CHORUS: FEELIN’ MY FIRE OH MY FIRE FEELING MY, FEELING MY, FEELING MY, FEELING MY BADGE OF LIFE V1. IMAGINE LIVIN’ LONELY DAYS IN THESE STREETS FEELIN’ LIKE DALE COOPER STUCK IN TWIN PEAKS YOU WONDER WHY, WONDER HOW, AND WONDER WHEN MAN THE WIND IS GONNA SHIFT DIRECTION AND BEGIN AGAIN NUCLEAR FALL OUT EXPLOSION EXPOSURE MIND OVER WRAUGHT YOUTUBE TWEEDLE POP TRY TO DENY AND LOOK AWAY BUT CAN’T STOP INSANITY A.D.D. OVERLOAD BRAIN ROT CHORUS V2. THESE AIN’T THE LAST DAYS AND RHYMES OF GREAT MUSIC AUTO-TUNE’S IS IN EFFECT AND MOST ABUSE IT BUT TOO MANY A Y’ALL HAS GOTTEN USED TO HIDIN’ ONLINE SAYIN’ SHIT AND NEVER DOIN’ NOTHIN’! A BIG NOTHIN’! HUFFIN’ N’ PUFFIN’ AND LEAVIN’ COMMENTS UNCIVILIZED TIME WASTIN’, FALLING FOR THE OKE DOKE SOCIAL MEDIA STATUS OF VIRTUAL FRIENDSHIPS CHORUS

V1. BLAST PAST FICTION REMOVE YOUR SHIELD WE WANNA DO WHAT’S RIGHT AND WHAT’S REAL WE WANNA FEEL GOOD AND KNOW THE DEAL NOT COMMODIFY WHO WE ARE AND STEAL LIFE FROM OTHER GUYS IN THE GUISE OF WAR ALL AROUND THE WORLD WHAT WE FIGHTIN’ FOR IS FREEDOM OF THIS AND FREEDOM OF THAT SOME AIN’T GOT THE RIGHTS OF A COMMON HOUSE CAT AND I’M WOND’RIN’ WHEN THE WIND GON’ CHANGE RADIATION GON’ MAKE ME STRANGE I DON’T WANNA GIVE UP MY LIFE IN VAIN KEEP PROTECTIN’ THESE LAST DAY’S CHORUS YOU DON’T HAVE TO LIVE TWICE TO KNOW WHAT’S RIGHT LOOK AROUND YOURSELF YOU’RE IN PARADISE EVEN WHEN IT’S NOT RIGHT TAKE A BREATH AND FIGHT YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE HERE IN PARADISE V2. I’M IN LOVE WITH THE ART OF RAPPIN’ BEFORE CORPORATIONS GAT’IT STREET CORNERS ALIVE AND CLAPPIN’ UNIVERSAL MAGNETIC BLASTIN’ NOSTALGIC LIKE MY OLD MAN TALKIN’ ‘BOUT WHAT WAS WON’T BE AGAIN WE ACTUALLY HAD CONVERSATIONS NOW-A-DAYS IT’S JUST SEND ME A TEXT MANG PROLONG IS PROGRESS PAST TENSE POLUTe THE CAUSE of EXTINCTION COLONIZE ON THE MOON AND AFTER THEN WE GOTTA TAKE MARS WHA’z HAPPENIN’ IN THE VACUUM A SPACE I’M ASKIN’ WHY THE WORLD TURNED COLD LIKE ALASKIN’? BUT I KNOW THE ANSWERS ARE FOUND WITHIN IF WE HAD THE CHANCE WOULD WE DO IT AGAIN? PRE- CHORUS: THEN I ASK MYSELF WHAT’S GOING ON? WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? WHAT DID I DO WRONG? AS I LOOK WITHIN FOR SALVATION FROM YOU AND I LOOK AT MY LIFE WITH NO REGRET I FORGIVE MYSELF FOR WHAT I HADN’T YET AND EYES FACE FRONT ‘CAUSE I’M READY FOR YOU CHORUS V3. I DON’T WANNA BE THE ONLY ONE LEFT STANDING WAITING FOR, SOMETHING GOOD TO COME INTO MY WORLD I WANNA BE FREE AND HAPPY LIKE EVERYONE AROUND ME I WANNA LIVE LIKE ALL THE OTHER BOYS AND GIRLS PRE- CHORUS CHORUS

