There's a Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered Honey, You Just Haven't Thought of It Yet Lyrics

Rumble
They gon' take yo' face off
Spirit of a lion describes my soul
Give it up to Zion, then my fire grows
Wishin' of a riot inside my lobe
Am I trippin'? Is the highest when I fight my foes?
Bip, I'ma hit 'em with this, you 'bouta get yo' ass kicked
My technique is so sick, I'm 'bout to make the hit quick
Whole lotta muscle (chyeah), you don't wanna be in a tussle (chyeah)
Better than me? That's rubble
You want trouble? What's up, dawg?
Feelings hot to kill a top guerilla
Drop and kneel to pops, I grilled the opp
For real, your clock it yield and stop
Your will is shot, the deal was knock ya 'til you plop
I got the hell comin' your way
You softer than a thing of Yoplait
Never competitive with the better kid, I go cray
Gonna be deaded because I fed it to the mo' graves
When you wake up in that wet blood
Ain't no way you 'bout to get up
How you know that I taxed yo' ass
'Cause you got the motherfuckin' check stub
Always gonna have to pay cost when you steppin' in my way boss
When I build steel and you stay soft, you're gonna punk out when we face off
Rumble
They gon' take yo' face off
They gon' rumble
They gon' take yo' face off
They gon' rumble
They gon' take yo' face off
They gon' rumble
They gon' take yo' face off
They gon'
Rumble there young man, they rumble
Run up, get a combo, quickly help you understand but stay humble
Don't nobody wanna talk about the weight of the world
The weight of the world'll make 'em all crumble
And I might stumble, but I pick myself up, brush myself off, my thoughts of a goddamn boss
I am at they neck like I'm Malcolm X, like I'm Dr. King, like I'm Cornell West
Like I'm Huey P., like I'm Booker T., like I'm Rosa Parks, I'ma need my rest
Niggas know what I'm 'bout, I'll run up in yo' house
Feet up all on your couch, sock you right in your mouth
I ain't after no clout, it could really go south
I'm prepared to go to battle whenever there is a bout
I am Muhammad, Ali, I'm payin' the homage, policy is to be honest
I take it beyond it though, I can relate to ebonics and really I hate to be ominous
All of your hate is too obvious, I am the hustle, the muscle, I play for the audience
I am a gangster with knowledge, if you wanna enter the ring, I would hate to be opposite
Jab with the right, jab with the left, jab with the right, now you got 'em all staggerin'
He gon' come back with the right back with the left
That's when you step to the side, now dagger
You gon' be damned if you do, damned if you don't, bastard, I'm like Cassius my swagger
It really don't matter, pardon, I'm hardened, lawless the Martian, kickin' that jargon (ah)
Rumble
They gon' take yo' face off
They gon' rumble
They gon' take yo' face off
They gon' rumble
They gon' take yo' face off
They gon' rumble
They gon' take yo' face off
They gon'
Barber cape off how I'm givin' a fade
Based off the description I gave
Cut the game off, I'm a Street Fighter
Beat breaks off like the whip on the stage
Hand out, ass whippings my plate
Haters ate off, yeah, get Hitler a steak
It'll be chaos like a emerald chase
When I face off in a Nicolas Cage
Yeah, I'm livin' in rage
Punch a pussy-nigga like I'm fistin' his babe
I was sittin' in the 'spital, goin' mental
Doc had told me they'll forget me, but they didn't, I remember them days
And I don't wanna be Batman, nigga, I'm Bane
Literally how the venom enters my veins
Since a little one, Killa really been sick in the brain
And the more I think about it, my life was twisted (wait)
Reminiscin' on my mom and dad, would wonder
Why they couldn't reach out, like they didn't have my number
Fightin' for my sanity, I never had the hunger
Put a nigga under ground quick, that's a bunker
Shock 'em like I'm Master's brother
Better pick your battles, busters halfway under
Hit more times than acupuncture
When it comes to rumblin', I'm Afrothunder
Really it be funny when I kick it to you dummies
How I'm grippin' on this iron when I'm rhymin' on the mic
Because it really will get bloody like I'm kickin' it with buddies
When I beat a nigga up like I was Iron nigga Mike
I tell 'em they don't wanna tussle when I'm at 'em, they gon' drop
Bet you that he stumble when I jab 'em then I cross
Leave a nigga humble, like damn, when can he drop?
'Cause really we can rumble like Jackie in the Bronx, we gon'
Rumble
They gon' take yo' face off
They gon' rumble
They gon' take yo' face off
They gon' rumble
They gon' take yo' face off
They gon' rumble
They gon' take yo' face off (chyeah)
It's about drive, it's about power
We stay hungry, we devour
Put in the work, put in the hours and take what's ours (ahoo)
Black and Samoan in my veins
My culture bangin' with Strange
I change the game, so what's my motherfuckin' name (Rock)
(What they gonna get though?)
Desecration, defamation, if you wanna bring it to the masses
Face to face, now we escalatin', when I have to put boots to asses
Mean on ya, like a dream when I'm rumblin', you're gonna scream mama
So bring drama to the King Brahma (then what?)
Comin' at you with extreme mana
Thank you, brother, Tech N9ne
Thank you, Teremana
One take, that's a wrap
Face off, mm
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"I bet to them, your name is "Cheap", I bet to them you look like sh--"

he doesn't actually SAY shit there in the song. does anybody else feel the urge to say "sheep" because it rhymes with cheap? Sheep would actually make sense as well; people who go with the flow, follow the trends, do what everyone else does can be called "sheep." I'm wondering if maybe he just said "sh--" so it could go either way.

