in 1998 performing with the hardcore rap group Anonymous Tip.
"I couldn't sing. Or scream or anything. It was kind of put up or shut up,
I had to do something. So I started spittin', and we started makin history."
After 2 years with the band, Lo Key called it quits and started recording hip hop
with band mate 100 Proof. Only 2 tracks are rumored to exist, "The Truth",
and "Bottle Dreams (OG)".
"At first we didn't know what the fuck we were doing. We just wrote
random shit down and rapped it. I was experimenting with my style for a
long time. I'm still progressing as an artist and I think that's what keeps
people listening, and outsiders to start listening."
Soon, Lo Key decided to pursue a darker style of music, also known as horrorcore.
"I had been listening to wicked shit for a while, but never really considered it as
a direction I could take musically. But I realized that scene was ME, musically
and in real life. We live wicked, the whole world around us is horrifying.
So I decided I wanted to reflect that in my music."
With a new vision to complete, Lo Key started the group "Temple Rain" with friends
and fellow lyricists Sleepy & Appirition. In 2003 they released theyre debut LP
"The Awakening", a fusion of hip hop and horror. Boasting 19 tracks,
the LP was given away free on the internet and localy.
"The Awakening was a strange time for the 3 of us, I guess we were all
going through a lot of personal shit and you can definitely hear that on the
album. We actually recorded subliminal suicide messages, and shit like
that behind every song. Looking back I can say I have changed alot
since then"
Shortly after it's release, "The Awakening" and all Temple Rain merchandise
was banned in 3 Pennsylvania schools for "promoting / condoning mass suicide
and / or gang violence". This gesture created a stir in the PA underground.
"They said Temple Rain on the news and showed our website, and at the time
we were offering The Awakening free to download. Suddenly we had 300-450
people A DAY getting the CD off the site. It was crazy as hell man"
After being temporarily shut down on several occasions the hype died down
and things appeared to return to normal for the trio. Slipping back into
the studio the group started they're newest project : "The Lost Boys EP"
"Basically, for the EP we were going for a more hip hop feel. There were alot
of people getting into us at that point and we delivered a bomb ass record.
Things seemed to be goin good for us at this point, we did that CD
in 1 month with no outside help or anything."
Released April 30th 2004, "The Lost Boys" hit the streets and local radio.
Around July 2004, Temple Rain went on hiatus to record a full length LP.
"Well there was alot of drama goin on around this time. I don't really want to get
into specifics out of respect for my people but things started fallin apart. Me
and Sleepy got a few tracks done, then we finally decided to call it quits. I
had opportunity elsewhere and he needed a break."
In late 2004 Lo Key moved to Nashville, TN to pursue his dreams of making music
and to continue his journey through the recording industry.
In 2005, Lo Key stepped into new territory when he produced
Madd Maxxx - In The Absence of Sanity, alongside Devize and Fritz
the Cat. Ranging from the emotional piano driven "Saving Grace"
to the hard hitting school shooting based "Classtime Horror", the debut EP
was also Loke's production debut.
"I had mad fun doing that record with him (Maxxx). I literally met that dude
by accident, when he had nothing more than a notepad full of rhymes and
a head full of ideas. And look at him now, his debut EP tops anything
in that genre and cats that been doin it for years. That's something I take
pride in."
In March of 2005, 7th Seal Entertainment and Lo Key released a free, 23 track
full length LP entitled "Repressed Memories". Consisting of rare, unreleased,
and unheard music from the proceeding 4 years, the album was offered free
to download via the 7SE website and given out locally.
"We dropped that shit for our people. Nobody else was putting out QUALITY
free music like that since Tech N9ne did it, and we were hearing alot of
different labels brag about hooking up they're fans, so we strait up took every
piece of material we had and gave it away. For nothing!"
In June 2005 Lo Key released his first solo effort, "Follow Me",
a free EP showcasing his lyrical ability not often seen in the wicked underground
genre. Consisting of 5 tracks, the CD is available to anyone at lokeymusic.net.
"Follow Me is a fuck you to alot of people who doubted me, who said
I should give up and quit doing this wicked shit.. People who live
in a sheltered reality afraid to break away from the worlds
web of madness. It's a big fuck you to those people. You COULD say
it's directed towards THE WORLD, but that's what everyone says."
In October 2005 Key dropped ANOTHER free album, "The House" criticly acclaimed as
"A Horror Masterpeice", "One of the BEST Horror CD's EVER!", and "The Crowning
of a New King of Horrorcore". Featuring production by himself, Stitch Mouth, and
Relapze (as well as collabs with both, and former Temple Rain member SLEEPY), the
album generated over 500gb of downloads in 4 days.
