It was the rage of plastics, I was 24 I was doing my time on the dancefloor It was all polyester and leopard print And Fabergé coming off the ladies I know it's a blight to the brightest how our designs unseam Like the backside of some skirt in some old man's dream I got caught putting off all my traveling plans For this refinery job and his maybes With hair in ribbons, stockings in runs Fashion bricks out of the breaks as they come Land goes for less downwind of the plant There's no telling how long you'll be paying There are scores of us born in the silent spring Whose wombs won't take, won't bear anything He had want for a daughter, and I had want for a son Now I rock my moon faced man like one Was it the river on fire that made us what we became? Was it the cup that we drank from, or what it contained? Does it move to the beat of the oil drums Or flow out of our eyes as we're wailing? And I see it rise in ribbons to the clouds overhung Just to spit back down on everyone Land goes for less downwind of the plant There's no telling how long you'll be paying I have tried to be patient as I've been made nurse Get some help from the percs of my devotion's curse And I know, yeah, I know the man's pain is much worse For the moon and his grace are now waning You say the first one now will later be last My faith in scripture's come to pass Na I won't play dumb I'm done trying to sweeten this load And you give me a ribbon, you tell me to run To land my legs to your narcissus fund But land still goes for less downwind of the plant Making this living just brings about dying I got a rage of plastics, the refinery floor I got a rage of plastics, got nothing more Now I won't play dumb and I'm done lying Making this living just brings about dying But land still goes for less downwind of the plant Making this living just brings about dying Making this living just brings about dying Making this living just brings about dying

I bet You love the way you look when you look in the mirror Don't you? Me too I bet You got the whole world at the tip of your fingers Don't you? It's true You're so cool Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are You're so cool Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are In my head I'm lying on the couch, you're cooking me dinner Low lights Just you and I Obsessed The tattoo on your face says you're down for forever So am I And that's why You're so cool Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are You're so cool Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are

