Vipassana lyrics - Macklemore

Yesterday, forget it

Tomorrow is, nada

The present is, right here, through the breath, watch it

Atheist Jesus piece, hangin' 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 versus faith, scrimmagin' with coincidence

Leave out the market and hold up on the business end

Focus on the genuine, with everything else, you can shed the skin

I was a couple moves away from being dead

In that ER overdosin', eyes bleedin' red

I fell in love, made an album, got a buzz

Lost it all, sobered up and guess what?

Now we meet again

And I'm back, finally just laughin'

Expectations are resentments waiting to happen

Studying the Dharma, Karma of a pastor and his practice

Bahá'u'lláh Buddha, God, to the mountaintop and I'm traveling

Learnin', yes, reflectin' on what matters

People, permanence, lack of attachments

It's space and time, a couple man-made distractions

The measure of a spirit that no human can ever capture

Church, this booth is my Vatican

I don't control life, but I can control how I react to it

Student of the breath, brick beats and balancin'

Desire versus truth until I finally find happiness

I was put here to do something before I'm lyin' in that casket

I'd be lyin' on the beat if I said I didn't know what that is

The world's a stage and we play a character, I found him

It took me 20 something years and a bunch of shitty sound checks

I'm not gonna be content, until I find gratitude

Regardless of my sales or the record deals they're handin' you

If the next generation takes our legacy and samples you

We'll have a bunch of mp3's and misled kids to pass 'em to

I use my veins to create the color I paint from

Delve into something 'til my heart becomes my paint brush

I told my mama I'm not stoppin' 'til my name's up

Thinkin' those comments on that blog is gonna save us

Searchin' for everything but Gods and validation

Get insecure and then we start blamin' the haters

Used to look to women to fill a part of me that was vacant

Truth, the only thing that I ever used in moderation

So I stare into this paper instead of sitting at a cubicle

Take all ugly shit inside and try to make it beautiful

Use the cement from rock bottom and make it musical

So the people can relate to where I've been,

Where I'm going, what I've seen, what I've heard

From the guts, fuck the glory

Just a person on a porch putting it all into recording

Many in my past and many that came before me

I just keep walkin' my path and blessed to share my story

Crew Cuts lyrics - Macklemore

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 you on the nuts 'cause I know how to play house

The 8-ounce baby from '84 to grow up

Cleaner than my Easter suit was with my shoes buffed

Don't step on my new ones

These Reeboks beat blocks, you give 'em a few pumps

Baby while you're at it too boo boo

She came from a new school and all I wanna do is my zoom zoom

My uncle stayed faded like crew cuts

But I was just too young to know the what's-what and the who's-who

'Round here, they could give a fuck if you got props

You get clowned for rockin' British Nine to the sock hop

The BK stood for "black kids, " the hood was crackin'

And Poison was on everybody's tracklist

Spandex was in fashion, back then

And bad chicks had tracks in that lasted

Before CD's, and internet the kings was in effect

You fiends wasn't gettin' respect

Before MP3s and CD-J's we pop in a tape cassette

Chain on my chest, I'm fresh

Let's take it back, b-b-b-back to the days of AC/DC Back in Black

Gimme a mullet, a 1984 Chevrolet

Alright I'm lyin' I was listenin' to rap

OshKosh B'Gosh, stone wash, so hard

Overalls hung, one strap on, one off

Eatin' on my cold lunch, grabbin' on both nuts

Mom I want a jerry curl; fuck this bowl cut

Ice cube's got one

Quick in my walkman

Blowin' on the cartridge

Hypercolor: "awesome!"

Cube's in my pocket and I'm outta here

I'm bouncin' and Sam Goody's not gettin' shit from my allowance

Day dreamin' in class, know I'm zonin' out and

Rosie Perez's titties are right where my mouth is

Who says that white men can't jump? They were hella wrong!

A'ight they were right, but I was really good at tetherball

Before the days of gettin' drunk at kegs

We were bumpin' some jodicie and dry-humpin' legs

That's right: I was born in the '80s

Pimpin', adventure shined upon my babysitter

House party? crackin.

Humpty dance? crackin.

Never find the baby: David Bowie, Labyrinth.

Why don't you reminisce and bring it back, rap shit

Dodge caravan, humpin' in the back: classic.

