Papercut
(3:05)
Why
does it feel like night today?
Something
in here's not right today
Why
am I so uptight today?
Paranoia's
all I got left
I
don't know what stressed me first
Or
how the pressure was fed/but
I
know just what it feels like
To
have a voice in the back of my head
It's
like a face that I hold inside
A
face that awakes when I close my eyes
A
face watches every time I lie
A
face that laughs every time I fall
[And
watches everything]
So
I know that when it's time to sink or swim
That
the face inside is hearing me/Right underneath my skin
It's
like I'm/Paranoid lookin' over my back
It's
like a/Whirlwind inside of my head
It's
like I/Can't stop what I'm hearing within
It's
like the face inside is right beneath my skin
I
know I've got a face in me
Points
out all my mistakes to me
You've
got a face on the inside too and
Your
paranoia's probably worse
I
don't know what set me off first but I know what I can't stand
Everybody
acts like the fact of the matter is
I
can't add up to what you can
But
everybody has a face that they hold inside
A
face that awakes when they close their eyes
A
face watches every time they lie
A
face that laughs every time they fall
[And
watches everything]
So
you know that when it's time to sink or swim
That
the face inside is watching you too/Right inside your skin
The
sun goes down
I
feel the light betray me
One
Step Closer (2:36)
I
cannot take this anymore
I'm
saying everything I've said before
All
these words they make no sense
I
find bliss in ignorance
Less
I hear the less you'll say
But
you'll find that out anyway
Just
like before...
Everything
you say to me
Takes
me one step closer to the edge
And
I'm about to break
I
need a little room to breathe
'Cause
I'm one step closer to the edge
And
I'm about to break
I
find the answers aren't so clear
Wish
I could find a way to disappear
All
these thoughts they make no sense
I
find bliss in ignorance
Nothing
seems to go away
Over
and over again
Shut
up when I'm talking to you
With
You (3:23)
I
woke up in a dream today
To
the cold of the static/And put my cold feet on the floor
Forgot
all about yesterday
Remembering
I'm pretending to be where I'm not anymore
A
little taste of hypocrisy
And
I'm left in the wake of the mistake/Slow to react
Even
though you're so close to me
You're
still so distant/And I can't bring you back
It's
true/The way I feel
Was
promised by your face
The
sound of your voice
Painted
on my memories
Even
if you're not with me
I'm
with you
You/Now
I see/Keeping everything inside
You/Now
I see/Even when I close my eyes
I
hit you and you hit me back
We
fall to the floor/The rest of the day stands still
Fine
line between this and that
When
things go wrong I pretend the past isn't real
Now
I'm trapped in this memory
And
I'm left in the wake of the mistake/Slow to react
Even
though you're close to me
You're
still so distant/And I can't bring you back
No
No
matter how far we've come
I
can't wait to see tomorrow
With
you
Points
of Authority (3:20)
Forfeit
the game/Before somebody else
Takes
you out of the frame/puts your name to shame
Cover
up your face/You can't run the race
The
pace is too fast/You just won't last
You
love the way I look at you
While
taking pleasure in the awful things you put me through
You
take away if I give in
My
life
My
pride is broken
You
love the things I say I'll do
The
way I'll hurt myself again just to get back at you
You
take away when I give in
My
life
My
pride is broken
CHORUS:
You
like to think you're never wrong
You
want to act like you're someone
You
want someone to hurt like you
You
want to share what you've been through
(You
live what you learn)
Crawling
(3:29)
Crawling
in my skin
These
wounds they will not heal
Fear
is how I fall
Confusing
what is real
There's
something inside me that pulls beneath the surface
Consuming/Confusing
This
lack of self-control I fear is never-ending
Controlling/I
can't seem
To
find myself again
My
walls are closing in
[Without
a sense of confidence and I’m convinced
That
there’s just too much pressure to take]
I've
felt this way before
So
insecure
Discomfort,
endlessly has pulled itself upon me
Distracting/Reacting
Against
my will I stand beside my own reflection
It's
haunting how I can't seem...