If so.... p!atd is too freaking clever for its own good.

i actually agree with this i never thought about that

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The tables are numbered so he knows where the cigarettes with nitroglycerin, so that he can poison her. (He's the new Cancer), meaning that he is a fatal disease to her, he is going to kill her.

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i love the sheep theory. if that was what they were thinking then once again their intelligence has floored me.

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People who are moaning about the title length. There is a reason for the long title. "Oh, and the smokes in that cigarette box at your table They just so happen to be laced with nitroglycerin" He put the cigarettes on her table, not necessarily to kill her but so that he can make her look like an idiot when she lights one and it blows up in her face. But of course he personally didn't put them on the table. The 'waiter' or someone put them there ... Thats why it's called "There's A Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered Honey, You Just Haven't Thought Of It Yet" Well thats what I think anyway ... It all figures =D

@StarxHano this is so genius i never even thought about that

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Great song! Here is how I interpret it.

The beginning starts off as someone would enter into a formal gathering. And the notice that it was more formal than they were expecting... Sooner or later, they love how they are so unnaccepted, and find it very fun to feel so out of place. [[Please leave all overcoats, canes and top hats with the doorman. From that moment, you'll be out of place and under dressed.I'm wrecking this evening already and loving every minute of it.]]

This part, I think means when, eventually, people start talking about the person. And the core reason of the talking is mainly jealousy. Because even though they look different, and a bit out of place, they still look amazing because they have confidence. [[I'm the new cancer!,Never looked better, you can't stand it.Because you say so under your breath.You're reading lips, "When did he get all confident?"Haven't you heard that I'm the new cancer,Never looked better and you can't stand it.]]

This part is when the people are still talking and the person might be confident, but in reality everyone is saying things about you that you would never imagine. "I bet to them your name is cheap. I bet to them you look like.. shh." By a whispering campagn, it means that everyone is talking about the person in whispers, slowly destroying the guy's reputation. [[Next is a trip to the, the ladies room in vain and I bet you just can't keep up with(keep up!)these fashionistas and. Tonight, tonight, you are, you are a whispering campaign. I bet to them, your name is "Cheap", I bet to them you look like shh...]]

This is when he is trying to fight back the tears, because it's secretly hurting him. As much as confidence he might have, it hurts at the end. The guy keeps telling him he's a diva, and not listening to whatever the others have to say. [[Talk to the mirror, oh, choke back tears. And keep telling yourself that,"I'm a diva" Oh and the smokes in that cigarette box On the table, they just so happen to be laced with nitroglycerin.]]

This is how he's fed up with everyone's fakeness and plans on saying something to them. "Spiking them with a punch." [[And I know, and I know, It just doesn't feel like a night out with no one sizing you up. I've never been so surreptitious, so of course you'll be distracted when I spike the punch.]]

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I think I get the "Cancer" means.

It mentions cigarettes, which cause lung cancer. Cigarettes are addictive. Therefore, I think he's saying that he's popular and people are "addicted to him" now, so to speak.

Complete guess. I might be reading too much into it.

the cigarettes are "laced with nitroglycerin," which will poison her. i'm not sure what he means by "cancer," but i don't think they're connected.

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I think the 'cancer' bit is meaning he's there and it's not going to be easy to get rid of him so she "can't stand it" because he's going to be there. I don't know if that's right but

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the title of the song makes me think about how tables at restaurants are numbered.

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This was the first Panic! At the Disco song I ever heard, and I was immediatly hooked. Ever since I started getting into the band's music, I've ALWAYS pictured this song to take place at some sort of fancy party. And, at said party, there is a murder, or multiple murders. Actually, I was young and naive when I first heard this song, and so I thought "spike the punch" reffered to somebody getting punched in the face. But, as I got older I realized the line meant someone put drugs in the punch bowl. haha. I'm REALLY liking this "shit"-"sheep" theory, but once again, in the song booklet it does say "shit". But there could still be some underlying meaning to it. Obviously, the band has no problem with swearing in songs, because many of the others swear. So there must be some reason they say "sh--" for this one. Interesting. One question I could never seem to figure out is what "cancer" reffers to here. I really like @Zymotic's interpertation of it though; it seems the most reasonable. I also feel like it could mean something like this: Cancer is a disease that destorys you mentally and physically day by day. Maybe the singer's ex is at this party and they run into each other there. Ever since the couple broke off she's been deteriorating each and every day. If not, he's going to make her feel the cancerous symptoms by destroying her inside and out. Good or bad? Ahh I can't wait until my sister comes hom from work so I can explain all these theories to her! Thanks guys(:

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What Aladin song is everyone talking about?

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"Please, leave all overcoats, canes and top hats with the doorman. And from that moment, you'll be out of place and underdressed."

I love that line so much. It's awesome

Under duress, instead of underdressed. (I used to think it was underdressed too. xD)

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No, it's definitely 'under dressed', at least the first time...

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