The original album achieved critical acclaim and was a springboard for Dan The Automator's young career, but Dan the Automator and Keith reportedly had a falling out over royalties from the first record. Keith drew from an entirely different group of collaborators for The Return including One Watt Sun, DJ Dexter, formerly of the Avalanches, and New York MC Princess Superstar.
Prior to release, a digital comic accompanied by remixes of material off the new album was released. The digital comic contains mp3s in each of its eight weekly installments, remixed by Alines, Kid Loco, Cassettes Won't Listen, DJ ESE and Catchdubs among others. Potential contributors include: Aesop Rock, Prefuse 73, Her Space Holiday and Spank Rock.
I'm Destructive
Dr. Octagon Lyrics
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That's right, get in the water and touch the electric wires
Hold this... here's some bread!
"Now you tell me how you can live in an apartment, with the pieces
of a person, rotting away with decay and not know?"
"I was totally sick, to tell the truth"
"Cause they were smelly"
[Kool Keith]
Think about it, if you was there standing looking at me
What would you do, if I hit your face with dog doodoo?
Smear purple flies on your forehead
Spit in your salad, vomit on your brother's breakfast
Take your ass outside, burn your mother's house
Bring pet mice, and scare your sister with my gray mouse
Then drop him under the bed, and leave him there dead
Take out your parakeet, with scissors, clip his head
Then get the charcoal, whassup, burn your dog's legs
Walk by the barbershop, and hit the glass with eggs
Then go in the club and dance, mix the alcohol
Great with roach spray, here's a drink, have a ball
Dance to the music, watch it party pooper
Yeah, you know...
I'm destructive (4X)
Bash in your head with ten full cans of Campbell's soup
I'm on the roof, I'm not another pigeon out the chicken coop
Stole your checks, and flush money down the toilet bowl
Look at the frog, he's gone too down the commode
War paint on the carpet, your fur was my target
Give the baby some gum, a pack of BubbleYum
Stick it in the rugs, smearing green lightening bugs
all around the walls, down the halls
Checking out doodoo on flame pits, niggaz with they armpits
down, smellin funky, check out the junkie, spit
I'm destructive!! (4X)
Like a green red blue reindeer, dead lying down with a fawn
Copulating, having sex
Mating with a babboon with buffalo wings
Hahahahaha
Like Hitler, the German Shephard, coming down from the Bronx
fighting moose you sound as soft as a goose
We all hang with tickets for Van Halen
Orifice, Autopsy, Def Leppard and Spaz
c'mon, drop the jazz Grateful Dead, rock with it
I'm destructive!!! (3X)
The lyrics of Dr. Octagon's song "I'm Destructive" describe the actions of a potentially dangerous and unpredictable individual. The opening lines suggest the individual is taking a patient out of a bathroom and into the water, instructing them to touch electrical wires. This indicates a disregard for the well-being of others and a willingness to put them at risk. The conversation that follows suggests the individual has been involved in morbid and disturbing activities, such as washing bones. Kool Keith's verses continue to describe violent and destructive actions, such as hitting someone's face with dog doodoo, burning down a house, cutting off a parakeet's head, and spitting on food. The repeated chorus of "I'm destructive" emphasizes the individual's disregard for social norms and their willingness to cause chaos and destruction.
Overall, the lyrics suggest the individual is mentally unstable and potentially dangerous. The repeated use of violence and destructive imagery throughout the song creates a disturbing atmosphere.
Line by Line Meaning
Taking a patient out of the bathroom into water
Forcing someone into a situation where they might get electrocuted
That's right, get in the water and touch the electric wires
Encouraging someone to harm themselves in a dangerous way
Hold this... here's some bread!
Distraction tactic to make someone vulnerable so they can be exploited
"Now you tell me how you can live in an apartment, with the pieces
of a person, rotting away with decay and not know?"
Asking how someone can knowingly live in a place where human remains are decaying
"I was totally sick, to tell the truth"
Admitting that the situation they were in was unhealthy and wrong
"Washing bones, why were you washing bones?"
Questioning someone about why they were cleaning up human remains
"Cause they were smelly"
Justifying their actions with a shallow excuse
Think about it, if you was there standing looking at me
What would you do, if I hit your face with dog doodoo?
Asking what someone would do if they were in a confrontational situation
Smear purple flies on your forehead
Spit in your salad, vomit on your brother's breakfast
Listing disgusting things that someone could do to another person
Take your ass outside, burn your mother's house
Bring pet mice, and scare your sister with my gray mouse
Threatening to commit arson and animal abuse
Then drop him under the bed, and leave him there dead
Take out your parakeet, with scissors, clip his head
Killing someone's pet and hiding the evidence
Then get the charcoal, whassup, burn your dog's legs
Walk by the barbershop, and hit the glass with eggs
Torturing and abusing animals, and destroying property
Then go in the club and dance, mix the alcohol
Great with roach spray, here's a drink, have a ball
Encouraging someone to consume a harmful substance
Dance to the music, watch it party pooper
Yeah, you know...
