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I had an idea. It was a dumb idea, but an idea nonetheless. I wanted to do a song about the anime Death Note, but have the song riff off Taylor Swift's "Blank Space". The hook is almost about Death Note anyway! I mean...sorta.

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[Spoken] All the nerdcore rappers on YouTube do serious songs about anime.
Maybe I should try one?

Nice to meet you, let me introduce myself
Name is Light Yagami, say it just how it’s spelled
I’m still in school and even tho the grade I’m in is twelve
I’ve got the drive and the IQ, I will change the world
See I found this weird book, now it belongs to me
I touched it and saw a creature called a Shinigami
His name is Ryuk and it seems he is a God of Death
And when your name’s scrawled in his book you’ll take your final breath
So now I’ll use this book to make the world a better place
Wipe out the criminals with all their names on every page
With this power I will now become just like a God
Even tho I wear the clothes that look like Spongebob’s
But killing villains isn’t as simple as it would seem
And now I have a famous detective searching for me
I’m too damn smart for L, I will not be defeated
I take a chip...and I eat it! (eat it!)

'Cause I’m young and a genius
I'll take this way too far
I'll leave you breathless
Or just attack your heart
Got a long list of ex-convicts
They'll tell you I'm insane
But I've got a blank page, baby
And I'll write your name

[Spoken] wait...that got a little too silly there at the end. Let me try this.

Now L is hunting me, he thinks that I’m the Kira
I met him and he’s like me, only kinda weirder
He likes coffee with his sugar, man is into sweets
His pic ain’t on the ‘net, he’s always in his bare feets!
So now I’m on the taskforce, trying to catch myself
Living that double life, no one suspects me here but L
And now I have a girlfriend, she has a Death Note too
Started as a copycat ‘cause she wants Kira as her boo
I feel the heat is on, there is nowhere to hide
To get them off my trail I let them lock me up inside
So me and Misa aren’t just giving up all of the facts
Erased our memories conveniently so just relax
And Misa’s Shinigami - loves her so desperately
I tricked them into killing L, for her but mostly me
Even Jack the Ripper - signed all his notes “From Hell”
Think you may have caught me but it’s time you take the L!

'Cause I’m young and a genius
I'll take this way too far
I'll leave you breathless
Or just attack your heart
Got a long list of betrayers
They'll tell you I'm insane
But I've got a blank page, baby
And I'll write your name

So now that L is gone, what is there left to fear?
I’ll keep it Mello no enemies are even Near
I’ve made a New World Order, now Kira reigns supreme
Unless you piss me off I’ve got your name, know what I mean?
So just keep me happy, you don’t want me pissed
Hope I don’t use the Death Note for my shopping list
And in the background, my Shinigami, he cackles
So just tell me, buddy, how do you like them apples?

So I’m gonna rule forever
Or I’m gonna go down in flames
You can tell me when it's over
If the high was worth the pain
Got a long list of mafia members
They'll tell you I'm insane
'Cause you know I love being Kira
And you love the game
'Cause I’m young and a genius
I'll take this way too far
I'll leave you breathless
Or just attack your heart
Got a long list of betrayers
They'll tell you I'm insane
But I've got a blank page, baby
And I'll write your name

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from Illinoise, released December 3, 2021
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A hiphop interpolation of “Blank Space” (Taylor Swift, Max Partin, Shellback) about the anime Death Note
Lyrics by Insane Ian
Music performed by Ben Stahl

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