DJ Premier - REM State of Mind (Nas parody) lyrics

[Intro] Yeah yeah… Yo Walker, it's time, man... It's time, man Straight out the f**in' spindles of sleep Where undergrads don't get a peep (Get it? consolidation of memories? all nighters?) [Verse 1] Students, they're flippin' crazy with the ways that they be lazy Lazy? I'm talkin' bout their sleep, it's insane! Now think of Scarface sniffin' c**aine What directors don't tell you, what d** do to the brain I'm talking REM deprivation after coke administration Then coke withdrawal nightmares will have ya contemplatin' Try to get it back but your brain ain't getting jack Diminishing returns on REM, same goes for crack and smack Rapid Eye Movement, the phase of sleep our brains adore Crucial for life, mem'ry, hunger and more If you don't get your eight hours, well, your mind will flip Don't believe me? Reminisce on Peter Tripp Part radio DJ, part sleep-deprived psychotic I ain't jokin', and Tripp didn't use narcotics All he did was stay awake for 8 whole days While psychiatrists sat back and watched him amazed No Rem sleep means no lures in McDermitt Amazing how he even stayed alive through that sh** After just four days, seeing things that weren't real There were spiders in his shoes, staff were poisoning his meals Psychiatrists tried to tell him he's in danger But his PFC turned off so his amygdala was full of anger So now tripp's suspended in Times Square Sleep deprived as he be now he's seeing demons everywhere And now his brain ain't the same Permanent damage and psychosis, was it worth it for the fame? If you don't catch Zs, you're pretty much a goner Tripp shows us the effect deprivation has on us Even worse than that, there's studies done on rats Showed us we can't live without sleep, yo that's a fact Two rats in a cage, one can't be caught sleepin' While the other rat can do just as he pleases Every time he nods off, into water he drops And after fifteen days, the tired rat's heart stops Fifteen day d**h, the effect of deprivation What's more than that, the rats lost their thermoregulation Immune system down ‘fore their last breath I always sleep, ‘cause sleep helps performance on tests Beyond the L-PFC, dreams are defined Brain redesigns in when you're in a rem state of mind [Hook] (x4) REM state of mind [Verse 2] But in case that ain't enough, sleep loss causin' d**h Maybe you'll be persuaded by its effect on stress Up cortisol shot, after one night lost Stress hormone up, but is it really such a shock? If you're stressed as f** cause you're such a night owl The worst has yet to come when your stomach starts to growl I'm talking messed up levels of leptin, and ghrelin Eat more and don't get full, and on top of that you're stressin' Not sleepin' makes you forget answers They looked at some rats, specifically their hippocampus Neurologists and their sadistic ways This time though, the rats weren't in a maze A box lab rats packed, onto islands they're trapped In REM they fall down ‘cause their muscle tone lacks After four nights scientists come back Rat's hippocampal cells, and the levels were all whack Hippocampus sorta like the memory zone Four nights without REM and you're mem'ry zone's blown, holmes Sleep is crucial for mem'ries in your brain All-nighters parallel to Hell but the students maintain They're not prosperous, sleep loss is dangerous Don't remember what they read the next day, if only they'd nodded off Rapid Eye Movements help to build a**ociations Twenty minute nap better than a night of deprivation Remember mo', through waves slow Slow-wave amplification helps with your consolidation So when you're studying take nap breaks You'll remember more of what you studied when ya test-take Cal students never sleep, whether you're econ or EECS You'd think they've learned the interaction of mem'ry and sleep SAT scores, you see more, after just fifty-five minutes Now think about your midterms, that's kinda crazy innit? Inhale deep, now go get you some rest I always sleep, ‘cause sleep helps performance on tests Consolidating memories from earlier times Nothing's equivalent to the REM state of mind [Hook]