Godly the Ruler

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Godly the Ruler is a Nigeria-born, Chicago-raised musician working from curiosity and intuition to push today forward. Their work evades simple classification and easy answers, opting to work from the gut to translate their wild imagination into eclectic, electrifying territory. Since 14 years old, Godly’s pushed boundaries and decibels; from home demos to basements to stages, they’ve learned to channel the dramatic and theatrical elements of their favorites to articulate the urgency of life across identity and genre. A glance into the latter will show sonic and thematic flashes across the spectrum - hip-hop, alt-indie punk, EDM to name a few - anchoring Godly the Ruler’s world in a state of consistent unpredictability. They bend only to their whims, synthesizing and repurposing their influences in service of coping with life and liberating themself. Godly the Ruler sings (and screams) about love, war, rage, last night’s events; they take great pleasure in reveling in the extremes. Once these rebellion songs reach their fever pitch, movement becomes irresistible and deliverance imminent. Godly’s frantic world is welcome to all, but tailor-made for the outcasts of this plane, writhing in the unknown and fighting to be counted.

 
Influences: <a href="spotify:artist:7vNNmjV14SKQzlQAEg0BXP" data-name="Jean Dawson">Jean Dawson</a> , <a href="spotify:artist:5RADpgYLOuS2ZxDq7ggYYH" data-name="Death Grips">Death Grips</a> , <a href="spotify:artist:7HfUJxeVTgrvhk0eWHFzV7" data-name="underscores">underscores</a>

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Godly the Ruler (born Godwill Oke) is a Nigeria-born, Chicago-raised musician working from curiosity and intuition to push today forward. Their work evades simple classification and easy answers, opting to work from the gut to translate their wild imagination into eclectic, electrifying territory. Since 14 years old, Godly’s pushed boundaries and decibels; from home demos to basements to stages, they’ve learned to channel the dramatic and theatrical elements of their favorites to articulate the urgency of life across identity and genre. A glance into the latter will show sonic and thematic flashes across the spectrum - hip-hop, alt-indie punk, EDM to name a few - anchoring Godly the Ruler’s world in a state of consistent unpredictability. They bend only to their whims, synthesizing and repurposing their influences in service of coping with life and liberating themself. Godly the Ruler sings (and screams) about love, war, rage, last night’s events,


Saw Godly open for Genesis Owusu, and I&#39;ve had them on repeat ever since

Saw Godly open for Genesis Owusu, and I've had them on repeat ever since

This deserve more recognition. This too good

What a dope song . Ig ads with the best hook-up ever

I saw part of the video as an ad and I am so glad I did because this is an amazing song.

So powerfull, love the lurics and guitar. dude going places

Very excited to see where you go and to follow your journey 😊

glad youre putting out more great music king keep it up

i def dont wanna see u pissed off😭😭

you think i&#39;m mad ?! you don&#39;t wanna see me PISSED off !

you think i'm mad ?! you don't wanna see me PISSED off !

every time Godly does a video, you know you&#39;re getting a helluva performance.

every time Godly does a video, you know you're getting a helluva performance.

You make me fall in love with music all over again 🖤🖤🖤🖤 killer music ☠️

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Stream 'Dog Days' EP (out now): https://link.godlytheruler.com/dogdaysEP

Director/Editor/Color: Augie Voss 
Starring: Godly the Ruler, Jenny Mitchell, Bravo
Animation: Jovy Bergen, Sohrob Fatoorechie
PAS: Max Miyake, Saul Rascom Salazar

off with your head - Godly the Ruler (Official Video)

my cancellation forecast pt. VII

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Credits: 
Directed by Alec Basse and Max Moore
Production Design - Barrett Guzaldo 
Production Assistant - Joe Bordenaro
Second Unit Director - Merit Lawrenz
Second Unit Assistants - Royd Ringdahl, Hugo Pooe
Editor - Emily Tolan
Color - Alison Bloom 
BTS photographer - Alayna Hershman
Special Thanks to Treehouse Records 

Lyrics: 
Hook [godly]
You think I’m cute when I'm keeping my lips shut
You think I’m mad you don’t wanna see me pissed off 
this the kickoff 
prepare for liftoff 
you talking shit huh 
you will get hit hun 

Chorus [godly]:
alright alright alright alright 
i’m playing video games while you’re playing with your life 
alright alright alright 
wanna sleep all day wanna party all night
alright alright alright alright 
i’m playing video games while you’re playing with your life 
alright alright alright 
wanna sleep all day wanna party all night