DRASTIC (YEAH) YO, WHY IT GOT TO, GOT TO, GOT TO BE LIKE THIS (OOH OOH) PUMP PUMP PUMP PUMP IT UP (WHAT?) X4 V1. CATCH YOU ON THE UPSWING, WILLING TO ROCK SEE YOU ALL IN THE SKY WITH A BEAUTIFUL PLOT I DON’T CARE IF YOU THINKIN’ YOU’RE READY OR NOT ‘CAUSE RIGHT HERE WE ABOUT TO DROP, YEAH WHETHER YOU’RE B-BOY, GOTH, PUNK, OR VAMPIRE FAT GIRL, NERD CREEP, LONER, STAR, STRAIGHT A STUDENT IN NEED OF INTERVENTION FUTURE’S SO BRIGHT, YOU’VE GOT TO WEAR SHADES THIS IS HOW THE STORY GOES, THIS IS HOW THE STORY GOES CHORUS: ONCE UPON A TIME MY LIFE WAS MINE ONCE UPON A TIME I HAD MY SAY ONCE EVERYTHING WAS GONNA BE FINE BUT THAT WAS YESTERDAY WHAT’S HAPPENED TO YESTERDAY? TOMORROW’S SO FAR AWAY AND V2. I DON’T WANOO DIE ALL ALONE IN MY ROOM LIKE YOU KNOW WHO BABY WITHOUT YOU OH YOU’RE LOVE TO GUIDE ME THROUGH, THESE TURBULENT TIMES SO TURBELENT I , I , I , I , I’M ABOUT TO LOSE MY MIND WITHOUT YOU (THIS IS HOW THE STORY GOES, ITS HOW THE STORY GOES X2) WITHOUT YOU – OO-OO- OH! CHORUS HELLO YESTA-YESTA-YESTERDAY YOU WERE SO FINE TIL YOU RAN AWAY WILL YOU EVER COME BACK TO MY LIFE I DON’T KNOW IF I CAN COPE WITHOUT YOU I JUST NEED YOU AROUND SORRY GUY’S EYES TO THE SKIES STARIN’ FEELIN DOWN I’M LOSING MY MIND, (YEAH) I KNOW I’M SUPPOSED TO BE THE STRONG ONE BUT I’M NOT STRUGGLE IN MY HEART GOT MY BLUE BLOOD RED HOT HOW PATHETIC HUH? SITTING HERE TRYING TO BE ALL POETIC LOVE, COME BACK WHAT HAPPENED TO, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU, WHAT HAPPENED TO BUT THAT WAS YESTERDAY WHAT HAP- WHAT HAPPENED TO – OH! OHHH WHAT HAPPENED YEAH! WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU BUT THAT WAS YESTERDAY CHORUS

C’MON, ONE MORE CHORUS: I DON’T WANNA, I DON’T WANNA FIGHT NO MORE WHY CAN’T WE BE LIKE WE WERE BEFORE (X2) MEGATON BOMB DROP, YOU WANT MORE WHY CAN’T WE BE LIKE WE WERE BEFORE SUN EXTINGUISH THE EARTH NO MORE WHY CAN’T WE BE V1 HA, YOU’RE SO DRAMATIC, OH SO DRAMATIC I THINK YOU’RE IN THE HABIT OF – BEING DRAMATIC I LOVE YOU BUT DAMMIT, YOU ALWAYS IN A PANIC AND I CAN’T STAND IT, UH I CAN’T STAND IT WE USED TO RUN THIS TOWN BABY ME AND YOU HAND IN HAND NOW ALL WE DO IS ARGUE AND I CAN’T UNDERSTAND CHORUS V2 I USED TO WALK AROUND LIKE ACAPELLA YOU BECAME THE HARMONY TO MAKE THIS FELLA A COMPLETE BEING, WITH NO MORE DRAMA WE WAS GONNA RUN THE WORLD LIKE THE OBAMAS BUT SINCE THE LATE, IT AINT BEEN THAT GREAT WE FIGHTIN, N’ BITIN LIKE MIKE TYSON IN AN EARTHQUAKE DAMN! I WANNA APOLOGIZE FOR THE LOOK UP IN YOUR EYES, TELL ME THAT I’M STRAIGHT DESPISED A MESSAGE TO THE WISE GIRL, DON’T BE FOOLISH YOU’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LIKE ME NO PLACE, NO AID, NO RACE, FACEBOOK, MYSPACE, TWITTER, IT’S ALL A WASTE, BABY – LET’S STOP FIGHTIN! CHORUS

V1 SWEET SHITE, NOT THE TYPE OF HYPOCRITE NOT TO LIVE THE WORDS I WRITE THAT I SIT BACK AND RECITE RETROSPECTIVELY AT NIGHT MEDITATE TO BREACH THE LIGHT AND WAS SPEAKING OF THE LIGHT MENTALLY I GRIP MY SWORD AND TAKE FLIGHT MENTALLY MY SWORD’S MY MIC SPIT MY HEART THROUGH THIS DEVICE IT CAN WEAR YOU DOWN LIKE WATER ONLY IF YOU SAY IT TWICE IT CAN WEAR YOU DOWN LIKE WATER DUE TO MIGHTY STONE PRESSURIZED BREAKING BONES, CUTTING THROUGH YOUR PLATED DOMES SPILLING IN CREATIVE TONES ONLY IN A CERTAIN TONE I THINK YOU BETTA PICK IT UP IT SOUNDED LIKE A CELL PHONE CHORUS: MY MIND IS WORKING ON A CERTAIN SITUATION AT A CERTAIN