Before CDs and internet the kings was in effect

You fiends wasn't gettin' respect

Before MP3s and CD-Js, we pop in a tape cassette

Chain on my chest, I'm fresh

Life Is Cinema lyrics - Macklemore

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 desires

Like a dog pissin on the hydrant

Just to spite the fire

It's not to be taken lightly

The page is a set of eyelids

The booth is an instrument that God created

To record us tryin to find him

But don't let the word throw you off

Religion and spirit are two different pilots

Just know that it's bigger than me and my ego

When I'm flyin

Take me higher

I've got somethin to pray for

Please leave me when I'm guided

Who said that life is cinema

This is epic, be present

I'm right here

Selfish, selfish, selfish me, yeah, me

Yeah, girlfriend, break-up, new one, one-night stand, cheat, cheat, repeat that

Drug use, clean up, drug use, drug use, clean up, drug use, rehab

Fuck you I suck dude, self-loathing, self-esteem, ego, then me again

Put a soundcheck right in the middle

A never ending quest to try and get fans

There you have a beginning, a middle and a really shitty end

Nah, give me a break through, can I get a montage, come on I need that

Humble me, give me a conflict, a hardship, let me break through this cement

They're gonna be so disappointed when they roll the credits in

I realized that my movie sucked and I was the only one that could edit it

Well the course, the chain of events, that would be the evidence, some say it's coincidence

I say I found something greater than myself and started accepting it

And I can see, feel, taste and smell again

And I'm the only one with the hammer to break this shell I'm in

It's gonna take me crackin' this mirror to finally be myself again

Met my potential a long time ago and I'm not stopping til I resemble him

(I got soul but I'm not a soldier...)

Otherside lyrics - Macklemore

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)

Nothing (down down down down down down down down)

He rolled up, asked him what he was sippin' on

He said lean, You want to hit it, dawg?

That's the same stuff

Weezy's sippin' huh?

And tons of other rappers that be spittin' hard

Yup yup five a bone

When he passed him that styrofoam the Easter pink, heard it in a rhyme before

Finally got to see what all the hype was on

And then he took a sip, sittin' in the Lincoln thinkin' he was pimpin' as he listen to the system

Little did he know that it was just as addictive as bass

Not the kind of hit from the kick drum

Hot box, let the bass bump

Take it to the face, gulp

Months later the use went up

Every blunt was accompanied by the pink stuff

But Goddamn he loved that feelin'

Purple rain coated in the throat

Just so healin'

Medicine alleviate the sickness

Liquid affix and it comes with a cost

Wake up, cold sweat, scratchin', itchin'

Trying to escape the skin that barely fit him

Gone, get another bottle just to get a couple swallows

Headed towards the bottom couldn't get off it

Didn't even think he had a problem

Though he couldn't sleep without gettin' nauseous

Room spinnin', thinkin' he might've sipped just a little bit too much of that cough syrup

His eyelids closed shut

Sat back in the chair clutchin' that cup

Girlfriend came and a couple hours later said his name shook him but he never got up

He never got up, he never got up

We live on the cusp of death thinkin' that it won't be us

It won't be us, it won't be us, it won't be us

Nah, it won't be us

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)

Nothing (down down down down down down down down)

Now he just wanted to act like them

He just wanted to rap like him

Us as rappers underestimate the power and the effects that we have on these kids

Blunt passed, ash in a tin, pack being pushed, harassed by the feds

The fact of it is most people that rap like this talkin' about some shit they haven't lived

Surprise, you know the drill

Trapped in a box, declined record sales

Follow the formula violence, drugs, and, sex sells

So we try to sound like someone else

This is not Californication

There's no way to glorify this pavement

Syrup, Percocet, and an eighth a day will leave you broke, depressed, and emotionally vacant

Despite how Lil Wayne lives

It's not conducive to being creative

And I know 'cause he's my favorite

And I know 'cause I was off that same mix

Rationalize the shit that I'd try after I listen to dedication

But he's an alien, I'd sip that shit, pass out or play Playstation

Months later I'm in the same place

No music made, feeling like a failure

And trust me it's not dope to be 25 and move back to your parent's basement

I've seen my people's dreams die

I've seen what they can be denied

And "weeds not a drug" - that's denial

Groundhog Day life repeat each time

I've seen Oxycontin take three lives

I grew up with them, we used to chief dimes

I've seen cocaine bring out the demons inside

Cheatin' and lyin'

