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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Fugees
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lauryn Hill
Songwriter
Al Dubin
Songwriter
Harry Warren
Songwriter
Pras Michel
Songwriter
Wyclef Jean
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Wyclef Jean
Producer
Lauryn Hill
Producer
Prakazrel
Co-Producer
Jerry Duplessis
Co-Producer
Pras
Executive Producer
Warren Riker
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Another emcee lose his life tonight, Lord
I beg that you pray to Jesus Christ
Why?
Oh, Lord, Father, don't let him bury me
[Verse 2]
I haunt emcees like Mephistopheles
Bringin' swords of Damocles
Secret service keep a close watch as if my name was Kennedy
Abstracts rap simple with the street format
Gaze into the sky and measure planets by paralax
Check out the retrograde motion, kill the notion
Of biting and recyclin' and callin' it your own creation
I feel like Rockwell, somebody's watchin' me
I got no privacy whether on land or at sea
And for your biting zealots, your raps are ****-phonic
Hypocrite, critic, but deep inside, you wish you had the pop hit
It hurts, don't it?
And refugee come to your turf and take over the earth (Yeah)
[Verse 3]
See, my rhymes are the type of fly rhymes
That can only get down with my crew
And if you try to take lines or bite rhymes
We'll show you how The Refugees do
[Verse 4]
Yeah, yeah, behold as my odes, manifold on your rhymes
Two emcees can't occupy the same space at the same time
It's against the laws of physics
So weep as your sweet dreams break up like Eurythmics
Rap rejects my tape deck, ejects projectile
Whether Jew or gentile, I rank top percentile
Many styles, more powerful than gamma rays
My grammar pays like Carlos Santana plays Black Magic Woman
So while you fumin', I'm consumin' mango juice under Polaris
You're just embarrassed 'cause it's your last tango in Paris
And even after all my logic and my theory
I add a **** so you ignorant **** can hear me
You remember take notes as a sow my rap oats
And for you biting zealots, here's a quote
[Verse 5]
Ay, another emcee lose his life tonight, oh
I beg that you pray to Jesus Christ
Why?
Oh, Lord, Father, don't let him bury we, ay
[Verse 6]
You can try, but you can't divide the tribe
These cats can't rap, mister author, I feel no vibe
What you read, the magazine said the girl shoulda went solo
The guys should stop rappin', vanish like Menudo
Took it to the heart, but every actor plays his part
As long as someone was listenin', I knew it was a start
For me to get my chance, grab my pen, and revamp
Do a cameo while everybody do the dance
Quick now 'cause you runnin' outta lucker
Playin' Mr. Big, I'm gonna get you, sucker
While you munchin' at your luncheon, I'll be plannin' your assassination
Then hit you like that Dutchman
[Verse 7]
I compress sound sets with my rap DBX
Then drop vocals on my 456 Ampex
Bring terror to the shop of horror
As she cries, "Mi amor," the phantom dies in the opera
And to the youngins who carry gadgets
And kill six days a week and rest on the Sabbath
Violence ain't necessary unless you provoke me
Then get buried like the great Mussolini
And for you biting zealots, your rap styles are relics
No matter who you damage, you're still a false prophet
[Verse 8]
Ay, another emcee lose his life tonight, Lord
I beg that you pray to Jesus Christ
Why?
Oh, Lord, Father, don't let them bury me
Written by: L. Hill, N. Jean, S. Michel