This ain´t no motherfuckin´ stick up just pick the stick up
And watch it roll real close rolling out my hand ´til
It cracks to that fucking dome living off the curb
That peels you from the curb I lick the rest off
Do you dig many in ´93 been making them fools ´bout
Round bumping around me you´ll want to run from
Underground at the best walk the live from
The verb on the beats I won´t see you fuckin´ head

Peers I flow
And mother she
Won´t drain herself
And won´t be caught in
All live in a big world
Began just because

My life is un-rise - wipe
The lyrical did - did
Because my life is un-rise - wipe
The lyrical did - did

My life is un-rise - wipe
The lyrical did - did
Because my my life is un-rise - wipe
The lyrical did - did

Get straight quickly
Been making them fools ´bout
Round bumping around me you´ll want to run from
Underground at the best walk the live from
The verb on the beats I won´t see you fuckin´ head

Peers I flow
And mother she
Won´t drain herself
And won´t be caught in
She did what
She did what
She did what

Just because my life is un-rise - wipe
Lyrical - did
Because my life is un-rise - wipe
The lyrical did - did

Because my life is un-rise - wipe
Lyrical - did
Because psycho - wipe
Lyrical - did

Wipe - did - wipe - did
First one - wipe
Lyrical - did
Last one - wipe
Lyrical - did

Begin in me because
My psycho - wipe
What lyrical - did
Stop the fuckin´ - wipe
The lyrical - did

Big into the wipe - did - wipe - did
Wipe - did - wipe - did


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Engine No. 9 Lyrics as written by Abran Cunningham Abe Cunningham

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    I loved the way Chino used to rock to this song and dance on stage....not saying that he doesn't anymore, but I miss the adrenaline days and ATF...when he used to dive at all his shows, but you still rock Chino....always

    deftonesgrlon June 11, 2004   Link

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