Runaway
(3:04)
Graffiti
decorations
Underneath
a sky of dust
A
constant wave of tension
On
top of broken trust
The
lessons that you taught me
I
learned were never true
Now
I find myself in question
[They
point the finger at me again]
Guilty
by association
[You
point the finger at me again]
Paper
bags and angry voices
Under
a sky of dust
Another
wave of tension
Has
more than filled me up
All
my talk of taking action
These
words were never true
I
wanna run away
Never
say good-bye
I
wanna know the truth
Instead
of wondering why
I
wanna know the answers
No
more lies
I
wanna shut the door
And
open up my mind
Gonna
run away
By
Myself (3:10)
What
do I do to ignore them behind me?
Do
I follow my instincts blindly?
Do
I hide my pride/From these bad dreams
And
give in to sad thoughts that are maddening?
Do
I/Sit here and try to stand it?
Or
do I/Try to catch them red-handed?
Do
I trust some and get fooled by phoniness,
Or
do I trust nobody and live in loneliness?
Because
I can't hold on/When I'm stretched so thin
I
make the right moves but I'm lost within
I
put on my daily facade but then
I
just end up getting hurt again
By
myself [Myself]
I
ask why, but in my mind
I
find I can't rely on myself
I
can't hold on
[To
what I want when I'm stretched so thin]
It's
all too much to take in
I
can't hold on
[To
anything watching everything spin]
With
thoughts of failure sinking in
If
I/Turn my back I'm defenseless
And
to go blindly seems senseless
If
I hide my pride and let it all go on/Then they'll
Take
from me till everything is gone
If
I let them go I'll be outdone
But
if I try to catch them I'll be outrun
If
I'm killed by the questions like a cancer
Then
I'll be buried in the silence of the answer
[By
myself]
How
do you think/I've lost so much
I'm
so afraid/I'm out of touch
How
do you expect/I will know what to do
When
all I know/Is what you tell me to
Don't
you know
I
can't tell you how to make it go
No
matter what I do, how hard I try
I
can't seem to convince myself why
I'm
stuck on the outside
In
The End (3:36)
It
starts with
One
thing/I don't know why
It
doesn't even matter how hard you try
Keep
that in mind/I designed this rhyme
To
explain in due time
All
I know
Time
is a valuable thing
Watch
it fly by as the pendulum swings
Watch
it count down to the end of the day
The
clock ticks life away
It's
so unreal
Didn't
look out below
Watch
the time go right out the window
Trying
to hold on/But didn't even know
Wasted
it all just to
Watch
you go
I
kept everything inside and even though I tried/It all fell apart
What
it meant to me/Will eventually/Be a memory/Of a time when
I
tried so hard
And
got so far
But
in the end
It
doesn't even matter
I
had to fall
And
lose it all
But
in the end
It
doesn't even matter
One
thing/I don't know why
Doesn’t
even matter how hard you try
Keep
that in mind/I designed this rhyme
To
remind myself how
I
tried so hard
In
spite of the way you were mocking me
Acting
like I was part of your property
Remembering
all the times you fought with me/I'm surprised
It
got so [far]
Things
aren't the way they were before
You
wouldn't even recognize me anymore
Not
that you knew me back then
But
it all comes back to me
In
the end
You
kept everything inside and even though I tried/It all fell apart
What
it meant to me/Will eventually/Be a memory/Of a time when I
I
put my trust in you
Pushed
as far as I can go
And
for all this
There's
only one thing you should know...
