This is a test Of the Boogie Down production prevention against sucker MCs In the event of a real emergency You would have been instructed on which jams to play And how loud to blast your radio And now, a word from our sponsor I'm from the Bronx, Blastmaster K-R-S One Proving that my job ain't done until I get some More, no need to roar or yell 'Cause, I can still tell what will sell And would have sold without yellin' over a drum roll That style is old So unfold, blossom, bloom You got the room, so go ahead and consume A new era, K-R-S One comes better Bite another lyric? never 'Cause I'm too clever, however, I own my own label Partners with Scott La Rock, he's on the turntable And partner Lee Smith I'm exercising a true gift just to uplift Hip-hop, hip-hop, my voice is like a monster And now a word from our sponsor 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 I got to start this rhyme again How many words can I find that rhyme and still keep in mind Every lyric must come out on time? Not many but I have plenty Scott La Rock sent me just to devastate anyone Any daughter, any son that comes my way Hey, you got to go the other way I represent my DJ, Scott LaRock, D-Nice the beat box I only wear Nikes, not Adidas or Reeboks Many people know me, yet I'm known by few My name is K-R-S-One, son, not two Or three or four or five or six The mix is on Scott La Rock and Scott La Rock is on the mix Cool like the air we breathe Inhale, exhale, perpetrators will fail As sure as my name is Blastmaster KRS Sit and listen to the very essence of this tale From the days of prison, I have uprisen To my family members, I'm marked down as missing Listen, circumstances put me right in the street With the will to survive, get paid, eat and sleep Some weep or should I rather say, some cry Can't get by, so later on they die Because the strong will survive, the weak will perish Ignorance is a poison and knowledge will nourish I love what I got and like what I had I'm glad, not sad and I don't even get mad I get even, myself and some others I believe in 'Cause these others are my brothas and perfection, we're achieving Yes, my name is K-R-S, my brother is a Rasta Let me pause and now a word from our sponsor

When I was a little girl Like really little, like eight or so I was playing in my father's study A place in the house I wasn't supposed to go My father fancied himself a sailor His study was filled with nautical decor He kept a boat in a bottle on the top of a shelf And it shattered on the ground when I slammed the door I told my mother everything I told her I was so, so sorry She told me, "Don't cry When he comes home tonight We can make everything okay This is all we have to say" "We don't remember a boat in a bottle It must've fallen off its shelf alone We know you loved it, we're so sad it's broken But neither one of us was even home" And it's our word Yes, our word Against his So I hid screw-ups from my father Made up school awards to please my mom Whatever made the steak taste better Whatever kept the waters calm I was told to keep their secrets And in turn, they'd keep mine As I got older, I got dumber I couldn't help but cross the line Three times I nearly wrecked my life Three times I nearly came to ruin Three times went crying to my parents Who said they'd make it go away Yes, this is all we had to say "We never rented a house in Sedona We didn't see Camille the day she died We haven't been on our boat in some years now So we don't care what you found inside" And it's our word Yes, our word It's our word Yes, our word Against theirs Somebody was paid (paid) To make it go away (away) Everyone was paid (paid) To make the problems go away (away) Doesn't matter who gets screwed Or who is blame Do what you need to do to clear your name An inconvenient truth can be easily erased When I was 26 I was living in New York I developed some fun habits Put my white blood cells to work I remember it so clearly I was home alone on a Tuesday night To level out, I'd popped some downers But couldn't seem to get my mind right I drew a bath and slipped into it And suddenly became aware I couldn't keep my head above water I took a final gasp of air And as I laid there helplessly A million different thoughts came to me I saw my parents hearing the news "Your only daughter drowned today" I thought about what they might say "Our daughter, Judith? No, she moved to Austin She's very happy there, or so we hear She's always been so goddamned independent The years go by, and now we barely see her" "Our daughter, Judith? You must be mistaken You mean the girl we raised as if our own? We loved her so much, she felt like our child But eventually, we had to send her home" It'd be their word Only their word It'd be their word Only their word On its own

I ain't no Ken and you ain't no Barbie Ain't none of my friends have a perfect body If we had it all, go, go Baby, if we let it all go, go Baby, we could break the mold, mold Not afraid to show, I just wanna say From my head to my toes Feeling overexposed I wanna be naked with you All my faults, all your stars Who I am, who you are I wanna be, oh, naked with you, naked with you No, we ain't no Brad and Angelina Oh, we don't let that bother us either If we let it all go, go Maybe if we let it all go, go Maybe we just let 'em all know, know Not afraid to show, I just wanna say From my head to my toes Feeling overexposed I wanna be naked with you All my faults, all your stars Who I am, who you are I wanna be, oh, naked with you, naked with you No more lies, no more hate No more waiting in the wings Take my hand, take this danger I just wanna say From my head to my toes Feeling overexposed I wanna be naked with you All my faults, all your stars Who I am, who you are I wanna be, oh, naked with you, naked with you

I might be better off without you There is too many people all around you All these vultures that surround you They don't know a thing about you You're so gorgeous 'Cause you make me feel gorgeous Uh, you're so gorgeous 'Cause you make me feel gorgeous Nobody understands you You ain't nothing they can handle Every man you put your hands on You make him feel so god damn handsome I feel, uh-uh-uuh, so pretty Whenever you're around Uh-uh-uuh, so pretty Ten feet off the ground You're so gorgeous 'Cause you make me feel gorgeous Uh, you're so gorgeous 'Cause you make me feel gorgeous We are young, we are free Like renegades, like James Dean Beat the drum, sing off-key You set me free, you set me free 'Cause you're so gorgeous 'Cause you make me feel gorgeous Uh, you're so gorgeous 'Cause you make me feel gorgeous Uh, you're so gorgeous 'Cause you make me feel gorgeous Uh, you're so gorgeous 'Cause you make me feel gorgeous You're so gorgeous 'Cause you make me feel gorgeous Uh, you're so gorgeous 'Cause you make me feel gorgeous

