[Verse 1: Rakim] I'm rated "R"...this is a warning, ya better void Poets are paranoid, DJ's D-stroyed Cuz I came back to attack others in spite- Strike like lightnin', It's quite frightenin'! But don't be afraid in the dark, in a park Not a scream or a cry, or a bark, more like a spark; Ya tremble like a alcoholic, muscles tighten up What's that, lighten up! You see a sight but Suddenly you feel like you're in a horror flick You grab your heart then wish for tomorrow quick! Music's the clue, when I come your warned Apocalypse Now, when I'm done, ya gone! Haven't you ever heard of a MC-murderer? This is the d**h penalty,and I'm servin' a d**h wish, so come on, step to this Hysterical idea for a lyrical professionist! Friday the thirteenth, walking down Elm Street You come in my realm ya get beat! This is off limits, so your visions are blurry All ya see is the meters of the volume Pumping Lyrics of Fury! It's a ....fearified freestyle! Terror in the styles, never error-files Indeed I'm known-your exiled! For those that oppose to be level or next to this I ain't a devil and this ain't the Exorcist! Worse than a nightmare, you don't have to sleep a wink The pain's a migraine every time ya think Flashbacks interfere, ya start to hear: The R-A-K-I-M in your ear; Then the beat is hysterical That makes Eric go get a ax and chops the wack Soon the lyrical format is superior Faces of d**h remain MC's decaying, cuz they never stayed The scene of a crime every night at the show The fiend of a rhyme on the mic that you know It's only one capable, breaks-the unbreakable Melodies-unmakable, pattern-unescapable A horn if want the style I posses I bless the child, the earth, the gods and bomb the rest For those that envy a MC it can be Hazardous to your health so be friendly A matter of life and d**h, just like a etch-a-sketch Shake 'till your clear, make it disappear, make the next After the ceremony, let the rhyme rest in peace If not, my soul'll release! The scene is recreated, reincarnated, updated, I'm glad you made it Cuz your about to see a disastrous sight A performance never again performed on a mic: Lyrics of fury! A fearified freestyle! The "R" is in the house-too much tension! Make sure the system's loud when I mention Phrases that's fearsome You want to hear some sounds that not only pounds but please your eardrums; I sit back and observe the whole scenery Then nonchalantly tell you what it mean to me Strictly business I'm quickly in this mood And I don't care if the whole crowd's a witness! I'm a tear you apart but I'm a spare you a heart Program into the speed of the rhyme, prepare to start Rhythm's out of the radius, insane as the craziest Musical madness MC ever made, see it's Now an emergency, open-heart surgery Open your mind, you will find every word'll be Furier than ever, I remain the future Battle's tempting...whatever suits ya! For words the sentence, there's no resemblance You think you're ruffer, then suffer the consequences! I'm never dying-terrifying results I wake ya with hundreds of thousands of volts Mic-to-mouth resuscitation, rhythm with radiation Novocain ease the pain it might save him If not, Eric B.'s the judge, the crowd's the jury How do I plead to homicide? Lyrics of Fury! They're getting furier! a fearified freestyle!