A
Place For My Head (3:05)
I
watch how the
Moon
sits in the sky/In the dark night
Shining
with the light from the sun
The
sun doesn't give life to the moon assuming
The
moon's gonna owe it one
It
makes me think of how you act to me/You do
Favors
and then rapidly/You just
Turn
around and start asking me/About
Things
that you want back from me
I'm
sick of the tension/Sick of the hunger
Sick
of you acting like I owe you this
Find
another place/To feed your greed-
While
I find a place to rest
I
want to be in another place
I
hate when you say you don't understand
[You'll
see it's not meant to be]
I
want to be in the energy, not with the enemy
A
place for my head
Maybe
someday I'll be just like you/And
Step
on people like you do and
Run
away the people I thought I knew
I
remember back then who you were
You
used to be calm/Used to be strong
Used
to be generous/But you should've known
That
you'd
Wear
out your welcome/Now you see
How
quiet it is/All alone/I'm so
Sick
of the tension/Sick of the hunger
Sick
of you acting like i owe you this
Find
another place/To feed your greed-
While/I
find a place to rest
You
try to take the best of me
Go
away
Forgotten
(3:14)
From
the top to the bottom
Bottom
to top I stop
At
the core I've forgotten
In
the middle of my thoughts
Taken
far from my safety
The
picture is there
The
memory won't escape me
But
why should I care
There's
a place so dark you can't see the end
[Skies
cock back] and shock that which can't defend
The
rain then sends dripping/An acidic question
Forcefully,
the power of suggestion
Then
with the eyes tightly shut/Looking through the rust and rot
And
dust/A spot of light floods the floor
And
pours over the rusted world of pretend
The
eyes ease open and its dark again
In
the memory you'll find me
Eyes
burning up
The
darkness holding me tightly
Until
the sun rises up
Moving
all around/Screaming of the ups and downs
Pollution
manifested in perpetual sound
The
wheels go 'round and the sunset creeps past the
Street
lamps, chain-link, and concrete
A
little piece of paper with a picture drawn floats
On
down the street till the wind is gone
The
memory now is like the picture was then
When
the paper's crumpled up it can't be perfect again
Now
you got me caught in the act
You
bring the thought back
I'm
telling you that
I
see it right through you
Pushing
Me Away (3:12)
I've
lied/To you
The
same way that I always do
This
is/The last smile
That
I'll fake for the sake of being with you
[Everything
falls apart/Even the people who never frown/
Eventually
break down]
The
sacrifice of hiding in a lie
[Everything
has to end/You'll soon find we're out of time left
To
watch it all unwind]
The
sacrifice is never knowing
Why
I never walked away
Why
I played myself this way
Now
I see your testing me pushes me away
I've
tried/Like you
To
do everything you wanted to
This
is/The last time
I'll
take the blame for the sake of being with you
Hybrid
Theory EP - Carousel
She
can’t hide no matter how hard she tries
Her
secret disguise behind her lies
And
at night she cries away her pride
With
eyes shut tight, and staring at her inside
All
her friends know why she can’t sleep at night
All
her family asking if she’s all right
All
she wants to do is get rid of this hell
Well
all she’s gotta do is stop kidding herself
She
can only fool herself for so long
She
can only fool herself for so long
She
can only fool herself for so long
I’m
too weak to face me
She
can only fool herself
I
never know just why you run
So
far away, far away from me
I
never know just why you run
So
far away, far away from me
When
it comes to how to live his life
He
can’t be told
Says
he’s got it all under control
Thinks
he knows it’s not a problem he’s stuck with
But
in reality, it’d be a problem to just quit
An
addict and he can’t hold the reigns
The
pain is worse cause his friends have it the same
Tries
to slow down the problem he’s got
But
can’t get off the carousel
Until
he makes it stop
He
can only fool himself for so long
He
can only fool himself for so long
He
can only fool himself for so long
I’m
too weak to face me
He
can only fool himself
I
never know just why you run
So
far away, far away from me
I
never know just why you run
So
far away, far away from me
Try
to fly with the wings I gave you
Try
to do what you believe and I’ll save you
Try
to fly with the wings I gave you
Try
to do what you believe and I’ll save you
I
never know just why you run
So
far away, far away from me
I
never know just why you run
So
far away, far away from me
I
never know just why you run
So
far away, far away from me
I
never know just why you run
So
far away, far away from me
Hybrid
Theory EP - Step Up
Yo
Watch
