High Voltage

[Intro: Mike Shinoda] You know what I mean You could put a label on a life Put a label on a lifestyle (Sometimes) You know, put a label on how you wake up every morning and go to bed at Night (Alright) [Verse 1: Mike Shinoda] I've been diggin' into crates ever since I was living in space Before the rat race, before monkeys had human traits I mastered numerology and big bang theology Performed lobotomies with telekinetic psychology Invented the mic so I could start blessing it Chin-checkin' kids to make my point like an impressionist Many men have tried to shake us But I twist mic cords in double helixes and show them what I'm made of I buckle knees like leg braces Cast a spell of instrumentalness on all of you emcees who hate us So you can try on, leave you without a shoulder to cry on, from now to infinity, let icons be bygones I firebomb, ghostly notes haunt this I tried threats, but moved on to a promise I stomp shit, with or without an accomplice and Run the gauntlet with whoever that wants this [Hook] High voltage The unforgettable sound High voltage Bringin' you up and taking you down High voltage Comin' at you from every side High voltage Making the rhythm and rhyme collide [Verse 2: Mike] (Akira) I put a kick in the backbones of clones with microphones Never satisfy my rhyme jones Sprayin' bright day over what you might say My blood type's Krylon, technicolor type A On highways, bright with road rage Pages of wind in cages of tin that bounce all around (Surround sound), devouring the scene Subliminal gangrene paintings over all the same thing Sing-song karaoke copy bullshit Break bones verbally with sticks-and-stone tactics Fourth dimension combat convention Write rhymes at ease while the track stands at attention Meant to put you away, with a pencil pistol official Sixteen-line, the rhyme missile While you risk your all, I pick out all your flaws Spittin' raw blah blah blah you can say you saw [Hook] High voltage The unforgettable sound High voltage Bringin' you up and taking you down High voltage Comin' at you from every side High voltage Making the rhythm and rhyme collide [Bridge: Mike] I like to rock and rap, you know what I mean? People are acting like, you know, "wow that's a new invention" That shit ain't new We're constantly evolving It is constantly changing (sometimes) There's a world of change Everybody's always trying to put labels on it There ain't no label for this shit They always gotta try to put a label on it Try to create something so they can water it down [Chester Bennington] Sometimes I feel like a prophet, misunderstood Under the gun like a new disease Sometimes I feel like a prophet, misunderstood Under the gun like a new disease [Hook x3] High voltage The unforgettable sound High voltage Bringin' you up and taking you down High voltage Comin' at you from every side High voltage Making the rhythm and rhyme collide [Mike] You know what I mean? You can't put a label on a lifestyle