Canibus - Showtime At The Gallow Lyrics
This is Showtime at the GallowsRip The JackerYo, I dialogue wit Amen-Ra 'til he gives me the nodOr replaces me wit a supercomputer automatonI don't barter for time I'm a martyr to rhymesAnd a selfish soldier wit pride that was ordered to dieA burnin' star in the sky my heart is warped wit a driveExpressin' thoughts through a rhyme my metaphors are aliveIt's like I've been crucified they hate me now like NasThey punctured me through my side the bleeding was cauterizedI was revived after I diedOnly then I saw how I was truly admired and worshipped like a godShit'd mired up my mind they showed me a signI fell off the ocean liner someone throw me a lineLet the world know the truth but it became my demiseMotha*****a you know we even I don't owe you a dimeSometimes I feel like killin' myself they've stolen my shineI wanted to be the illest for a moment in timeFrom the ink to my pen to my pad to the ink in my armHow can one diss song possibly last this long?Tyson ain't the champ no more them days is goneAnd Rip the Jacker ain't too stubborn to say when he's wrong[HOOK]I should get twenty dollars and go to EconolodgeAnd tie the sawed-off trigger around the doorknobCall the police squad and tell them I'm in room one oh fiveAnd that a dirty bomb's insideWoke up in the cargo plane playin' Christy LaneFor some entertainment while I train in the misty rain"One Day at a Time Sweet Jesus" is playin'I'm sittin' there prayin' you prolly can't believe what I'm sayin'But the voice in the back of my head keeps sayin' "GermaineThis is the real deal man this is not a dream this is not a gameThe only sixteen you got from now on is lockedand loaded and in your handDeploy or detach on land you the manAnd the pain is the weakness leavin' the body, understand?I can reload wit a full pack call COMSATTell them you need suppressive fire for troops in the back statInsurgence and counter-insurgence move wit a purposeAbsolutely mission critical you never get nervousApplicate the shock tube to the surfaceStandby blow it eyes open wit the scope on the terroristTell him to go to hell in Arabic put a bullet through his narrow neckWatch the wall behind him get wetI'm an animal I'll murder you and stare at your petsGet the tape I know where the surveillance cameras is kept[HOOK]If you want a confession? you got itYou want product? Gimme twenty dollarsYou want gossip? I'll give you logic on any topicRecordin' the positive dataRipper's the best rapper go confirm the statusOne million page dissertation written on paperCheap label from Pitney Bowes' tree curatorMy purification process is greaterBut thinly tapered verbatimMy album is equal to over fifty acresCan-I-Bus before the Big BangAnd after the big crunch I only gotta say it onceLet there be light and I write a sentenceThe greatest discovery since 'opethicus afarensisBack to before Sumerians landed on the CaymanIn the Caribbean carryin' bacteria with antigensAnd Nine-foot stone mannequinsThe key to nuclear power and four delivered talariaShowtime at the gallow the Age of AquariusAnd Space Harrier's life's last barrier[HOOK]