SITUATION, GOT ME WAITING AND I FEEL I’M FADING REAL FAST (X4) V2 SOMETIMES I FEEL THAT I’M PHATT, BUT I’M REAL CONTENT WITH IT PEOPLE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THAT ‘CAUSE THEY’RE DYING TO BE THIN DIET THROUGH DELUTED MINDS MOUNTAINS YOU REFUSED TO CLIMB I LEAP OVER LIKE A CANDLE MADE OF THE SURREAL SUBLIME PHYSICAL PIMP ALONE MENTALLY YOU’RE JUST A HOE EVEN THE WAY YOU ASK TO GET IN CIRCLES YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW NOBODY TOLD YOU, YOU WAS FINE THAT CRACKED YOUR SELF ESTEEM NOW YOU CHASING ANYBODY WHO BE HOLDING OUT A DREAM SO IT SEEMS, YOU AND ME VIEW THE WORLD FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES I’M A TIGER RUNNING FREE YOU JUST A CAT, GETTING STRANGLED MAN-HANDLED AND MANGLED BY THE MACHINE THAT COLD WRANGLED YOU THOUGHT TO BE UNBREAKABLE BUT PROVED YOU WASN’T SHATTERPROOF CHORUS V3 NOW THAT 2000’S HAVE PASSED PEOPLE SEEMED TO BE RELAXED SETTLED IN THE NEW MILLENIUM NOW FOCUSED ON THE PAST FUTURE MINDS MADE OF GLASS (IS IT THAT GOOD?) I ASKED EVERYONE ENGOLFED IN WHAT THEIR DOIN’ SEEMS TO ANSWER YES NOW I’M FEELING OUTTA PLACE NOT SPECIFICALLY IN DANGER THOUGH THESE PEOPLE SEEM STRANGE EVEN THOUGH I’M NOT A STRANGER TO RECONFIGURE MINDSETS LIKE NOKIA HANDSETS 500 CHANNELS STILL WITH NOTHING GOOD TO PUT ON? MY MEDITATIVE MASKS SO MY MENTAL TAKES A BATH 3 TONY’S TOLD ME IT WOULD FEEL GOOD NO NEED TO ASK IN FACT, STRESS VACATES MY HEAD THROUGH THE TOUCH OF THE DOUBLE DUTCH YOU KNOW WHY? SOMETIMES I WORK WAY TOO MUCH CHORUS V4 I AM THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE I ROCK A TUNE THAT HURTS I TURN THE STARS TO BURST FAKE EMCEE’S MUST FACE A HURST OF COURSE I MAKE IT WORSE CHASING YOU AFTER DEATH AND KICKING ANOTHER VERSE THEN I DISPERSE BACK INTO THE ATMOSPHERE TO NOWHERE YOU BUST SHIT, I DON’T CARE NEW EMPIRE’S RIGHT HERE SET YOUR SIGHTS RIGHT THERE DON’T DARE, TO COMPARE US TO THE REST ONLY TO THE BEST IN YOUR METROPOLIS WE KILL YOUR POPULIS, I’M POPULAR ROCKING THIS IS AS EASY AS A SUNDAY MORNING TRYST YOU FACE THE BLACK FIST I’M VICIOUS, TREAT THE DIRTY BEE LIKE FOOD IT’S SO DELICIOUS ROCK ROCK, THE ILLEST FREESTYLES I’M SO CAPRICIOUS I NEVER MEANT TO FUCK YOU UP CUZ I’M NOT MALICIOUS GIVING ME FUNNY LOOKS TO FUNNY HOOKS YOU’RE SO SUSPICIOUS STILL YOU DON’T GET THIS CAN I GET A WITNESS ROC, THE PREVEYOR OF LYRICAL FITNESS IN THE NEW MILLENIUM I’M RIPPIN’ SUCKAS WITH THE QUICKNESS CHORUS

CHORUS PHRUSTRATION IS IN WAITING PHRUSTRATION IS HERE PHRUSTRATATION TRIED MY PATEINCE PHRUSTRATIONS IN THE AIR (X2) 2ND CHORUS I ASKED YOU WHAT YOU WANTED, YOU TRIED TO PASS THE BUCK AND PLAY ON MY EMOTIONS I DON’T GIVE A FUCK YOU SITTING THERE IN SULKING YOU CAN SUCK IT UP ‘CAUSE I AIN’T GOT NO TIME FOR THIS WE ARE BOTH ADULTS V1 IS THIS ME, TALKING TO ME? THE MAN IN THE MIRROR IS ALL I SEE THE MAN IN THE MIRROR NEEDS CLARITY JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HELP, SOME CHARITY BUT IT’S A RARITY