Mirrorshades 'Round here you wear your mirrorshades You cool with that? Mirrorshades 'Round here they wear their mirrorshades Dancing at a nightclub Hoping that the DJ won't stop Hands can touch somebody sexy You're not sexy if you don't walk in with your Mirrorshades 'Round here they wear their mirrorshades You cool with that? Mirrorshades 'Round here you wear your mirrorshades ('round here I wear my mirrorshades) I'm cool with that I'm that bitch with the blade I'm that bitch on the stage I run loops 'round the page Round up the dukes from the age Round up the troops from the cage Grounded in tricks, I'm a mage Birthed from the temples of rage Not knowing which side of the cave Not knowing how quite to behave Still blind to the way that we play Find me with a pack of the knaves Find me in the belly of a rave Find me at the bottom of my grave Maybe I still can't be saved 'Round here I wear my mirrorshades Not to disarm you, I'm totally harmless I'm just a girl that can't keep a promise I keep my lover adonis I keep my players with artists I keep my tricks in the socket Can't guess 'em all but I'm on it Never deluded to think I'm a goddess Thought I was still the colossus Tripped on my feet but still conscious Wake up in tears, the dawn is upon us Wake up with nothing, dishonest These agents are playing, they're novice Could it be worse? Maybe, but I'm not a prophet I couldn't tell you, I'm stranded in orbit I've got my gun to the rockets Empty my pockets to gauge They used to be lined with what I was paid Crickets of past, my memories decayed I keep my back to the wall and my eyes inside my Mirrorshades 'Round here you wear your mirrorshades You cool with that? Mirrorshades 'Round here they wear their mirrorshades Sitting on your soapbox Hoping that the crowds will come back Hands are clasped in prayer to God now God is not here, he forgot to rock his Mirrorshades 'Round here they wear their mirrorshades You cool with that? Mirrorshades 'Round here you wear your mirrorshades I sure like your mirrorshades You're moving like a renegade Too big for your suit, you had drips in jade Too tall for the room, you wanted tricks and chains I said keep your wits about you, it can be arranged Snake eyes on my neck and the heights of fame Black bread magic and some video games I want real good juice, not minute maid I want real good juice when the lights dim I want real bad news when I let you in I want real big troops when I win Real dance starts when I'm on page 69 The Sun hung real low when I saw the time My heart beat real fast when I saw the signs Lots of beats on the rhyme I say what if I look so fine when I die? What if I look so fine when I die? What if I look so fine? Yeah When you lower me from the light Burn big fires for me tonight All that metal, copper, silver, gold Cash, guns, bullets, leather soles Lower me from the dripping cold But please make sure I have my Mirrorshades 'Round here you wear your mirrorshades You cool with that? (I'm cool with that) Mirrorshades 'Round here they wear their mirrorshades Running on a treadmill Hoping that the body stays fit Hands on hips to catch your breath now Fuck this treadmill, you don't need it if you've got Mirrorshades 'Round here they wear their mirrorshades You cool with that? Mirrorshades 'Round here you wear your mirrorshades