as the room rocks
Mentally
moonwalk
Mixed
media slang
Banging
in your boom box verbal violence
Lyrical
stylist
In
a time when rock hip hop rhymes are childish
You
can’t tempt me with rhymes that are empty
Rapping
to a beat doesn’t make you an emcee
With
your lack of skill and facility
You’re
killing me
And
a DJ in the group just for credibility
I
heard that some of you are getting help with your rhymes
You’re
not an emcee if someone else writes your lines
And
rapping over rock doesn’t make you a pioneer
Cause
rock and hip hop have collaborated for years
But
now they’re getting randomly mixed and matched up
All
after a fast buck and all the tracks suck
So
how does it stack up - None of it’s real
You
want to be an emcee you’ve got to study the skill
Who
can rock a rhyme like this
Bring
it to you every time like this
Who
can rock a rhyme like this
Step,
step up, step, step up
So
you pick up a pen and write yourself a new identity
But
mentally you don’t have the hip hop energy
With
a tendency to make up stories
Sounding
like the only hip hop you’ve heard is top 40 (top 40)
And
your record company is completely missing it
All
the kids are dissing it for not being legitimate
So
in a battle you can't hack it
React
with whack shit
And
get smacked with verbal back flips
Get
your ass kicked by fabulous battle catalysts
It's
taken decades for emcees to establish this
You’re
new to hip hop and welcome if your serious
But
not on the mic
Leave
that to the experienced
Using
the waves of sound the true master
paralyzes
his opponents, leaving him vulnerable to attack
Who
can rock a rhyme like this
Bring
it to you every time like this
Who
can rock a rhyme like this
step,
step up,step, step up
Who
can rock a rhyme like this
Bring
it to you every time like this
Who
can rock a rhyme like this
step,
step up,step, step up, step up
After
years of pain staking research by the world's
leading
sound scientists, we here at the sound
institute
have invented a reliable audio weapons system.
Actual
movement of musical sound in space used to
carefully
attack and neutralize the cellular structure of
the
human body, so the question must be asked.
Who
can rock a rhyme like this
Bring
it to you every time like this
Who
can rock a rhyme like this
step,
step up,step, step up
Who
can rock a rhyme like this
Bring
it to you every time like this
Who
can rock a rhyme like this
step,
step up,step, step up, step up
mixed
media.. step up to the microphone.. and you do it like this...
Hybrid
Theory EP - And One
Where
should I start
Disjointed
heart
I’ve
got no commitment
To
my own flesh and blood
Left
all alone
Far
from my home
No
one to hear me, to heal my ill heart, I
Keep
it locked up inside
Cannot
express
To
the point I’ve regressed
(If?)
anger’s a gift, then I guess I’ve been blessed, I
Keep
it locked up inside
Keep
my distance from your lies
It’s
too late to love me now
You
helped me to show me
It’s
too late to love me now
You
don’t take a word in
Breaking
a part of my heart to find release
Taking
you out of my blood to bring me peace
Breaking
a part of my heart to find release
Taking
you out of my blood to bring me peace
Breaking
a part of my heart to find release (Break)
Taking
you out of my blood to bring me peace (Me)
Breaking
a part of my heart to find release (Too)
Taking
you out of my blood to bring me peace
Keep
it locked up inside
Keep
my distance from your lies
Breaking
a part of my heart to find release (Break)
Taking
you out of my blood to bring me peace (Me)
Breaking
a part of my heart to find release (Too)
Taking
you out of my blood to bring me peace
Breaking
a part of my heart to find release
Taking
you out of my blood to bring me peace
Breaking
a part of my heart to find release
Taking
you out of my blood to bring me peace
Keep
my distance
Keep
my distance
Keep
my distance
Keep
my distance
[Rap
ending -may be very wrong,lol]
Spit
drips from the jaw of the witless witness
Cryptic
colloquialism shifts your midrift
Dark
all I do embark the shadows
Involved
with my thought catalog, analogue, rap catalog
Keep
my distance, and fear resistance, hurt by persistance
The
twisted web of tangled lies
Strangles
my hope to waste and numbs the taste
And
I'm forced to face these hate crimes
Against
the state of being
Feeling
the weight- less -ness pressed between the ceiling
Reeling
around room
Riding
a bubble of sound proof
It's
the frequency making you
S-Shake
with every boom
Involuntary
muscle contraction
Ignoring
and drinking musical gas field euphoria
The
sound pounds to make the dead flush
To
have you a head rush with red thoughts and said stuff
Hybrid
Theory EP - High Voltage
Just
do something to tell you who I am, ya know?