I'm destructive (4X)
Claiming to be a troublemaker who ruins good times
Bash in your head with ten full cans of Campbell's soup
I'm on the roof, I'm not another pigeon out the chicken coop
Using an unexpected object to commit violence on someone
Stole your checks, and flush money down the toilet bowl
Look at the frog, he's gone too down the commode
Robbing someone and wasting the money by flushing it down the toilet
War paint on the carpet, your fur was my target
Give the baby some gum, a pack of BubbleYum
Damaging someone's property and giving inappropriate items to a child
Stick it in the rugs, smearing green lightening bugs
all around the walls, down the halls
Intentionally ruining and contaminating someone's living space
Checking out doodoo on flame pits, niggaz with they armpits
down, smellin funky, check out the junkie, spit
I'm destructive!! (4X)
Observing and mocking others who are in vulnerable positions
Like a green red blue reindeer, dead lying down with a fawn
Copulating, having sex
Mating with a babboon with buffalo wings
Hahahahaha
Using absurd imagery to shock and disgust the listener
Like Hitler, the German Shephard, coming down from the Bronx
fighting moose you sound as soft as a goose
Comparing oneself to a brutal dictator and belittling someone else
We all hang with tickets for Van Halen
Orifice, Autopsy, Def Leppard and Spaz
c'mon, drop the jazz Grateful Dead, rock with it
Listing bands to show off taste and disdain for certain types of music
I'm destructive!!! (3X)
Reiterating the idea that the singer is a destructive force
Lyrics ยฉ RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC
Written by: DAN NAKAMURA, KEITH THORNTON
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Taking a patient out of the bathroom into water
That's right, get in the water and touch the electic wires
Hold this... here's some bread!
"Now you tell me how you can live in an apartment, with the pieces
Of a person, rotting away with decay and not know?"
"I was totally sick, to tell the truth"
"Washing bones, why were you washing bones?"
"Cause they were smelly"
[Kool Keith]
Think about it, if you was there standing looking at me
What would you do, if I hit your face with dog doodoo?
Smear purple flies on your forehead
Spit in your salad, vomit on your brother's breakfast
Take your ass outside, burn your mother's house
Bring pet mice, and scare your sister with my gray mouse
Then drop him under the bed, and leave him there dead
Take out your parakeet, with scissors, clip his head
Then get the charcoal, whassup, burn your dog's legs
Walk by the barbershop, and hit the glass with eggs
Then go in the club and dance, mix the alcohol
Great with roach spray, here's a drink, have a ball
Dance to the music, watch it party pooper
Yeah, you know...
I'm destructive (4X)
Bash in your head with ten full cans of Campbell's soup
I'm on the roof and I let the pigeons out the chicken coop
Stole your checks, and flush money down the toilet bowl
Look at the frog, he's gone too down the commode
War paint on the carpet, your fur was my target
Give the baby some gum, a pack of BubbleYum
Stick it in the rugs, smearing green lightening bugs
All around the walls, down the halls
Checking out doodoo on flame pits, niggas with they armpits
Down, smellin funky, check out the junkie, spit
I'm destructive!! (4X)
Like a green red blue reindeer, dead lying down with a fawn
Copulating, having sex
Mating with a babboon with buffalo wings
Hahahahaha
Like Hitler, the German Shephard, coming down from the Bronx
Fighting moose you sound as soft as a goose
We all hang with tickets for Van Halen
Gorefest, Autopsy, Def Leppard, and Spazz
C'mon, drop the jazz Grateful Dead, rock with it
MF SPAWN
One of the most underrated MCs of all time.
MastaHosen
Preach!
J D
remember "Dolly & the Rat Trap"?
Eight Coins
I woudlnt really call Keith underrated, he used to be super popular,but alot of weak albums lead to him being forgotten by time
Doctor Balls
Eight Coins Not as popular as he shouldve been, he shouldve been at least as popular as nas
D Saints
the greatest mc of all timeeeee!!!!!!!
Andrew M
10 years on and hundreds of listens through, this is probably my favorite track on the album.
David Gaffe
This and the first 3030, and Mouse and the Mask, are by far ahead of whenever the fuck I first listened. Still amazing. Check out Cool Calm Pete and Omid(beneath the surface) if you into this style of artistry tapestry
eutue
Automator destroyed it instrumentally. Q-Bert destoyed it turntablly. Kool Keith destroyed it lyrically.
D.A. Woodford
Dan is a master. No doubt about that.