Blackalicious

Ego Sonic War Drums

Blackalicious


[Peace] 
Our house is in the middle of the street 
I'm a talkin' head, talkin' head 
Spittin' speech, Hungry like A Wolf, Where's the Beef? 

[Gift of Gab] 
Beef eater gin, in-toxicant, men-tal 
Alternate, end-ings, opposite trend Zen 
Copperfield, pen bend, topple and kill end men 
Send them, in wind, tremblin', off of them skills (skills, skills, skills...) 

[Peace] 
My copper top is poppin' tops (tops), the heat keeps blowin' 
+Energizer+ bunny, ain't it funny, how I stay so +ever ready+ 
But I never see the money (money, money, money...) 

[Gift of Gab] 
Money never makin' me 
I make it, come inside and take a seat 
It's vacant, Ego Sonic, inner space 
The sacred sequel on again 
Erase and cease the hatred season 
of the drums of war of sages past 
and speakin' through the ancients 
speakin' through the, speakin' through the ancients, speakin' 
(speakin', speakin', speakin'...) 

[Peace] 
As a kid, I was Harry Potter-like 
Not locked in a room but on the streets, they poked fun and took my bike 
Until I chose to write, spec-tacular, vernacular, spells, for the fight 
(fight, fight, fight...) 

[Gift of Gab] 
In the, middle of the class, I was writin' my secret agenda 
Getting' a bl-ast from ignitin' my deepest surrender 
A bit of chastisement I may have gotten from teachers when the 
classes were done, masses were stunned, I pass it on 
(I pass it on, I pass it on, I pass it on...) 

[Peace] 
I be flingin' stones at yo' dome and yo' +Jet-son+ 
and +Elroy's+ El Dorado drivin' while the sun sets some 
Back seat, fulla cotton candy, beer, and bubble gum 
(bubble gum, bubble gum. bubble gum...) 

[Gift of Gab] 
Summertime in the city 
Pity rappers fallin' to the Ego Sonic War Drums [*echoes*] 

[Chorus 2X] 
Ego Sonic War Drums, we so hard - RUN 
Beatin' on yo' door come, try and get SOME 
You'll get trampled, tryin' to sample, end up gettin' NONE 
Ego Sonic War Drums, we so hard - RUN 

[Gift of Gab] 
Heeey ya, raise the bar to another level of rhymin' again 
Maaa-jor daaays of, verbal assault tactics that get 
waaaay out, Blazin' the bow again to set new trend of flaa-va, Déj-à vu 
We blowin' 'em up wit' the way we slaaay-a, saaay ya praaa-yas 
Set in the head of the rappers we SLAAY-a 
YAAAY-A, HI-YA, HI-YA, HO! 
Come on in-SIDE and try the flow 
Creepin' up on yo' mind just like a SPID-A 
KIND-A slow, SHINE and FLOOOW 
Sparkle and rock until I can't SHINE NO MO', OHHH! 
Low and beHOOOLD, FOOOE 
Animal instinct comin' out of the SOOOUL 
Chief Coyote, Blackfoot, Savage NavaHOOOOS 
Scalpin' yo' top and rock out the spot, off the top knockin' 
and then I frolic about the DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUGH 

[Bridge] 
Just because we out there, doesn't mean we don't care 
Respect our clout, yeah, Gift of Gab dope, yeah 
P-E-A-C-E, yeah, E-S-W-D, playa 
Arrows flyin' everywhere, Ego Sonic warfare 

[Peace] 
Peace pipe, puffin', arrow stick you in yo' stuffin' 
OH-WO-WO-WO-WO-WO-OW, think I'm bluffin' 
Jumpin' off my horse and runnin' up on you ain't nothin 
I don't have no rifle, I just throw my hatchet in yo' face 
Catch it, get an eye FULL 
Hear them drums? Battle sounds! See that land? Battle grounds! 
See the men? Battle rounds! Hear me now, man down! 
Bows UP, clear the section, roll out a winner 
In my Ego Sonic head dress in 
and for you dum-dum opponents, hope you learned yo' lesson 
(learned yo' lesson, learned yo' lesson, learned yo lesson'...) 

[Chorus] 

[Gift of Gab] 
Chief Apache drummer, tipi dweller, eagle feather bearer 
Chalice lighter, inner fire starter, worship Mother Nature 

[Peace] 
Mohawkin' egos clawin' beak seems to bear it all 
Seminole, Blackfoot, Mohican, and Choctaw 

[Gift of Gab] 
Choppin' ya, scalpin' ya, offin' ya, moppin' ya, falcons are 
flockin' around you, wreck shop while I'm poppin' at Pocahontas 

[Peace] 
Death it won't fall upon us, as long as I'm Geronimo-an 
Keepin' the heater flowin', you know they ain't into throwin' 'em 

[Gift of Gab] 
Burnin' the tip of the Arrow, the temperature's blarin' 
The endin' is near when we hit you wit' THIS, then you're perishin' 
(perishin', perishin', perishin'...) 

[Peace] 
Cherish everyday light, light 
Couldn't picture livin' life in the dark right, right, right? 

[Gift of Gab] 
Ear to the ground, I hear 'em comin' 
Do you really think they comin'? 

[Peace] 
Ego sonic, hear that thumpin' 
Do you really think they drummin'? 

[Gift of Gab] 
Do you really think they comin'? 

[Peace] 
I can see 'em! 

[Gift of Gab] 
HERE THEY COME! 

[Gift of Gab and Peace] 
If they catch us, they gon' kill us 
Wouldn't want to be us, RUN! (RUN, RUN, RUN...) 

[Chorus and ad-libs]