COMING NEXT TO ME AND SELF PITY SLOWS MY DESTINY SO I WRESTLE WITH MY DEVIL AND MENTALITY IN THE WORST OF TIMES I FIND THE BEST OF ME AND THE BEST OF ME, NOW WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS NUTTIN BUT THE PASSIVE AGGRESSIVENESS GOTTA NIGGA GROWN NIGGA ACTING LIKE A BITCH ABOUT TO SWITCH, REACT AND RESPOND TO THIS CHORUS 3RD CHORUS YOU TRIED TO BLOCK MY PROGRESS BUT IS THAT YOUR FAULT? SOME PEOPLE SAY IT ISN’T ‘CAUSE YOU’RE FULL OF SALT BUT WHATS WITH THESE EXCUSES SORRY I’M NOT SOLD ‘CAUSE I ACCEPT YOU HOW YOU IS ASSHOLE V2 OH SHH, YOU AINT LEGIT TRUTH IS A TOOL AND I’M USING IT HARD LIVING IMA DO PAYING DUES IN IT STAY AWAY FROM THE BOOZE AND THE CIGARETTES REFUSED TO GET DEPRESSED AND A FEW REGRETS WHEN I’M BY MY LONESOME AND RECOLLECT I RECONNECT WITH EVERYTHING, FEELING DIP FLIP FACE UP, MIGHT RUN UP MY WRIST COME IN A TWIST, IN NEVER WANT ANY ABYSS SON OF A BITCH, CURSED IN A SHITTY PIT TRYNA MAKE A CLEAN LIVIN’ IN YOUR NASTINESS ABUSIN IT, SO WATCH NIGGAS LOSING IT TO CHORUS V3 I’M NEVER REALLY MOTIVATED BY THE PLACE AND SITUATATED SATURATED BY THESE OVERATED PEOPLE PERPETRATIN FOR MY OWN BEING, WAITING DOUBLE DUTCH COMPENSATION NEVER HAVING CONVERSATION, NOW I SEEK ELEVATION DEEP BREATH IMITATION (HAA HAA) THERE YOU GO READY FOR THE NEXT BLAST, NEXT STAGE, NEXT SHOW THAT’S WHAT I’M LIVING FOR, IF YOU DIDN’T NOW YOU KNOW YOU SHOULD FIND A HOBBY YO AND CHASE IT TILL YOU GET IT ‘CAUSE YOU COULD LIVE IN OUTERSPACE TO AVOID THE HUMAN RACE BUT WE MOVE AT SUCH A PACE THIS WOULD SOON CATCH UP TO YOU THIS IS WHAT YOU WANNA DO LIVE YOUR DREAMS AND MAKE THEM TRULY YOURS SO YOU CAN PAUSE, REWIND, AND OWN YOUR TIME CHORUS

CHORUS STOP STEADY IN THE GROOVE LET YOUR BODY PROCESS THROUGH WHAT’S BEING GOING ON TO YOU WHAT’S BEING GOING ON TO YOU V1 I LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINKING MAN CUZ I’M REALLY NOT HIP TO YOUR PART OF THE PLAN SEE I GOT A REALLY SHORT ATTENTION SPAN CUZ UHH….. FORGOT WHAT I WAS SAYING (WHAT’S BEEN GOING ON) OH YEAH, THAT’S RIGHT WOULD IT BE COOL IF YOU SWUNG BY AND GRABBED ME TONIGHT SEE I’D BE HOME IN TIME TO CATCH A SHOWER AND DINE BUT I WONT CATCH A TRAIN UNTIL A HALF PAST NINE NOW TO MAKE ME LATE, THAT AINT VIP DAMN I’M ALWAYS GETTING STUCK ON SOME CPT ON SOME CPT, MAN THAT APC YEAH I WONDER IF THE WORLD’S REALLY READY FOR ME CHORUS V2 YOU WANNA PARTY AND BULLSHIT BEFORE WE DIE SO WE GOTTA MEET EARLY TO GET HIGH SOME PEOPLE NEED TO GET HIGH JUST TO GET BY OR EVEN GET WET, I PREFER TO STAY DRY I STAND BACK SOMETIMES, LIKE A SPECTATOR STAND BACK AND SHAKE MY HEAD AT A PLAYA HATA AND THEN I JUMP IN, BOTH FEET PUMPIN READY TO GET ON DOWN LIKE SO-DA THEN I USE THE FORCE OF MY NEIGHBOR SO YOU CAN CALL ME LUKE SKYWALK, CAN WE TALK? ABOUT THE RESTLESNESS AND INJUSTICE MAKING Y’ALL FEEL DEPRESSED, YO BUST THIS! CHORUS BRIDGE I KNOW ALL ABOUT YOU, YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT ME WHEN I’M IN THE PROCESS, OF THE