[Rakim]
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Me and the rap's laid back
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Nonchalant and relaxed in the track
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Put together well, so it ain't hard to tell
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Easy to recognize, so my records'll sell
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On the microphone, well known with a low tone
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Show and prove when the stage show is shown
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All you hear is screams when I'm hit by the laser beams
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Ladies fiend, rappers are choosin up teams
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So who could beat up, just before we meet up
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Before I kick a rhyme, I kick my feet up
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to let you know, everything's under control
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Under surveillance, takin over your soul
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So let me handle this, gettin scandalous
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All my jams are hits, never plan to miss
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Crowd is captured, released at my permission
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Peep em, as I, keep em eager to listen
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[Rakim]
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Opponents are found paralyzed from the mic down
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Left with a little sight ears still hear the sound
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Try to clear your mind but it's still there
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Give him about a year, then give him a wheelchair
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I damage and deteriorate, til your brain dead
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No huss cuss what I discuss'll bust his head
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Here's some hearin aids when your eardrums fail
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You get scars, so you could read it in braille
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Close your third eye, then I do body work
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And I keep the same procedure til somebody's hurt
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My DJ'll sew up cuts like an M.D.
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And I still move crowds like an M.C.
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Entertain and tear you out of your frame
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Leave you in a puddle of blood, then let it rain
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Then I get deep, so try to withstand
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on my level to think, or sink like quicksand
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He couldn't hang, so I cut the rope short
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Watchin em fall, cause they need more support
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This is the way that I done, all of my competition
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Peep em, as I, keep em eager to listen
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Keep em eager to listen
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[Rakim]
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The performance I give em is, somethin like a hypnotism
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Swingin back and forth, til you can keep the rhythm
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At the tone of my voice, you will become
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eager to listen dance in a trance til you see the
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R on stage, no cheers, all ears
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All three of your eyes on me, so it appears
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just like you thought it would be, but even better
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Live and direct on stage, instead of the
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radio or video or studio rehearsin
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I'm at my best in the flesh in person
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The main attraction, center of attention
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The crowd'll go crazy, soon as I mention
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it's time to communicate, so let's conversate
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I get my point across, when you respond I make sense
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So now we could continue the mission
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As I, keep em eager to listen
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As I, keep em eager to listen
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[Rakim]
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I used to always say one day
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I'll play in the NBA cause I'll slay
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opponents well, and also excel
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as a black quarterback in the NFL
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I throw to score so I can hear the crowd roar
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Keep em, out of they seats and on the floor
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And when I win, it'll pump my adrenaline
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My record is undefeated, and I'll win again
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I'll never lose or hear boos from the audience
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cause they participate, and applaud me since
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I bring em what they want to hear
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And they'll fill up the atmopshere
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with people that came to party, and have a good time
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So when I'm gone, I'm sure, you understood the rhyme
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Because I promise to accomplish the mission
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Cause I, keep em eager to listen
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Keep 'Em Eager to Listen
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Eric B. & Rakim |