Dear, Adonis I'm sorry that that man is your father, let me be honest It takes a man to be a man, your dad is not responsive I look at him and wish your grandpa would've wore a condom I'm sorry that you gotta grow up and then stand behind him Life is hard, I know, the challenge is always gon' beat us home Sometimes our parents make mistakes that affect us until we grown And you're a good kid that need good leadership Let me be your mentor since your daddy don't teach you shit Never let a man piss on your leg, son Either you die right there or pop that man in the head, son Never fall in the escort business, that's bad religion Please remember, you could be a bitch even if you got bitches Never code-switch, whether right or wrong, you a Black man Even if it don't benefit your goals, do some push-ups, get some discipline Don't cut them corners like your daddy did, fuck what Ozempic did Don't pay to play with them Brazilians, get a gym membership Understand, no throwin' rocks and hidin' hands, that's law Don't be ashamed 'bout who you with, that's how he treat your moms Don't have a kid to hide a kid to hide again, be sure Five percent will comprehend, but 95 is lost Be proud of who you are, your strength come from within Lotta superstars that's real, but your daddy ain't one of them And you nothing like him, you'll carry yourself as king Can't understand me right now? Just play this when you 18 Dear, Sandra Your son got some habits, I hope you don't undermine them Especially with all the girls that's hurt inside this climate You a woman, so you know how it feels to be in alignment With emotion, hopin' a man can see you and not be blinded Dear Dennis, you gave birth to a master manipulator Even using you to prove who he is, is a huge favor I think you should ask for more paper, and more paper And more, uh, more paper I'm blaming you for all his gambling addictions Psychopath intuition, the man that like to play victim You raised a horrible fucking person, the nerve of you, Dennis Sandra, sit down, what I'm about to say is heavy, now listen Mm-mm, your son's a sick man with sick thoughts, I think niggas like him should die Him and Weinstein should get fucked up in a cell for the rest they life He hates Black women, hypersexualizes 'em with kinks of a nympho fetish Grew facial hair because he understood bein' a beard just fit him better He got sex offenders on hoe-VO that he keep on a monthly allowance A child should never be compromised and he keepin' his child around them And we gotta raise our daughters knowin' there's predators like him lurkin' Fuck a rap battle, he should die so all of these women can live with a purpose I been in this industry 12 years, I'ma tell y'all one lil' secret It's some weird shit goin' on and some of these artists be here to police it They be streamlinin' victims all inside of they home and callin' 'em tender Then leak videos of themselves to further push their agendas To any woman that be playin' his music, know that you're playin' your sister Or better, you're sellin' your niece to the weirdos, not the good ones Katt Williams said, "Get you the truth," so I'ma get mines The Embassy 'bout to get raided, too, it's only a matter of time Ayy, LeBron, keep the family away, hey, Curry, keep the family away To anybody that embody the love for they kids, keep the family away They lookin' at you too if you standin' by him, keep the family away I'm lookin' to shoot through any pervert that lives, keep the family safe Dear, baby girl I'm sorry that your father not active inside your world He don't commit to much but his music, yeah, that's for sure He a narcissist, misogynist, livin' inside his songs Try destroy families rather than takin' care of his own Should be teachin' you timetables or watchin' Frozen with you Or at your eleventh birthday singin' poems with you Instead, he be in Turks payin' for sex and poppin' Percs, examples that you don't deserve I wanna tell you that you're loved, you're brave, you're kind You got a gift to change the world, and could change your father's mind 'Cause our children is the future, but he lives inside confusion Money's always been illusion, but that's the life he's used to His father prolly didn't claim him neither History do repeats itself, sometimes it don't need a reason But I would like to say it's not your fault that he's hidin' another child Give him grace, this the reason I made Mr. Morale So our babies like you can cope later Give you some confidence to go through somethin', it's hope later I never wanna hear you chase a man 'cause his failed behavior Sittin' in the club with sugar daddies for validation You need to know that love is eternity and trumps all pain I'll tell you who your father is, just play this song when it rains Yes, he's a hitmaker, songwriter, superstar, right And a fuckin' deadbeat that should never say "more life" Meet the Grahams Dear, Aubrey I know you probably thinkin' I wanted to crash your party But truthfully, I don't have a hatin' bone in my body This supposed to be a good exhibition within the game But you fucked up the moment you called out my family's name Why you had to stoop so low to discredit some decent people? Guess integrity is lost when the metaphors doesn't reach you And I like to understand 'cause your house was never a home 37, but you showin' up as a seven-year-old You got gamblin' problems, drinkin' problems, pill-poppin' and spendin' problems Bad with money, whorehouse Solicitin' women problems, therapy's a lovely start But I suggest some ayahuasca, strip the ego from the bottom I try to empathize with you 'cause I know that you ain't been through nothin' Crave entitlement, but wanna be liked so bad that it's puzzlin' No dominance, let's recap moments when you didn't fit in No secret handshakes with your friend No cultural cachet to binge, just disrespectin' your mother Identity's on the fence, don't know which family will love ya The skin that you livin' in is compromised in personas Can't channel your masculine even when standin' next to a woman You a body shamer, you gon' hide them baby mamas, ain't ya? You embarrassed of 'em, that's not right, that ain't how mama raised us Take that mask off, I wanna see what's under them achievements Why believe you? You never gave us nothin' to believe in 'Cause you lied about religious views, you lied about your surgery You lied about your accent and your past tense, all is perjury You lied about your ghostwriters, you lied about your crew members They all pussy, you lied on 'em, I know they all got you in 'em You lied about your son, you lied about your daughter, huh You lied about them other kids that's out there hopin' that you come You lied about the only artist that can offer you some help Fuck a rap battle, this a long life battle with yourself