It’s
high voltage you can’t shake the shock
Because
nobody wants it to stop, check it out
It’s
high voltage you can’t shake the shock
Because
nobody wants it to stop, check it out
It’s
high voltage you can’t shake the shock
Because
nobody wants it to stop, check it out
It’s
high voltage you can’t shake the shock
Because
nobody wants it to stop, check it out
I’ve
been digging into crates ever since I was livin in space
Before
the ratrace, before monkeys had human traits
Mastered
numerology and bigbang theology
Preformed
lobotomies with telekinetic psychology
Invented
the mic so I could start blessin it
And
chincheckin kids to make my point like an impressionist
Many
men have tried to shake us
But
I'll twist mic cords through double helixes and show them what I’m made of
I
buckle knees like leg braces
Cast
the spell of instrumental-ness and all of the emcees that hate us
So
try on, leave you without a shoulder to cry on
From
now to infinity let icons be bygones
I
fire bomb ghostly notes haunt this
I’ve
tried threats but moved on to a promise
I
stomp shit with or without an accomplish
(Mixed
media)
The
stamp of approval is on this
It’s
high voltage you can’t shake the shock
Because
nobody wants it to stop, check it out
It’s
high voltage you can’t shake the shock
Because
nobody wants it to stop, check it out
Akira,
put a kink in the backbones of clones with microphones
Never
satisfy my rhyme jones
Sprayin
bright day over what you might say
Blood
type Krylon
Technicolor
type A
On
highways ride with road rage I'm (pages? of wind)
and
cages of tin that bounce all around
Surround
sound devouring the scene
Subliminal
gangrene paintings
Overall
the same things sing songs karaoke copy madness
Break
bones verbally with sticks and stone tactics
Fourth
dimension, combat convention
Write
rhymes at ease while the tracks stand at attention (Attention)
Meant
to put you away with the pencil
Pistol,
official, 16 line rhyme missile
While
you risk your all, I pick out of your flaws
Spin,
blah blah blah blah
You
can say you saw
It’s
high voltage you can’t shake the shock
Because
nobody wants it to stop, check it out
It’s
high voltage you can’t shake the shock
Because
nobody wants it to stop, check it out
It’s
high voltage you can’t shake the shock
Because
nobody wants it to stop, check it out
It’s
high voltage you can’t shake the shock
Because
nobody wants it to stop, check it out
It’s
high voltage you can’t shake the shock
Because
nobody wants it to stop, check it out
It’s
high voltage you can’t shake the shock
Because
nobody wants it to stop, check it out
It’s
high voltage you can’t shake the shock
Because
nobody wants it to stop, check it out
It’s
high voltage you can’t shake the shock
Because
nobody wants it to stop, check it out
"High
Voltage (Remix)"
You
know what I mean
You
could put a label on a life,
Put
a label on a lifestyle
Sometimes...
