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100 Years

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The Track

The Instrumental

100 Years is the seventh track on my mixtape Some Thoughts of Mine. The track takes you on a journey through the perspective of a 100-year-old man, looking at his physical body and realizing that he is, in fact, old. He starts reflecting on his life, the memories he made, and the experiences he went through, eventually realizing that luck finds its value through hardship.

Suddenly, the journey takes a drastic turn. He is admitted to the hospital, thinking that his life may be coming to an end and slowly beginning to accept his fate. But then, he starts clinging to life, still wanting to stay and not leave this place, only to realize that God has other plans for him.

The outro is told from his own perspective as he writes his testament, coming to terms with the fact that he is still in a fragile stage of his life — and that, in the end, he has not yet reached his end.

Production

The first beat consisted of only the Give Up Your Guns sample and the drum loop. I really liked the idea of using the sample itself to help tell a story. In the original sample, the line “I want to leave her” sounded to me like “I don’t want to leave Earth,” so I used this mishearing to further enrich the story. The other samples were also intentionally chosen to dig deeper into the narrative and add more meaning to it.

  • Produced by TentaBond
  • Rap by TentaBond
Samples Used

Poor Girl in Trouble was used as reflection piece for the protagonist. He was so young and dumb, but now it’s over, why should he worry about it.

Both Night and Day and Stop The Music were used as transitional sounds, to the next stage of his late life.

Upon entering the hospital the Give Up Your Guns Sample is used, which smoothly redirects into the outro section of this song.

Several Chops and Parts of The Way a Women Loves were combined and layered for the final sections of this song.

Lyrics

Verse 1:

And I wake up from this fascinating dream
seams like I reached the 100 year mark
but listening to my rusty clock
tik tok, tik tok

what a shock
barely working
wrinkles converting my face
into an mountainous place

misplaced most of my hair
whats left is only snow
shortsighted pair
trapped in glasses

flashes of my youth
and a hurting tooth
100 years passed so fast
what i believe now is now the past,

and I feel every year in my chest
I know I will be next

Death surrounds everys step i take
too many candles on my cake
the reaper will pull the brake
which will make my back break

Hook:

In the end it doesn’t matter
what is left in 100 years
Maybe a thought, maybe a letter
so why should you care?

I know my time is limited
so please don’t waste it
and please don’t fake it
Looking back I see how I was

Verse 2:

went through many seasons like the Simpsons
Aint gonna lie saw
so many things

everything that life brings
passion and pain
both ingrained
in my brain

on the same lane
like love and hate
I know it’s getting late

but hear me out
I don’t want to shout
don’t be too proud

I see my own fate
light taken over by shade

hit like a grenade’s shrapnell
gonna tell you how i fell, not well

brought me out of my grove
my body won’t be forever
like the victims of the vesuv
search for something that does truelly matter

It isn’t all lametta
sometimes it getting worse
before it’s getting better
sometimes hard times

truelly feel like a curse
often times precious dimes
are crafted under the highest pressure

you appreciate every pleasure
you can put it on a meassure
if you went through bad weather

Hook:

In the end it doesn’t matter
what is left in 100 years
Maybe a thought, maybe a letter
so why should you care?

I know my time is limited
so please don’t waste it
and please don’t fake it
Looking back I see how I was

Verse 3

Let me invite you to my own museum
spectacular like the colloseum
come in look and see
envyied by DaVinci

I ain’t gonna you give the key
but you can be my guest
guess I’m showing you around
do you hear this magnificent sound

reminisence of my own existence
mirrored in paintings in golden frames
wouldn’t it be a shame if it all went to flames
essentially my souls essence

shouldn’t be kept in a vault, no chance
to my own defense
my own museum is often too dense
hence it’s hard to find the best exhibit

some were disposed on a pit
and suddenly they come back
making me feel like a kid

I’m truelly rich
with all of these beautiful things
looking at some of my old paintings

I see damn!

Hook alternative:

In the end it doesn’t matter
what is left in 100 years
Maybe a thought, maybe a letter
so why should you care?

