Remember The Name"
You ready?! Let's go! Yeah, for those of you that want to know what we're all about It's like this y'all (c'mon!)
[Chorus:] This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill Fifteen percent concentrated power of will Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain And a hundred percent reason to remember the name!
Mike! - He doesn't need his name up in lights He just wants to be heard whether it's the beat or the mic He feels so unlike everybody else, alone In spite of the fact that some people still think that they know him But fuck em, he knows the code It's not about the salary It's all about reality and making some noise Making the story - making sure his clique stays up That means when he puts it down Tak's picking it up! Let's go!
Who the hell is he anyway? He never really talks much Never concerned with status but still leaving them star struck Humbled through opportunities given despite the fact That many misjudge him because he makes a living from writing raps Put it together himself, now the picture connects Never asking for someone's help, or to get some respect He's only focused on what he wrote, his will is beyond reach And now it all unfolds, the skill of an artist
This is twenty percent skill Eighty percent beer Be a hundred percent clear cause Ryu is ill Who would've thought that he'd be the one to set the west in flames And I heard him wreck it with The Crystal Method, "Name Of The Game" Came back dropped Megadef, took em to church I like bleach man, why you had the stupidest verse? This dude is the truth, now everybody's giving him guest spots His stock's through the roof I heard he's fuckin' with S. Dot!
[Chorus]
They call him Ryu, he's sick And he's spitting fire And mike got him out the dryer he's hot Found him in Fort Minor with Tak What a fuckin' nihilist porcupine He's a prick, he's a cock The type woman want to be with, and rappers hope he get shot Eight years in the making, patiently waiting to blow Now the record with Shinoda's takin over the globe He's got a partner in crime, his shit is equally dope You wont believe the kind of shit that comes out of this kid's throat
Tak! - He's not your everyday on the block He knows how to work with what he's got Making his way to the top He often gets a comment on his name People keep asking him was it given at birth Or does it stand for an acronym? No he's living proof, got him rocking the booth He'll get you buzzing quicker than a shot of vodka with juice Him and his crew are known around as one of the best Dedicated to what they do and give a hundred percent
Forget Mike - Nobody really knows how or why he works so hard It seems like he's never got time Because he writes every note and he writes every line And I've seen him at work when that light goes on in his mind It's like a design is written in his head every time Before he even touches a key or speaks in a rhyme And those motherfuckers he runs with, The kids that he signed? Ridiculous, without even trying, How do they do it?!
[Chorus - repeat 2x]
[Outro - Mike Shinoda:] Yeah! Fort Minor M. Shinoda - Styles of Beyond Ryu! Takbir! Machine Shop!
Right Now"
Someone right now is leaving their apartment Looking down at the street, wondering where there car went Someone in the car sitting at a signal In front of a restaraunt, staring through the window at someone right now with their finger in their teeth Who could use a little floss right across the street there's somebody on the curb who really needs a jacket spent half the rent at a bar getting plastered Now he gotta walk fourteen blocks to work at a shop where he's about to get fired. Someone right now is looking pretty tired Staring at a laptop trying to get inspired Somebody living right across the street She wrote the best things she's written all week but her best friends coughing up blood in the sink Can't even think what happened, feeling so confused And he knows it looks bad but there's nothing he can do I wonder what it's like to be right there in his shoes
[Chorus] But no I'm just taking it in Out the window of a hotel bedroom again Tommorrow I'll be gone I don't know when I'll be back But in this world everything can change just like that, Like that
Yo somebody right now is dropping his vote inside a box And trying not to get shot in his throat For the act of freedom right now somebody is stuck in Iraq Hoping that he gets shipped back breathing in a war that he's not really sure of the reasons So we show our support when the press mislead them Though we more then remain proud and salute the troops get some I know you boys got some work to do Meanwhile right now someones 25 to life And is standing on the corner with their thumb up hitchiking Stratching off a lotto ticket hoping for a real winner Sneaking through the border just to work and to eat a real dinner Right now someone wishes they were you were not instead of second guessing freedom thoughts of quiet suicide But right now I'm staring at the window at a frame with holes in his arm and holes in his jeans he pulled out his ciggerette sparked the light And walked right around the corner just outta my sight
But yo I'm just taking it in From the second story hotel window again, The TV's on, and my bags are packed, But in this world everything can change just like that, Like that
[Repeat]
Ya right now somebody sitting in the darkness Trying to figure out how to put some heat in their apartment But they got a little matress and a little carpet And they appreciate it 'cause some people on a park bench You see them when you rushing to get to the office wife robbed blind when she coming from the market Right now somebody coming out from the pocket Trying to dump that rock they run around the block with at The same time the cops is raising the glock with aim To fill your legs and back with some hot shit Right now somebody struggling to stop this man Who's kick and punching and cussing at the doctors Down the hall the child taking his first breath The doctors ain't even passed him to the nurse yet yo I wonder if he understands what it's worth yet Like the time spent while we here on the earth yet The answer to the question that we all seek can be found depend on how free y'all think Right now it's somebody who ain't eat all week That would kill for the shit that you throw away in the street I guess ones mans trash is the next mans treaure One mans pain is the next mans pleasure one say infinity the next say forever right now erbody got to get it together man
I'm just taking it in another strange hotel lobby again Put my luggage on my back I don't know where I'm at I'm in world where we all change just like that, Like that, like that, just like that, like that, just like that
Just like that, Just like that [Repeat]
Petrified"
Yall are not, not, not Ready HO Not not ready HO We're gonna drop it steady so Do it like that Like that (like that)....
