Ventilate
Swollen Members
mad child : Man, I can't believe I have to go through all of this again
I gave you your position
prev : What, I thought we were friends?!
I didn't ask, you offered, you're short-tempered and demanding
It's my energy on stage that makes our show so outstanding
mc : Look, when we first hooked up, my first thought was you're a pansy
You couldn't rap on beat, you little four-eyed geek
prev : Yeah? And at the club there's a reason we don't hang out that much
You're double-fisted with two Heinekens actin like a lush
mc : That's better than a leash, I tried to teach you to be tough I guess
it's hard to squeeze strength out of a cream puff.
prev : Oh you're rough?
mc : yeah thats right
prev : Hey, let me pass you a pen
So you can fill an application at the Hair Club for Men
mc : I meant everything I said
prev : Everything I said I meant
both : When there's much on the line, yo, there's times you gotta vent
"Ventilate"
both : We're magnificient together, it's a perfect combination
prev : Man, you know how many times I've had to swallow my pride?
put my feelings aside so that we wouldn't collide?
mc : I know I'm hard to get along with and much harder to work for
But I'm breakin my back while you're hangin out at the bookstore
prev : Yeah, but when I'm there I'm readin Icarus, kinetics in English
So when we make songs at least our music sounds distinguished
mc : Come on man, I made this happen, you don't appreciate shit
prev : Yeah?
mc : I'm the one who hustled, yo, you never put in one cent
You're dead-set in your ways, your stubborness
prev : What?
mc : How you think we got this far, it didn't happen from luck
prev : If I had a buck for every kid I battled and slayed
I'd had enough to start my own (edited) record label anyway
mc : I hope you realize these songs weren't made for free
pre : Man, I know
But once the cash comes back you can recoup your dough
mc : Yeah bro, but you ain't even signed a contract
pre : No, that's wack
mc : I could get stabbed in the back
pre : You should know better than that
mc : Well, it's frustrating to me, I got a lot on my plate
pre : Well, you're the one who put it there, I thought we already ate
mc : Alright look, where was I back three years ago?
pre : Mininum wage?
mc : That's right, and where we at now?
pre : Yeah, different page
mc : OK, what's the significance of the point I'm tryin to make?
both : We sound magnificient together
pre : so let's drop this whole debate
(How many states?)
mc : Not many (How many countries?)
pre : Plenty
(How old are both of y'all?)
both : Let's just say we're in our twenties
(How'd you come up with the name Swollen Members?)
both : Drunk at Denny's
(Any last words?)
both : Step up and you'll get kicked to the curb
pre : We're strippin your verse, we're rippin, you're a
both : victim of words
both : We're both putting in work tryin to get what we deserve
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