Meet me, oh momma, in the city And see everything's so fine We'll get together now, darlin' Oh, yes we will We'll make everything alright now, honey don't Oh, honey don't Please, please, please, don't leave me right now, baby Right now, right now Oh, no, no, no You got me, baby You got me, darlin' You got me where you want me, baby Girl, I know you are satisfied Still begging you, baby Don't leave me here Please, please, please, don't leave me Right now baby, right now, right now Oh, no, no, no

Fine! We're damaged Really damaged But that does not make us wise We're not special We're not different We don't choose who lives or dies Let's be normal See bad movies Sneak a beer and watch TV We'll bake brownies Or go bowling Don't you want a life with me? Can't we be seventeen? That's all I want to do If you could let me in I could be good with you People hurt us Or they vanish And you're right, it really blows But we let go Take a deep breath And go buy some summer clothes We'll go camping Play some poker And we'll eat some chili fries Maybe prom night Maybe dancing Don't stop looking in my eyes (your eyes) Can't we be seventeen? Is that so hard to do? If you could let me in I could be good with you Let us be seventeen If we've still got the right So what's it gonna be? I wanna be with you I wanna be with you (wanna be with you) Tonight Yeah, we're damaged Badly damaged But your love's too good to lose Hold me tighter Even closer I'll stay if I'm what you choose (can't we be seventeen?) If I am what you choose (if we've still got the right) 'Cause you're the one I choose (you're the one I choose) You're the one I choose

Holy shit! (Holy shit!) Holy shit! (Holy shit!) Holy shit! (Holy shit!) Holy shit! (Holy shit!) Holy shit! (Holy shit!) Holy shit! (Holy shit!) Holy shit! Why, when you see boys fight Does it look so horrible yet Feel so right? I shouldn't watch this crap That's not who I am But with this kid Damn Hey Mister no-name kid So, who might you be? And could you fight for me? And hey Could you face the crowd? Could you be seen with me and still act proud? Hey Could you hold my hand? And could you carry me through no man's land? It's fine If you don't agree But I would fight for you If you would fight for me Let them drive us underground (ah) I don't care how far (ah) You can set my broken bones (ah) And I know CPR (ah) Well, whoa You can punch real good You've lasted longer than I thought you would So hey Mister no-name kid If some night, you're free Wanna fight for me? (Holy shit) If you're still alive (holy shit) I would fight for you (holy shit, holy shit) If you would fight for me (holy shit, holy shit, holy shit) (Holy shit!)

I've been through ten high schools They start to get blurry No point planting roots 'Cause you're gone in a hurry My dad keeps two suitcases packed in the den So it's only a matter of when I don't learn the names Don't bother with faces All I can trust is this concrete oasis Seems every time I'm about to despair There's a 7-Eleven right there Each store is the same From Las Vegas to Boston Linoleum aisles that I love to get lost in I pray at my altar of slush Yeah, I live for that sweet frozen rush Freeze your brain Suck on that straw Get lost in the pain Happiness comes When everything numbs Who needs cocaine? Freeze your brain Freeze your brain Care for a hit? Does your mommy know you eat all that crap? Not anymore When mom was alive We lived halfway normal Now it's just me and my dad We're less formal I learned to cook pasta I learned to pay rent Learned the world doesn't owe you a cent You're planning your future Veronica Sawyer You'll go to some college And marry a lawyer But the sky's gonna hurt when it falls So you better start building some walls Freeze your brain Swim in the ice Get lost in the pain Shut your eyes tight 'Til you vanish from sight Let nothing remain Freeze your brain Shatter your skull Fight pain with more pain Forget who you are Unburden your load Forget in six weeks You'll be back on the road When the voice in your head Says you're better off dead Don't open a vein! Just freeze your brain Freeze your brain Go on and freeze your brain Try it