POWERHOUSE BE (X2) IMPECCABLE INCREDIBLE, I FEEL MY KIND GOING THROUGH THE INDELLIBLE CH-CH-CHANGES OF LIFE, I WONDER IF I MIGHT JUST ASK YOU ARE YOU REALLY READY FOR THE FUTURE? WILL IT REALLY SUIT YA? BLACK, BROWN, RED, YELLOW, WHITE NO LONGER IN STRIPES, YEAH RIGHT HOW YOU GON’ LIVE YOUR LIFE, YO HOW YOU WANNA LIVE YOUR LIFE, IMPECCABLE? CHORUS ALL WE SEEK IS LIBERATION, BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY AND THAT’S WHY WE SAY TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF Y’ALL WELCOME TO NUFUNKTONIA! YOU HAVE THE POWER IN THIS HOUSE SO TO THOSE CONCERNED WITH WHO’s FUNK POSSESS MOST IMPECCABLE PROCESS, HEY, SHUT UP AND DANCE

V1 IM THE BIG MAN THAT THEY CALL PHATT ROC IM THE BADDEST BROTHER CHOPPIN OFF YA BLOCK IM THE PHATTEST DUDE, KEEPING’S CIPHERS HOT IM THE OLDEST NIGGA FLOWING WHAT I GOT I GUESS COMES NATURAL FROM BACK IN THE DAY TRUTH IS I WAS JUST BORN THAT WAY I GUESS POPP’S WAS RIGHT WHEN HE USED TO SAY IF YA GIVING UP THEN YOU RUNNING AWAY SO NOW I DEDICATED MY LIFE TO THE CAUSE MAKING YOU SWEAT, TILL IT WETS YOUR DRAWERS SO NOW KEEP IT GOING, NO TIME TO PAUSE STOP ONLY WHEN I GET THE STANDING APPLAUSE CHORUS: GITTUP E’RBODY, GITTUP E’RBODY, GITTUP E’RBODY GITTUP (X3) GITTUP E’RBODY TO THE FUNKY SOUND SWEAT ALL NIGHT LONG FEET STOMP THE GROUND V2 REMEMBER BACK WHEN WE USED TO WATCH THE SMURFS REMEMBER HAVING NO INTERNET TO SURF REMEMBER COMING HOME, MOM’S STILL AT WORK REMEMBER WATCHING MY LITTLER BROTHER EVEN THOUGH HE’S A JERK REMEMBER HIGH TOP FADES, AND LL COOL J USED TO RAP TO THE GIRLS FROM AROUND THE WAY A-TEAM, MR. T, USED TO PLAY B.A BADDEST NIGGA ALIVE BEAT UP ROCKAY REMEMBER GI JOE, THUNDERCATS, AND TRANSFORMERS WRISTBANDS, HEADBANDS, AND LEGWARMERS REMEMBER FIRST CHANCE AT YOUR FIRST SCHOOL DANCE MICHAEL JACKSON WAS THE MAN WHO WOULD SET OFF THE JAM CHORUS V3 COMING SOON BACK VIRTUAL, REALITY LITERALLY GETTING SEVENTEEN CLONES OF ME COMING SOON FAKE TITTIES WONT COST A FEE, OHIP WILL COVER COSMETIC SURGERY COMING SOON A.I. COMPUTERS WILL TALK A.I. COMPUTERS WILL WALK A.I. COMPUTERS WILL BALK ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GONNA REVOLT COMING SOON BIG PIMPIN’ GONNA BE SO PLAYED PARTY’S ON THE GROUND GONNA REPLACE THE RAVES COMING SOON NO DOPE’S GONNA FUCK YOU UP LIKE THE MUSIC THAT’LL MAKE OUT OF LOVE CHORUS

INTRO: YOU MANIAC, YOU BLEW IT UP! NOOOOO CHORUS MAKE LOVE NOT WAR, MAKE LOVE NOT WAR MAKE LOVE NOT WAR, MAKE LOVE NOT WAR THE LESS YOUR HEART BEATS, YOU’LL FIND SOME RELEASE IN EVERYTHING YOU DO (X2) V1 STRANGERS IN MY VICINITY SPEND ALL THEIR TIME JUST WATCHING ME I COULD BE AFRAID, BUT NO, I WON’T (T-MINUS 10 COUNTING) UNTIL THE LIGHTS GO LOW (I DON’T THINK THERE’S ANYBODY LEFT OUT HERE) I REALIZE I’M ALL ALONE (WE’VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR WEEKS) AND I LOOK AROUND (NOBODY SURVIVED) AND IT CREEPS INTO MY HEART (10..9..8..7..6…) OH! CHORUS V2 ONLINE HEADLINES READ THE DEAD RHYMES SIGN OF THE