You
know
Put
a label on how you wake up every morning
And
go to bed at night
Hybrid
I’ve
been diggin into crates ever since I was livin in space
Before
the ratrace, before monkeys had human traits
I
mastered numerology and bigbang theology
Performed
lobotomies with telekinetic psychology
Invented
the mic so I could start blessin it
Chincheckin
kids to make my point like an impressionist
Many
men have tried to shake us
But
I twist mic cords in double helixes and show them what I’m made of
I
buckle knees like leg braces
Cast
the spell of instrumental-ness and all of you emcees who hate us
So
you can try on,
Leave
you without a shoulder to cry on
From
now to infinity let icons be bygones
I
fire bomb ghostly notes haunt this
I
tried threats but moved on to a promise
I
stomp shit with or without an accomplice
And
run the gauntlet with whoever that wants this
High
Voltage
The
unforgettable sound
High
Voltage
Bringing
you up and taking you down
High
Voltage
Coming
at you from every side
High
Voltage
Making
the rhythm and rhyme collide
Akira,
I put a kink in the backbones of clones with microphones
Never
satisfy my rhyme jones
Sprayin
bright day over what you might say
My
Blood type's Krylon Technicolor type A
On
highways ride with road rage
Cages
of wind and cages of tin that bounce all around
Surround
sound
Devouring
the scene
Subliminal
gangrene paintings
Over
while the same thing
Sing
song karaoke copy bullshit
Break
bones verbally with sticks and stone tactics
Fourth
dimension, combat convention
Write
rhymes at ease while the track stands at attention
Meant
to put you away with the pencil
Pistol,
official, 16 line a rhyme missile
While
you risk your all, I pick out all your flaws
Spin
rah, blah blah blah
You
can say you saw
High
Voltage
The
Unforgettable sound
High
Voltage
Bringing
you up and taking you down
High
Voltage
Coming
at you from every side
High
Voltage
Making
the rhythm and rhyme collide
High
Voltage
The
Unforgettable sound
High
Voltage
Bringing
you up and taking you down
High
Voltage
Coming
at you from every side
High
Voltage
Making
the rhythm and rhyme collide
And
like the rock and rap
You
know what i mean
People
act like you know
Wow
that’s a new invention
That
shits brand new
We're
constantly evolving
It
is constantly changing
Sometimes...
There's
a lot of change
Everybody's
always up with labels
There
ain’t no label for this shit
They're
always gonna try to put a label on it
Try
to create something
So
they can water it down
Sometimes
I feel like a prophet
Misunderstood
Under
the gun like a new disease
Sometimes
I feel like a prophet
Misunderstood
Under
the gun like a new disease
High
Voltage
The
Unforgettable sound
High
Voltage
Bringing
you up and taking you down
High
Voltage
Coming
at you from every side
High
Voltage
Making
the rhythm and rhyme collide
High
Voltage
The
Unforgettable sound
High
Voltage
Bringing
you up and taking you down
High
Voltage
Coming
at you from every side
High
Voltage
Making
the rhythm and rhyme collide
High
Voltage
The
Unforgettable sound
High
Voltage
Bringing
you up and taking you down
High
Voltage
Coming
at you from every side
High
Voltage
Making
the rhythm and rhyme collide
High
Voltage
The
Unforgettable sound
High
Voltage
Bringing
you up and taking you down
High
Voltage
Coming
at you from every side
High
Voltage
Making
the rhythm and rhyme collide
You
know what I mean, you can put a label on a lifestyle
"Morning
After"
Caught
up against the war again
Time
to chill in the bar again
Never
seize to amaze in minds
So
I just sleep sleep sleep please don't
Wake
me till the morning after [2x]
Cut
my peace (?) by the flower again
Lick
my wounds like a dove again
Is
that a light at the end of the tunnel
That
I see I see please let it be but don't
Wake
me till the morning after [3x]
Oh
I'm so tired there has got to be an end
to
the pain I feel when I'm
awake
and alive alive alive
alive
and not dreamin'
Caught
up against the war again
Time
to chill in the bar again
Is
that a light at the end of the tunnel
That
I see I see please let it be but don't
Wake
me till the morning after [3x]
Oh
I'm so tired there has got to be an end
to
the pain I feel when I'm
Awake
and alive alive alive
Alive
and not dreamin'