Macklemore

[Interlude] I need love You need love Give me love And I'll give you my love [Verse 1] They say thirty is the new twenty And twenty is the new thirty shit I guess Makes sense, cause fifteen year olds seem twenty And twenty five year olds seem ten I...

[Chorus: Eric Nally] I ain't gonna die tonight You can't kill me, not my spirit (no!) History is ours tonight The people are chanting, can't you hear it? Whoa-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh [Verse 1: Macklemore] Open up the doors on 'em, we playing tonight Bring o...

How y'all doin there folks? My name is Aberdeen Washington and I'm a proud American and a terrorist fighter thats right hey gimme another beer bitch! now when the day Bin Laden comes to town ima drop a duece wipe it up with his towel mow my lawn sit...

[Spoken:] He comes from a land far far away A little place that some people call Great Britain Exiled for streaking at the royal wedding He left his motherland along with the only woman he ever truly loved His horse, Tyrome He travelled to the USA To re...

[Intro] To really to be a creator, you must ask yourself, "In the stillest moment of your night, if it were truly denied you to create. Would you die?" and if your answer is yes you have no choice: that is your choice because there is no euphoria in a differen...

Walked in with the pinstripes, whuddup Doormans like "you on the list?" Like shhi- I should be there like after the l's Said it's too early to tell Fuck it go ahead Afrika Bambaataa, cool herc was loopin the break beat Rock Steady was breakin', that's w...

[Intro] Ladies and Gentlemans This an ode to the b-boy,b-girls, The people out there who do it for the love And believe me I'm not dissin' anybody out there who's trying to get paid, I'm trying to get paid too But I got one question [Verse 1: Macklemor...

(Piano) Uh, uh, uh... Uh, uh, uh... (Drums) Dumdumdumdumdumdumdum Duh-tukituh, duh-tukituh... [SKIP REST OF SONG] (Instrumental) 

[Intro] Hello Americans My name is George Bush, and I'm goin' to do a rap for ya'll Check it out [Verse 1] Bitch I'm from Texas We're homophobic and sexist And if these Mexicans keep comin in I'ma dismember em You don't see me in El Paso, selling thei...

[Verse 1: Macklemore] Return of the Mac, get 'em What it is, what it does, what it is, what it isn’t Looking for a better way to get up out of bed Instead of getting on the Internet and checking a new hit me Get up, Thrift Shop, pimp strut walking Little...

[Hook] Unicorns and wizard sleeves Hammer pants and make believe Pirate ships sailing off to sea Well you can party with me in my Castle, in my castle, in my castle, in my castle [Verse 1] This is for the freaks and for my magicians Booty clap and lap...

(Jim Valvano speech at the 1993 ESPY Awards) Time, time is very precious to me. I don't know how much I have left and I have some things I would like to say. Hopefully at the end I'll have something that will be important to other people too. (Geologic) St...

[Verse 1:] Now everyday that I walk outta my building I see homeless people sleeping and chillin' on the steps to the apartment that I live in Im not saying everyone is a victim, but the people that I live would treat em more like villains then actual citizens...

Life moves pretty fast, You don't stop and look around once in a while you could miss it. Look, I've been away from my city, the city's changes aint pretty Theys still be playing the dizzy. Forgotten corners, the city's forgotten its warriors, Who died y...

[Verse 1] The other day, me 'n XP opened for Souls of Mischief I'm like "Yo, let's get on some angry MC showmanship and hit 'em" Rocked all the cocky songs and not too many soulful lyrics Even a couple dissin' women callin' 'em "groupies," "hoes," and "bitches...

[Chorus: Dave B] Corner store, 2 A.M Got some mango high-chews, a bag of chips Rollin' through the city and we hide behind the tints In the Benzo, got the Swisher out the window, then we dip Posted at the corner store, posted at the corner store Posted a...

[Intro] And we drink and get older And some of us even try to get sober Now here's to the assholes and the last calls Well city kids, you get what you ask for [Bridge] And acquaintances turn to friends, I hope those friends they remember me Hold the ni...

If it ain't fresh then you ain't gettin' play in my tape deck Way back, I used to rock the hat with the suede strap at ABC's Bought my food from the Arabs Played craps on corners where the OG's slang at Cross colors I'm the boss of the playground I hit yo...

[Intro] Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooh, oooh, oooh [Verse 1: Macklemore] They said it wasn't a gateway drug My homie was takin' subs and ain't wake up The whole while, these billionaires, they kicked up Paying out congress so we take their drugs Murderers wh...

Out of the womb i slipped Between two vaginal lips Pushed to the light of a sight A fetus into a child In the spring of the suns But not the wet 'n' wild Journey conceived My fathers sperm giving my mother a seed Implanted it in the ovaries Of eternit...

