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Campaign Speech

Campaign Speech is a diss track by Eminem targeting Donald Trump, George Zimmerman and Dylann Roof. The track answers criticism of Eminem's music and attacks named commentators, rival rappers, and broader industry trends.

Released2016
Annotated1
ExplicitYes
Addressable transcript

Lyrics & breakdown

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    Jumped out of the 2nd floor of a record store

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    With a Treacherous Four cassette and a cassette recorder

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    In Ecuador with Edward Norton

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    Witness the metamorphosis

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    Of a legend growin' like an expert swordsman

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    From the Hessian war and

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    Hence the origin of the Headless Horseman

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    Born with the endorphins of a pathetic orphan

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    Endless source and reservoir

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    Of extension cords in dresser drawers

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    And deadbolts on the bedroom doors

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    And sexual torture kits kept in a separate storage bin

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    Excellent boyfriend

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    Use intercourse to settle scores

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    With women who have vendettas towards men

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    Dickhead is forced in 'til there's shredded foreskin

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    Reddish torn and they're only bein' fed a portion

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    Bed sores and sore shins

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    Pregnant whores can get abortions

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    Fetish for stickin' metal forks in, self-absorption

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    Skeletor, I went to Hell and fell a floor

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    A predator, I'm headed for competitors

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    Better warn 'em, what I lack in tact and a set of morals

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    I make up for in metaphors like a cosmetic store

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    Stegosaurus, Chuck Norris with a thesaurus

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    Yes, of course, a mess of warrants

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    You want some? Come and get some, boys!

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    I'm givin' Daniel Pantaleo a refresher course

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    On excessive force and pressure points

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    And dressin' George Zimmerman in a fluorescent orange

    Multi-line diss block
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    Dress and four inch heels to address the court

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    With a bullseye on his back, his whole chest and torso

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    Are left on the doorsteps of Trayvon's dad as a present for him

    Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit

    TargetGeorge Zimmerman

    MeaningWhat it means: In “And dressin' George Zimmerman in a fluorescent orange,” Eminem addresses George Zimmerman directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: The track answers criticism of Eminem's music and attacks named commentators, rival rappers, and broader industry trends. Naming or plainly addressing George Zimmerman removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.

    ContextThe track answers criticism of Eminem's music and attacks named commentators, rival rappers, and broader industry trends.

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    In my present form I'm Desert Storm

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    Appetite for destruction there's no suppressant for

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    Aggressive, forceful, and less remorseful in every morsel

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    Unpleasant, horrible; hello, gorgeous!

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    The rebel with devil horns just fell off the yellow short bus

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    Met a contortionist, said, "When you wanna get sexual?"

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    She said, "However I fit in your schedule. I'm flexible."

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    Expired tags on the Saturn, got Catherine Bach

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    In the back in Daisy Dukes with the hazards on

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    At a traffic stop gettin' harassed, sign an autograph

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    For this asshole cop's daughter

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    Laugh 'cause I called her a brat on it

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    He spat on it and brought it back lookin' half in shock

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    Had a heart attack and dropped dead

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    Started fallin' back with it

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    And got slapped with a Colin Kaepernick practice sock

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    One ball and half a dick, Apple Watch

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    Crack front axle, walked in a Bass Pro Shop with David Hasselhoff, pulled Tabasco sauce out of my satchel

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    Knocked over a fisherman's tackle box and *crash sound*

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    Asked if they had a laugh in stock

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    That was fuckin' stupid…

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    You got it twisted, all 'cause I offered this bitch

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    A doggie biscuit, you call me misogynistic

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    Bitch, get to massagin' this dick!

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    Like spas in this bitch, slob on it with gobs of lipstick

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    Got a shoppin' list for you to run some odds and ends with

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    There's not a bitch on this earth I can be monogamous with

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    She's non-existent

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    Robin Thicke with a throbbin' dick on some suave and slick shit

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    But I shout derogatives at bitches like fuckin' missile launches

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    Misfit, blond and nitwit

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    Like I've gone ballistic, with a frostin' tip kit

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    Screamed, "I hate blondes," and became one, I'm optimistic

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    Love to start shit

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    Shovin' Clark Kent's undergarments in the glove compartment

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    Of the bucket, bumpin' Bubba Sparxxx

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    I'm double parkin' up at Targets, trouble causer, a double crosser

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    Shadiest mothafucka you'll ever come across

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    Olympic gymnast, been known for some assaults

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    A couple lawsuits, enough to cause a stomach ulcer

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    Same damn brain scan results as Rainman's is

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    Something's off, but when Dustin Hoffman's

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    Dressin' up in your mummy costume

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    On stage dancin' to "Brain Damage," what's the problem?

