Food for Mic Skills
Gym Class Heroes Lyrics

Travis been known to spit lyrical backflips on tracks with skate kicks
Travis is known for his clever wordplay on songs with skate-inspired beats.

Osiris had the flyest but I'm all about Axion, Verbal bigspin
Osiris shoes were cool, but I prefer Axion and a skateboarding trick called a verbal bigspin.

I Crooked grind your melon for not listenin?,
If you don't listen to me, I'll disrespect you by performing a difficult skateboarding trick called a Crooked grind on your head.

I'm beyond regular, you stuck in fakie position
I'm exceptional and you're struggling to keep up.

The funny thing is I don't skate but I?ll deflate your whole ego
Although I don't actually skate, I'll still bring you down a peg or two.

Manipulate your face and replace it with something uglier than
I'll make you look even worse than you already do.

The product of Sha-nae-nae and Patrick Ewing havin? a baby
I'll make you look like an even weirder and less attractive version of yourself.

(Damn Travis you crazy) Nah just a little misunderstood
People think I'm crazy, but really I'm just often misunderstood.

I got the planet in confusion, for the simple fact my vocabulary lacks the word losin?
I often confuse people with my vocabulary and I refuse to accept the concept of losing.

Contusions are placed across the bodies of any challengers
I'll beat up anyone who tries to challenge me.

I?ll leave my mark then disappear like J.D. Salinger,
I'll make a lasting impression and then disappear like the reclusive author J.D. Salinger.

As whack emcee?s continue scuffin? their knees,
As other weak rappers struggle to gain success,

Suckin? the dicks of A&R's just to get their platinum chains and cars,
They're willing to do whatever it takes to get big record deals and flashy material possessions.

I?ma keep on doin? my thing,
But I'll keep doing my own thing my way,

Broke as Macy Gray would be with a regular voice trying to sing,
Even though I'm broke, I'm still making my music without compromise, similar to how Macy Gray sings with her unique voice.

Who want to bring it to these Crab Apple affiliates,
Who's that want to challenge the Gym Class Heroes crew?

Act silly and you'll get split down the middle like a Philly gets,
If you act foolish, you'll get hurt badly, like a Philly cheesesteak being split in half.

I've had enough of all these silent menaces,
I'm tired of all the stealthy threats and competition.

I'm for peace but you'll get quickly deceased with violent sentences,
I prefer peace, but I won't hesitate to use violent words or actions to defend myself.

The only witnesses will be later notified to come identify the dental records of a kid offended mine,
If you mess with me, the only ones who will be left to identify your body will be your dental records.

you ain't a friend of mine so I suggest you call me Mr. McCoy
If we're not friends, you better address me with respect by calling me Mr. McCoy.

Hot shit will burn and blister you boy
My talent and skill are so powerful, they'll burn and hurt you.

We manifest through tape decks and prisma colored markers,
We express ourselves through music and art.

Invade your space like feathers from down parka?s,
We'll occupy your personal space like feathers flying from a parka jacket.

We legends in our own times and every rhyme is living proof,
We're known as successful artists and every verse is proof of that.

We drinkin? forty?s from the fountain of youth,
We're staying young by drinking alcohol and having fun.

And when we done we?re pissin? innocence,
After we're finished, we'll leave behind a sense of purity and innocence.

Cause in a sense, everything your mouth dispense don't necessarily pay the rent
It's not enough to just say things, you need to back up your words with action to make ends meet.

Or the phone bills, you can't trade food for mic skills,
You can't pay your bills with just your lyrical abilities.

But if you could I?d be eating lovely, believe me.
But if you could, I'd be able to eat well and not have to worry.

Travis McCoy be like the influenza, flow sick,
Travis's rhymes are like a contagious disease, they spread easily and are really good.

These other rappers on some old common cold (SHHH),
Other rappers are just regular and nothing special.

I'm sicker than that, and plus you always suck (YECK) quicker than that,
I'm even better than that and you're always worse than that.