[Intro] Ladies and gentlemen Second Thoughts on the beat (And you know how I feel) Big up to Lace Cadence Good lookin' out for this one, man Verse 1: I love hip hop music I just hate the ego The politics that follow it Getting caught in it can be lethal See I...

[Saint Claire] Fill my lungs up, pour my heart out, peel my bones away Crack my window, shed my shadow, excavate my pain [Macklemore] If I could read the world my notebook and these thoughts in it Would they judge me or love me for what I've written? Tr...

[Intro] Ladies and gentleman, my name is Macklemore, this is my music and it feels so damn good right about now Check it I got a story, yo it goes a little something like... [Verse 1] When I was 17 I was staying in NYC And my homie told me where I could get a...

[Verse 1] I swear I've been here before, there’s a war in my heart Inside my chest is a thorn, it's been torn from the start The picture painted is warped, the hearts aching and scarred Music’s the band-aid I’m too afraid to take this shit off Another drink at...

[Intro: Macklemore] Got a Guns N Roses t-shirt, and never listened to the band Just being honest, I just thought that shit looked cool Hold up, do you know who I am? [Verse 1: Macklemore] Turn the block to Woodstock Retire? Don't think that I could stop...

Intellectually organic herbal organism musicians tied at the mind combined energies circu… Lating the rhythm cyclist? kennelist? manuscripts flipped with lyrical spheres Grasping the axis of forever back To the umbilicoda origin When there was more to men,...

[Macklemore] Check it, now let’s get creative, mama, I made it Been dope since Baby was kissing Wayne on Rap City: The Basement No diss to Wayne, he’s my favorite, so stupid, write with these cadences Looser with music like Lucifer using ultimatums The gr...

[Verse 1: Macklemore] You know I'm back like I never left Another sprint, another step Another day, another breath Been chasing dreams, but I never slept I got a new attitude and a lease on life And some peace of mind Seek and I find I can sleep when I...

Everything is gold, everything is equal Posted on the porch just chillin', me and my people Eyelids closed, gold sun shines on The world’s coated in the gold Krylon Yea, and these days days days They never run away Gold tints, shades, that block out that...

Now you know what's good for you Got that, not gonna warn you We got that to make it right right right You know all women, I adore you Bodies [?] The energy, melody life life life Now you know what's good for you Got that, not gonna warn you We got th...

[Chorus: Kesha] I wish somebody would have told me, babe Someday, these will be the good old days All the love you won't forget And all these reckless nights you won't regret Someday soon, your whole life's gonna change You'll miss the magic of these goo...

Explain [Hook] Hold your head up, there's a light in the sky I know you're fed up, but you must try to survive Each moment's precious, don't let life pass you by Keep focused, keep your eyes on the prize [Verse 1: Macklemore] A friend of mine once told me We...

[Intro] Don't nobody give a damn what all that shit talking 'bout, man. We tryna here some of that, that "Girl, shake your ass, shake your ass, shake your ass," and you know what I'm saying? I'm tryna get that in my life. Gemini [Verse 1: Macklemore] Diam...

[Verse 1] The first time I heard Digital Underground I was in the first grade My homie lace brought it over and he dubbed it on a mixtape I would do the Humpty Hump and perform to his verses 12 Years later I learned that Shock G and him were the same person I...

[Verse 1: Macklemore] Yo, we all know that life can get hectic But if you live in the second You exist in the present And that's how you stay connected Through good times and hardships if you learn to just accept it And know that every struggle in life i...

[Verse 1: Macklemore] I wanna be sober, but I love getting high Wanna give it a hundred percent, but I'm too afraid to try I wanna be faithful, but love hooking up with randos I wanna live by the law, but still think like a vandal I wanna get exercise, bu...

I'm an Irishman Leather weathered Irish skin Beard orange as the sunset over the flag In the night sky we fly it in Pride for the life we fight to live History, I write with it Spit it with the dialect And this is a celebration of course The green, whi...

[Hook: Ab-Soul] I put my life on the line I roll them dice and I'm fine Cause all I ever dreamt about was makin' it They ain't giving it, I'm taking it I’m taking it, taking it, I ain’t giving it I’m taking it, taking it, I ain’t giving it I’m taking it, taki...

I exist as an explorer, Inspired from the winds enchanted, organic intent which caresses the aura of life and its winding roads My home lies within the confines between the earth and the atmosphere’s ozone A nomad on the roam I walk through the park, Ackno...

[Verse 1: XP] Still trying to figure out what I find comfortin' And who's gonna take account for all this sufferin'? It's not always gloomy, I'm assuming if you sing too It might give me the power to wake up a-gain Let's be honest, it's kind of hard to find be...