TIMES AS THE TEMPERATURE CLIMBS THE RICH GET RICHER, THEY’RE NOT INCLINED TO SHARE THAT WEALTH WITH THE POPULATION YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, HOPELESS AND DESPERATE FEEL AGITATION, DON’T GIVE A FUCK DROP ALL PRETENSE, HEATERS AND SWORDS EMPTY THE BATTLEFIELDS OF GLOBAL WAR HOLDS (STOP KILLING) LIKE PREVIOUS GENERATIONS (STAY TRUE) THEY COME HOME AND BUILD NATIONS (BUT YOU CONTINUE) NO FLUCTUATIONS (DESTORYING) CURRENTLY THEY’RE ON VACATION (OVERPOPULATION) THE BOOM OFF BABY MAKING (NOT HEAT) STILL GETTING COOKED LIKE BACON (BACON, BACON, BACON, BACON) 5..4..3..2.. CHORUS

INTRO: If you come across the border and your skills get tookin’ Walk with a gal and she ain’t good lookin’ Put it in the pot, but your food ain’t cookin’ We’re from T-Dot not from Brooklyn V1. YO I'MO TELL YA LATER ON IN DA SHOW DA NAME IS SIMPLY PHATT ROC HOW I CAME TO FLOW (IS LIKE) DE-CONSTRUCTING WHAT YOU'VE BEEN TAUGHT TURN SHEEP TO WOLVES SELL BACK WHAT YOU BOUGHT QUICK TO OPEN UP YO VAST PHASTRAIN IMPULSES THAT MOVE FROM YA BODY TO YA BRAIN LIKE UH! YEAH, Y'ALL STARTED TO JUMP AND DIS IS JUST DA BEGINNIN' WE AIN'T STARTED TO WHAT? BUMP MMHM NOW YOU'VE BEEN CAUGHT IN DA LIVE FUNK YOU FOUGHT DAT'S DA FUNK I BROUGHT WHAT GOES UP IS DA PASSION FOR DA MUSIC DON'T SHOOT TO TOUCH DAT DIAL USE IT COMMON SENSE LEFT IGNORANCE BENT COM-BAT TIRED ASSED PLAYED OPINIONS SO FRIEND YOU CAN LEAD VERY MANY MEN THEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT CROUCH THE SPRING UP TIGA STYLE WHETHER ONE-MAN VERSE'S THE WORLD YO FIGHT-ING OPPRESSION AND THE STATUS QUO AT-TACK THE SYSTEM REROUTE DA CAUSE PHASTRAIN COMMIN' AIN'T NO TIME TO PAUSE TEMPO WILL PICK UP DON'T GET LOST RESIST DA RESISTANCE GREY MATTA FOG PHAST-RAIN COMMIN' NO TIME TO PAUSE CLA-CLACK THE REVOLUTION DROWNS OUT THE NA-O-OISE YOU'LL GET TURNED OUT NO DOUBT AND GET SMACKED FROM DA BACK BUT IF YOU GET UP YOU MIGHT JUST BE A-BLE TO CHANGE DA TRACK IT'S NOT EASY OUT THERE THEY DON'T SEE WHERE YOU AT BUT DON'T YOU GIVE UP YOU MIGHT JUST BE A-BLE TO GET IT WHAT? V2. YOU KNOW IT'S LIKE THE CRAZIER THE WORLD THE MORE I WANT TO LIVE IN IT ROC-DOPELI BABY STAY INFINITE MOVE ON COMMUNICATION STRICTLY ULTRASONIC STOP MY DAT TAPE STEP TO DA QUADRAPHONIC PANIC I START SCREAMIN' LIKE ONYX KILL HYSTERIONICS SLOW MO' BIONICS I'M CHILL LIKE A TONIC MY FREESTYLE CHRONIC YOU CAN GET ON IT I KNOW DAT YOU WANT IT CEASE FOR A SECOND ---- I JUMP BACK IN - TWO FEET - NO BELLYFLOPPIN' HEADS ASK ME IF I'M STILL HIP HOPPIN' BRING THE B-BOYS I KEEP 'EM POPPIN' AND LOCKIN' ALL TO THE GROOVE'S DOUBLE J BE DROPPIN' FLIP DAT, FLIP DAT SOME FOOL IN THE BACK DARED TO CALL ME WACK FUCK THAT KHATT HE AIN'T AT WHERE I'M AT HATE AND JEALOUSY TO A BROTHER LIKE ME IS AS USELESS AS LOCKS THAT DON'T HAVE A KEY YOU’RE SO PETTY CHORUS: WE CAN GET DOWN OR WE COULD FIGHT WE COULD POP SHIT OR WE COULD ROCK DA MIC I'D RATHER ROCK THE MIC BUT IF YOU POP SH*T AND FIGHT LET'S DO THIS WE