[Intro: fast hungry male MC over speed-bag percussion] Press conference, two big men, one microphone Neither speaks the other's tongue, so they need my own [Verse 1: fast hungry male MC, rapid and precise] Champ from the mountains got a voice like a priest Challenger from the islands never raised it in the least Both of 'em humble, and the promoter's grippin' my sleeve "Nine thousand sold of forty, kid, so make 'em believe" So the champ leans in and says, "I respect him as a man" And I say, "He said your mama hits harder than your hands" Champ says, "Thank you for the honor, I will pray for your health" I say, "He said you fight like you're scared of yourself" Cameras goin' crazy, every writer on his feet And the tickets start movin' like a fire down the street [Hook: fast hungry male MC] I'm the mouthpiece, I'm the mouthpiece, puttin' words between their teeth Every "thank you" and "God bless you" comes out "meet me in the street" I'm the mouthpiece, I'm the mouthpiece, and the arena's sold out 'Cause I'm the only man up here who knows what it's about [Verse 2: fast hungry male MC, faster, grinning] Weigh-in day, champ says, "He is strong, I'm proud to share the stage" I say, "He said you're old, and he can smell it on your age" Challenger says, "My little girl has his poster on the wall" I say, "He said he's gonna make your little posters fall" Now the whole world's watchin', got the fight on every screen Biggest gate in history, and I'm the man between Promoter hands me envelopes and calls me his son Ten percent of nothin' turned to ten percent of a ton [Hook: fast hungry male MC] I'm the mouthpiece, I'm the mouthpiece, puttin' words between their teeth Every "thank you" and "God bless you" comes out "meet me in the street" I'm the mouthpiece, I'm the mouthpiece, and the arena's sold out 'Cause I'm the only man up here who knows what it's about [Verse 3: fast hungry male MC, the whole verse in one breath, no pauses] Fight night, bell rings, and they both come out and bow, then they go to war Twelve rounds, blood and bone, and the crowd is up and stompin' on the floor Split decision, and they hug, and the champ takes the mic out my hand And he talks to the challenger in his own tongue, clear, and I don't understand How he knows it, then the challenger answers back in the champ's own words And they laugh and hold each other like the oldest friends on earth Turns out they're cousins from a village that a river cut in two And they understood me word for word, every lie I put 'em through Let me run it, 'cause the gate would build two schools and fix the dam Then the champ winks, says in my own language, "Same time next year, man" [Hook: fast hungry male MC] I'm the mouthpiece, I'm the mouthpiece, puttin' words between their teeth Every "thank you" and "God bless you" comes out "meet me in the street" I'm the mouthpiece, I'm the mouthpiece, and the arena's sold out 'Cause I'm the only man up here who knows what it's about [End]
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