I've got the power hey yeah heh
Like the crack of the whip I snap attack
Front to back in this thing called rap
Dig it like a shovel rhyme devil
On a heavenly level
Bang the bass turn up the treble
Radical mind day and night all the time
Seven to fourteen wise devine
Maniac brainiac winning the game
I'm the lyrical Jesse James
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh yeah-eah-eah-eah-eah-eah
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh yeah
Gettin' kinda heavy
It's gettin' it's gettin' it's gettin' kinda heavy (repeat three times)
I've got the power
He's gonna break my heart
He's gonna break my heart of hearts (repeat once)
I've got the power oh-oh-oh-oh
It's gettin' it's gettin' it's gettin' kinda hectic (repeat three times)
Quality I possess something I'm fresh
When my voice goes through the rest
Of the microphone that I'm holdin'
Copywritten lyrics so they can't be stolen
If they are snap
Don't need the police to try to save them
Your voice will sink so please stay off my back
Or I will attack and you don't want that
Like the crack of the whip I snap attack (repeat verse one)
I've got the power
Like the crack of the whip I snap attack
Front to back in this thing called rap
Dig it like a shovel rhyme devil
On a heavenly level
Bang the bass turn up the treble
Radical mind day and night all the time
Seven to fourteen wise devine
Maniac brainiac winning the game
I'm the lyrical Jesse James
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh yeah
Gettin' kinda heavy
It's gettin' it's gettin' it's gettin' kinda heavy (repeat three times)
He's gonna break my heart
He's gonna break my heart of hearts (repeat once)
I've got the power oh-oh-oh-oh
Quality I possess something I'm fresh
When my voice goes through the rest
Of the microphone that I'm holdin'
Copywritten lyrics so they can't be stolen
If they are snap
Don't need the police to try to save them
Your voice will sink so please stay off my back
Or I will attack and you don't want that
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Or I will attack, and yu don't want that!
I love this song. It is used in so many films, ads etc, because it is still a really good song, despite being 15 years old ( something like that ).
As to meaning, I think the lyrics are more chosen for their musical quality than their meaning. Not that I have a problem with that, as they combine to make an awesome song.
Classic!