GETTIN' DOWN TONIGHT V3. NOW HEADS POP SH*T TO ME ALL THE TIME LOOK ME IN THE EYE AND SAY I JUST WANNA RHYME SAY THEY SHIT'S SO DOPE IT'LL BLOW MY MIND I SAY GWON CATCH WRECK KID I'M MET BY A WRETCHED FLOW - SO I CAME TO BESTOW MORE BOOM BAP LESS UH OH UH OH THERE YA GO ON WIT DA SHOW OF A SEASONED PRO NOT A SNEEZE-ON HOE WHO AIN'T NEEDIN' MO' LYRIC-AL GUSTO YO - I FLOW LIKE A BANDITO AND MY RHYMES WAS AMMO MIC PISTALERO KNOW DA LEDGE COMMANDO ON THE OTHER HAND THOUGH STAYED OLD SCHOOL LIKE PUMAS OR KANGOLS THEN CHANGE THE ORDER I PLAY WATER PLUS THE FIRE TO YOUR CANDLE WAX VANDAL MAKES ME TOO HOT TO HOLD CONSUMED AS THE PLATE TOOK SHAPE IN THE MOULD NOW IT'S ROC ROC BABY TOO COLD - TOO COLD TOO COLD CHORUS V4. I HAVE - INNER MIND VISIONS THAT PSYCH OUT REMEMBER THE TIME YOU COULD FEEL ME PULL MY MIC OUT I PITCH HIT THE RHYTHM SO MY MAN WOULDN'T STRIKE OUT ECLIPSE THE SUN SOON TO BE LIGHTS OUT YO MEN OF VISION WE TAKE A STRONG POSITION EMBARK UPON A MISSION WIT NO AMMUNITION TAKE ALL PRECONDITIONS CLOSE YO EYES AND LISTEN TO MY SUPPOSITION DEVOID OF ANY AND ALL SUPERSTITIONS ---- I ROLL WIT THE LIVEST CREW COMMIN' LIVE ATCHU MIC CHECK 1, 2 ISN'T ALL WE DO WHEN IT COMES TO THE MUSIC DAMN WE ROCK A JAM LIKE HEADS WHO CAN'T CHOOSE TO REFUSE IT OR REFUTE THEY ASS GET'S DA BOOT TURN AROUND AND SHOOT IT'S LIKE A BLAST FROM A FLUTE NOT DA KICK AND THE SNARE DUTTY ROC'LL TAKE YOU THERE SEE FOLLOW ME MON AMIE

V1. I’M SITTING HERE IN DUBLIN’S CORNER NOT A MAN IS GONNA HELP ME NOW I’M SITTING HERE IN DUBLIN’S CORNER WITH A HEINICAN I MADE A VOW (YEAH) I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW THAT I SHOULD PROBABLY NOT STAY, NOT STAY, NOT STAY AND I SHOULD GET UP AND JUST, WALK AWAY BUT I CAN’T – IT’S HITTIN’ MY HEAD YEAH V2. I’M SITTING HERE IN DUBLIN’S CORNER AND MY HEAD IS ROUND AND ROUND (OH) I’M SITTING HERE IN DUBLIN’S CORNER AND I DON’T THINK I CAN MAKE A SOUND I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW THAT I SHOULD GET UP AND JUST WALK, AWAY BUT I CAN’T – I’VE HAD ONE TOO MANY BEERS YOU SEE, AND NOW AND NOW I’M JUST SITTING HERE ALL BY MYSELF! CHORUS: OH I DON’KNOW IF YOU COULD EVEN UNDERSTAND OH I DON’KNOW IF YOU COULD EVEN GET ME MAN, MAN, MAN, MAN, YEAH! V3. I’M SITTING HERE IN DUBLIN’S CORNER AND I PROBABLY SHOULD BREAK AWAY I’M SITTING HERE IN DUBLIN’S CORNER AND I’VE BEEN HERE FROM THE EARLY DAY (HEY) I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW THAT I SHOULD GET UP AND JUST WALK, AWAY BUT SOMETHING IN MY SOUL IS TELLING ME TO STAY, JUST WHERE I AM AND THAT’S FINE ‘CAUSE HAD ONE TOO MANY THIS TIME I’M SITTING HERE, I’M SITTING HERE, I’M SITTING HERE (YEAH)

