Well it's a rockin' world, make no mistake about It's a shockin' world, could be what's so great about It's a rockin' world, there ain't nothing fake about it
Whoa whoa, now welcome to this Earth bro Whoa whoa, we're tryin' to find an answer Whoa whoa, we got a surface module and a belly-dancer On a sidewalk surf A boy is tryin' to show a girl what he is worth - whoops! Both arms in plaster, but he's still gonna Go right up and ask her
Why is it barbaric is it, biological? Why is it frenetic is it also physiological? It's an epidemic, there's nothing logically Logical, logical, logical
It's a rockin' world, make no mistake about It's a shockin' world, could be what's so great about It's a rockin' world, there ain't nothing fake about it
Now why do babies cry? I asked the crow today but all he did was fly And he took the cynic way The laws of chaos, left us all in disarray Now take the bumblebee, a lousy rotten' bum Not a shred of money just a lazy buzzin' hum He takes all our honey and for God's sake people have got to pay, that's who...
Well we go, back to base Can't make no error in tale of this place But home we're returnin' back to base, ace.
Can we be notified when, love comes of age Does a cell divide in the, in the initial phase It's all codified in the DNA stage
Well it's a rockin' world, make no mistake about It's a shockin' world, that could be what's so great about A It's a rockin' world, there ain't nothing fake about it.
Living in the big city The American dream Is far roaming in the streets of greed Everywhere I turn Im on a mission for more But I aint selling my soul With the dope theres no girl Im on a one way box to the top Hitting the strip but got a sound that would rally the block Im in the fast lane and I wont stop You aint nothing but talk You Couldnt hang on the rope by ball This life that I live It aint for the weak Got my roddy gangster that came off the street Im trying to keep the peace but I gotta keep my pace Got these drunk police Want me all rappy And Im searching for the higher ground I want my head in the sky So high that I cant come down Leave your lies in every town across the nation Cause you can never stop to play Gotta Rise up(to the top,to the top) Cant stop(How high can you get?) Gotta Rise up(to the top,to the top) Cant stop(How high can you get?) Cause what goes up must come down So we gotta rise up to the Higher ground Rise Up(Rise Up) Rise Up(Rise Up) Rise Up(Rise Up) How high can you get? Cruising in the drop chevy Got my foot on the floor Im hitting switches and my brim is heavy You wanna look inside And see whos crossing the brine Curiosity is killing you With stick in the prime I get high from the brim in the set Never gripping the square But all you haters couldnt hold my. Dont need a clip for my ? straight You should leave it alone And check your toe cause my line will spit This right heres as high as it gets Somebody likes it..the hell Cause you stepped on the sex But guess who will show you,you gotta pass the check Got my clock on deck and my custom vest streets You came,for me Im the best And you can keep the dress Cause Im smoke at the less Turn a step back Im tired of getting pushed Gotta rise up to the top(to the top) Cant stop(How high can you get?) Gotta rise up to the top(to the top) Cant stop(How high can you get?) Cause what goes up must come down So we gotta rise up to the Higher ground Rise Up(Rise Up) Rise Up(Rise Up) Rise Up(Rise Up) How high can you get? I go psycho Crazy Michael Myers Except the stages on fire going higher Cause when I lean on a flyer Theres so much more to make the whole city rise This defines a man to get the whole world lifted Wall man trying to make a land with a mission Theres no way you can stand in this position You cant take the heat get the f*ck about the tension Go with the will to hustle,you see if we hit the floor youll never stop it you aint got the muscle Were going to world top,homeboy this is the show We gotta blow up the stage be out the doorSometimes we all nedd an escape So when we form our track Well get your mind while we get the stat I made a pack with a crew on the hill We continue to build with all the people who believe their bill Gotta Rise up(to the top,to the top) Cant stop(How high can you get?) Gotta Rise up(to the top,to the top) Cant stop(How high can you get?) Cause what goes up must come down So we gotta rise up to the Higher ground Rise Up(Rise Up) Rise Up(Rise Up) Rise Up(Rise Up) How high can you get?
Living in the big city The American dream Is far roaming in the streets of greed Everywhere I turn Im on a mission for more But I aint selling my soul With the dope theres no girl Im on a one way box to the top Hitting the strip but got a sound that would rally the block Im in the fast lane and I wont stop You aint nothing but talk You Couldnt hang on the rope by ball This life that I live It aint for the weak Got my roddy gangster that came off the street Im trying to keep the peace but I gotta keep my pace Got these drunk police Want me all rappy And Im searching for the higher ground I want my head in the sky So high that I cant come down Leave your lies in every town across the nation Cause you can never stop to play Gotta Rise up(to the top,to the top) Cant stop(How high can you get?) Gotta Rise up(to the top,to the top) Cant stop(How high can you get?) Cause what goes up must come down So we gotta rise up to the Higher ground Rise Up(Rise Up) Rise Up(Rise Up) Rise Up(Rise Up) How high can you get? Cruising in the drop chevy Got my foot on the floor Im hitting switches and my brim is heavy You wanna look inside And see whos crossing the brine Curiosity is killing you With stick in the prime I get high from the brim in the set Never gripping the square But all you haters couldnt hold my. Dont need a clip for my ? straight You should leave it alone And check your toe cause my line will spit This right heres as high as it gets Somebody likes it..the hell Cause you stepped on the sex But guess who will show you,you gotta pass the check Got my clock on deck and my custom vest streets You came,for me Im the best And you can keep the dress Cause Im smoke at the less Turn a step back Im tired of getting pushed Gotta rise up to the top(to the top) Cant stop(How high can you get?) Gotta rise up to the top(to the top) Cant stop(How high can you get?) Cause what goes up must come down So we gotta rise up to the Higher ground Rise Up(Rise Up) Rise Up(Rise Up) Rise Up(Rise Up) How high can you get? I go psycho Crazy Michael Myers Except the stages on fire going higher Cause when I lean on a flyer Theres so much more to make the whole city rise This defines a man to get the whole world lifted Wall man trying to make a land with a mission Theres no way you can stand in this position You cant take the heat get the f*ck about the tension Go with the will to hustle,you see if we hit the floor youll never stop it you aint got the muscle Were going to world top,homeboy this is the show We gotta blow up the stage be out the doorSometimes we all nedd an escape So when we form our track Well get your mind while we get the stat I made a pack with a crew on the hill We continue to build with all the people who believe their bill Gotta Rise up(to the top,to the top) Cant stop(How high can you get?) Gotta Rise up(to the top,to the top) Cant stop(How high can you get?) Cause what goes up must come down So we gotta rise up to the Higher ground Rise Up(Rise Up) Rise Up(Rise Up) Rise Up(Rise Up) How high can you get?
