The Great Flood

Lyrics

[Intro] Where were you born? I don't see how that could possibly matter It matters a great deal Well, if you must know, I was born during a horrible storm in a small home beneath a lighthouse I was almost lost as well as my mother, but by some miracle of God, here I am in the flesh Do you understand what that means? Not really The literal circumstance has become a metaphor for your existence Through the darkest of nights, heaviest fogs, most violent storms Your light shines, permeates, and guides all lost souls to the safety of the shore [Verse 1: Apathy] Treat a beat like a particle accelerator does when I crush it Grew up in the '80s on the welfare budget Always after money and props, but can't rush it The system got flooded, so now we gotta flush it Shore life for life, fight like a warlord Every summer puttin' numbers up on the scoreboard Spent the whole winter in the wind, choppin' lumber 'Cause my hunger for the finer things woke me out my slumber Writin' all these raps like days when I was younger On some alien tongue from the Antarctica tundra If I don't get this paper, everybody gon' suffer I'm standin' in the ring, just waitin' for Michael Buffer [Verse 2: Suave-Ski] Like, let's get ready to rumble, check the hustle Never been one to flex, but tired of bein' too humble When y'all fumble, I dash off from the huddle Blast off like a shuttle, rap soft, I'ma crush you Sick of this new era, no cap, so whack Bunch of fiends on lean and Xannies and Prozac The kings of this modern-day music are clowns So I made a kill list and I'm makin' my rounds I'm a juggernaut, footsteps shakin' the ground Throw you in a lake to drown, like where Jason was found Suave guy, short life, the chosen Break night buildin' while the rest of 'em dozin' [Chorus: Craig Mack] I'ma reign, reign forever (What?) Rain like bad weather I'ma reign, reign forever (What?) I'ma reign, reign forever (What?) Rain like bad weather I'ma reign, reign forever (Yeah, y-y-yeah!) [Verse 3: Little Vic] They used to burn witches in this town, turn parishioners down Shore waves come back from war raids, kissin' the ground Siege engines comin' your way, the king switch his crown with the fool They used to weave webs down at the pool Like free bread for the wicked to Heaven buy a one-way ticket Cuttin' church so we could Sunday kick it I picked this young firecracker, Stephanie Gluck She collected bettin' debt out from the zeppole truck Her aunt Debbie was a wacko, her man Freddy had the recipe tucked Tobacco burnin' her hands steady I'm back, bro, Sacco & Vanzetti Mario Andretti in the Lac through the barrio Can't get me there nah, I'm in ya city, homie Don't need permission, I check in with the committee only Don't need no muscle, no test, no trend, no winny Show me the camera and you can video me tryin' to take my liberty like Skinny Joey We push back on the rats, and plus, I wouldn't piss on a brush fire That's burnin' you mutt liars to death (Death) Rather have my feet in a puddle and clutch pliers While I touch wires of rust, it must fry up his flesh (Flesh) You uptight as a bus driver that's stressed Wearin' a tux wire while this rough rider collects I rush by ya like Geddy and Peart with the deadliest verse Ready a nurse, you must lie on a stretcher [Chorus: Craig Mack] I'ma reign, reign forever (What?) Rain like bad weather I'ma reign, reign forever (What?) I'ma reign, reign forever (What?) Rain like bad weather I'ma reign, reign forever (What?) I'ma reign, reign forever (What?) Rain like bad weather I'ma reign, reign forever (What?) Rain, rain Reign forever Reign forever