Run the Jewels

Lyrics

[Intro: Killer Mike & El-P] Run, run, run, run, run Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy [Verse 1: El-P & Killer Mike] Oh dear, what the fuck have we here? These motherfuckers all thorn, no rose Egads, what a bad dream, better not sleep Take a No-Doz, do some blow Oh shit, what the hell have we done? It's alive and it's hungry as fuck Better hide all the snacks and the dough But it is out of my control, you are shit out of luck I don't wanna be unfair, but the pair we got Beat that weak shit you got (True, God) Blew up the spot with that new bop (Crew drops) Do up ya squad without nuance I don't wanna sound unkind but the sounds I make Are the sounds of the hounds that are howling Under your bed, I'm here growling Same time, under the blanket, you're cowering [Verse 2: Killer Mike] Cowering like cowards cowering in Concrete showers in Rikers Island Victims, we the wolves that's wilding We often smilin' at sights of violence Acting brave and courageous Ain't advantageous for health and safety So when we say, "Run the jewels" Just run 'em, baby, please don't delay me And that goes for a guy or lady The fam, goddamn, we fuckin' crazy I'll pull this pistol Put it on your poodle or your fuckin' baby She clutched the pearls, said, "What in the world?" And, "I won't give up shit!" I put the pistol on that poodle and I shot that bitch [Chorus: Killer Mike] Run the jewels, jewels, jewels, jewels, jewels, jewels Run the jewels, jewels, jewels, jewels, jewels, jewels [Verse 3: El-P & Killer Mike] Ayy, ayy, and the crowd chants, "Get that paper!" (Run) And the mob says, "Kill that witch!" (Run) This city get mad to the max Better wave 'bye-de-bye' to the high scrapes, kids Get a tinfoil hat for the raining (Run) Hot water from the roof to the basement I'ma smoke 'til the planet erases Build a white flag out of Zig Zags, wave it [Verse 4: Killer Mike] Often, I'm smoking, coughing Sip lean on a bean like Boston My young bitch here fine like Pam Grier When she made that movie Coffy But when my wife's in town Ayy, Jackie Brown, just stay up off me 'Cause if they don't, then somebody getting shot And they gon' buy a coffin [Verse 5: El-P] With the pull of a pin, a grenade Get a crowd to they feet and a soul to its options I'm a fool for the win, I been made To be loud while these other cats drowning in softness In a urn or the dirt get tossed in With a grin or a smirk, get accosted I'm a sin on the verse like a kid in a hearse Or a nun in a cumshot—stop it [Verse 6: Killer Mike] Big beast in a cage with a heart full of rage It seems I can't behave You could try 'til you die, oh well You failed, it seems the world can't be saved These streets is full with the wolves That starve for the week so they after the weak In a land full of lambs, I am And I'll be damned if I don't show my teeth [Chorus: Killer Mike] Run the jewels, jewels, jewels, jewels, jewels, jewels Run the jewels, jewels, jewels, jewels, jewels, jewels [Outro: El-P] Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy The goblins were awakened