"Breaking news story, just bringing you up to date.. ..across the US, as the country's economy continues to plunge.. ..now some are so outraged they are doing something about it.. ..congress is proposing new taxes.. ..symbols remind you of the toll the ongoing wars are taking on our country.. CEOs..."
[Chorus] Shut 'em down Shut 'em down (Shut em down) Shut 'em down (Shut em down) Yes, we shut em down [x2]
[Sen Dog] Somethin' getting down from the motherfuckin' get go Hands around your neck and i'm refusing to let go I'm like a down south crooked ass police Gettin' me some of everything down to your show biz See they got me Straight goin' up G Going buck wild Swinging on the paparazzi We not done, this shit ain't over We're back with a nation of soldiers We ain't havin' it We takin' over kid Coming through with the cannabis potent shit I'm thinkin' oh no We rock the good show Hand over the mic like Billy Boddy in a fist show
[Chorus] (Bailouts, Wall Street, Cold Wars, Politicians, Quiet Tax) Shut 'em down Shut 'em down (Shut em down) Shut 'em down (Shut em down) Yes, we shut em down [x2]
[B-Real] Going down the cross roads Feeling kinda lost No way to make it forsaken and taken for a lost soul I don't want your sympathy I don't need your hand out Never had it planned out Just a cut your man out Wars on the newscast Caught it on a news flash Heard about a new tax What if i refuse that? I don't want your promises I don't need your bullshit I don't need you telling me the answers at the pulpit Setup for the meltdown Hunted by the hellhounds Spiders got you spellbound Get up if you fell down I don't hate your slick talk I don't seek your point of view I'm the fucking thorn your side that keeps annoying you
[Chorus] (A Common Enemy, hypocrites, Crooked Cops, Drug Lords, Higher Tax) Shut 'em down Shut 'em down (Shut em down) Shut 'em down (Shut em down) Yes, we shut em down [x2]
[Chorus] (War Criminals, Politicians, No Surrender, By any means) Shut 'em down Shut 'em down (Shut em down) Shut 'em down (Shut em down) Yes, we shut em down [x2]
[Chorus: RZA] My uzi weigh a ton, son, carry it My uzi weigh a ton, son, carry it My uzi weigh a ton, son, carry it Ton, son, carry it, ton, son, carry it
[RZA:] Check his vital signs, strike his vital nerve Threw a viral curve, the rhyme tempest Like lightning bolts being thrown down from Mt. Olympus Beat on your head like a Travis Barker cymbal, crash I splash beyond measurements I tour you back to a cast, arrest your development Overthrow your whole settlement, this is beat embellishment Burn the house, the one Hansel and Gretel went Unorthodox fly rhyming fox Wu Killa Bee appear on your body like the pox Keep rivalries like Yankees and the Red Sox I'd rather see it in the ballpark, then see it on the block, nigga My uzi weigh a ton, son, carry it Chocolate bunny on the run, catching Marriott Sword in my hand, watch me parry it The weight of the truth, can any man carry it?
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[Raekwon:] Feel the wrath of a soldier when his wings is up We like the air force, generals with guns when rainy up Take it from leers, the stadium, the fans, the beers Titty shots from the bitches in the stands, we clear But we pop guns, live so wild, it's like banging a guitar On your face, all jacked in your mouth See the medals that I wear is honor, from the hood to Bahamas Back to Ghana, New York and Compton All my peoples get wilder than a mosh pit Roll even bigger, this is getting me riled Tattoos, I'm a destiny child, I'm a floss I'm a real muthafucka, stop stressing me out Cause I play hard, go hard, smoke bongs, this is the most strong Collaboration, me, Trav and Ra Old engines, we gon' respect 'em, drop joints and perfect 'em Chef is the Jon Bon and Led Zeppelin
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[RZA:] This is deadly dark dangerous, Wu-Tang slanderous Mosh pit bashing, watch 'em all bang to this Energy, energy, energy, energy Buzz Lightyear, boy, from here to infinity Two guns on my side like Yosemite You sick of that weak bullshit, here's the remedy Jack Daniel Tennessee, mixed with the Hennessy Turn into a Chuck D, boy, Public Enemy Or Flavor Flav, Johnny Depp, Wild Tennessee Poetical Emily Dickerson with the similes Metaphor whore, I puzzle like the jigsaw You strip like the weak more, I be the sycamore My uzi weigh a ton, son, carry it Chocolate bunny on the run, catching Marriott Sword in my hand, watch me bust and parry it The weight of the truth, can any man carry it?