Friendship cease, no peace in the mind

Stealin' and takin' anything to fix the pieces inside

Broken, hopeless, headed nowhere

Only motivation for what the dealer's supplying

That rush, that drug, that dope

Those pills, that crumb, that roach

Thinkin' I would never do that, not that drug

And growing up nobody ever does

Until you're stuck, lookin' in the mirror like I can't believe what I've become

Swore I was goin' to be someone

And growing up everyone always does

We sell our dreams and our potential

To escape through that buzz

Just keep me up, keep me up

Hollywood here we come

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

And said

Nothing

Kings lyrics - Macklemore

[Hook:]

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 I'm on

I wash my feet kiss the ground I'm on, I'm on

Jump niggas cause they thought I was a pawn

But knowin' I'm a king I'm about to get on

This the sirens for the quiet of the storm

Ring that alarm, R-r-ring that alarm

Yo her body was adorn adorned,

And I adored her, so much that I had to ignore her

Her body I explored it, like an explor-her

Her first name was Dora, her first name was Dora

I opened up the door and saw

My queen getting raw, getting raw

So like me beatin Resevoir Dog

Had to hit it raw, no not raw dog

I was a, hog, but I don't eat the pork

She was a swine, crippling' my time

On the cast of my pearl, yo she wasn't my girl

This wasn't reality, this wasn't my world

Like Jimi or Kurt before

King with a crown I shall be adored

Even if I have, always been ignored

I was not the norm I will not be ignored

[Hook]

[Verse 2: Thomas Gray]

Young world this the story of the kings

A nigga couldn't decide should I rap or should I sing

And since God blessed me with my wings

I'm like a lil' nappy-head Bill Russell with the rings, feel me?

Lately globetrottin' through a lotta traps

Friends become rats, I'm talkin Judas in expensive slacks

Fuck em, to tell the truth now I'm over that

Sucker 'I'll be suckers, it don't matter that you roll with pack

I steady grab my nuts and you can roll with that

Pardon my back, and the weight on my shoulders black

History's on my side, these niggas hard in they cars

But in the streets they can't look me in the eye

(Look me in the eye, look me in the eye)

(Champagne Champagne)

[Verse 3: Macklemore]

(Can I get em?)

Stand like a man, move like a legend

Talk but with action, that's how you'll be remembered

The greats learned that humility is a weapon

Sever ties with the part of you too big to learn a lesson

Sit in silence, to fight the mind and try to find the present

Cause we only get a couple chances to be epic

And I'm connected, like God plugged my headphones

Directly into heaven and told me to go and get em with this

Mic cord, I am, nothing you can tell me

They bark when they talk but they walk like the legless

The purpose of my art, is for people to respect me

I'm not a king I'm a servant to the desires that tempt me

Only way to escape the cage in a valley of roots

Be a mirror to the people when they're searchin for truth

Only way to escape the cage in a valley of roots

Claim the mirror, my people, keep searchin for you

[Hook]

Irish Celebration lyrics - Macklemore

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, white, orange

And when they pulled up on that shore

First generation born

Toast to those that made it on a boat to New York

And when the English came the colonizer came

They filled up bottles of gasoline, turned 'em into balls of flame

And hurled 'em to protect what's ours

Don't touch these lucky charms

Whole bunch of Irish screaming "Fuck the London Guard"

I'm kidding not dissin' London, this bloody war

But go against the Irish and get a bloody jaw

Preaching nonviolence but reminds of the scars

And the bias, put a pint up everybody sing a song

We put our glass to the sky and lift up

And live tonight 'cause you can't take it with ya

So raise a pint for the people that aren't with us

And live tonight 'cause you can't take it with ya

We put our glass to the sky and lift up

And live tonight 'cause you can't take it with ya

So raise a pint for the people that aren't with us

And live tonight 'cause you can't take it with ya

From New England to New Brunswick

Galway to Dublin

A rebellious nation of freckled face hustlers

Heart, blue collared workers and family

My heritage, proud to be a Haggerty

Now with whiskey in our veins

Claiming were the bravest men

I drank Old Crow, but pretended it was Jameson

Dad sipped Guiness, I sipped Old English

'Til he sat me down at 16 and said "boy, this is what a beer is"