Ta-du, la-du, ta-du, la-du Bu-du-du Ta-du, la-du, ta-du, la-du Feel it comin' in Yeah, it's comin' in fast, comin' in hot like a meteor Burnin' me up like a dinosaur Walls are closin' in I need a kick in the teeth, somethin' to give me a reason for Somethin' that's worth dying for Ah-ah-ah I think I'm goin' off my medicine I think I need to feel somethin' again So push the needle, bring me closer to the edge You givin' me, you givin' me Ah-ah, adrenaline Ta-du, la-du, ta-du, la-du Bu-du-du Ta-du, la-du, ta-du, la-du (Adrenaline) Ta-du, la-du, ta-du, la-du Bu-du-du Ta-du, la-du, ta-du, la-du You give me, ah, ah, adrenaline Feel it come again I wanna drive off a cliff, Thelma Louise it with you tonight Spit in the face of a giant, I think I might Think I'm already gone Follow you into the black, into the eye of the storm 'Cause I'm tired of feelin' so numb Ah-ah-ah I think I'm goin' off my medicine I think I need to feel somethin' again So push the needle, bring me closer to the edge You givin' me, you givin' me Ah-ah, adrenaline Ta-du, la-du, ta-du, la-du Bu-du-du Ta-du, la-du, ta-du, la-du (Adrenaline) Ta-du, la-du, ta-du, la-du Bu-du-du Ta-du, la-du, ta-du, la-du You give me, ah, ah, adrenaline Adrenaline Adrenaline You give me, ah, ah, adrenaline I think I'm goin' off my medicine I think I need to feel somethin' again So push the needle, bring me closer to the edge You givin' me, you givin' me Ah-ah, adrenaline Ta-du, la-du, ta-du, la-du Bu-du-du Ta-du, la-du, ta-du, la-du (Adrenaline) Ta-du, la-du, ta-du, la-du Bu-du-du Ta-du, la-du, ta-du, la-du You give me, ah, ah, adrenaline

What have I done? With my heart on the floor I must be out of my mind To come back begging for more But if you stay If you just stay for the night Swear that I'm yours And I'll prove that I'm right And these flies kept me sleeping All my fears on their wings And your grandfather clock is still ticking But the chime never rings And how long must I stay? Will I lay by your side Just to say that I'm yours And you'll never be mine With this love like a hole Swallow my soul Draggin me down And there's blood on the covers From the curses we uttered To each other You played your part in this Why play hide and go seek? Safe behind your veneer Does it bury your burden baby? Makes it all disappear But those marks on your thighs Don't they sting when you bleed? It's the way that you are And the way I'll forever be With this love like a hole Swallow my soul Draggin me down And there's blood on the covers From the curses we uttered To each other You played your part With this love like a hole Swallowed my soul Draggin me down And I swear I'll stay with you But I just can't forgive you And I'll never be whole again

Too good Ain't it all too good? Looks like Lady Luck is waking up on the right side Doin' just fine Get along just fine I keep waking up afraid to look on the bright side I get nervous When I'm happy I get nervous 'Cause what comes up must come down I get nervous When I'm happy I get nervous 'Cause what comes up must come down, uu-uh-uh Okay Doing a okay I feel right as rain, and I can't complaint, it's amazing And I'm getting alright There's not a cloud in sight Lifts me off my feet, feels so sweet I can taste it But I get nervous When I'm happy I get nervous 'Cause what comes up must come down I get nervous When I'm happy I get nervous 'Cause what comes up must come down, uu-uh-uh I get nervous, uu-uh-uh I get nervous, uu-uh-uh I get nervous 'Cause what comes up must come down, uu-uh-uh (I, I, I get) I get nervous (nervous) (I, I, I get) So, so nervous (I, I, I get) I get nervous (nervous) (I, I, I get) I get nervous When I'm happy I get nervous 'Cause what comes up must come down I get nervous When I'm happy I get nervous 'Cause what comes up must come down, uu-uh-uh I get nervous, uu-uh-uh I get nervous, uu-uh-uh I get nervous 'Cause what comes up must come down, uu-uh-uh

And I can't get a grip, no, no, no, no, no Feeling like I'm always losing control against Nobody leaves this game alive Please, babe, I beg you, don't fuck with me Fractured my soul in a million pieces But nobody breaks me a second time I swear I had no idea That she would change me so clear But how could I conquer my fears? How can I love you if I can lose you? If I can't learn to glow again? How can I love you if I can't rule you? How can I learn to let you in? Rule over me Rule over me I'm yours, faithfully Rule over me Rule over me I'm balanced on the brink of insanity I'm walking the line between life and fantasy I need to get free from all these ghosts (I need to get free from all these ghosts) Brick by brick I build my barricade Protected myself from making the same mistakes So I'm not too good at letting go (I'm not too good at letting go) And so my question is this Why should I take the risk And let somebody inside? How can I love you if I can lose you? If I can't learn to glow again? How can I love you if I can't rule you? How can I learn to let you in? Rule over me Rule over me I'm yours, faithfully Rule over me Rule over me Rule over me I'm down on my knees Rule over me Rule over me