I know my time is limited
so please don’t waste it
and please don’t fake it
Just be the perfect you
no need to change it

Interlude/Bridge:

my heart hurts
chest burns
stomach turns

Vers 4:

One after the other
gone are many brothers,
others are close to

finding their eternal place
in an restless race
what was my last phrase?,

Can’t remember I am high on pills
between heaven and earth
drugged out on every nerve
guess it could be worse

locked to my bed to get
to my final destination
the holly nation

My mind is mixing future
with the past and present
presence barely noticable
but I hear the sorounding

listened to everything
how my children would bring
flowers among other things
kinda feeling like some kings
Ain’t just ready to spread my wings

but when the father calls
I will be flying
not trying to resist

by forcing me into a place
I shouldn’t be

I will gladly follow him over sea
will I be truelly free
or will I be eternal like an old ancient tree

soul being recast, reborn
into another form
what is you what is me?

Just some thoughts from an drug induced mind
and I’m wondering how long I have to be in this state
before I will only be a shade
throwing away my former shape

And going to the city that was made for our own
will I meet the one wearing his thorn crown

I just hope my medical bill won’t break my families neck
as I basically do nothing only lay on my back

and I really hope I didn’t rub too many shoulders
especially got rougher when I got older

But all this reflecting and disecting,
will lead to nothing
the time to act long gone
drawn out

why is is this damn beeping so loud?

I wonder what my next thought gonna be?
my next thought gonna be?
my next thought
gonna be?

Interlude 2/Bridge 2:

I don’t wanna leave earth,
but I have to

I don’t wanna die
God is calling my time is over

My beloved world, I didn’t know it would end so fast
always thought I would be last

conquering my past
live forever and ever
starting new endeavours

Everybody could see it,
my clock has stopped working
Need to listen to god’s calling, need to listen to god’s calling, need to listen to god’s calling…

Verse 5:

Dear Family
when you find this note
i entered the boat

i left this crust
and flew with the dust
you must trust

That I always aimed
to be close to an Saint
I know I might be deceived
by my own greed

and other sins
things special to my breed
as a human beeing
seeing things differentiated
created an vibe more freeing

my hands turned to stone
my heart is already cold
traveling into another zone
won’t we all die alone

ah sorry

the old men is on the phone
he is calling me into his home
waiting there with coffee and tea

saying pls son, what do you regret?

Yeah!

I was young and dumb
but wouldn’t change a thing
everthing I met
made everything I am

I can only say I regret when I did less
let opertunities slip, instead of taking it head on
but in the end who cares I’m already gone

and if you see this
be sure I’m fine

I saw jesus
he greeted me from a cross
the street, plus

Joseph and Maria
drinking Sangria,
you should see her
dancin with no care

gabriel flying through the air
time to get another pair
of those holy holy shots, lots and lots

see you when you join us
I know we have many things to discuss
but be sure to live
as long as you are alive

God’s Hotline

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The Track

God’s Hotline is the opening track of the mixtape Some Thoughts of Mine. The song explores the loss of one’s inner child under the pressures of adulthood. It also reflects the feeling that there are never enough hours in the day to fully pursue all of one’s passions.

Production

The beat was originally created for an other rapper in the summer of 25, I was secretly happy tho. Because I really liked the direction the beat was heading. Listeners which are active in the HipHop-scene might recognize the main sample: It’s the same sample Travis Scott used in his song Hell of a Night. And yes you are right. I used this song as an direct inspiration, I felt connected to the song because I remember how I would study for hours on end in the uni-bib. Especially after listening to the instrumental version I fell into some kind of trance/flow.

  • Produced by TentaBond
  • Rap by TentaBond
Samples Used

The original beat only consisted of the Fleet Foxes sample along with a drum loop, a piano melody and the bass. After crafting this rough beat I researched other works of Fleet Foxes and I found several dope songs such as White Winter Hymnal, which had a very cool Music Video. After looking at the distinct stop motion style of this video, it could be plausible that my subconscious used this as an another inspiration for my Grain of Time Music Video.