I put down the drink, couldn't drink like a gentleman

That doesn't mean I can't make a drinking song for the rest of 'em

Challenge us in football, yeah we might lose

But don't put us next to a bar stool

We take the history, script it in song

Light the torch then you pass it on

That's right I said, lineage through the rhythm we script it from the palm

And we give til' Ireland is on

Bottoms Up

We put our glass to the sky and lift up

And live tonight 'cause you can't take it with ya

So raise a pint for the people that aren't with us

And live tonight 'cause you can't take it with ya

We put our glass to the sky and lift up

And live tonight 'cause you can't take it with ya

So raise a pint for the people that aren't with us

And live tonight 'cause you can't take it with ya

The End lyrics - Macklemore

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

Grabbed the glass of punch nervousness, structured by that wall

Arms folded, myself I didn't know yet

Until you came over, stood by me, you posted

You put your hand out like I was stranded

Tried to pull me on that dance floor

I stepped backwards

See I wasn't ready yet, but you were my medicine

Showed me that trust through that love that you held me with

Our backs against the wall as the DJ would spin

The soundtrack had changed as he played that mix

Our lives flashed in front of us, just a glimpse

We were together and experience this

You finally pulled me up, I didn't want to

But you filled me up, from the bottom of my heart

And as we walked through that gymnasium that I'd been watching

Feeling like my chest would explode from my heartbeat

To the middle of the floor I almost panicked

You put your hand out and I fearfully grabbed it

The most beautiful thing that I'd seen on this planet

She laughed 'cause you could tell that I didn't know how to dance yet

We started moving

And I, didn't know what I was doing

You whispered, "don't you love music

It's such a gift and I'll give it to ya

But you gotta use it"

I strayed

You brought me back in

Trying to sneak a flask outside of that gym

She said "You don't need that, look within"

She hugged me, looked into my eyes, she gave me a kiss

And she said "I can't help you, if you don't let me

You're here to live just be, don't forget me

The end of this dance you don't want to regret me, live

'Cause tonight you'll all be set free"

Last dance the Dj yelled

Looked into her eyes and I could see myself

Slow motion, frozen, toast of this moment

Like there is no morning, like there is no morning

No emotions, you on my shoulder

Me lead and you follow

As we circle the floor like the globe

Through this infinite mass

Makes us seem so small

With you in my hand like the skyline holds the stars

Not letting go, but I can't hold on

Fading through my fingertips, watching us fall

I try to catch you with my arms

I would never take you for granted when I had you in my palms

To all I ever wanted, please play my song

And put the record to the needle, don't ever touch that off switch

You are perfect, forget that prom dress

My God, seconds away from God yes

Somebody turned the heat on in this party

Or we're becoming one because I'm melting into your body

One being, heartbeating, universe falling

The ground split right between us and that concrete

Separated my love, I could hear her calling

Separated, but I could hear her calling

Goodbye forever, never see you again

Winterball 2012, The End

mixtape: "The Unplanned Mixtape" (2009)

• The Town lyrics - Macklemore
• American lyrics - Macklemore
• NXNW Remix lyrics - Macklemore
• Fallin lyrics - Macklemore
• Church lyrics - Macklemore (feat. Geo)
• Letterhead Remix lyrics - Macklemore (feat. Illmaculate, Sapient)
• Keep Marchin lyrics - Macklemore
• And We Danced lyrics - Macklemore

The Town lyrics - Macklemore

"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 writing"

"... was RKCNDY"

"Many ciphers, many battles, many sidewalks"

"Held underground parties in Langston Hughes Township"

Now when I say 2-0, you say

Nah, you know the rest,

This is our scene

Our music, our movement, the history lives through us

I write to the beat and let life play the guitar strings

Despite the drama, there's respect and camaraderie

Every time one of my friends is mentioned in my philosophy

It's a rite of passage, I'm not trying to be corny

I got love for Sportn' Life, Alpha P, Massline, and Onry

Every time somebody steps out on the road

They bring a little Northwest soul with them, amen

Alright then, just so you know

I try to carry that everytime that I rock a show

So, turn my sound up

Ricochet off our mountain

It's Good Medicine that Chief Sealth would of been proud of

This is our city, town pride, heart, blood, sweat, tears, I-5, North, South side, vibe, live, ride down these city blocks

And never will be stopped

They tryin' to shut down the clubs that my city rocks

Now Mr. Mayor why would you enforce an ordinance?