Now why is everybody so petrified? WHAT? Petrified? WHAT? Step aside. And just drop that... COME ON! Drop that... COME ON! Drop that... COME ON! Drop that... COME ON! [x2]
Yeah How you doin’, y’all? My name is Mike. I’m fooling with the new shit I'm doing it all night I like what i do I do what i like I could quit and get it back like i’m riding a bike Like stop... ...bring it back, bring it back
We got that balance keeping us on track That ya get what ya move and quit, wit no slow You stare like you don’t care But you do it though
I know You really must be so lonely Puffed up, lookin’ tough, but so phony You and your boys, you don’t know me You really wanna hold me show me, homie.
Lets get it over with for good I got a friction addiction i wish you would Machine Shop rockin’ when we step inside And we got everybody so petrified
Now why is everybody so petrified? WHAT? Petrified? WHAT? Step aside. And just drop that... COME ON! Drop that... COME ON! Drop that... COME ON! Drop that... COME ON!
Listen you are not ready Like children in a building you can’t stand steady It must be the beat so heavy Coz i panic attacks like a crack in the levy
Give you that Robert Plant Dancing days are back Feeling all in the track and in fact For those knowing the name I'm back with a brand new attack Who can do it like that?
You really must be so lonely Puffed up, lookin’ tough, but so phony You and your boys, you don’t know me You really wanna hold me show me, homie.
Tough talk doesn’t mean a thing Get over youself you know when we're up in a scene Its Machine Shop rockin’ when we step inside And we got everybody so petrified
Now why is everybody so petrified? WHAT? Petrified? WHAT? Step aside. And just drop that... COME ON! Drop that... COME ON! Drop that... COME ON! Drop that... COME ON!
Now why is everybody so petrified? WHAT? Petrified? WHAT? Step aside. And just drop that... COME ON! Drop that... COME ON! Drop that... COME ON! Drop that... COME ON!
Yall are not, not, not Ready HO Not not ready HO We're gonna drop it steady so Do it like that Like that (like that)...
Yall are not, not, not Ready HO Not not ready HO We're gonna drop it steady so Do it like that Like that (like that)...
Get UP
Now why is everybody so petrified? WHAT? Petrified? WHAT? Step aside. And just drop that... COME ON! Drop that... COME ON! Drop that... COME ON! Drop that... COME ON! [x2]
Like stop... ...Bring it back Bring it back We got that balance keeping us on track
Like stop... ...Bring it back Bring it back We got that balance keeping us on track
Like stop... ...Bring it back Bring it back We got that balance keeping us on track
Like stop... ...Bring it back Bring it back We got that balance keeping us on track
Stop...stop...stop...stop...stop...stop...stop...stop..[fades out]
‘Chine Shop! shop...shop...shop [fades out]
Feel Like Home"
These days are dark and the nights are cold People acting like they lost their soul And everywhere I go I see another person like me Trying to make it all feel like home
[Mike:] Standing on the bridge in teh dark and I'm seeing my breath Trying to make it home without freezing to death And my grandfather's face is stuck in my mind mind and how Seeing him tonight's gonna be the last time I should've brought a jacket Blowing in my hands like it's really gonna stop the chill I buy a cup of coffee with a five dollar bill thinking Laying in that box people look so still At times like these you start thinking Your first breath in and the clock starts ticking I'm not trying to bum anyone out Not trying to be dramatic just thinking out loud I'm just trying to make some sense in my mind Some defense from the cold that I'm feeling outside and for a minute Escape with some rhythm and rhyme and Get away from the grey Just a bit at a time
