Inch by inch, steady as a rock Verbal acrobatics come ashore to your dock Prepare to wire our mics on the stage Point me the place where those faces f** around 'Cause I got the ace, mic in the flames But you don't care, you wage slaves I respect you whatever your opinion is I don't wanna hear it right now I make music Inch by inch, steady as a rock Ashes to ashes and dust to dust, but I'm looking for more and move a little faster Confrontation of the styles to ya I see you're not ready Remember, word as a word you barbarian, god damn I see you're not ready, but I am Chorus: From the backstage to the stage, yo To amaze you, ready to rock this place now Standing in the place to be, yo How could it be, yo? The micless MC, yo I see you're not ready - What ya all gonna do right now? I see you're not ready - What it's gonna be, the micless MC? I can see the fear in your eyes This is so exciting that I can not verbalize No mic, no rap, you can try pantomime You better make up something before they recognize Attention! The mic is on so you can hear my articulation I got the right to remain silence, but I won't And it's not a sin, I am fighting 'cuz I know that I can win What's wrong with this microphoneaye? Can you hear me, what I say? I say one, two. I say yo, yo - it's yours