Music it saves lives, these kids out here are supporting it

And through the art form we've learned the importance of community

Truth to the youth so they know what's up

Yup, and as a public school student

I learned from my teachers, but became through my music

Take that away, that's a vital

14 Fathoms Deep, Do the Math, Tribal

My greatest teachers: Beasope and Bida

Wordsayer was my mayor and things have changed

But I carry the torch and what I do with that flame

Is lit everytime that I step on the stage

The skyline is etched in my veins

You can never put that out, no matter how hard it rains

"Northwest, making you feel the vibe"

"Check how Seattle do"

"Coming to my side"

"I mean I like how y'all do (thank you) but we on to new—"

"Put it down for the town"

"With music"

"Making you feel the vibe"

"Check how Seattle do"

"Coming to my side"

"When my peeps know my crew bring the flame"

"Put it down for the town"

"Wearing that Seattle blue"

That's right, when you put on a show

And watch the people seat in between the creases and the doors

Hitting the melly or sneaking in 'cause they're broke

Now leaving in between sets because a needing to smoke

The reason being whatever

The scene from Beacon to Everett

Is in need of less ego when we kick it alright

I get on stage, style, share my whole life

Try to reach 'em at the bar where they're drinking Miller Lite

But the kids in the front, they bring out the passion, dude

Make noise throughout the show and not only when we ask 'em to

I watch the older cats jaded in the back

Hands clasped, forgot when they weren't too cool to be a fan, damn

Hatin' at the concert

You don't remember RKCNDY, watching Heiro, or vibing out to Alkaholiks

I know it's not the same, it never will be

But my, my, my, my city's filthy

And we've been truly dope since Supreme was up on Broadway in the dookie rope

Mean muggin' in Sir Mixalot's video

Back when Scene was rockin' house parties on the floor

JMG's, Sit N' Spin, and The Paradox

Back when Market introduced Geo to Sabz

So much has changed here, so much has not

I was just a kid hopin' I could earn my spot

Try to get some props

Meet a promoter who'll give me a shot

To let me get up on stage and get the crowd to rock

Read a page out my notebook

What I thought would be respected, they would connect with it

Now looking over the city's the only thing that keeps me calm

Scattered thoughts jotted down by this pen in my palm

It's like my city stands still, the world looks on

If I could only capture it's beauty and put it in a song

"Northwest, making you feel the vibe"

"Check how Seattle do"

"Coming to my side"

"I mean I like how y'all do (thank you) but we on to new—"

"Put it down for the town"

"With music"

"Making you feel the vibe"

"Check how Seattle do"

"Coming to my side"

"When my peeps know my crew bring the flame"

"Put it down for the town"

"Wearing that Seattle blue"

American lyrics - Macklemore

How y'all doing there, folks?

My name is Aberdeen Washington

And I'm a proud American and a terrorist fighter

That's right

Hey get me another beer bitch

Now when the day Bin Laden comes to town

I'm a drop a deuce wipe it up with his towel

Mow my lawn, sit on the couch, I'm a watch some football

I pray to the lord the Cowboys win

And beat the hell out of those damn Redskins

Call up the boys, get drunk as shit

Goddamn right, I'm American

That's right, I'm American

Got a picture of Reagan above my fire

Next to the deer I shot with my rifle

N.R.A.? Hell yeah, I support 'em

No pro-choice, no abortion

Mexicans? send 'em back over the border

Right on home to Samoa, wherever they come from

Taking our jobs, eating out hamburgers, taking our jobs

They're taking our jobs, I see 'em in the fields I'm taking their heads off

I hate my job and I hate my boss

But I love my country and I pray to God that the cowboys win

FUCK YEAH ROMO

That the Cowboys win

That's right, that's right, that's right, come on

Everybody just clap your hands

If you love our country, if you love our land

That's right

And if you're not clapping your hands

You're a terrorist and you eat sand, sandwiches

The day Bin Laden comes to town

I'm a drop a deuce wipe my poop with his towel

Mow my lawn, sit on the couch, and I'm a watch some football

And I pray to the lord the Cowboys win

And beat the hell out of those damn Redskins

Call up the boys, get drunk as shit

Goddamn right, I'm American

I'm Ameri-fuckin'-can

Now John McCain and Sarah Palin I know you lost out there and it was a tough one

But you're still two mavericks in my book, don't worry about it

Now listen Palin, I heard you like beer

Me too and I don't have a six pack, but I got a beer bong in my pants

What do you say we go get shitfaced in a helicopter and kill a moose

America, the chosen

Guns, explosions

McDonalds, bowling

You don't like it, we exploit ya

Pop a pill, get a boner

Hell Yeah Tony Romo

Man that guy's so damn cute I want to sack his boner and ride him brokeback all the way to Wyoming