CHORUS: WALK AWAY FROM HERE WALK AWAY V1. DUDE I AIN’T DMC, TURN UR ASS AROUND – RUN! RUN! YOU GOT IT… I WANT IT… EHHHH YEAH A LOTTA PEOPLE TRY TO BE LIKE US DON’T CAUSE TROUBLE WE DON’T CAUSE NO FUSS BUT STILL… EHHHH! I THINK IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO JUST, TURN YOUR ASS AND WALK-A, WALK-A, WALK-A, WALK-A, WALK-A, WALK-AWAY CHORUS V2. INTENSE SITUATION (SO HOT, SO HOT) STANDING HERE WAITING (WAITING FOR YOU) I DON’T KNOW, SHOULD I WALK AWAY OR SHOULD I UH - GO, OH OH (SHOULD I STAY? SHOULD I GO) I FEEL LIKE A FOOL (A FOOL) CAUSE THIS AIN’T COOL (NO THIS AIN’T COOL) WAITING FOR YOU I GOTTA WALK I GOTTA WALK, I GOTTA WALK, WALK A… (WALK AWAY) CHORUS V3. YEAH. (YEAH) ME? I AIN’T STANDING IN YOUR SHADOW NO MORE (I AIN’T STANDIN’ IN YOUR COLD COLD WORLD) THIS IS WHAT I WAS WAITING FOR IN THE BASEMENT (UNDER GROUND MUTHAFUCKA) WHERE NOTHING CAN GET ME DOWN, DOWN EAAAH! (NOTHIN’ CAN GET ME DOWN, DOWN, DOWN!!) CHORUS

V1. DON'T EVEN TRY DAT, WHY DAT, GUY PHATT al IS SO RIDICULOUS REDOFCOOL METICULOUS YOU LIKE DA WAY WE KICK IN DA FRONT DOOR, YOU WANT MORE O.K. - EVERYDAY - ALL DAY - WE PROGRAM ONLY JAMS SO HOT THEY BURN LIKE ABSOLUT ABSOLUTLY SEE MORE BUTTS HEAD OR GUTS GUIDED BY VOICES - IF DIS CAUSE'S WHIP LASH YOU MADE DA RIGHT CHOICES EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT A COMMERCIAL HO COME LATELY BEEN THROUGH BROKE TIMES BUT THOSE TIMES COULD NEVER BREAK ME TAKE ME ANYWAY YOU CAN CAUSE I KNOW - IT'LL BE GONE REAL SOON AND THAT'S WHY I LIVICATE THIS TUNE TO YOU CHORUS: MY PEOPLE IMPACT AND BLAST Y'ALL PEOPLE COME IN AND RAISE YA GLASS NOW PARTY PEOPLE GET READY AND SET MY PEOPLE WHAT YOU SEE'S WHAT GET V2. (EH) YO, MY NAME IS al I GOT DIS REAL FUNKY CONCEPT JAMS I BE LIGHTING UP LIKE SMOKERS HOLDIN' CIGERETTES I GOT DIS IDEAR THAT I WANNA SHARE PHONEY RAPPAS GETTIN' PROPS I DON'T CARE MY REPUTATION PRECEDSE ME ANYWHERE I GO MY MOTOR MOUTH'LL MAKE YOU MOVE WHEN I'M COPPIN' FLOWS SO MANY PEOPLE GOT OPINIONS AND THEY TRYIN' TA SLOW ME DOWN, THEY DON'T WANNA FEEL MY FAST MO- BLAST RIGHT PAST AT DA SPEED A THOUGHT BELIEVE IT OR NOT CAUSE YOU FEEDIN' GOD NO MATTER WHAT THINKIN' YOU LACK IN TIME LOOK SUNSHINE'LL FIND AND FEED YO MIND SLICK BLACK LEX IN A MOTORCADE RIMS THAT'LL MAKE A GANGSTA DOUBLE TAKE NAH! I'M NOT MATERIALISTIC I JUST HATE TAKIN' DA BUS! CHORUS BRIDGE: MUSIC MAKES ME WANNA TAKE IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL CAUSE I'M FEELIN' KINDA SPECIAL DOIN' BATTLE WIT MY DEVILS BABY! MUSIC MAKES ME WANNA TAKE IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL GOT ME FEELIN' KINDA SPECIAL AND I'M DEALIN' WIT MY DEVILS V3. MY OPPORTUNITY AROSE WHEN CHANCE MET PREPERATION AND I JUMPED ON THE STAGE TO ROCKED OUT NO HESITATION YA'LL FEEL DIS BIG BOY GIVIN' DAP'S STANDIN' OVATION I'M JUS GETTIN' LARGE I AIN'T READY FOR NO VACATION I MAKE THE WHOLE WORLD GET TOUGH PAY ATTENTION CAUSE EVERYTHING I DO IS JOB ONE - SON GET IT, GET IT GOT IT GOOD SO HOOD WE WILL ROCK YOU! THANKS TO THE FACT I SIMPLY STAY ON MY OWN GIRLS DIG DA MY LISP AND KISS ME SAY I'M NEVA ALONE THAT'S WHY I LOVE 'EM REAL HARD SQUEEZE 'EM DOWN TO DA BONE BUT I RIVAL MY RIVAL'S ARRIVAL ON DA WRONG FLIGHT ALMOST LOST MY APETITE AND YOU KNOW DAT'S NOT RIGHT->->-> CHORUS