In August 2009, Lo Key posted a MySpace blog announcing that he is walking away from the music industry.
Careless
Lo Key Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
It comes naturally to me
Like other curious things
I don't give a fuck about nothing
So fuck you
No release never get peace
Pop these pills, drink this jack
Lay around wishing my life was on track
Ain′t no help, ain't no friends
Everybody wants to take my ends
Fuck them, Nah you can't break me
Kicked your wife and new born baby
Yeah I′m lazy, fuck you pay me
No one′s here to fucking save me
Fuck your college fuck your progress
Fuck the props your mom and pops' get
I don′t even care I can't cope
Wouldn′t care if I slit my throat
I just choke on these words
Send them all out but it goes unheard
I don't give a fuck
I don′t give a fuck
I don't give
I don't give
I don′t give a fuck
I don′t give a fuck
I don't give
I don′t give
I don't give a fuck leave me alone
Everybody′s saying Lo Key what's wrong
I just tell it′s been too long (Say What)
So please stop your talking
Pay my bills and keep on walking
This shit's sickening
Ya'll ain′t listening
Bet if I pulled the pistol gripped
And then pistol whipped your children′s chin
And every probably wanna cop my disc and
I don't give a fuck leave me alone
I really wanna change it′s so hard
Nothing can erase these scares
Add me to your fucking playlist
Take it out when I get famous
And those bitches owe me
That you hung when I was hungry
Tell your friend's I′m fucking ugly
I went big so mother fuck me
It's so funny how you treat me
Saying I changed your life completely
Buy my CDs, free to meet me
Ask for a pic when ya′ll come see me
Down the road you'll say I'm greedy
What about when I peeped your CD
What about when I told your sweetie
Not to come back stage with Sleepy
I don′t give a fuck
I don′t give a fuck
I don't give
I don′t give
I don't give a fuck
I don′t give a fuck
I don't give
I don′t give
And I refuse to care
I refuse to care
I refuse to care
None of ya'll can ever hurt me
I refuse to care
I refuse to care
I refuse to care
None of ya'll can ever hurt me
I refuse to care
I refuse to care
I refuse to care
None of ya′ll can ever hurt me
I refuse to care
I refuse to care
I refuse to care
None of ya′ll can ever hurt me
I'm lost in a world that I cannot fit in
So I just tell you I′m just kidding
When I say I'm losing patience
With my life and where you take it
I can′t blend with my surroundings
It don't stop my life from drowning
It don′t stop my mind from clouding
Up the brain my face is shrouding
Everything I've worked so hard for
Seems to just be slipping farther
Like black hole taking from me
Every world I say so humbly
You don't have the strength to kill me
Shut your mouth or suffer with me
Put the gun right to your chin and
Show me that you′re fucking wicked
If you don′t then stop that rapping
About the knives and pistol packing
Murder, killing, system jacking
You's a fake so fuck your magnum
Fuck your CDs, Fuck your groupies
Fuck your fans and fuck your movies
Fuck them words you saying to me
Shut your mouth and fucking shoot me
(Gun shot)
And even in death
I still don′t give a fuck
About nothing
Go fuck your problems man
Put your bottle up
Go down the cellar
The song "Careless" by Lo Key is a rap song that showcases the artist's nihilistic worldview, as well as his frustration with his surroundings. The song begins with Lo Key singing about his lack of knowledge, stating that his lack of concern for anything comes naturally to him. Over the course of the song, Lo Key delivers several scathing lines, including an instance where he tells his listeners that he wouldn't care if he slit his throat. He also talks about his frustration with people who claim that he has changed their lives and his surroundings, which he seems not to care about.
Overall, the song is a powerful look into the mind of an artist who is struggling with his own lack of direction and is coming to terms with the idea that he may never find it. The lyrics are powerful, and the instrumental is also intense, comprising an electric guitar riff that goes perfectly with the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
I didn't learn it all
I have not learned everything, but some things come naturally to me.
I don't give a fuck about nothing
I don't care about anything or anyone.
No release never get peace
I can never find peace from the things that torment me.
I ain't no help, ain't no friends
I don't have any help or friends to rely on.
Fuck your college fuck your progress
I don't care about college or progress.
I just choke on these words, send them all out but it goes unheard
I am struggling to express myself and no one seems to be listening or paying attention.
I don't give a fuck leave me alone
I don't care, please leave me alone.