... No homo... syke

Hey I said no homo

Hey... fuck terrorists

I don't mean like f-, I don't want to fuck a terrorist

Guys I'm kidding

I like Romo, I don't like Bromo

I said fuck terrorists not I want to fuck a terrorist

You wouldn't, if you caught Bin Laden you wouldn't give him one in the butt?

For America?

If ya said "no homo" right after ya did it?

It doesn't count if it's terrorists

Hey little Aberdeen, come in here

Yeah

Hey come sing the family national anthem, come on

USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, Hey, Hey

USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, Hey, Hey

That's right, I'm an American citizen

Aberdeen Washington, this is my country

And just because Barack Obama won the presidential election

Does not mean that half the country doesn't feel the same way I do

And I came to America

And I live in America

Come on

And I live in America

I do too, dad

Let me get 'em

And I live in America

And I live in Ameri...

Shut up, little Aberdeen shut the fuck up

My bad

Let me tell 'em

That's right

I'm American

NXNW Remix lyrics - Macklemore

[Verse 1: Geologic]

Now we live from the side of the last of the four corners

Just short of the northern international border

Was born a town upon the pond that all the people call The Sound

It's time to call 'em out, you standin' up or fallin' down?

Saba dug inside a crate and Jake responded, he was on it

We interpreted the sample canceled

The opportunist on the corner acting stupid

We plotting to take it back

The crying and dedication on Gentrification Ave.

No imitation of way back, preservationist rap

We honor the past maybe to move it toward the future

From fresh tracks to emerald street, it's foundation

And Mr. Anthony Grey paved the way and now we chase him

But they didn't have the patience to place it as a priority

Herbs and haters never have served the greater majority

Words will never capture the glory of our story

Performing but never forgetting who came before me

In the northwest, northwest, northwest, north west

[Verse 2]

I'm from the city where it rains at

Where we bring the pain at

Put you lame cats where the lames at

We fly, we fresh, we hood

And in the northwest, Seattle...

I'm good with that nonsense

See I'm on everything constant

So you better ask him who I'm is

The lost city is the last one standing

We came through the forks so the crown demanding

[Verse 3]

The town is enhancing at the current date and time

And in the state of refinement definitive when the climb [?]

When it's sink or swim

You want to test us? Better think again

Going hard 'til we reach the end

One day at a time I just move faster, I just move forward, I just move past ya

This is a new chapter from here on after

206 north by northwest we... [?]

[Verse 4: Thig Natural]

I'm from the city of rain and we came to spit flame

But come equipt with many mix that could solicit your dame

I'm kind of sick with it mane

I'm from the city where you probably find 'em twisted in chain

I keep it natural that's the name

I love my town so damn much I never change

But I will speak to you through rhythms and over melodies

Travel the Emerald City with visions that you'll never see

And clowns that front ain't worth my energy

So here's the remedy

Northwest, northwest, northwest, northwest

[Verse 5: Macklemore]

I was that kid on 23rd and Alder

With the ghetto blast that jacked and ran and told my mama

Came back, quarterback, playing Steve Largent

With lines and stay on your mind like Brian Bosworth

Aw heck no, this the best coast

Since Vida was ridin' rays on the metro

One radio station they're really not playing it

We need Cube like we need to build another stadium

From Chop to Showbox to the spots that we playin' at

We rock it like this rock, rock turn it hella quickly

There really isn't anything that you could tell my city

The crowds gonna be like "oh wow that was hella filthy" (That was hella filthy though)

I brought my showtoes with me long ass march, but the clientele's listening

Now while I'm at it I'll throw in a backpack

Put the northwest on the map, then go out and sell fifty

Anybody contest, North by Northwest

And it's still no rest 'cause we're not finished yet

We're broke, but not broken

Cold, but not frozen

Lost but not forgotten, we're kickin' the doors open

Anybody contest, North by Northwest

And it's still no rest 'cause we're not finished yet

We're broke, but not broken

Cold, but not frozen

Movin' in slow motion, it's that Northwest classic