Monolith

Lyrics

The Last Emperor - "Monolith" [Emcee(s): The Last Emperor] [Producer(s): Prince Paul] [Verse 1: The Last Emperor] I'll stare into The face of death and the fear that's so obvious Wordplay is the way that I conquer it Chivalry's not dead if the living honor it I'll send a message to men on all continents And this is my imperial decree To whosoever steals material from me The emcee who comes with new abilities In the same manner, King David slew the Philistines 'Cause, when it comes to emcees, they leave you No choice but to destroy the embodiment of evil Deadly force against the source of upheaval That seems to oppress and bring death to my people The way to defy this death Is to keep kicking rhymes until there's no rhymes left The Emperor takes the form of the giant dread With the body of a man and a lion's head In this dense urban jungle of great disorder CD players, turntables, and tape recorders Become the tools that I use to erase the borders Between me and the secret and ancient order That I swore to protect and uphold If you're looking for the bloodiest battle, you've struck gold From young to old, ripe and then rotten I came to drop bombs like Osama Bin Laden Using poisonous chemicals to shower fools Ravenous animals devour fools I'll build a giant robot to overpower crews Using pens and pencils like power tools A fifty-foot metal man named Lyricore Will stand up to the bully and hit him in the jaw 'Cause, when I step in the door, it takes a minute for The Emperor, senator, matador, Minotaur Kicking bitterness to show it ain't sweet Whether it's a dark cave or the middle of the street 'Cause the only thing happening the next time we meet Is the thrill of my victory and agony of your defeat