The Book of Daniel

Lyrics

[Intro: MF Bash (AKA Bashton the Invizabul Mang)] I met this kid, he seemed righteous and represented knowledge Yeah, him and his brother, they was real smart But then his brother died and he was taken in by a Grandmaster But from what I hear, this kid Sambo was a snake, a rat He stole shit and ran away to another state Microchip bitch [Verse 1: MF Grimm] I don't Deep Fry Frendz—Grimm Reaper nuke 'em Hearts don't mend, brothers turned enemies Nigga, enemies, I eat them raw Nigga, MF Grimm is God of War Parole done, see you on tour Millions get paid, let's see who make more Master water 'cause man is mostly made of it Spit fire, consumed by flames, compete for oxygen Freeze deepest of minds, then skate on it Roast fireproof emcees with bad warranties War is a part of me, prison hardened me Demons try to murder me, pistols always pop at me Lead convicts my flesh, but God pardons me Revenge returned on descendants, so God part of me Put yourself in Danger running with a Mouse Metal turned to braces—punch you in your mouth Zev Love X used to be merry The Mask took control of you like Jim Carrey Megalon, tap him in the jaw, knock it off him M.I.C. got to put your mask in a coffin Mos Def, De La Soul, Roots can't revive you When the bullets start flying, who's gonna hide you? Rhymesayers, Stones Throw, Nature Sounds signed you Make peace with you? Zev, I tried to [Chorus 1: MF Bash (AKA Bashton the Invizabul Mang)] You can hide behind a mask but see-through like glass Thought you was the truth, but your style's like ass Cutthroat bitch-made, you got no class Little black Sambo shouldn't talk trash You can hide behind a mask but see-through like glass Thought you was the truth, but your style's like ass Cutthroat bitch-made, you got no class Little black Sambo shouldn't talk trash [Verse 2: MF MEZ (AKA Destroyah)] Yeah, yo, midgets Into Crunk calling Monkeys In a Cage Murderers In the Cut is fucking you up on stage Tell 'em about the time that Gunn punched you in the face Basically, you was hating and then you ran away You ain't a man, you a character I bet that mask make you feel a lot scarier 'Cause man-to-man is your DOOM like we're parallels M.I.C. could see you soon at your burial Listen, Vicky, you not goons, you cartoons Your hype man is not Grimm, that's not him What you speak is not true, that's not you Your team's weak, I'll pop them, then pop you Smog made your mask, Jet Jag made your name M.I.C. gave you life, and we can take that shit away [Verse 3: MF Grimm] I didn't wanna get at you—you know this is true One thing that stopped me was Lord Dihoo But now you're being disrespectful to me and the crew Now I gotta do what I got to do M.J. did articles, she got your name hot The mask was made for you by Lord Scotch X-Ray gave you studio time when in town Rodan and Megalon, them brothers held you down Evil jinns had you paranoid like a clown Jumped off stage and ran when Kong came around We looked out for each other when you lived uptown On the cover of the EP, but look at us now Chess is life, we haven't played of late But even on the cover, I put your ass in mate We've been through so much, Zev, you was close to me Used to come through your house, buy your ass groceries I wrote the whole treatment to your MF video With Adam Lough and Ricky "Kid" Scotchno Hundred thousand dollar bail, got out, then I called you Fired my attorney, you helped me get a lawyer You took me in, let me stay out in Atlanta Facing 15-to-life, we bounced out to Cali You made sacrifices, recorded on the run We bust our ass and got Ibylis done I made a mistake, told the press you hold dough I see now it's my fault—they didn't need to know I apologized to you, I thought we let it go B.B. Kings, New York, together did a show But look at us now, once again, here we go Money wasn't worth it, it turned us into foes Whenever you had beef, your beef was mine I'll take a life for you, put mine on the line [Hook 2: Samples with Scratches by DJ Crucial] "You love to hear the story again and again" "You love to hear the story again and again" - Sample from MC Shan - "The Bridge" [Verse 4: MF Grimm] Doing songs with RZA? That's funny shit I remember you told me that he bit "Tick, Tick..." You said Ghost was wack, you didn't like his style Two-faced and three-headed, bitch, I'll pull your file New Food poisoning, you Vomit for a while You started some shit, now you're sitting on a pile Metal Fake, tin foil, walk the Green Mile Just let it ride right now [Hook 2: Samples with Scratches by DJ Crucial] "You love to hear the story again and again" "You love to hear the story again and again" "You love to hear the story again and again" - Sample from MC Shan - "The Bridge" [Break: MF Grimm] How could you ever diss M.I.C.? Yves St. Larock, yes, R.I.P How could you ever diss M.I.C.? Big L, R.I.P How could you ever diss M.I.C.? Jay Black, R.I.P How could you ever diss M.I.C.? Subroc, R.I.P How could you ever diss M.I.C.? K-Nitt, R.I.P How could you ever diss M.I.C.? T. Collins, R.I.P M.I.C [Outro: MF Grimm] What the fuck happened to you, man? You fell the fuck off, man Niggas used to love you, motherfucker Come home, man Come home, Zev Come home, motherfucker Don't let them niggas brainwash you, man I know your fans love you, man They love you You getting brainwashed, homie