make it we cant do it solo, solo thats out of the question look over there raids from strangers well, we call them strangers but they're not OH even though we all like the same thing i dont trust anyone beside you when we’re stuck in our home we can only hear ourselves give each other validation OH cause we're in this for life, right? forever? this will be the status quo kept, in outrage, maddened by these things that we think we love trapped, in a cage, abandoned in this echo chamber we wove because you and me are inseparable because all of this was inevitable because I Am Everything you are anything i am anything you are Everything I Am Everything Hello hello hello Hello Good morning good morning Good morning good morning whats going on? i dont understand the context of this discussion so instead of contributing, ill just say hello and id do it all again and id do it all again and id do it all again and id do it all again KNOWING WHAT WE KNOW KNOWING WHAT WE DONT KNOW THIS IS GONNA CHANGE OUR WORLD FEELING HOW I FEEL ILL ACCEPT THE UNREAL IF YOUD BE MY NO-EYED GIRL dont regret a single thing and dont fret about a thing it was us versus the whole world and the world won not like we expected much i know you were just worried we saw each other in ourselves but in the end, we were just being selfish sorry for Everything thank you for anything cause we WERE meant to be but destiny has made us see.
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let me tell you the story of my journey it might sound a bit cocky but know that it is true i tell you, all the things i do are based on facts ive made a pact with the big man himself he is gone, alone, but that does not stop me from pulling all these flops, yell outta my brain from the Rain all to entertain that laughable thought that ought to say "THERES MORE TO THIS!" heres a news flash, act rash then you can get the cash youll be paid in fame, like me the same, and for you also the shame under all the acclaim, all can be fair game in love and war even so, dont even TRY to refute or refuse me, what do you think youre meant for wait, what? you dare deny my words the seven trumpets are heard, all the herds head onwards im the shepherd whom guides sheep to my paradise actualize and marginalize YOU CANT UNDERSTAND ME BUT YOU GET WHAT I AM SAYING, O(H) DIIIIIE FUCK DIIIIIE FUCK i cant say im sorry for all these outbursts after all, i was one of the first to stall the death of our little community dying from scarcity but with active immunity to all the haters whom later will regret the worst that they didnt stick around for the main event we'll pat ourselves on the back, chillrax and just vent but sometimes what we lack is a little bit of feedback or perhaps payback, attack all the people claiming i was wrong but look at my followers after all along ill prove to them with my swan song better to be laughed at than not belong in the end, you should just Look At Me, Look At Me it doesnt feel right they spat at me, ratted me the part where “they” did “that”, blah blah blah blah together we’re one single entity, forming this derivative identity DIIIIIE FUCK DIIIIIE FUCK i analysis dead things pull people's heart strings clinging on to this endless pit a paralysis of thoughts forms this criple knot i provide by every bit inside my blog i can do anything critically view catalogues and dialogues thats why ill never give up DIIIIIE FUCK DIIIIIE FUCK DIIIIIE FUCK DIIIIIE FUCK.
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Original Content completely non-derivative dont need no consent dont need to be vindicative dont say i have ego say im a hero i may be elitist but also a rationalist while you are plodding away i spend my weekday making this melody as long as entropy Original Content not your run-of-the-mill remix entirely invent not some derivational affix no one will yell at me for getting the note incorrectly ill just say "thats the point" though that blue note surely will aroint trial and error can get you very far unleash your terror youre the star no artist's block will stop you on your path if i can do it you can too ...probably, anyways Original Content Original Content Original Content Original Content.
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ALRIGHT hold for a sec ALRIGHT dont try so hard ALRIGHT what you may lack is just the right deck of cards you can't remember the first time (ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT) you can't remember how it felt like (ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT) dwelling on the past won't help (ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT) it wasn't just the first, nor last (ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT) oh, ALRIGHT It's Not Going Anywhere it will stay in the Rain forever ALRIGHT cool your head off ALRIGHT take a seat there you dont have to act tough we all come from the same lair feelings we can't describe (with words) we just keep fixating (on them) i know it's hard to let (go of) but know It's Not Going Anywhere (oh yes) now you remember what it meant to you (ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT) now you remember what was true (ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT) no use crying over spilled milk (ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT) take time and find meaning for yourself (ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT) oh, ALRIGHT It's Not Going Anywhere it will stay in the Rain forever It's Not Going Anywhere til the day you return, it will stay there the Rain vanishes into air though its invisible, we are aware everything that we know, that we share all just Flow in the Rain, thats what i swear It's Not Going Anywhere It's Not Going Anywhere It's Not Going Anywhere It's Not Going Anywhere.