In the darkest of days Men become kings and still die of old age While the children become gods At last the whole world begins to play [Verse 1: Pearl Dragon] My body is adorned with thorns King with a crown of thorns I wash my feet and kiss the ground...

Yo I've been obsessed with words ever since I was a little buck Then I grew bigger and figured drawing pads weren't big enough I wanted to use a wall, but in school was taught not to And that graffiti was the root of all evil It's just letters and making...

[Verse 1: Macklemore] I said, woo, don't make me Break out the Valour suit and the Stacey's Give me a baseline and a break beat Fuck around on the dance floor make a baby, watch me Got a cane with a gold tip Gucci ice cream tat type flow, bitch I could...

I don't know why But it's like I can't stay quiet This is my voice I can't let it die inside me See I'll be scared if there wasn't a riot Pushin and pullin, grabbin some hair, Pukin and fuckin up the sidewalk This battle makes it interestin I abide des...

Yo, I'm gettin older now 23 years old and half of me just wants to make the move and go and settle down The other half's like, "Hell no, you better mess around. Don't let me down, especially when you got an album comin' out" When I first saw you, I'm like...

Now, this is my job, I will not quit it Pulled me out the depths when I thought that I was finished Yeah I questioned if I could go the distance That's just the work, regardless of who's listening, listening Listen, see I was meant to be a warrior Fight s...

[Verse 1: Macklemore] Can’t nobody get up in my car today Back seat feeling like a charter plane Bumping Silkk Da Shocker Charge It To The Game Paint dripping like I’m whipping marmalade (whoa) Look at the way that I’m shining I don’t be checking the mil...

[Chorus: Dan Caplen] My troubles test me on the daily They say that only God can save me I think I'm slowly going under But I won't ever tell my brother And now I wonder where's the good gone? 'Cause I can't find no miracles 'till I go home Oh, I wonder...

This is my language Check it out, ya The risk of blunderin' to rep in front of a couple a hundred kids knowin' my licks is humblin' Spit the struggle of an addict to puff in them swisher split but the light that was lit, I quickly run from it I turn away...

I used to sit with my dad in the garage That sawdust that pine sol and the moss Around every spring when the winter thaw We’d huddle around the radio twist the broken knob 710 AM no KJR Dave Niehaus voice would echo throughout the yard couldn’t have been...

Aha Uhm 1-2 [Verse 1: Macklemore] Round here they sing broken hymns They prayers flow better when they're soaked in gin The amp's dusty and sits in the corner By bartender that’ll pickpocket your heart And a jukebox that’ll steal your quarter Barten...

"Chad Butler, known as Pimp C, died in a Los Angeles hotel room..." "The L.A. County ner's office ruled the rapper's death accidental..." "And attributed it to a combination of..." "Apnea?" "Yes." "...and syrup, and we know that syrup on the streets usua...

Oh girl, this boat is sinking, There's no sea left for me, And how the sky gets heavy When you are underneath it Oh I want to sail away from here And God He came down down down down down down down down And said (down down down down down down down down)...

[Chorus: Donna Missal] We got that bad love, but it taste like medicine I never had love, so I learned to settle quick I guess I never thought I'd have to choose Between paradise and you [Verse 1: Macklemore] I still creep on your 'Gram, oh See you wit...

[Intro] Ladies and gentlemen Introducing, the penis song (oh no he didn't) (Honk a dick) [Hook] This is my penis song I wish that I had a bigger shlong One that was quite a bit more thick and way more long One of those porno king kong dongs [Verse 1] Check i...

[Verse 1: Macklemore] Yo, remember high school? With that dude who thought he was so cool Walking around like everybody should know who, he is Like he was some superstar in the biz Just because he had a Japanese car and some rims It's silly ain't it? It goes t...

When I was in the third grade I thought that I was gay 'Cause I could draw, my uncle was And I kept my room straight I told my mom, tears rushing down my face She's like "Ben you've loved girls Since before pre-k, trippin'!" Yeah, I guess she had a poin...

Got me straight up drinkin' from the barrel I've been losin' hours Singin' sad songs underneath the gallows Runnin' from my shadow Runnin' from my shadow I need relief, I need some peace But the voices, they keep talking to me And I keep going to meetin...

This is for my soldiers Not my soldiers that chose to be soldiers But the soldiers that were forced to be soldiers Now what's the trouble, you scared of being a human? If the truth is a tool I double dare you to use it Hit the booth and I'm well aware of...