[Ryu:] Kinda funny how this world can treat you Like a freak in a sideshow a carnival creature Climbing outta cans I'm a diamond in the sand But you cant tell the difference on a beach full of rhinestones My life's like trying to swallow a pinecone It's tough when you live fast just to die slow Talk to dial tones my dreams are far-fetched It seems so I sleep underneath this park bench I know it don't make sense And I don't expect you to know what it's like Smoke drink piss sniffing everything in my sight Push rocks in a pipe Liftoff I keep puffin 'til my lips turn white And my chest gets tight But who the fuck really cares when you're So far left behind that even death looks right All I can do is hope for teh best and pray That it gets a little better than yesterday
[Tak:] Pardon me I think I'm nect to url Too many problems going on that's why i left my girl Packed my bags and traveled with a pen and a notepad Pissed that i was broke and all the things that I dont have But still I try toi find a way to escape From all teh hate planted in my head which lead to mistakes But now I'm breaking the mold see I was patient and calm Many sleep in the rain but I'm awake in the storm Writing my life in a short film The Rise and Fall How I managed to scorch hills and climb the walls Pound pavement aimless in the cold existence Even thought thangs are changing I'm going the distance Overcoming the doubt that had controlled for so long And put it all behind me 'cause life still goes on Now I'm much stronger and know where I stand While lost souls search over and over again
[Mike:] These days are dark and the nights are cold People acting like they lost their soul And everybody's trying not to cry trying to get by And trying not to feel out of control And if you look hard enough Sometimes you'll find a place that might just remind you of home But if it doesn't feel like home You can do what I do Just pretend you don't feel so alone
Where'd You Go?"
Where'd you go? I miss you so, Seems like it's been forever, That you've been gone.
She said "Some days I feel like shit, Some days I wanna quit, and just be normal for a bit," I don't understand why you have to always be gone, I get along but the trips always feel so long, And, I find myself trying to stay by the phone, 'Cause your voice always helps me to not feel so alone, But I feel like an idiot, workin' my day around the call, But when I pick up I don't have much to say, So, I want you to know it's a little fucked up, That I'm stuck here waitin', at times debatin', Tellin' you that I've had it with you and your career, Me and the rest of the family here singing "Where'd you go?"
I miss you so, Seems like it's been forever, That you've been gone. Where'd you go? I miss you so, Seems like it's been forever, That you've been gone, Please come back home...
You know the place where you used to live, Used to barbecue up burgers and ribs, Used to have a little party every Halloween with candy by the pile, But now, you only stop by every once and a while, Shit, I find myself just fillin' my time, With anything to keep the thought of you from my mind, I'm doin' fine, I plan to keep it that way, You can call me if you find that you have something to say, And I'll tell you, I want you to know it's a little fucked up, That I'm stuck here waitin', at times debatin', Tellin' you that I've had it with you and your career, Me and the rest of the family here singing "Where'd you go?"
I miss you so, Seems like it's been forever, That you've been gone. Where'd you go? I miss you so, Seems like it's been forever, That you've been gone, Please come back home...
I want you to know it's a little fucked up, That I'm stuck here waitin', no longer debatin', Tired of sittin' and hatin' and makin' these excuses, For why you're not around, and feeling so useless, It seems one thing has been true all along, You don't really know what you've got 'til it's gone, I guess I've had it with you and your career, When you come back I won't be here and you can sing it...
Where'd you go? I miss you so, Seems like it's been forever, That you've been gone. Where'd you go? I miss you so, Seems like it's been forever, That you've been gone, Please come back home... Please come back home... Please come back home... Please come back home... Please come back home...