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    Nothing's wrong, the name brand is back to reclaim status

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    Run the faucet, I'ma dunk

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    A bunch of Trump supporters underwater

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    Snuck up on 'em in Ray-Bans in a gray van with a spray tan

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    It's a wrap, like an ACE bandage

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    Don't-give-a-fuck persona, to my last DNA strand

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    E&J in the waistband, at the VMAs with the stagehand

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    She wants kielbasa, pre-arrange an escape plan

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    Three-inch blade on point, like a See-and-Say

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    Consider me a dangerous man

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    But you should be afraid of this dang candidate

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    You say Trump don't kiss ass like a puppet

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    'Cause he runs his campaign with his own cash for the fundin'

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    And that's what you wanted

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    A fuckin' loose cannon who's blunt with his hand on the button

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    Who doesn't have to answer to no one—great idea!

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    If I was president, gettin' off is

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    The first order of business, once I get in office

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    Second thing that'll make me happy's walkin' up to Uncle Sam

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    Naked, laughin', dick cupped in hand

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    Screamin', "Fuck safe sex!"

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    Throw a latex and an AIDS test at him

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    Tell Congress I run this land

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    And I want the rubber banned, and make it snappy

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    Addiction to friction and static

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    Addict who can't escape the habit

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    Continue to chase the dragon

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    But as fate would have it, I walked up in Major Magics

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    Dressed as the maintenance man

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    In a laser tag vest and a racin' jacket

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    With a gauge to blast it

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    And sped away in the station wagon

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    Stacey Dash's and Casey Anthony's

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    Crazy asses in the backseat

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    Throwin' Stayfree pads at me

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    Dead passenger in the passenger seat

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    Unfasten the safety latches

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    And slam on the brakes in traffic so hard

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    I snapped the relocation brackets for the monster tires

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    'Finna get a murder case and catch it

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    Like you threw it at me encased in plastic

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    And send Dylann Roof through the windshield of the Benz

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    Until he spins like a pinwheel and begins feelin'...

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    Like a windmiller with a thin build while his skin's peelin'

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    And skids 'til he hits a cement pillar

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    Swing for the fence like Prince Fielder

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    Knock it into the upper peninsula

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    You wanna go against 'zilla? The Rap God

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    When will I quit? Never been realer

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    The in-stiller of fear, not even a scintilla of doubt

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    Whose pen's iller than Prince in a chinchilla

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    Or Ben Stiller in a suspense thriller

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    Revenge killer, avenge syllable binge

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    Fill a syringe, 'til I

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    Draw first blood

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    Even pop shit on my pop shit, and it's popular

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    Couldn't be more awkwarder

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    'Cause your innocence I robbed you of

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    It's my fingers that got stuck up

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    Taught ya ta not give a

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    Slapstick, hockey puck

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    The broad hunter with the sawed off

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    Like an arm when it's lopped off of ya

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    But I'm not gonna get the shotgun

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    Or Glock, I'ma opt for the ox

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    Cause I'm into objects that are sharp when I shop

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    And it's not a shock, I'm such an obnoxious fucker

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    The Rock Hudson of rock 'cause who would have thought

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    This much of a cocksucker to go across the buttocks of Vivica Fox with a box cutter

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    That was for 50, little slap on the wrist be warned

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    I'm unravelin' quickly

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    My squabbles, I'm grappling with your time traveling with me

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    Try and follow, as I wobble, relapse into history, with a flask of the whiskey

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    Tip it back then I'm twisting wine bottles

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    Like what happened to Chris Reeve's spine column

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    That's the plan of attack when I'm fixing my problems

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    Wish my chest wasn't having to get these rhymes off 'em

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    But the fact that I have so many rappers against me mind boggles

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    And why I haven't come back on these faggots who diss me is

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    More of a spectacular mystery than a fucking Agatha Christie crime novel

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    But my patience is wearing thin

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    Swear I been contemplatin' rubbing shit in your face 'til I smear it in

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    Diss you in every lyric until you fear the pen

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    And never appear again

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    If you actually had fuckin' careers to end

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    But then I think of Molly Qerim and I steer 'em in that direction and forget my ideas for them

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    Molly, I'm gone off you

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    Man, light some kush

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    You're my first take, I'll nail you

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    Can't lie, I gush

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    If I won you over, you would be the grand prize

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    I'm entranced by your looks, come and give the Shady franchise a push

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    You can get it in the can like some Anheuser-Busch

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    Jeans too small, least three pant sizes tush

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    Mushed against your damn side, your puss

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    And thighs are squished

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    What kind of attire's that?

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    I'm ready to be rode

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    Psychopath, bet you we'll get it poppin' like a flat

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    Light the match to ignite the wrath

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    Got knives to slash and slice hermaphrodites in halves

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    Piper Chapmans might just have to picket me

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    Like a scab

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    Hard to describe in fact

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    Startling violent perhaps

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    Are things that come to mind as soon as I start spitting rhymes like that

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    And you aren't really surprised at that

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    But as far as these lines I rap

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    And these bars, wouldn't dial it back if I star 69ed the track

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    Why am I such a dick?