Rage Against the Machine - Microphone Fiend lyrics

Yo, I was a fiend before I became a teen
I melted microphones instead of
Cones of ice cream music orientated so when
Hip-hop was originated
Fitted like pieces of puzzles, complicated
Shot grabbed the mic and try to say
"Yes y'all!" they tried to take it
And say that I'm too small
Cool, 'cause I don't get upset
I kick a hole in the speaker, pull the plug
Then I jet
Back to the lab, without a mic to grab
So then I add all the rhymes I had
One after the another one
Then I make another one
To diss the opposite then ask
If the brother's done
I get a craving like I fiend for nicotine
But I don't need a cigarette
Know what I mean?
I'm raging, ripping up the stage and
Don't it sound amazing 'cause every
Rhyme is made and
Thought of, cause it's sort of an addiction
Magnetized by the mixing

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A smooth operator operating correctly
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A smooth operator operating correctly
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A smooth operator operating correctly
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A smooth operator operating correctly

But back to the problem, I got a habit
You can't solve it, you silly rabbit
The prescription is a hypertone
That's thorough when
I fiend for a microphone like heroin
Soon as the bass kicks, I need a fix
Gimme a stage and a mic and a mix
And I'll put you in a mood
Or is it a state of
Unawareness? Beware, it's the re-animator
A menace to a microphone, a lethal weapon
An assasinator, if the people ain't stepping
You see a part of me that you never seen
When I'm fiendin' for a microphone
'Cause I take it to the
Maximum, I can't relax see, i'm
Hype as a hypochrondriac 'cause
The rap be one
Hell of a antidote, something you can't smoke
More than dope, you're trying to
Move away but you can't, you're broke
More than cracked up
You should have backed up
For those who act up need to
Be more than smacked up

E-F-F-E-C T
A smooth operator operating correctly
An E-F-F-E-C T
A smooth operator operating correctly
E-F-F-E-C T
A smooth operator operating correctly
An E-F-F-E-C T
A smooth operator operating correctly

A smooth operator operating correctly
A smooth operator operating correctly
A smooth operator operating correctly
A smooth operator operating correctly

Music orientated so when
Hip-hop was originated, originated
It fitted like pieces
Of puzzles, complicated, complicated
Music orientated so when
Hip-hop was originated, originated
It fitted like pieces
Of puzzles, complicated, complicated
Music orientated so when
Hip-hop was originated, originated
It fitted like pieces
Of puzzles, complicated, complicated
Music orientated so when
Hip-hop was originated, originated
It fitted like pieces
Of puzzles, complicated, complicated
Music orientated so when
Hip-hop was originated
It fitted like pieces of puzzles, complicated
Music orientated so when
Hip-hop was originated
It fitted like pieces of puzzles, complicated

'Cause I'm an E-F-F-E-C T
A smooth operator operating correctly
An E-F-F-E-C T
A smooth operator operating correctly
E-F-F-E-C T
A smooth operator operating correctly
An E-F-F-E-C T
A smooth operator operating correctly

A smooth operator operating correctly
A smooth operator operating correctly
A smooth operator operating correctly
'Cause I'm an E-F-F-E-C T