In Stereo"
(That beat is hard)
This is how it goes Welcome one and all to the show We're wired up fired up fucking ready to go In the back of the parking lot outside of the bar Twenty deep twenty feet from the boulevard Black hoodies Black caps Black label in glasses Previewing the new shit before the masses 'Cause the first thing I need when i've got a new beat Is to see how it sounds echoing off the street I just take it for a spin Pop the CD in Slide it up to ten and get that rearview shaking Then play it again so there's no mistaking San Andreas the block Get this bitch earthquaking live
Oh ready for it here we go We got the whole block rocking in stereo We're taking control letting everybody know And if you feel it let me hear everybody go
You're not ready I got plenty cuts for twenty months dropped steadily Plenty tracks to empty on your wack pedigree I'm backed heavily while you're back peddling Forget the chitchat on me homie kick back I'm on that shit that can get your homie bitch-slapped So zip your lip back listen and watch We got the whole block rockin' off the way the beat knocks You don't have to warn the people on the corner they know That if you're standing on that corner then you're getting that show World premiering you're hearing that Machine Shop flow San Andreas the block Get this bitch earthquaking like
Turn the key turn the volume up to loud Roll right roll every window down Let the whole block know what this is about Turn it up y'all burn that system out
Back Home"
Back home Everybody's searching for somethin' But all they can find is a whole lot of nothin' Back home Ain't nobody hoping and praying 'Cause they feel like nothing can save 'em And they try to hold out but they can't fight the fact that Life goes black when those lights go out But I guess you gotta just watch out for your own 'Cause ain't a damn thing free Back home
[Common:] Back home they holler "disciple" and "blackstone" Same block they freebase yo we trapped on Where our grandmothers marched The guns clap on There's liquor stores, beauty supplies, and rap songs I travel the world just to come back to it The crib got a lot of soul like black music I'm attached to it In many ways the city raised me and gave me The drama, honor, and bravery The streets seem hollow when I go to Chicago It's cheap wine and sorrow Times is hard to swallow In search of God's tomorrow I borrow words from the Bible and use them for survival gangs rival Signs painted on walls like hieroglyphics I tell 'em that this is all tribal Used to do dirt shorty's goin' through the same cycle And trials like Michael tryin' not to stay idle
[Ryu:] Back home it's not Compton but close The same problems exist and the pain throbbin' And folks are so common It don't really bother us much we just swallow it uh Crack the bottle and smoke hope tomorrow something Magical happens that'll put me back in the biz But the chances of it actually happening's kinda slim Back home we get the good life at a glimpse In the form of a rap star, drug dealers, and pimps I'm back home
[Tak:] Back home I try my best to keep it together it's cold Like the Windy City streets of December I pace back and forth looking for the courage to shine But can't tap the source need something to nourish my mind I know we all lose quite a bit in life Only to gain some Life of the dark winding roads we came from But I move with the night so I'm used to the shade And never lose sight bringing truth back to the game
[Mike:] Back home we've got a lot of shit on our minds We're always behind on something cause there's not enough time And we're non-stop bottom line doing what we gotta do to get some food in the fridge and stay out of the hosptial Back home there's people calling us hopeless People trying to tell us all we need is some focus But focus Focus is overrated Cause you see every blemish and mistake and can't change it Back home is Alvarado K-Town and J-Town Or Little Tokyo for those that don't know Where figures shiver living right inside the LA river On the concrete a symbol of our everyday way Its that color and concentration over the heavy and grey And by the time the ink dries on this page I'll be half a day away from the place where I stay
Cigarettes"
Man I love this rap game Mainly cuz its cool To add a little spice to the life you've been through Everyone exaggerates a tiny little bit To make that shit sound more gangster than it really is You cant appear weak man We wanna hear street Wanna hear you spit your thug over this here beat Dont take it as sarcastic I can't get enough Im telling you You can call my bluff If it's not rough, then I really don't need it I'm not even ashamed I got too much reality thats filling up my brain so sell me on that chronic, I'm addicted to the game Suck it up like a cigarette, light it up
Its just like a cigarette, its something that I do Once in awhile but between me and you Its just like a cigarette Nobody's really fooled I dont want the truth, I wanna feel fucking cool
Let me tell you something that I realized tonight My hip hop radio is like marlboro lights They're both selling stories and they sound about the same Cigarettes say their safe, wrappers claim they really bang We dont care if it's true when we lay the money down We don't believe the words, we just love the way they sound They're acting like we're idiots, They're lying to our face Maybe we are idiots, we buy it anyway
I'm runnin out to get the next rapper's CD Just suckin up the guns, drugs, and misogyny The same way that I suck up all the stories When I breathe that little bit of death supposedly cancer-free and Everything they say's got the truth twisted up But twisted up's what I want man, I can't get enough Cuz even though we know it's all just a big bluff We just light another up, what We don't give a fuck
Its just like a cigarette, its something that I do Once in awhile but between me and you Its just like a cigarette Nobody's really fooled I dont want the truth, I wanna feel fucking cool
Its just like a cigarette, its something that I do Over and over but between me and you Its just like a cigarette Nobody's really fooled I dont want the truth, I wanna feel fucking cool
