The Book of Daniel

[Intro: MF Bash (AKA Bashton the Invizabul Mang)]
I met this kid. He seemed righteous and represented knowledge. Yeah, him and his brother, they was real smart. But then his brother died and he was taken in by a Grandmaster. And from what I hear, this kid Sambo was a snake, a rat. He stole shit and ran away to another state. Microchip bitch

[Verse 1: MF Grimm]
I don’t
Deep-fry friends—Grimm Reaper nuke ‘em
Hearts don’t mend, brothers turned enemies
Nigga, enemies, I eat them raw
Nigga, MF Grimm is god of war
Parole done, see you on tour
Millions get paid, let’s see who make more
Master water ‘cause man is mostly made of it
Spit fire, consumed by flames, compete for oxygen
Freeze deepest of minds, then skate on it
Roast fireproof emcees with bad warranties
War is a part of me, prison hardened me
Demons try to murder me, pistols always pop at me
Lead convicts my flesh, but God pardons me
Revenge returned on descendants, so God part of me
Put yourself in Danger running with a Mouse
Metal turned to braces—punch you in your mouth
Zev Love X used to be merry
The Mask took control of you like Jim Carrey
Megalon, tap him in the jaw, knock it off him
M.I.C. got to put your mask in a coffin
Mos Def, De La Soul, Roots can’t revive you
When the bullets start flying, who’s gonna hide you?
Rhymesayers, Stones Throw, Nature Sounds signed you
Make peace with you? Zev, I tried to

[Hook 1: MF Bash (AKA Bashton the Invizabul Mang)] (x2)
You can hide behind a mask but see-through like glass
Thought you was the truth, but your style’s like ass
Cutthroat bitch-made, you got no class
Little black Sambo shouldn’t talk trash

[Verse 2: MF MEZ (AKA Destroyah)]
Yeah, yo
Midgets Into Crunk calling Monkeys In a Cage
Murderers In the Cut is fucking you up on stage
Tell ‘em about the time that Gunn punched you in the face
Basically, you was hating and then you ran away
You ain’t a man, you a character
I bet that mask make you feel a lot scarier
‘Cause man-to-man is your Doom like we’re parallels
M.I.C. could see you soon at your burial
Listen, Vicky, you not goons, you cartoons
Your hype man is not Grimm, that’s not him
What you speak is not true, that’s not you
Your team’s weak, I’ll pop them, then pop you
Smog made your mask, Jet Jag made your name
M.I.C. gave you life, and we can take that shit away

[Verse 3: MF Grimm]
I didn’t wanna get at you—you know this is true
One thing that stopped me was Lord Dihoo
But now you’re being disrespectful to me and the crew
Now I gotta do what I gotta do
M.J. did articles, she got your name hot
The mask was made for you by Lord Scotch
X-Ray gave you studio time when in town
Rodan and Megalon, them brothers held you down
Evil jinns had you paranoid like a clown
Jumped off stage and ran when Kong came around
We looked out for each other when you lived uptown
On the cover of the EP, but look at us now
Chess is life. We haven’t played of late
But even on the cover, I put your ass in mate
We’ve been through so much. Zev, you was close to me
Used to come through your house, buy your ass groceries
I wrote the whole treatment to your MF video
With Adam Lough and Ricky “Kid” Scotchno
Hundred thousand dollar bail, got up, then I called you
Fired my attorney, you helped me get a lawyer
You took me in, let me stay out in Atlanta
Facing 15-to-life, we bounced out to Cali
You made sacrifices, recorded on the run
We bust our ass, and got Ibylis done
I made a mistake, told the press you hold dough
I see now it’s my fault—they didn’t need to know
I apologized to you, I thought we let it go
B.B. Kings, New York, together did a show
But look at us now. Once again, here we go
Money wasn’t worth it, it turned us into foes
Whenever you had beef, your beef was mine
I’ll take a life for you, put mine on the line

[Hook 2: Samples with Scratches by DJ Crucial]
“You love to hear the story again and again” - Sample from MC Shan - “The Bridge” (x2)

[Verse 4: MF Grimm]
Doing songs with RZA? That’s funny shit
I remember you told me that he bit “Tick, Tick...”
You said Ghost was wack, you didn’t like his style
Two-faced and three-headed, bitch, I’ll pull your file
New food poisoning, you Vomit for a while
You started some shit, now you’re sitting on a pile
Metal Fake, tin foil, walk the Green Mile
Just let it ride right now

[Hook 2: Samples with Scratches by DJ Crucial]
“You love to hear the story again and again” - Sample from MC Shan - “The Bridge” (x3)

[Verse 5: MF Grimm]
How could you ever diss M.I.C.?
Yves St. Larock, yes, R.I.P
How could you ever diss M.I.C.?
Big L, R.I.P
How could you ever diss M.I.C.?
Jay Black, R.I.P
How could you ever diss M.I.C.?
Subroc, R.I.P
How could you ever diss M.I.C.?
K-Nitt, R.I.P
How could you ever diss M.I.C.?
T. Collins, R.I.P
M.I.C

[Outro: MF Grimm]
What the fuck happened to you, man? You fell the fuck off, man. Niggas used to love you, motherfucker. Come home, man. Come home, Zev. Come home, motherfucker. Don’t let them niggas brainwash you, man. I know your fans love you, man. They love you. You getting brainwashed, homie