Royce Da 5'9" - Caterpillar Remix (feat. Logic & King Green) Lyrics
[Intro: Gil Scott-Heron]You will not be able to stay home brothaYou will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop outYou will not be able to lose yourself on scag and skip out for beer during commercialsBecause the revolution will not be televised[Chorus: King Green]This right here for the number oneNumber ones here with your number oneYou ain't number one, just another oneNow everybody sayin' that they number one[Post-Chorus: Royce Da 5'9]Ring the alarm, the caterpillar keeps firing, ohhWe in the war, where butterflies keep dyin' (ahh)[Verse 1: Royce Da 5'9]I'm a product of Parker Lewis and KubiakIf I didn't do this, where in the ***** would you be at?See there's a difference between us, what I spit hit arenasYou a drip from my penis, I eat lions and sip hyenasYou number one when it come to slaughtering micsI'm tryna be number one in my son and daughter lifeUhh, all you niggas my little rapper babiesY'all my children, y'all bit my shit and contracted rabiesDon't you grade me next to these rappers, baby, that's degradingMy style got so many different facetsI switch into so many different passionsI'm skippin' class to be fascinatin'My pen is like Big Ben, this shit's just a classic waitingYour favorite rapper come at me, I just decapitate himI hate congratulating these has-beens who had their highsThese rappers only won their matches because they strategizeI bring Attica to these patterns, and here's my battle cry[Pre-Chorus: Royce Da 5'9]Ring the alarm, the caterpillar is firing, ohhWe in the war, where butterflies keep dyin' (ahh)[Chorus: King Green]This right here for the number oneNumber ones here with your number oneYou ain't number one, just another oneNow everybody sayin' that they number oneKid think your number won't quitNumber one song, get your number one chickNumber one fly with your number one kickWhen it's all done then your number gon' switch[Verse 2: Royce Da 5'9]Hold up, wait a minuteGuess what I'ma never do? Show so much respect to youThat I feel like we're friends, so now we no longer competitorsThat could be the death of youNever let someone who's not as smart as youGas you up and tell you somethin' you never knewAlways stay professional, you always gon' make revenueDon't let people next to you that don't want the best for youIt's completely normal to hold on to a regret or twoI do what I wanna do, they do what I let them doEverything these niggas be sayin' is a *****in' lieIt's nothing I can say to you that is realerRemember when you praisin' the butterflyDon't you ever disrespect the *****in' caterpillar[Chorus: King Green]This right here for the number oneNumber ones here with your number oneYou ain't number one, just another oneNow everybody sayin' that they number oneKid think your number won't quitNumber one song, get your number one chickNumber one fly with your number one kickWhen it's all done then your number gon' switch[Verse 3: Logic]Yeah, sold a quarter million records in my first weekAnd BET still don't wanna let me performMaybe it's 'cause my pigment, maybe I'm being ignantMaybe it's all a figment of my imaginationAnd exaggeration exacerbates that I'm the illest, yesHow many are willing to kill us?We the realest, that's why they feel us the bestBut I don't give a ***** about this rap shit, not really thoughShittin' on a brother I should love, man, that's silly, yo***** all this division and lyrical incisionIt's time to unify cause hip-hop is beautiful, it's you and IAnd it doesn't discriminate if you black or whiteAnd you Christian or MuslimIt just love 'em and put nothin' above 'emI just want to be remembered as a good personDispersin' a message of hope while the world worsensAnd the media will still find a wayTo turn us into clickbait and misquoteWanna keep the peace, but if you do thatI'ma slit throats, sike, nah"Logic's such a hypocrite", you can take a hike, nahRight now, I'm here to talk about suicide and depressionAnxiety, mental health and all that shit you scared to mentionYeah, I could talk about the millions I've amassedBut now just ain't the time or placeIt's crazy how everyone so obsessed with my raceCause I'm proud to be black, but matter of factIf it was flipped around and every time somebody asked meWhat it was like to be a white rapper"What's it like to be a white rapper, Logic?"Oh and I was just like, just never talked about it like"Man, it's just so great being a white rapperWhite, white, white, white everythingWhite man, being white's so great, wow it's so great"And then some brother was like, "Ayy, ain't yo daddy black?!"And I was like "Oh shit!"And the whole world be like "What, are you scared to be black?Are you ashamed to be black?! Mother*****er, ***** you!***** you, you piece of shit, mixed, biracial, *****ing cunt"(That's how they be)Cole said ***** all this black and white, it's time to uniteBe who you are, identify as a star***** all the jewelry and money inside of yo carYou still just a person and I'm still dispersin' these lyrics***** the rap ego shit, just be a good person now that's the spiritShoutout to true emcees that love the cultureFrom Duckworth to Chano, Jermaine and JoeyAnd Aubrey and can't forget BobbyTo every emcee who knows that this is truly a way of lifeAnd not just a hobby, uh, not just a hobby, uhNot just a hobby, this is a way of lifeShout out to Bobby, the L-O-G-I-C, this shit a way of lifeThis shit a way of life, yeah