Listen to the words, Listen for awhile Lip Service radio, dont touch the dial If you're in the car Turn up the track man Give the whole neighborhood some second hand rap
Matter of fact Listen to the words, Listen for awhile Lip Service radio, dont touch the dial If you're in the car Turn up the track man Give the whole neighborhood some second hand rap
Its just like a cigarette, its something that I do Once in awhile but between me and you Its just like a cigarette Nobody's really fooled I dont want the truth, I wanna feel fucking cool
Its just like a cigarette, its something that I do Over and over but between me and you Its just like a cigarette Nobody's really fooled I dont want the truth, I wanna feel fucking cool
Believe Me"
[chorus] I guess That this is where we've come to If you don't want to Then you don't have to believe me But I won't be there when you go down Just so you know now You're on your own now believe me
I don't want to be the one to blame You like fun and games Keep playing em I'm just saying Think back then We was like one and the same On the right track But I was on the wrong train Just like that Now you've got a face to pain And the devil's got a fresh new place to play In your brain like a maze you can never escape the rain Every damn day is the same shade of grey
Hey I used have a little bit of a plan Used to Have a concept of where I stand But that concept slipped right out of my hands Now I don't really even know who I am Yo, what do I have to say Maybe I should do what I have to do to break free What ever happens to you, we'll see But it's not gonna happen with me
[chorus] I guess That this is where we've come to If you don't want to Then you don't have to believe me But I won't be there when you go down Just so you know now You're on your own now believe me
Back then, I thought you were just like me Somebody who could see all the pain I see But you proved to me unintentionally That you would self-destruct eventually Now I'm thinking like the mistake I made doesn't hurt But it's not gonna work Cause it's really much worse than I thought I wished you were something that you were not And now this guilt is really all that I got
You turned your back And walked away in shame All you got is a memory of pain Nothing makes sense so you stare at the ground I hear your voice in my head when no one else is around What do I have to say Maybe I should do what I have to do to break free What ever happens to you, we'll see But it's not gonna happen with me
[chorus] I guess That this is where we've come to If you don't want to Then you don't have to believe me But I won't be there when you go down Just so you know now You're on your own now believe me
[bridge]
[chorus] I guess That this is where we've come to If you don't want to Then you don't have to believe me But I won't be there when you go down Just so you know now You're on your own now believe me
Do what i have to do You're on your own now believe me
What ever happens to you You're on your own now believe me
What do I have to say You're on your own now believe me
It's not gonna happen with me You're on your own now believe me
Get Me Gone"
The dude, he said that, like, when we were making the first Linkin Park record He was like, "Yeah you know, I don't know about the rapping like, I don't know... maybe you should just be a rock band." You know what I mean, like, trying to change us like they signed us as an act like what we sound like and then he's like "Oh I don't know maybe you should just play keyboard"
Before the first song that you heard me on There were people already tryin' to get me gone Tellin' me to quit rapping "Just play the keys" That my band had a singer They didn't need me But my band had my back So we did the tracks Put out the album and the talk went flat It was funny at first but then the humour faded When some magazines printed that our label made us We were to be good to be true Some were saying ghost writers were writin' all that we do So we had to disprove it We spelled it out to the detail how we do it when we're making this music After that I made it a rule I only do e-mail responses to print interviews Because these people love to put a twist to your words To infer that you said something fucking absurd
Oh, did I lose you at infer? Not used to hearing a verse that uses over first grade vocabulary words? People used to infer that we were manufactured Now I've got the interviews on file Which people said what Which number to dial So now every enemy screaming insanity All they're ever gonna be's another big fan of me Bitch
High Road"
Lets go ya'll
These people are running off at the mouth Tryin to convince me that I'm running on empty Tryin to convince themselves that the record with Jay was a fluke That the record that I'm makin is a mistake and I cant take this Lemme tell you where I'm at with this You bastards are gonna have to take back that shit I'm not plastic and fake When I make tracks I take facts and lay them out for the masses You assholes are gonna see soon that I'm not playin Start askin me the names that I'm not sayin But I'm tryin to be bigger than the bickerin bigger than the petty name callin under the breath talkin rumors and labels and categorization I'm like a struggling doctor, No patients But you can say what you want about me keep talkin while I'm walkin away
You can say what you have to say cuz my mind's made up anyway I'm taking the high road going above you this is the last time that I'm gonna trust you You can say what you have to say cuz my mind's made up anyway all that bullshit you talk might work a lot but it's not gonna work today
You people are running off at the mouth Tryin to make me take myself off safety Tryin to make my friends turn their backs on the team we built buildin up some mistaken information and I cant take this lemme spell it out plain for you angry groups complain about the things we do im not changing direction, I'm stepping my game up Maintainin my name, the same way I came up You're gonna see that I'm not playin start asking the names that I'm not sayin but im tryin not to mention the names of people who wanna sight and attention You like the hype but pretendin you're part of the picture wont pass You're like a high school dropout, no class You can say what you want about me keep talkin while i'm walkin away bitch