Man what should I tell you about Laura Mvula. I think Father Father was found on the sampling platform Samplette. And I thought I could flip the meaning to like the holy father. I think i listened to several additional song of her until I landed on Sing to the moon. And I was like holly, no way that’s the sample of XXXTentacion’s Vice City God damn, I gotta use this one haha. Definitely check Laura out if you hadn’t talented af.

Lyrics

Cloudless night, clear sky,
walking on the empty fields,
muffled sounds of civilisation
ringing in my ears,

Inner peace and solitude
filling my body
reminisance of what was
and what will be

The moon breaking through the night
guiding me with his light
the way to go the way in front of me
is all clear on sight

Yeah it seems like my head finally stopped to fight
Got it together and made a truce for at least this night

And I’m not even that religious
but my mind is wandering
and I keep wondering

Is god on the hotline?
can you solve this problem of mine?
I need to get back on my grind
but got so many things on my mind
so many different projects different ideas
not enough time
I really need to focus to create something that’s truelly mine
my life is just too short to stand on the sideline

In the distance a deer is presented by the moonshine
standing still as to enjoying the headlight,
Soon it’s going to start it’s show
The cicadas begin to applaud and fill the crowd

Moon’s glory reflecting in the deers eyes
You may never know what lays behind it’s black pupils

Freedom that that will never be reached with any pills
static like a still,
it’s like a master in this skill

As I closed distance to spectate the magical show
See fear sparkling in it’s eyes

tried to stay low
but it was too late

panic took control
the show was cancelled
the dear fled

Father are you there?
Do you got some time to spare?
Scared my inner child
made it run away

Can you help me find the way he went?
spent to much time worrying
forgot who I was, Who I am

I know he is still there
hiding
wanting to get back, I know he can

As I continued my journey through the dusky night
curious what I may find
the sun sents it’s bright shine
which gives the world a new touch
that seems so divine

Some Thoughts of Mine

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Overview

Some Thoughts of Mine is my first rap mixtape. It was originally planned to be released as one big project around April/May, but I seriously miscalculated, haha. So I came up with the idea of releasing each track as soon as it was finished. That way, I could gradually build momentum instead of relying on one big release.

Some of my very first steps into the rap world actually made it onto this project. For example, Mother’s Song was almost completely written during a train ride to visit my grandma in the summer of 2025.

One fun fact: I’m a bit of a tryhard. Some of my songs have more than 1,000 vocal takes, and even after listening back countless times, I still find new ways I could improve them. I guess that’s a sign that my ear is getting better?

Another fun fact: I wanted to create completely fresh beats for this project instead of using existing ones—whether made by me or someone else. The only exception is Chain of Thought, for which I used an older beat that I had previously uploaded as part of my A Sample of Summer Beattape beat tape.

The last fun fact?! The album cover happened completely by accident. During the shoot for the Grain of Time music video, I needed a place to put my figurines when they weren’t being used, so I placed them on a sheet of paper. And voilà—there was my album cover.

Tracklist

  1. God’s Hotline
  2. Dreams
  3. TBD
  4. Grain of Time
  5. Chain of Thought
  6. Mother’s Song
  7. TBD
  8. Lost
  9. TBD

Listen to the whole mixtape here:

Production

This mixtape is built around samples as its foundation. I was heavily influenced by Yeezus by Ye, Hell of a Night by Travis Scott, and, of course, Ye’s soul sample beats. Other influences include Kid Cudi, Aphex Twin, Daft Punk, and Kendrick Lamar. Production for this mixtape is still ongoing, with the first beats having been made around the summer of 2025.

The production and all rap vocals were done entirely by me, TentaBond.

Produced by TentaBond

Rap by TentaBond

Grain of Time

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The Track

Grain of Time is the first released song of the Mixtape Some Thoughts of Mine. One fun or not so fun fact: During the recording of this song one or the other tear found it’s way flowing down my cheek. That’s due the fact, that I often have the feeling that I long for and dream of past events, wishing them back only to realize that they will never return. Guess I’m a nostalgic person but yeah I need to get over it.

Production

In the original sample the piano melody was fully panned to the left. So I decided to double it and make the other track go right. So the result was a stereo sample 🙂 Overall the beat is relatively simple for the most part: A piano sample along with an drum loop. In the later section I decided to add more and more additional melodies. I mainly used string and horn instruments for this, I wanted to lead the listener to an emotional finale, that concluded with an different part of the sample, this time with voice lines in japanese, which encapuslate the meaning of this song.

