Raise The Roof - Public Enemy

Testing — one — two

Testing — one — two

The house is now on fire

Spread the walls ya’ll

Everybody get somebody we don’t want anybody let fuck nobody

Cause you know what time it is

It’s time to get busy

And when it’s time to get busy

You know what you gotta do

Raise the roof because it’s all on fire

Not done by the sun or electrical wire

Not done by sons striking matches with daughters

But done by scratches so save that water

This jam is packed so I just figure

All we need is the house to get bigger

So startin' with the roof down to the base

We’re at your service to burn the place

Come on

Come on

Come on Raise the roof

That’s right

Raise the roof

Come on

With the spot as hot as it can get

And the roof’s on fire, you’re soakin' wet

The puzzle on your face shows as you sweat

But your body keeps movin' with no regret

Chandeliers shake, swing from front to back

Left to right all night, and the lights don’t crack

Your mind’s on the time, hopin' it don’t end

'Cause it’s time to get stupid, here we go again

Come on

Come on

Come on Raise the roof

That’s right

Raise the roof

Come on

Stare at the strobe, pull your earlobe

For the sights and sounds clear across the globe

This jam might hit or miss the charts

But the style gets wild as state of the art

Dazzling in science, bold in nerve

But givin' my house what it deserves

Served on the floor 'cause I got paid

Make the fans that left, wished they had’a stayed

Realize my friend, ain’t this a trip

As your body gets railed when you do the flip

And your mind gets rocked when we’re on the roll

Then the freak of the week makes you lose control

A Swatch for a watch, so you’ll know the time

Your crowd gets loud and you clock my rhyme

The messiah’s on fire and I’m living proof

I’ll quench your desire and raise your roof

Come on

Come on

Come on Raise the roof

That’s right

Raise the roof

Come on

In school I’m cool throughout the week

When the weekend comes, I’m down with the Greeks

Frat brothers known across the seven seas

Fly ladies of the 80's, sororities

The Zetas, Deltas, the AKA’s

Women that keep me in a daze

The A Phi A, Sigma boys on the move

With the Kappas and the Ques and of course the Grooves

And for real it’s the deal and the actual fact

It takes a nation of millions to hold me back

Rejected and accepted as a communist

Claimin' fame to my name as a terrorist

Makin' money in corners that you’ll never see

Dodgin' judges and the lawyers and the third degree

Nothin' wrong with a song to make the strong survive

Realize gave me five cause I kept 'em alive

Mislead what you read about my devilish deeds

Mislead what I said so you’re better off dead

Make 'em hear it and see it for the deaf and blind

And command it and we’ll plan it for incapable minds

Take for granted and demand it from the wave of my hand

Make the jealous understand it and just say damn

When they see me ask a question, «How can it be?»

When they watch me pull a serpent straight from out of the sea

Turn the winter into summer, then from hot to cold

Expand my power on the hour, make you all behold

From the slammer swing a hammer like the mighty Thor

God of thunder, you’ll go under, then you’ll all applaud

And fathom that distance, the mad must reap

Meet Namor sea lord, Prince of the deep

Here for you to fear at any cost

Tellin' you to get busy or you better get lost

Livin' lives civilized from the lessons I taught

Cities buried underground just because I went off

My friends, enemies, better be my friend

Is question people guessin' is this the end?

End of the world, are you guessin' yes?

Just say don’t delay it, get it off your chest

Houses of crack, I’ve seen too much

I go ready, aim, fire, then I’ll blow 'em up