The Dialogue Lyrics

One night, backstage at Irving Plaza at a Madball showHey yo, Ill Bill, will you sign this for me?
I found it at Amoeba, its the Green CD
No doubt kid, whats your name? Its MC Lars
Word, Howie Abrams is a mutual friend of oursHe played me your joint, whatd you think of it?
I think its bugged out, its hot
Thanks, I like your last record a lot
Your lyrics are graphic, much like your brother Necro, is he psycho?
I dont know, it really depends thoughHes Psychological, half psycho, half logical
Half businessman, half put-them-in-the-hospital
Business and art, theres a very fine line
Theres the person that you are and the person when you rhymeBut the best MCs bring both intertwined
I agree, thats when the best of both worlds collide
When the realness pops off one time for your mind
And your words cause the people in the crowd to riotAs many places Ive been, as many people Ive met
As many haters Ive dissed, theres people that I respect
As many times as Ive failed, as many times as Ive won
As many lives as I touch, the dialogue has begunAs many places Ive been, as many people Ive met
As many haters Ive dissed, theres people that I respect

As many times as Ive failed, as many times as Ive won
As many lives as I touch, the dialogue has begunI grew up on heavy metal and hip-hop
The energy was the same to me, it was insane to me
It made me want to rage against the machine
Pick up a guitar and scream into the mic like Run-DMCNine Inch Nails, Primus, 'Weird Al' and King Missile
Influenced me like a postmodern epistle
Geeked out on my Performa looping digital drums
Playing rock guitar in punk bands just for funWhos your favorite rapper? Rakim, G Rap and Kane
KRS, EPMD, NWA, Public Enemy, Shante and LL Cool J
I could keep naming MCs all day
What type of metal stuff you listen to?Old school Slayer CDs
Biohazard and Bile were the bands for me
The first time that I ever heard Chuck D
Was the Anthrax CD, 'Attack of the Killer Bs', chorusAs many places Ive been, as many people Ive met
As many haters Ive dissed, theres people that I respect
As many times as Ive failed, as many times as Ive won
As many lives as I touch, the dialogue has begunAs many places Ive been, as many people Ive met
As many haters Ive dissed, theres people that I respect
As many times as Ive failed, as many times as Ive won
As many lives as I touch, the dialogue has begunSo Bill, whats your take on censorship?
Politicians on a church, state fusion tip?
I speaks my mind while kids I went to high school with
Bleed on the sands of Kabul hit, its bullshitLars what you think of it?
Out in Iraq, a lack of dialogue between the people is whack
In fact I speak militant like Black Panthers
These gas prices got my people with seeds having to gank pampersThe answer is not plutocracy
The answer is not hypocrisy
The answer is true democracy
The answer is the dialogue constantlyAs many places Ive been, as many people Ive met
As many haters Ive dissed, theres people that I respect
As many times as Ive failed, as many times as Ive won
As many lives as I touch, the dialogue has begunAs many places Ive been, as many people Ive met
As many haters Ive dissed, theres people that I respect
As many times as Ive failed, as many times as Ive won
As many lives as I touch, the dialogue has begunHey yo Bill, we should do a track together
Word, word, lets do that
Wait, we just did