Those 3 plus years, I was so proud of And I threw ‘em all away for 2 Styrofoam cups The irony, everyone will think that he lied to me Made my sobriety so public, there’s no fuckin’ privacy If I don’t talk about it then I carry a date 08-10-08, but now it’...

[Speaking] Alright baby girl, lets sing to it [Pre-Verse] You're getting your degree, you're going to college I'm making music and hoping it puts me on But If I don't make it baby, will you be mad at me If I just chilled at home as your stay-home-daddy?...

[Verse 1] I paid my dues, now I'm really on Prince to the SEA, put my city on Left the condo for a bigger home Everything clean like my chicken bones I work hard, I work hard for it Had to go back to the chalkboard We was tourin' countries all foreign...

[Verse 1: Macklemore] Uh I hope that God decides to talk through him That the people decide to walk with him Regardless of Pitchfork cosigns I've jumped Make sure the soundman doesn't cockblock the drums Let the snare knock the air right out of your lung...

[Intro: Professor Macklemore] Hey, how you doing? Man, I'm loving life right now I'm just looking out the window and just thinking "Look at where we live at," I mean this is the Pacific Northwest This is the Almighty Kingdom Fools be tripping like "I'm...

Came in together, but you held me The process walking right through that door, at the entry I can't seem to remember, the lights were so bright And the discoball blurred in the turn of that night But it was perfect I was told the tux was starched and all...

[Hook: Macklemore] And then I remembered the magic Forgot that you can't plan it It's always there in front of us Just trust and it happens And the star dust from the universe of this planet I just get stressed when I try to understand it And I remember the m...

"First memories of Seattle Hip Hop" "I remember the Sit 'N Spin" "Listening to Rap Attack, listening to Nasty Nes on Rap Attack" "Silver Shadow D, B-Mello" "That Do the Math, just hit me in my dome" "The Poetry Experience, that's where I really started wr...

(Buffalo Madonna) And on on and on and on we go And on on and on and on we go We love who we are but now it’s gone Let’s leave before we eat each other alive Alive (Macklemore) Same city, yeah, we can’t break up Nice mask on, wear the same one The...

What,what,what,whatX8 I’m gonna pop some tags Only got twenty dolars in my pocket I-I-I'm huntin' lookin' for a come-up This is fucking awesome Nah, walk up to the club like, "What up? I got a big cock!" I'm so pumped about some shit from the thrift sh...

Blame it on the noise Blame it on the toys Blame it on three stripes Mics the right of passage For the b-boy Consistent, twists, flips, licks Quick was the switch The record from the ritual typical lyrical same old skill bulllshit Criticize all you wan...

[Intro: Macklemore] And they say, "Don't forget where you come from Don't die holding on to your words Cause you know you got a whole world to change But understand who you got to change first" [Verse 1: Macklemore] And I was like "Fuck that", humility bust b...

Yesterday, forget it. Tomorrow is nada The present is right here, through the breath, watch it Atheist Jesus piece, hanging on a cross We sit and discuss God on lawn chairs About how we got here, What it is, what it isn't, shit Fate vs. fate, scrimmaging...

So I was relaxing at the spot And some dude came through and was like “Yo you got flows?!” I was like “Of course” And I asked him if he rhymed And he was like “Only when I’m off this sizzurp!” I love to rap I don’t even care if you’re whack You got,...

In life, seven going symphony I orchestrate my music willingly Like emus? making history Mentally we’re manipulated by the music industry It’s conference, chivalry, creativity, lyrically, Step up and take a stand But if you over-stand linguistically The...

[Verse 1] I see so many people lost who really try to pretend But am I just another white boy who has caught on to the trend When I take a step to the mic is hiphop closer to the end? Cause when I go to shows the majority have white skin They marketed th...

[Intro: Macklemore] I wanna be free, I wanna just live Inside my Cadillac*, That is my shit And I throw it up (I throw that up) That’s what it is (that’s what it is) In my C A D I L L A C bitch (biatch) Can’t see me through my tints (nah ah) I’m riding...

[Verse 1: Macklemore] R.I.P. Willy Wonka, watch the roof come off I pull up in that candy paint, call it Veruca Salt You cheated and you lied, you broke the rules, my dog Now you wanna come around when there's food involved Hell no Let the truth be told,...

I was seven years old, when I got my first pair And I stepped outside And I was like, Momma, this air bubble right here, it’s gonna make me fly I hit that court, and when I jumped, I jumped, I swear I got so high I touched the net, Mom I touched the ne...

[Verse 1: Macklemore] I know you're troubled, girl, I seen you on Tumblr February, dressing like a summer girl Mini skirt on, no underwear I wanna take you shopping, blow a bag of Prada She say those clothes expensive, so we end up in Zara Late night hit...