ERIC B. & RAKIM - To The Listeners lyrics

rate me

It's to the listeners (whispered 4x)

*musical interlude*

It's to the listener

(repeat interlude and line 4x)

Verse one: rakim

It's to the listenersfor those that have a ear for this

State of the artengineered for the mix

Eardrums are playing along to what I'm sayin you're singin a song

Stevie blass on the keyboardswingin along

But you don't have to danceplay it cool and listen

My dj's mixinand I'll do the quizzin

Cause who is number one if not best then better

Here's a hint: the 18th letter

The rhymes is sportablemicrophone is portable

For any immortal manswords is not affordable

Never take a loss cause I'm hard to beat

I ain't cheap but don't sell me a dream I don't sleep

I'm paid in fullso save the bull

This ain't a stick-upyou don't have to wave until

You feel sureand you want more then wipe your sweat

Cause I just wanted to see how hype you could get

Cause when I came in the door steppin hard enough to shake the floor

I just started but the others can't make no more

Runnin out of beats breaks and out of time

If I was goneyou'd be runnin out of rhymes

I improverecord don't have to be long

If it's understood and the story is strong

You can speak out and hold the crowd as prisoners

The people is peeplessit's to the listeners

Verse two:

I'm the lordfor somethin you can absorb

Try and control and be cautious but the cut's in a cord

Make me deeper than downI make the crowdcrowd around

People are peeplesscause the soloist found

Phrasesthoughtsmade by the r of course

One thing I do is keep em differentand far from yours

You keep talkinwhen will all the damage be done?

You say you're rulin but when I'm in the place you don't come

Maybe you're waitinto see what I'm makin

One more style gets takenthen i'ma be breakin

If the patterns are causespiano is soft

But make it hard for you to startwhere I left off

You find yourselftill the point is across

You hit reverse to rewind itthat's when you hit the pause

I set the scenefirst you hear mixin

Then the microphone fiend's in effectstill listenin?

Pay close attentionnever before mentioned

Listen up I got a brand new invention

Made from a musician it's notes are played crisp

But listeners listen to what I wrote on a disc

Copywritten but still bitten they almost sound like

Almost pumpinbut it ain't down like

A record's supposed to soundwatch as it go around

Records are brokensmashed into the ground

That ain't my melodybrothers keep runnin up and tellin me

Others are trying to flow smooth and steadily

Potholes are left in my path then I crash and bruise

Whoever refuse and cruise right past em

Cause I just left to do it for easy whatever

Deathtill I get back you better stay in step

After speaking you'll stareif I was there your description is

Letters full of poetical medicinethis is for the listeners