Public Enemy were forced to apologize for some songs and the politics of several members by execs Rubin, Cohen and a few others at Def Jam and Warner Bros, not to mention a large number of pressure groups. Nevertheless they were still told that they were going to be dropped from the record label despite being one of the biggest sellers at the time for them. (I wont get into the specifics of it now.) You can seldom find the lyrics correctly transcribed and theres a lot of them. The references are thick, short, semi coded, and at times elliptical; you have to review them (and know the background) if you are new to them. Fits well w Norman Rogers production. I got so much trouble on my mind... Refuse to lose Heres your ticket (Hear the drummer get wicked) The crew to you to push the back to Black Attack so I sack and jack Then slapped the Mac (computer) Now Im ready to mic it You know I like it huh! Hear my favoritism roll Oh Never see a brother like me go solo Laser, anesthesia, maze ya Ways to blaze your brain and train ya The way Im living, forgiven What Im giving up X on the flex, hit me now I dont know about later As for now, I know how to avoid the paranoid Man, Ive had it up to here Gear I wear got em going in fear Rhetoric said and Read just a bit ago Not quitting, though Signed the hard rhymer Work to keep from getting jerked Changing some ways To way back in the better days Raw metaphysically bold Never followed a code Still dropped a load Never question what I am God knows Cause its coming from the heart What I got better get some (Get on up) hustler of culture Snakebitten Been spit in the face But the rhymes keep fitting Respects been given how ya living Now I cant protect a paid off defect Check the record And reckon an intentional wreck Played off as some intellect Made the call, took the fall Broke the laws Not my fault that theyre falling off Known as fair, square Throughout my years So I growl at the living foul Black to the bone my home is your home So welcome to the Terrordome [Verse 2] Subordinate terror Kicking off an era Cold delivering pain My 98 was 87 on a record yo So now I go Bronco Crucifixion aint no fiction So-called Chosen frozen Apology made to whoever pleases Still they got me like Jesus I rather sing, bring, think, reminisce Bout a brother while Im in sync Every brother aint a brother cause a color Just as well could be undercover Backstabbed, grabbed a flag From the back of the lab Told the Rab(bi) get off the rag Sad to say I got sold down the river Still some quiver when I deliver Never to say I never know or had a clue Word was heard, plus hard on the boulevard Lies, scandalizing, basing Traits of hate whos celebrating with Satan? I rope-a-dope the evil with righteous Bobbing and weaving and let the good get even Cmon down But welcome to the Terrordome [Verse 3] Caught in the race... against time The Pit and the Pendulum Check the rhythm and rhymes While Im bending em Snakes blowing up the lines of design Trying to blind the science Im sending em How to fight the power Cannot run and hide But it shouldnt be suicide In a game (youre) a fool without the rules Got a hell of a nerve to just criticize Every brother aint a brother Cause a Black hand Squeezed on Malcolm X, the man The shooting of Huey Newton From a hand of a Nig who pulled the trig Its weak to speak and blame somebody else When you destroy yourself First nothings worse than a mothers pain Of a son slain in Bensonhurst Cant wait for the state to decide the fate So this jam I dedicate Places with the racist faces? Example of one of many cases The Greek weekend speech I speak From the lesson learned in Virginia (Beach) I dont smile in the line of fire I go wildin But its on bass and drums and even violins Watcha do? get ya head ready Instead of just getting physically sweaty When I get mad I put it down on a pad Give ya something that you never had Controlling Fear of high rolling God bless your soul and keep living Never allowed, kicking it loud Dropping a bomb Brain game- intellectual Vietnam Move as a team Never move alone But... Welcome to the Terrordome https://youtube/watch?v=JqekN1aKnUc
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 06:37:20 +0000