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  • Rap by TentaBond
Samples Used

I used the first seconds for the piano loop, at around 10 seconds the vocal sample of the outro section starts. It’s a beautiful song listen to it!

Music Video

At the time of writing this article, I’m not 100% sure where the idea for making a video like this came from.

During production, the idea of creating a fully painted video started to grow, but I quickly realized that it would have been way too much work. Maybe someday you’ll see a fully hand-painted video from me. 🙂

To keep the spirit of something handcrafted, I decided to split the video into two layers:

  • The first layer is the lyric section, where I originally had the idea of animating the writing of every single letter. However, after some tests, I realized that this was too ambitious. I liked the idea, though, and implemented it in the intro section. For the rest of the song, I used a more efficient approach by just taking a picture of every word that appears in the song and synchronizing it.
  • On top of this layer I added the actual animations. I cut out paper figures and moved them on a professional greenscreen haha. All jokes aside, it was just a peace of green paper :). Later I removed the greenscreen via the free application DaVinci and put this layer on top of the lyric layer. For the lighting I used my desk lamp with Crêpe paper wrapped around it, which gave the scene a more natural balanced light. And yeah for the capturing of the fotos I used my smartphone, which was put on a stand build out of Lego Bricks.
My "professional" greenscreen
My “professional” greenscreen
These little tools helped me a lot, thx

At the beginning of the video creation process, I aimed to perfect every little detail, such as moving each body part only when it realistically should.

But I quickly ditched that idea because it was impossible. Instead, the result was that in every frame (6 per second), every movable part of a figure would move. For example, if I tried to move only an arm, the head would also move because the arm is connected to the torso, and the torso is connected to the head.

The result reminded me of a Series televised in Germany called Krawinkel und Eckstein. I actually liked the effect because it made the whole scene feel more alive.

Seems like I couldn’t draw the Supermen Logo
So many clocks, tik tok, tik tok

One big point I wanted to prove with this project was that you don’t need a big production crew or a huge budget to create something worthwhile.

I spent $0 on this project—which is actually only half true, since I had to buy a new pen. So technically, it cost me about $1.

What I mean is that if you look around, you already have everything in your environment that you could use for a dope project. It’s a mantra I also followed while making my music video for “Chain of Thought.“

After a long day of running around the set, the figures decided to rest in this magical-looking box.

Lyrics

Sands falling in God’s hourglass
not slowly but pretty fast
It may be a dessert
but it has it’s limits to it
It passes before you even knew it

Grain after Grain
Hour after Hour
Day after Day
Year after Year
dropping in a perpetual cycle
nothing gets recycled

Playing outside with your friends
not realizing someday gonna be the last
looking through a blurred nostalgic lense
wishing that time back
why did it pass so fast?

It’s over, moreover
your clock is getting older and older
so be wise invest it in yourself, or other people
so your memories gonna be timeless like the beatles

And that made me think…

Sands falling in God’s hourglass
not slowly but pretty fast
It may be a dessert
but it has it’s limits to it
It passes before you even knew it

Everyone you know will be gone,
blink twice and they are vanished,
So please listen to this somber song
Man another year already passed dammit

It falls, falls and falls,
trickling down until no grain is left,
It’s the only thing you really own
So don’t let it be a victim of theft

You can’t compete
You need to lead with a better example,
Ah by the way, what’s your opinion this piano sample?
timeless I would say

No fight to win, my biggest sin
wasted too much time
should be held accountable for my crime
the price is higher than the heftiest fine
please listen to the next lines

Sands falling in God’s hourglass
not slowly but pretty fast
It may be a desert
but it has it’s limits to it
It passes before you even knew it

Sitting in a cinema watching old memories
blurs the right and the now
but be sure to leave after and don’t freeze
or the film is gonna loop over and over, wow

It’s time to create a new type of movie
something real groovy
something unexpected, never seen before
different to the core, something before rejected,
something that you want to see more of,
something that you love

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