You can say what you have to say cuz my mind's made up anyway I'm taking the high road going above you this is the last time that I'm gonna trust you You can say what you have to say cuz my mind's made up anyway all that bullshit you talk might work a lot but it's not gonna work today
Why does it always have to be Somebody's always watching me All I really need is some room to breathe Is anybody out there listening? Cuz I cant stand to keep this in All I really want, I'll say it again
You can say what you have to say cuz my mind's made up anyway I'm taking the high road going above you this is the last time that I'm gonna trust you You can say what you have to say cuz my mind's made up anyway all that bullshit you talk might work a lot but it's not gonna work today
Kenji"
My father came from Japan in 1905 He was 15 when he immigrated from Japan He worked until he was able to buy - to actually build a store
Let me tell you the story in the form of a dream, I don't know why I have to tell it but I know what it means, Close your eyes, just picture the scene, As I paint it for you, it was World War II, When this man named Kenji woke up, Ken was not a soldier, He was just a man with a family who owned a store in LA, That day, he crawled out of bed like he always did, Bacon and eggs with wife and kids, He lived on the second floor of a little store he ran, He moved to LA from Japan, They called him 'Immigrant,' In Japanese, he'd say he was called "Issei," That meant 'First Generation In The United States,' When everyone was afraid of the Germans, afraid of the Japs, But most of all afraid of a homeland attack, And that morning when Ken went out on the doormat, His world went black 'cause, Right there; front page news, Three weeks before 1942, "Pearl Harbour's Been Bombed And The Japs Are Comin'," Pictures of soldiers dyin' and runnin', Ken knew what it would lead to, Just like he guessed, the President said, "The evil Japanese in our home country will be locked away," They gave Ken, a couple of days, To get his whole life packed in two bags, Just two bags, couldn't even pack his clothes, Some folks didn't even have a suitcase, to pack anything in, So two trash bags is all they gave them, When the kids asked mom "Where are we goin'?" Nobody even knew what to say to them, Ken didn't wanna lie, he said "The US is lookin' for spies, So we have to live in a place called Manzanar, Where a lot of Japanese people are," Stop it don't look at the gunmen, You don't wanna get the soldiers wonderin', If you gonna run or not, 'Cause if you run then you might get shot, Other than that try not to think about it, Try not to worry 'bout it; bein' so crowded, Someday we'll get out, someday, someday.
As soon as war broke out The F.B.I. came and they just come to the house and "You have to come" "All the Japanese have to go" They took Mr. Ni People didn't understand Why did they have to take him? Because he's an innocent laborer
So now they're in a town with soldiers surroundin' them, Every day, every night look down at them, From watch towers up on the wall, Ken couldn't really hate them at all; They were just doin' their job and, He wasn't gonna make any problems, He had a little garden with vegetables and fruits that, He gave to the troops in a basket his wife made, But in the back of his mind, he wanted his families life saved, Prisoners of war in their own damn country, What for? Time passed in the prison town, He wanted them to live it down when they were free, The only way out was joinin' the army, And supposedly, some men went out for the army, signed on, And ended up flyin' to Japan with a bomb, That 15 kilotonne blast, put an end to the war pretty fast, Two cities were blown to bits; the end of the war came quick, Ken got out, big hopes of a normal life, with his kids and his wife, But, when they got back to their home, What they saw made them feel so alone, These people had trashed every room, Smashed in the windows and bashed in the doors, Written on the walls and the floor, "Japs not welcome anymore." And Kenji dropped both of his bags at his sides and just stood outside, He, looked at his wife without words to say, She looked back at him wiping tears away, And, said "Someday we'll be okay, someday," Now the names have been changed, but the story's true, My family was locked up back in '42, My family was there it was dark and damp, And they called it an internment camp
When we first got back from camp... uhh It was... pretty... pretty bad
I, I remember my husband said "Are we gonna stay 'til last?" Then my husband died before they close the camp.
Red To Black"
I had a friend named Victor The two of us used to hang every single day And it seemed like overnight That his whole life just changed I know when his mom and dad broke up It didn't make sense But i know that his dad was a drunk And he gambled away the rent
Pretty soon Vic was seeing red Pissed off and instead Hed drink every night until he passed out And then hed do it all again The whole time smiling on the outside To cover the pain But on the inside All he was trying to do was get away
Dying to get away Let the pain of yesterday Go slipping through the cracks
Yo, Funny how things change color Than fade to another shade When you had it made it was all good But now look just another day It was so fresh It was so clean Never saw it gone One, two, three Lights out, which way to turn Can't get a grip All alone in a big white house Every day gets worse And you just curse until your head bursts And it hurts so bad she left Now you suffer Should've thought of that one first No family, no kids Cant accept what you did Now you wanna run away But you can't Cause the past comes back again
Slippin through the cracks Sip a little jack Go to bed half dead What about rent Why does every cent gotta be a bet Whens it gonna end Oh my god we dont got a penny left My moms gotta find a way To get a job, out of debt, out of dodge Out of breath, out of this big problem My pops wanna get away from the pain In a better place in his brain But the medication he takes Makes him wasted So sick he was gonna think The good lord would come take him I'm shaking him Wake up you son of a bitch!
