[Chorus: Female singing]
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You're under my, you're under mind control
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You know you're lost, don't even try to fight
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You cant escape, I rule you day and night
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You're under my, you're under mind control
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[Verse]
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Been in this rap game since ninety-six
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Can-I-Bus, also known as Canibus
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And even though that might seem like a short time
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I was never known for spitting a short-rhyme
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I'm known for my ill metaphors and lines
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And I'm inspired by that little voice inside
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That says, 'keep a strong mind and don't compromise'
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Nothing happens before it's time, don't get off of the grind
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See the game is cold, don't lose control
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All the glitters ain't gold, you could lose your soul
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I've been through it before, guess you live and you learn
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Everyone takes turns getting what they deserve
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It's like a revolving door as far as Canibus is concerned
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Please believe it, I'mma get what I earned
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As far as getting that dough, and everything else in my career goes
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I'm completely in control, come on
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[Chorus: Female singing]
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[Canibus]
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Now don't get it twisted, Canibus ain't getting Jiggy with it
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I'm just dumbing it down for a minute
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Went from Jersey to A-T-L, but then I relocated
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Out to Cali on some one-way shit
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Bought a cheap ticket and split, I'm in coach sitting next to this chick
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With some real voluptuous lips
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She asked me if I can help her give her luggage a lift
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After that, she wouldn't shut up for the rest of the trip
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She said she thought I looked familiar, but she never caught on
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I started nodding off, she was talking so long
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Put my headphones on, then I went to sleep
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Reclined the seat, thought about rhymes and beats
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I thought about how I spent so much time in the East
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And how my mind was never in peace
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In the streets, if you want to that yellow-brick road
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Paved with gold, you just gotta take control, come on
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[Chorus: Female singing]
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[Canibus]
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I stepped off the plane, never want to sit in coach again
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I can't deal with the neck-pain
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Seen some guy holding up a sign with my name
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What's up my main-man, where's baggage claim'
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Took the elevator, I was physically drained
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The chick from the plane said, 'bye,' and started to wave
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Man, I'm just happy to be in L.A.
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Got my release papers from Universal/M.C.A
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Now it's time to get that real paper, shake off the haters
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They can't break us, we're Gladiators
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World famous, my name is on the mind of all of the majors
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Canibus is outrageous
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Fans sing along when I perform on stages
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Or when they hear my songs on they two-way pagers
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They can't front, 'cause I broke the mold
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And took a little time, but now I'm in control
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[Female vocalizes the harmony until fade]
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Mind Control
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Canibus |