Verse 1 [Internet girl]
Alright I see
Talk shit till you fit in
Used to have money but we know that you didn’t
Right, right, right, right, right
Make it right
Oh shit
Haven’t seen you on the charts where you been at
Everything you try to start, can’t finish

Chorus [godly]:
alright alright alright alright 
i’m playing video games while you’re playing with your life 
alright alright alright 
wanna sleep all day wanna party all night
alright alright alright alright 
i’m playing video games while you’re playing with your life 
alright alright alright 
wanna sleep all day wanna party all night
alright alright alright alright 
alright alright alright alright 
alright alright alright alright 
alright alright alright alright 

Verse 2 [godly]
I’m not your princess
i’m an asshole
you want a sweetheart
I’m a fucking psycho
walk a tightrope 
with my eyes closed
hit the pyro
not my time to die though
in the midst of sadistic addiction
the pressure, the business
the pleasure a prison 
I'm blessed with a vision
and vexed by the prism
a mess, it’s a mess,
wanna wreck like a piston
disconnected
fuck your suggestion, sir
misdirected
let’s get the messenger
hit the exit
niggas living reckless
next to pretend gets the best of a death wish

Chorus [godly]:
alright alright alright alright 
i’m playing video games while you’re playing with your life 
alright alright alright 
wanna sleep all day wanna party all night
alright alright alright alright 
alright alright alright alright 
alright alright alright alright
alright alright alright alright 

#godlytheruler #internetgirl #theworldisbig

Godly the Ruler - the world is big ft. @internetgirrrl  (Official Music Video)

Stream 'midwest' : https://orcd.co/midwest

Director - Sean Russo
Producer - Sid Mason
Production Company - Somethin’ Good
Written by - Groupthink and brightviolet 
1st AD - Nikki Ghalili 
Camera Assistant - Jacques Ketchens Jr.
Editor - Sean Russo
VFX - Josh Chung
Graphics - Jackson D. Green
Stylist - Jordan Silva
BTS Photographer - Sid Mason
Cheesehead 1 - SJ Spreng 
Cheesehead 2- Rosemary Galloway 
Farmer - Quinn Roberts
Beer Can Person - Sophia Sanders

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Lyrics: 
Hey! (hey, hey, hey),
Hey!  (hey, hey, hey),
Hey! (hey, hey, hey),  Hey! (hey, hey, hey),

Verse 1: 
I'm from the midwest, 
I’m out here with my best friends, 
I don’t get like this often, 
I’m trynna fuck you til the night ends, 
I’m nothing like your last man,
black polish on my right hand, 
look I’m never scared,
and damn sure never been frightened, 
she man-eater,  
and I’m monster, 
she a gold digger, 
well I’m a broke bitch, 
in the club like 50 cent, all my niggas tryna get rich, 
America's most wanted stealing hearts like I'm a bandit,
at home we never had shit, I grew up in the tar pits, 
put my heart inside my pen and bleed it all over guitar licks, 
you talk a lot of shit but you don’t really know what life is, 
well I could show you okay just watch this, 

Chorus:
I’m a little fucked up, 
I’ve spent four seasons shoulder this bad luck, 
I get sad i get mad but it’s all love,
Got kicked out the club gotta pick my jaw,
man this shit sucks,
i’m a little stressed out,
I’ve spent four years in this piece shit town,
it’s getting cold I guess it’s time to bring the heat out, 
niggas staring like I won’t give a beat down, 
Man this shit sucks,

Verse 2:
you only kiss me when you blacked out, 
Man what the fuck is that bout, 
I’m coming back for blood, 
I strap my boots up bring the world down,
pressure looming on me but of course i’ll never back down,
ima stand up nigga never stand down, 

I spent my whole life coming off as a wild child, 
cuz where I’m we ain’t never have a high ground (Its Chicago nigga), 
peep the motherfucking background, 
meat cleaver at your wrist I heard you searching for a handout,
Man fuck that, 

Chorus:
I’m a little fucked up, 
I’ve spent four seasons shoulder this bad luck, 
I get sad I get mad but it’s all love, 
Got kicked out the club gotta pick my jaw, 
man this shit sucks,
I’m a little stressed out, 
I’ve spent four years in this piece shit town, 
it’s getting cold I guess it’s time to bring the heat out, 
niggas staring like I won’t give a beat down, 
Man this shit sucks,

#godlytheruler #midwest

Godly the Ruler - midwest (Official Music Video)

