The Sideshow (feat. Ernie Fresh) - DJ Shadow

How you tryna say it's not enough? Got me upset Uh How you tryna say it's not enough? Got me upset I smoke a lot of bud, how I knew a lot of love left It's not a lot of us Gotta prove ain't lot of trust left I'm my father's son, I gotta poof, gotta thug less There's a God above, seen a lot of roofs on lot of sunsets What I'm not in touch is obstacles, and lot of bust-heads I be nodded up, he not the dude It's lot of Funk Flex, they tryna copy us They not as smooth, he tryna jump steps, they tryna body us My poppa moved, I had to come next Got my body up from droppin' rules, I had to confess I was not in tune, droppin' juice I hadn't drunk yet Bless, droppin' jewels I hadn't thunk yet Where I slept is where callous grew A rat, some Bombas for my breath I gotta travel trough, laughed so much, dread For the bread, niggas crashin' too, we havin' much Yeah, it's death for a tragic few, we had it tucked Yeah Where my UK niggas called a pack food, that's truth Ain't my mans, then I'ma tax you If you got problems, we can take this shit back to 9th grade Used to go body inside the bathroom But these days we fightin' bodies, so, nigga, act cool Spank that man for my honor, then I got the tattoo We ain't missin' when we walk down If we do, we double-back too Rappin' easy when you talkin' factual Must be hard to write a rap when you gotta make this shit up About how we in these streets, you got some time to get yo' pen up My akh in the pen, stuck, doin' chest and chin-ups Cupid don't shoot arrows, just .223s Fell in love with the block, concrete And when the money touch my hand, feel like the block love me I ain't geekin' for cheeks I'm tryna touch me some breesh And split it with my dawg Mike B Yeah And why are people in 1983 even concerned about this? I don't know, I think I've done I've done many albums in my lifetime, and uh Some of them good, but some of them, some of them bad Some of them givin' people much inspiration And uh, some of them inspire people sexually, so they I've inspired people spiritually, I- The thing that's important is that, uhm As I said before, that I reach, whatever plateau I'm supposed to reach with that, I- My credibility is, uh, aim number one And when I finally do have something to say that I feel

She's a big top tent with bright spotlights. That woman sure knows how to shine. You almost can't believe your eyes. You can hardly wait to see the sign. She'll have you walking that high wire. Jumping through her rings of fire. Give you your moment in the sun. Be careful not to fall in love. 'Cause that curtain falls, lights go out. The show goes on, she leaves town. If you know what's good for you. You'll just let her go. Or you'll end up next to me, In her sideshow. I remember how that spotlight felt. When she wanted me and no one else. Nowadays i play my part. Pay a dime, you'll see my broken heart. That curtain falls, lights go out. Show goes on, she leaves town. If you know what's good for you. You'll just let her go. Or you'll end up next to me, In her sideshow. And if you know what's good for you. You'll just let her go. Don't end up next to me, In her sideshow.

One foot in the ground One foot in the grave Don't you dare make a sound, shh Hear you from a mile away Run from the town All you need is your name And the sweat on your brow And the blood running through your veins Don't think twice You'll be dead in a second Turn your eyes From your hands to the heavens Kill your pride Turn your fear to a weapon And don't you forget it Oh, oh-oh, don't you let 'em take control And don't you let 'em break your soul It's not the devil at your door It's just your shadow on your floor Whoa-oh-whoa-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-whoa-oh-oh Whoa-oh-whoa-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-whoa-oh-oh One eye on the clock One eye on the mirror Take a step through your thoughts Is it getting clearer? If they follow you whenever night falls Will you still listen to my call Who do you trust to knowing it all? Or knowing it all? Don't think twice You'll be dead in a second Turn your eyes From your hands to the heavens Kill your pride Turn your fear to a weapon And don't you forget it Oh, oh-oh, don't you let 'em take control And don't you let 'em break your soul It's not the devil at your door It's just your shadow on your floor Whoa-oh-whoa-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-whoa-oh-oh Whoa-oh-whoa-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-whoa-oh-oh Tell me that you hate me Yeah, I heard it all before There is a life here for the taking Is it mine or is it yours? All I am is what you make me You're on both sides of the war It's not the devil that you're facing It's just your shadow on the floor Whoa-oh-whoa-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-whoa-oh-oh Whoa-oh-whoa-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-whoa-oh-oh It's just your shadow on the floor