He's dying to get away Let the pain of yesterday Go slipping through the cracks Hiding himself away Watching all the memories fade away From red to black
He's dying to get away Let the pain of yesterday Go slipping through the cracks Hiding himself away Watching all the memories fade away From red to black
Slipping through the cracks Slipping through the cracks Slipping through the cracks
The Battle"
These hungry rappers battle for a buck and some change There really be kids starving Give a fuck if it change Shock rap Not that You get signed you might blow up Release Party In Iraq. You might blow up I see you trying to think a few lines you might get at me with Slap happy with babies who’re born with crack in they cribs Too much to cram under you oversized titled And the public system failed you Either you ignore it or...
Slip Out The Back"
You know me, I used to get caught up in everyday life Tried to make it through my day so I could sleep at night Tried to figure out my way through the maze Of rights and wrongs, but like you used to say Nothing feels like it's really worth it Forget perfect, I'm trying not to be worthless Since I last saw you I been looking for a purpose Well I met this kid who thought like I did He had a weird way of looking at it This is what he said
Slip out the back before they know you were there And at the worst you'll see nobody cares Cos you don't wanna be around when it all goes down Even heroes know when to be scared Slip out the back before they know you were there And at the worst you'll see nobody cares Cos you don't wanna be around when it all goes down Even heroes know when to be scared
I don't remember where I met him or remember his name But he walked funny like he was just too big for his frame Just over five foot but he weighed a buck fifty And what he said just seemed so right it stuck with me Listen its like poker you can play your best But you got to know when to fold your cards and take a rest And know when to hold your cards and hold your breath And hope that nobody else is stacking the deck because I don't need to tell you that life isn't fair, it doesn't care It arbitrarily cuts off your air, and like you I want someone to say its OKAY But in the truest parts of our hearts everybody's afraid But just underappreciated and overwhelmed Fighting so hard to hide our fear that were scaring ourselves You understand when I'm saying that you always did But its different in the words of a cowardly kid
Slip out the back before they know you were there And at the worst you'll see nobody cares Cos you don't wanna be around when it all goes down Even heroes know when to be scared Slip out the back before they know you were there And at the worst you'll see nobody cares Cos you don't wanna be around when it all goes down Even heroes know when to be scared
I'm no hero, you remember how I was, you know All I ever did was worry, feeling out of control To the point where everything was going end over end I'm spinning around in circles again This is where you come in All of this to explain to you why I had to separate myself away from yesterday's life Please remember this isn't how I hoped it would be But I had to protect you from me Thats why I slipped out the back before you knew I was there I know you felt unprepared But every single time I was around I just bring you down And I could tell that it was time to be scared Thats why I slipped out the back before you knew I was there And I know the way I left wasn't fair I didn't want to be around just to bring you down I'm not a hero but don't think I didn't care
Be Somebody"
Green Lantern [echo] Uh MS Lupe Ya know, I'm a fan man, I'm a real fan (Gonna be somebody) Feel real honored to be up in here, ya know I'm sayin (Gonna be someone) They had to bring out the expensive mics for this one (Gonna be somebody) Ya know I'm sayin the seven thousand dolla headphones for this one here Yeah, ya know I'm sayin (Gonna be someone) Comeon, talk to em
[Mike Shinoda] This is the story of them against us Win or lose Forcin your feet into someone else's shoes Everybody's got somein to say That we oughta live their way What were doin's not okay In this world Everybody's got a chip on Both sides of their neck Got no respect Wait up a sec You ever feel like the pressure's too much too take Too much weight Ladies, and, Gentlemen If anybody can hear me right now Please shout back Were not the only ones feelin so trapped In a dream of somebody else In fact They got their heads full of some overblown scheme Opportunity they missed Back when they were sixteen And all they want to do is push you to be that And all you wanna do is scream back
[Chorus] Gonna be somebody For anybody tellin me I can't Gonna be someone For anyone who told me I had no chance Gonna be somebody I'm tellin you the time has come (Like that) Gonna be someone And maybe you'll get it when I'm finally done
[Mike Shinoda] We don't sleep to dream We sleep to build stamina Energy to do our thing Get your camera Cuz this ride is about to begin Sit down, and buckle it in Let me say it again In this world Everybody's got a chip on Both sides of their neck Got no respect Wait up a sec When I was young They said the odds of makin it Were slim, to none Ladies, and, fuck it I'm tired of them sayin the dream you have Doesn't exist Tellin you you're worthless Sayin you should quit Basically tellin' you That you'll never be shit Really they're pissed Cuz they'll never achieve Some opportunity they missed Back when they were sixteen And all they want to do is push you to be that And all you wanna do is scream back
