Strange Ways

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Amidst the humorous one-liners and braggadocio rhymes that were heard throughout the album, MF DOOM takes some time out to rap two verses about two social political… Read More

Mar. 23, 20041 viewer212.6K views

Strange Ways Lyrics

[Intro]
They stay...
Strange ways..."

[Verse 1: MF DOOM]
Wreak havoc, beep beep it's mad traffic
Sleek and lavish people speak and leak it to the maverick
He see it as just another felony drug arrest
Any day could be the one he pick the wrong thug to test
Slug through the vest, shot in the street
For pulling heat on a father whose baby's gotta eat
And when they get hungry, it ain't shit funny
Paid to interfere with how a brother get his money
Now, who's the real thugs, killers and gangsters?
Set the revolution, let the things bust and thank us
When the smoke clear, you can see the sky again
There will be the chopped off heads of Leviathan

[Interlude: Sample and MF DOOM]
My friend, they call 'em strangers
Anybody talk to him end up in some danger
"They'll never change...
They stay...
Strange ways..."
Can't reform 'em

[Verse 2: MF DOOM]
They pray four times a day, they pray five
Who ways is strange when it's time to survive
Some will go of they own free will to die
Others take them with you when they blow sky high
What's the difference? All you get is lost children
While the bosses sit up behind the desks, it cost billions
To blast humans in half, into calves and arms
Only one side is allowed to have bombs
It's like making a soldier drop his weapon
Shooting him, and telling him to get to stepping
Obviously, they came to portion up his fortune
Sounds to me like that old robbery/extortion

[Interlude: Sample and MF DOOM]
"They'll never change...
They stay..."
Same Game
"Strange ways..."
Ya can't reform 'em

[Outro: Sample]
...that Mary was goin' around with an old flame
That burned me up, because I know he was just feeding her a line!
But the guy really spent his money like water
I think he was connected, so I left
Outside it was raining cats and dogs
I was feelin' mighty blue... and everything looked black
But I carried on!

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Genius Annotation

Amidst the humorous one-liners and braggadocio rhymes that were heard throughout the album, MF DOOM takes some time out to rap two verses about two social political instances that seem to be full of contradictions.

The first verse finds him discussing the irony of the police force’s job, how they get paid to put a stop to crimes that they also commit, while the second verse has DOOM rapping about how war never causes harm to those who have the power to declare it.

The track itself is ironic, as DOOM and Madlib, together as Madvillain, have claimed to be the “most powerful villains”, but make you question the “strange ways” of those in charge.