Now you know, Cady, Regina George is not your friend We're your friends, and we're gonna make her pay You know what friends do? They got your back And they are fun to be around (whoa, whoa, whoa) When someone hurts you, then they attack And grind your foe into the ground (whoa, whoa, whoa) Imagine a party with dresses and cake And singing and dancing and cake And there's a magic act that saws Regina in half And this time it will take Now, that's a party A revenge party, a party that ends With somebody's head on a spike (whoa, whoa) It's a revenge party with your two best friends It's like a party with revenge is what it's like For this to work, you're gonna have to pretend like you still like them Can you do it? (Yes, hey, girl) Hey, Regina wanted me to tell you that she tried to talk to Aaron But he just wanted her back, and that's not Regina's fault I get it, I just hope I can still have lunch with you guys Aw, of course! It's a revenge party, a party that ends With entrails all over the lawn It's a revenge party with your two best friends And I end up with Aaron when she's gone (yes, Cady) I end up with Aaron when she's gone What's Regina doing? What's Regina wearing? Is she dating Aaron? Regina, Regina She has everything, she gets everything Regina! Regina! Regina! Next, we take away Regina's only achievement Being a hot person What is that? (Ugh, I'm so fat and disgusting) I just use these Kälteen diet bars when I need to lose weight I need to lose three pounds Bring me a whole box A revenge party, a party that ends With somebody crushed and alone, and ugly crying A revenge party with your two best friends It's like a party with revenge, it's what we're throwin' What's Regina eating? God, look at her figure Did her boobs get bigger? Regina, Regina She has everything, she gets everything Regina! Regina! Regina! We gotta go harder, if we make Gretchen Wieners think Regina is mad at her- (I won't do that, Gretchen is fragile) Exactly, and if we crack her open, she'll spill something we can use Shh, here she comes Stop pulling it down, your hair looks sexy pushed back Cady, will you please tell him his hair looks sexy pushed back? Your hair looks sexy pushed back (uh, thanks, see you in Calc') At every party, there might be a low Where the energy dips (whoa, whoa, whoa) You might be thinkin', "It's late, we should go" And they ran out of chips (no, no, no) I can't even watch when she touches his hair And I've watched a snake eat a cow Regina needs to be toppled, sorry, Gretchen, I swear We'll get our party now One candy cane, please A revenge party, a party that ends With lions in a Roman arena She has everything, she gets everything Regina! Regina! Regina! Ho, ho, ho, Candy Cane Gram for Shane Oman (she has everything) And one for Caddy Heron (she gets everything) Four for Glen Coco, you go Glen Coco (Glen Coco, Glen Coco, Glen Coco) And none for Gretchen Wieners, bye Who sent that? (Aw, it's from-, Regina! Regina! Regina!) "Thanks for being a such a great best friend" I mean, cute, I mean, gimme it I mean, okay Well, if you and Regina are best friends now You can be in charge of keeping all her secrets, for example She bought you those high heel shoes just to make fun of you 'Cause she knew you wouldn't be able to walk in them And she's not really blonde, her natural color is dark blonde Also, she totally cheats on Aaron Every Thursday she says she has SAT Prep, but really She's hooking up with Shane Oman in the North Shore Lion's Costume She makes him wear the costume? No! They're both in the costume And I never told anyone because I am Such a good friend It's a revenge party, a party that ends With somebody's head on a spike A revenge party (she gets everything) With your two best friends (she gets everything) It's like a party with revenge (she gets everything) is what it's like A party with revenge is what it's like (Regina! Regina!) A party with revenge is what it's like (Regina! Regina!) A party with revenge Is what it's like

It's a cautionary tale of fear and lust and pride Based on actual events where people died No one died But how far would you go To be popular and hot? Would you resist temptation? No, you would not! Just admit it Sometimes mean is what you are Mean is easier than nice And though mean can take you far Maybe this will make you think twice Kick! Layout! Fosse! This is a cautionary tale About corruption and betrayal! And getting hit by a bus! You can't buy integrity at the mall, it's not for sale Nice Thank you This is a cautionary tale OHHH. OHHH. AYYAYA. AYYAYA Our story begins across the globe in Africa. Africa!