[Lupe Fiasco] Uh They gone think you're crazy Mumblin' to yourself In the basement all day Uh-uh-uhin to ya self My pops didn't dig it Was shovelin to myself My boys used to get it They dug it because they felt My undertakin took me I was makin in my stealth For wealth of rhymes, of crazy I was chuckin to myself Then they went into the mental rolodex See I'm knowin bout heart Like a brain in my chest And I took up a school Where subjects was gettin felt Books under my seat No book layin on my desk My teacher's like, Mr. Jacob Yes? With all that knowledge You aint tryin to go to college Be a lawyer or a doctor Get a whole lotta dollas Rather degrade women And glorify violence Well the work that works for me Might not work for you No homework, I got work to do
[Chorus] Gonna be somebody For anybody tellin me I can't Gonna be someone For anyone who told me I had no chance Gonna be somebody I'm tellin you the time has come (Like that) Gonna be someone And maybe you'll get it when I'm finally done
(Im finally done)
This is an invasion Fort Minor The Rising Tied In stores November twenty two
There They Go"
[Mike:] One time for my Machine Shop crew and then its Two times S.O.B and LP too and then it's Three times It's Mike and Six on the track and then Four Times when we come in through the back they're sayin
[Chorus:] Oh no close the door Shut the lights and start the show Better let everybody know Get on the mic and there they go
[Mike:] Armed and dangerous bitch Ya'll cant really hang with us in this Everyone's so afraid of us/ shit Makes me wanna hang it up and quit Forget aboit all the things you heard before 'Bout time that we're kicking down your door Everybody's gonna hit the fucking floor Like " please Mike dont hurt me anymore" I dont gotta have a secret lie or an alibi everybody knows why I'm here I'd just as soon crazk a bottle As crack you over the head with a bottle a bear So just listen up there powder puff Better believe that I'm not playing You can love it you can hate But dont mistake it everboy's saying
[Chorus]
What you really wanna do is this Just make believe that i don't exist But you wont cause everytime you go to spit I talk right over you just like this It's annoying just for you You can scream all day 'til your face is blue Im gettin in your head and you know it too And thats just me you dont know my crew My man Sixx John understand though The way that he flows you can call him Rambo Never miss a shot never run out of ammo Coming with heat like a goddamn commando And in S.O.B Ryu, Tak, Vin Skully, Cheapshot Now you see Fuck with me?, nah , Sixx
[Sixx John:] Uh oh whatere you yell when you see that door colse Imma bail through the back (fo sho) Straight to the bar so i can act (a fool) I figure you guys would get a little surprised Youy eyes wide when its me and Mike Shinod Im just plain old Sixx John from the Nam- District This is not supposed I still talk with awkaward speech Im like a dog that's off his leash Step out with a Fort Minor patch on a black tee Niggas scared to walk these streets I aint trippin homie talk is cheap Accapella or we can bark on a beat And if that aint enough action i got Seventeen pages in the little magazine i keep
[Mike:] We got this place rockin' beat knockin non stopping If ya'll are with it let me hear it now (yeah) yo
One time for my Machine shop crew and then its Two times S.O.B and LP too and then its Three times Its Mike and Sixx on the track and Four times we do it like that
The Hard Way"
Come with me Let me walk in through the world that I currently stay in You can take a look around and tell me if I’m mistaken You can even talk to everybody that I live with Maybe you could tell me why everybody’s so distant Is it me or maybe, when I look around daily I don’t even know the people I can put my trust in lately People that I used to hang with now their actin’ to different I’m still the same person why doesn’t anybody listen Can somebody please just explain to me What happened to the way that we always said we’d be Right now I dunno why I push through the pain that I got through And I’m losin’ hope
[chorus] Deafening voices That frequency inside my head that says I’m going at it the hard way I focus Get everything inside out of my brain that claims I’m going at it the hard way
Come with me Let me walk in through the world that I currently live in Not a thing is forgotten, not a thing is forgiven Nobody can hold their own underneath the weight but Nobody can take the blame for their own mistakes so What do you do when somebody lets you down And you wanna say something but you can’t cause their not around Inside you think they know the extent of the pain But they won’t even admit that they were the one to blame Can somebody please just explain to me What happened to the way that we always said we’d be Cause right now I dunno why I push through the pain that I got through And I’m losin’ hope
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Voices in my head
Can somebody please just explain to me What happened to the way that we always said we’d be Right now I dunno why I push through the pain that I got through And I’m losin’ hope, give me one reason not to
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