And H20 aqua we be thicker than that, and if at
We're even more united than water molecules and if at any point

Anytime shit gets to hard to handle I'm going out raw,
If things get too difficult, I'm going to give it my all without holding back.

Chainsaw and all like Bruce Cambell,
I'm willing to fight hard and not hold back, similar to the character Bruce Cambell plays in movies.

Steppin? out the darkness with an army of creeps,
I'm coming out of the shadows with a group of strange and unconventional people.

Caffeine ain't allowin? Travis to get no sleep,
Travis is so hyped up and energized from caffeine that he can't sleep.

Cause cat?s speak soft, and quick to front hard like Charles Bronson,
Other rappers may talk softly but act more aggressively and unpredictably like Charles Bronson did in movies.

Shoutin? out Brooklyn, knowin? that they from Wisconsin,
Other rappers claim they're from Brooklyn when really they're from Wisconsin.

that's why I'm always concentratin? when I'm puffin? cheeba,
That's why I need to stay focused when I smoke marijuana.

We down with New York State and the city of Geneva,
We support New York State and the city of Geneva.

G-Town?s my residence that's where I stack my dead presidents,
I live in G-Town and that's where I keep my money.

And in my mind it ain't no time for irrelevance, come on now
In my mind, it's always time to stay relevant and on top of my game.

I thought you knew better, my rhymes are nines and my mouth?s a lyrical berretta
You should know by now that my rhymes are always top-notch and my words are like a weapon.

But better?YET?I make you Sweat like Keith,
But even better, I can make you dance and sweat like Keith Sweat's music.

And have your whole crew fallin? out like rotten teeth.
My infectious beats and rhymes will make your whole crew lose their minds and dance like crazy.

Who start it like us, rip a part it like us,
We're the best at starting things and breaking them apart.

who you know jump on the stage and get retarded like us?
No one else can perform like us and get the crazy reaction we get from the crowd.

GCH will make it happen regardless of the element,
Gym Class Heroes will succeed no matter what obstacles we face.

From breakdancing, beats, graffiti shit, to straight rappin?,
We're skilled in multiple facets of hip hop culture from dancing to rapping.

Who got your mama?s hands clappin??
We're so good at performing that even your mom can't help but clap her hands.

Zappin? cats like the third rail, these rappers soundin? sweet over stale ass beats,
We'll shock and defeat other rappers with our energy, while they sound outdated and weak over boring beats.

Come on get serious, you're making me furious with these lame cliché?s and whack hooks
Stop being so lazy and unoriginal with your music or it'll make me angry.

Oh you ain't feelin? me? I?ll beat you to death with black books,
If you don't like my music, I'll still come after you with my intellect and knowledge.

Now that I got your undivided, you got a mic? You better hide it,
Now that you're paying attention to me, if you're a weak rapper, you better not even try to grab the microphone.

I'm creepin? six deep with seven swords of drunk pirates
I'm coming with a group of dangerous and perhaps intoxicated people with weapons to back me up.

With eye patches, no teeth and burnt eye lashes,
They may even be physically disfigured and damaged.

so they don't sleep and stay dodgin? car crashes,
They're always on the lookout and avoiding danger, similar to how they may dodge cars on the street.

I?ll smash your pride like a star that just got his fame stolen,
I'll destroy your ego just like a celebrity who just lost their fame.

Bash you with a mic so hard I?ll leave your name swollen,
I'll hit you so hard with the microphone that you'll be injured and your reputation will be damaged.

Cut to the chase I?ll just get to the point first, cause frankly you're shit is worse than Fred Durst?s best verse,
Let's get to the point quickly because frankly, your music is worse than Fred Durst's weakest verse.

AND(AND)IT?S(IT?S)LIKE(LIKE)THAT(THAT)
And that's just the way it is.

Chorus
Repeated section of the song's lyrics that sums up the central theme and message of the song.