It's so funny how you treat me, saying I changed your life completely
It's ironic how people claim that I have changed their lives when in reality, they do not truly understand or care about me.
None of ya'll can ever hurt me
I refuse to let anyone hurt me.
I'm lost in a world that I cannot fit in
I feel out of place and unable to fit in with the rest of the world.
Everything I've worked so hard for seems to just be slipping farther
Despite my efforts, everything I have worked for is slipping away.
You's a fake so fuck your magnum, fuck your CDs, fuck your groupies, fuck your fans and fuck your movies
You are a fake person, and I do not care about your music, groupies, fans, or movies.
And even in death I still don't give a fuck
Even in death, I won't care about anything.
Contributed by Brody C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@gabrieletortora728
(I didn't learn it at all. It comes naturally to me like other curious things.)
"I don't give a fuck. About nothin. So fuck you."
No release
Don't get peace
I just sit and smoke this weed
Pop these pills, snort this crack
Lay around wishin' my life's on track
Ain't no help aint no friends
Everybody wants to take my ends
Fuck their minds, you can't break me
Getcho wife and new-born baby
Yeah I'm lazy, fuck you, pay me
No one's here to fuckin save me
Fuck your college
Fuck your progress
Fuck your props, ya mom and pops
I don't even care I can't cope
Would care if I slit my throat
I just choke on these words
Say em out loud but it goes unheard
[Chorus:]
I don't give a fuck, I don't give a fuck
I don't care, I don't care [x2]
(I don't give a fuck leave me alone)
Everybody sayin Lo Key was wrong
I just tell em it's been to long
So please stop your talking
Pay my bills and keep on walking
This is just sick'nin
Y'all aint list'nin
Better bout move to pistol grip
And pistol whip your childrens chin in
Everybody probly wanna pop my disk in
(I don't give a fuck leave me alone)
I really wanna change, it's so hard
Nothin can erase these scars,
Add me to your fuckin playlist,
Take it out when I get famous.
Tear down all those pictures of me
That you held when I was hungry
Tell your friends I'm fucking ugly,
I went big -- so Motherfuck me!
It's so funny how you treat me
Sayin I changed your life completely
Buy my cds, 'fraid to meet me,
Ask for a pic when yall come see me
Down the road you'll say I'm greedy
What about when I picked your cd
What about when I told you sweety
Now take off that sleezy sleepy
[Chorus x2]
(I refuse to care, I refuse to care
I refuse to care, and y'all can never hurt me)x4
I'm boss in a world that I can't fit in
So I just tell you I'm just kiddin
When I say I'm losin patience
With my life and beg you take me
I can't blend with my surroundings
It don't stop my life from drowning
It don't stop my rhyme from clouding
Up the brain my face is shrouding
Everything I worked so hard for
Seems to just be slippin farther
Like a black coat take it from me
Every word I say so humbly
You don't have the strength to kill me
Shut your mouth and suffer with me
Put the gun right to your chin
Show me that you're fucking wicked
If you don't diss out that rappin
Bout tech nines and pistol packin
Murder killin system jackings you of it so
Fuck your magnum
Fuck your cds
Fuck your groupies
Fuck your band and
Fuck your movies
Fuck them words you sayin to me
Shut your mouth and fuckin shoot me Blast
"And even in death... I still don't give a fuck about nothin... so fuck your problems... don't think somebody loved me, look down on yourself"
@brittneyshaffer5917
Gabriele Tortora
"Never get peace."
"Fuck the props ya mom & pops gets."
"What about when I peeked your CD."
"What about when I told you sweetie not to come back stage were sleepy."
"I'm lost in a world that I can't fit in."
"With my life & where you take it."
"It don't stop my mind from clouding"
"You a fake so fuck your magnum."
@IKS.Enchanting
I don’t even care, I can’t cope
Wouldnt care if I slit my throat—-
Love this so much
The beat and rhythm 🎶 with the lyrics, sooo perfect.
@danielpeterson8470
If Lo Key makes a new album for 2021 and 2022 that would be great.
@djaychris2009
1 of my fav lo key tracks he hits it home with this 1
@CountJaqula
this is still my shit 💯
@user-ff7cv2ow2o
Martian Witchcraft fucken rights
@lokeymajinforth9900
I love the instrumental at the end
@justinasantos8202
I love this song definitely always will be one of my favorites miss you
@Scrubz2Dope
this is by far my fav cd so far
@igorkapranov2458
Damn, I love this song ❤
@JeffthJuggao
This album means the whole to me