RYKER - Rooftop City (Official Audio)

Five a.m., I tap a card, a beep, the bike comes loose. River path, no cars at all. I ride until the sun climbs out behind the one tall tower. Noon, an old tea shop. The owner pours three cups before I ask: 「先喝,再說。」 Taste it first. Dusk, a little mountain at the edge, stone steps straight up. At the top I'm looking for a skyline. One tower, that's it. The rest is low and grey and wide: a sea of rooftops, lit. Tin rooms built on top of roofs, water tanks and laundry lines. Somebody showed up late, and they built him one more room. One of those is mine too. Last stop, the hot spring end of town. An old woman slides over on the bench and makes a space. Same thing the rooftops do. Rooftop city, low and wide. 一天走完台北:清晨河濱騎車、中午老茶行、傍晚城邊小山、最後溫泉區。他發現這座城不高,是一整片屋頂,屋頂上再替晚來的人加蓋一間,其中一間是他的。RYKER 萊克第二張專輯《Southbound》第五首:腳踏車鏈條聲+河風開場,112 BPM,chill jazz × bossa 尼龍吉他 × chill house,英文為主。 RYKER 萊克|Masked rapper. No face, just the voice. 【人與 AI 共同創作 / Human × AI】 本作品由人與 AI 共同創作:TNL 負責企劃、角色設定、故事與每一步的挑選定稿;歌詞、演唱聲音與人物影像由 AI 工具協作生成。RYKER 為虛構角色。 This track was created by humans together with AI tools. RYKER is a fictional character. 【Lyrics 歌詞】 Five a.m., I tap a card, a beep, the bike comes loose, river path, no cars at all, flat miles, nothing to prove. I ride until the sun climbs out behind the one tall tower, the whole town still asleep, and it's all mine for an hour. Noon, an old tea shop, a kettle, no menu and no rush, the owner pours three cups before I ask, he doesn't say much: 「先喝,再說。」 Taste it first. He sells it by the tael. I leave with one small bag and take the long way to the trail. Rooftop city, low and wide. Roofs on top of roofs, and a door open wide. Somebody came late, and they let him inside. Rooftop city, low and wide. Dusk, a little mountain at the edge, stone steps straight up, twenty minutes, shirt soaked through, an old man passes, doesn't stop. At the top I'm looking for a skyline. One tower, that's it. The rest is low and grey and wide: a sea of rooftops, lit. Tin rooms built on top of roofs, a floor nobody planned, water tanks and laundry lines as far as I can stand. Somebody showed up late, and they built him one more room. I count until I lose the count. One of those is mine too. Rooftop city, low and wide. Roofs on top of roofs, and a door open wide. Somebody came late, and they let him inside. Rooftop city, low and wide. Last stop, the hot spring end of town, sulfur in the air, steam comes off the water, a bench, strangers, nobody stares. An old woman slides over, pats the wood, makes a space. Same thing the rooftops do. The whole city has that shape. Five flights up, a door, a room that's tin on every side. This morning it was just cheap rent. Tonight it's where I fit inside. A city short on ground adds rooms for whoever's next in line. I came late. They had a roof, a light left on, and now it's mine. Rooftop city, low and wide. Roofs on top of roofs, and a door open wide. Somebody came late, and they let him inside. Rooftop city, low and wide. Rooftop city, low and wide. Roofs on top of roofs, and a door open wide. I came late, and they let me inside. Rooftop city. Mine. #RYKER #EnglishRap #HipHop #MaskedRapper #AsianAmerican #TheNoNameLessRAP #TNL #AIMusic #VirtualArtist #OfficialAudio #RooftopCity #Southbound #ChillJazz #ChillHouse #Taipei YouTube →    / @thenonamelessrap