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Stream 'Dog Days' EP (out now): https://link.godlytheruler.com/dogdaysEP

stream "D ROD" - https://linktr.ee/GodlyTheRuler
video - @alexkiander (alexkiander.com)
prod. wendigo

D ROD - Godly the Ruler

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Stream: https://unitedmasters.com/m/textmewhenyougeth0me
Director: Groupthink
Editor: Groupthink
Color/VFX: Groupthink
Producer: Ogochukwu Akamelu
DP: Nathan Wright 
Secondary Camera: Groupthink, Sam Molinaro 
GFX: Jackson Green

text me when you get home - Godly the Ruler (Official Video)

imagine me on a wall judging you

everyone in this video is so hot omg #werejustkids #shorts #alternativepop

my 2023 cancellation forecast part I

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Stream 'Dog Days' EP (out now): https://link.godlytheruler.com/dogdaysEP

GODLY THE RULER MERCH:  https://www.godlytheruler.com/shop

Director: Godly the Ruler
DP: Alex Kiander
Visual Effects: Rafael Yanez
Graphic Design: Jackson Green
Production Assistant: Riley Younger 
 
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Godly the Ruler - dog days (official video)

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Lyrics: 
I set the world on fire just to watch it burn
I put my head in a box so it wouldn’t hurt 
I’m not trying to minimize or say I had it worst 
but I can’t fall asleep at night cuz my house is cursed 
tell me did I cross the line 
well it happens all the time 
tell me did I cross your mind 
you’re running circles around mine 
open up 

I’m sorry for the path that I’ve chosen 
go MIA so it all goes to past 
call in five years when you heal your emotions
call and I’ll answer 
call and I’ll answer 

Can we talk face-to-face and stop fooling around 
Is it falling apart 

Can we talk face-to-face and stop fooling around 
Is it falling apart 

I’m sorry for the path that I’ve chosen 
go MIA so it all goes to past 
call in five years when you heal your emotions
call and I’ll answer 
call and I’ll answer 

I’m sorry for the path that I’ve chosen 
go MIA so it all goes to past 
call in five years when you heal your emotions
call and I’ll answer 
call and I’ll answer

Godly the Ruler, @Brevin_Kim, SAIAH - call and i’ll answer (official lyric video)

my 2023 cancellation forecast pt. XII

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Lyrics:

Chorus:
I watch you fall and scream and bleed 
guess you’re not as big and bad as you seem 
you’re losing your head showing your seams 
who would’ve guessed, you’re really not mean 
I watch you fall and scream and bleed 
guess you’re not as big and bad as you seem 
you’re losing your head showing your seams 
who would’ve guessed, you’re really not mean 

Verse:
I thought I’d never see the day the walls came caving in
I thought i’d never get to hear you claiming all your sins 
and now you're filled with shame 
pride was only the second sun 
the first was talking all that shit 
honey, you’ll never win 
your life is fucking over 
there ain’t no coming back 
I mean you're fucking canceled 
I mean I’m done with that 
I mean like get a clue 
I mean like who are you 
I mean I’m coming for revenge, I’m on the hunt for you

Chorus:
I watch you fall and scream and bleed 
guess you’re not as big and bad as you seem 
you’re losing your head showing your seams 
who would’ve guessed, you’re really not mean 
I watch you fall and scream and bleed 
guess you’re not as big and bad as you seem 
you’re losing your head showing your seams 
who would’ve guessed, you’re really not mean 

Outro:
I watch you fall and scream and bleed 
guess you’re not as big and bad as you seem 
you’re losing your head showing your seams 
who would’ve guessed, you’re really not mean

Godly the Ruler, @BillyLemoss - revenge (Official Lyric Video)

'KIDS' Music Video - Coming on Jan 6th

Stream my sweet caroline: https://symphony.to/godly-the-ruler/my-sweet-caroline-clean

Staring Godly The Ruler & Caroline Aparicio 
Director: Sean Russo 
Producer/AD: Stefan “Sid Mason” Stojanovic 

Sam Monendo as Struggling PA 
SJ Spreng as Frustrated Photo Assistant 


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Lyrics:
good morning my lover, 
what’s did you eat this morning, 
did you sleep okay,
my only friend inside this world, 
i won’t pretend, 
or try to find another way,
and i,
feel it coming on, again, 

Chorus:
my sweet Caroline,
You know I would die for you,
I’d lose my life for you,
No I won’t deny the truth again,
Im going mad,
Okay i cleaned my room for you,
Do anything for you,
knock down your walls, 
i’m coming home,