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Rain 05:35
things of the past found once again they will at last Flow in the Rain things come and go but, its not up to me all that we know now, everyone will see Rain Rain Rain Rain Flow in the Rain let us rewind back to the things that youve laid everything that youve shared with the hivemind (circling round and round, deep underground) your own creations, the things that you've made it all comes back and haunts this is what they want after all, its only humane all things you attain gently Flows in the Rain Rain Rain Rain Rain Flow in the Rain Flow in the Rain (Flow in the Rain) Flow in the Rain (Flow in the Rain) Flow in the Rain (Flow in the Rain) Flow in the Rain. (Flow in the Rain)
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Meldey 05:39
what a mess, by the mass, i cant handle all the sass you might think im making fun, but hate to break it to you, son this whole albums based on a cruel but true story this is a cool and new hobby but you cant ignore the ugly parts- how it all starts is the passion of a foolish few nerds out of fashion, but not a single word got to them from the depths of hell, kingdoms Rose and fell all kings, queens, and Jack combined as cells ergo, they were Virgos, thats why they just rolled with it never sold with it, but formed an untold mold; An Unbreakable Union but it all fell apart, it all falls apart Oh Fuck, couldnt rehearse getting cucked by the universe one minute you were my friend, but the next minute we're competing for the end such a minute thing to obsess over, nothing to be upset over, only a minute till the access is over, but i cant help but be a set-over then i was running away, with that Original Content i made Discordant but i was still discontent what i needed were never some sense of elitism what i wanted were ever more attention for my schism it all Flows in the Rain, even Archagent so take it slow with the reign, its never ever THAT urgent holy fuck, with some luck, maybe even Homestuck could Flow along against the tides of time and versus the wides of the web, nothing is ever sacred so its only A-RIGHT to be scared but relax. then sit back for the climax theres no point to this; we’re all just fucking shitposters that dont mean we cant have our moment of pride but there're times to set that aside for some peace of mind just remember the fine ole days when all we cared about was to share about how your song was in the flash those weeks would fly by in a flash but after months it seems that we have lost that flash but its ALRIGHT keep fighting the fight cause its never Going Anywhere anyways, we knew it was too many there the lesson of this long diatribe of an album is that no tribes, in the end, seldom ever are eternal we werent fraternal, just strangers with a passion for the same disdain and it repeats once again as this beat ends with the Rain as you try to fight it, remember that some lies can be ALRIGHT to describe it in dead loan words: as long as respect is the why head onwards and dont fucking die.
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oh, the Album is Ending now oh, the Album is Ending now oh, the Album is Ending now oh oh oh oh now that everythings over lets leave for outside (stuck at home, so lets roam) as you get older you will realize that theres no place you can hide we just Flow in the Rain to realize that is to stay sane even if things are pain, pain, PAIN you know they just repeat again Flow in the Rain Flow in the Rain Flow in the Rain Flow in the Rain oh, the Album is Ending now oh, the Album is Ending now oh, the Album is Ending now oh oh oh oh.
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Me 04:47
stuck at home reading through signs but all You do is roam im over ditched to the sidelines fading, growing older (and older) which begs them the question "did x do y" i have no reaction i just sit and sigh gently tell a lie (You yourself, the opponent) pass by Me You glance by (only for a moment) letting go (even with the disappointment upon) living without (and life still goes on) just like so (The Circle repeats all again) i just gently Flow in the Rain.

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the completely unironic “maybe-concept-record” about cool and new web comic, FAN MUSIC PROJECTS, You, and Me; an album by SUPERSTAR JohnJRenns

a love/hate letter to Homestuck, its FANS, and the communities surrounding them; the “(un)Pop Opera” to transcend classics such as The Baby Is You and CANWAVE - brought to you by the CANMT, Rain is the pure peak of Mindless Self Indulgence.

disclaimer: listen to all tracks, in order, in one sitting. viewer discretion is (not) advised

content warning: themes of isolation, depression, self esteem issues, writing fan fiction about fake people, Bulgarian Choir Music, Original Content, JohnJRenns, Homestuck

total length: 88:22, 1 hour 28 minutes and 22 seconds

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released May 30, 2018

inspired by Michael Guy Bowman’s award-winning platinum disco-rock album MOBIUS TRIP AND HADRON KALEIDO (homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/mobius-trip-and-hadron-kaleido)
music by JohnJRenns (johnjrenns.bandcamp.com)
art by ackro (twitter.com/ackrostation)
tract 8 art by "Nuclear" June (twitter.com/nueclear333)
emotional support by You and Me

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