Verse 1:
i’ll cut a hole between your breast,
make my new home inside your chest,
i feel it coming on again,
carve your name on my skeleton,
if i leave my bed i just might die,
insert the needle in my eye,
you harden up and calcify,
crawl out my shell,

Chorus: 
my sweet Caroline,
You know I would die for you,
I’d lose my life for you,
No I won’t deny the truth again,
Im going mad,
Okay i cleaned my room for you,
Do anything for you,
knock down your walls, 
i’m coming home,

Verse 2:
my sweet caroline,
i was always all for you,
i’d do it all for you,
i dropped the ball on you, it’s true,
and you wonder why, 
why i would die for you,
get crucified for you,
won’t find another quite like,

Chorus: 
my sweet Caroline,
You know I would die for you,
I’d lose my life for you,
No I won’t deny the truth again,
Im going mad,
Okay i cleaned my room for you,
Do anything for you,
knock down your walls, 
i’m coming home,
i feel it coming on again 
tattoo your name on my skeleton 
carve your name into my skeleton 
lather my skin in nova and

#carolinericke

Godly the Ruler - my sweet caroline ft.  @carolinericke  (official music video)

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Lyrics: 

i’m so dramatic, 
some nights you don’t call me up, 
and i start to panic, 
feels like i lost all your love, 
where did you stash it, 
under the bed, 
beside the bones, 
of the last has been, 
that tried to turn me on, 

Verse [godly]:
sometimes i get kinda manic, 
i’m was hoping you could understand, 
i slip and trip off the wagon, 
reach up and grab on your hand, 
and i’m holding on tight, 
to something i can not understand, 
i can’t do a thing right, 
but i still give it all that i can, 
it’s true,
i get so confused, 
what’s new, 
i don’t want to lose, 
it’s you, 
i will always choose, 

Hook: 

i’m so dramatic, 
some nights you don’t call me up, 
and i start to panic, 
feels like i lost all your love, 
where did you stash it, 
under the bed, 
beside the bones, 
of the last has been, 
that tried to turn me on,

Aldrch:

don’t really wanna talk about it with you
so go
it’s just a little much for me when you tell me
everything that you perceive
yea it goes over and over again
(over and over and over)
i’m so dramatic
i feel the static closing in
and it’s so traumatic
i’m holding onto razor thin
strings in the attic
it’s acrobatic
the way you pull me in
under your skin
bow

Hook: 

i’m so dramatic, 
some nights you don’t call me up, 
and i start to panic, 
feels like i lost all your love, 
where did you stash it, 
under the bed, 
beside the bones, 
of the last has been, 
that tried to turn me on,

Godly the Ruler, aldrch - melodramatic (official visualizer)

your fav trio is back! we’ve been sitting on this one for quite some time but “razrblade” with @brevinkim is out next wednesday

this is razrblade. out next week.

“deadman” out on november 15th
presave: https://symphony.to/godly-the-ruler/deadman

this is the last godly the ruler track (of the year) // worked on it with some of my favorite people, we hope you enjoy xx

someone call 911. I see a deadman

“deadman” out on november 15th

my life will never be the same 🔪🔪🔪

My tour recap from October with @GenesisOwusuOfficial

scenes from my debut headline show in Chicago

Stream new Godly the Ruler EP - the world is big, get over it: https://orcd.co/getoverit

Directed by Noah Keckler 
Production Company: Mailbox
AD: Evan Showalter
MUA: Mia Arroyo
Talent: Sandon Sylva 
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Lyrics:
blood and guts 
bruised ribs 
black eye 
ripped shirt 
woke up on the wrong side of town
wrong side of town
 
Chorus[godly]:
life’s a fucking bitch and I be worried sick about the little shit that doesn’t even matter I’m just trynna turn it around
turn it around
life’s a fucking bitch and I be worried sick about the little shit that doesn’t even matter I’m just trynna turn it around
turn it around

Verse[godly]:
migraines two pills and I’m okay 
american express cocaine and I’m coping 
no sleep, late nights I was hoping 
when I said I’d kill you I was only half joking 
yeah, now there’s blood on my t-shirt 
momma said if you don’t put in work then it won’t work 
feel asleep on a cloud, woke up in the dirt 
hit me with your best shot make sure it hurts 
nosebleed, cracked jaw, no sleep, withdrawal 
pick my face off the ground 
tryna turn it around

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