Humrush
KMD Lyrics

Bert, is that you?
Asking if someone named Bert is present or nearby.

Ahh, an empty place, oh, I love it
Expressing joy at being in an empty place.

A perfect place to practice the exciting art of humming
Suggesting that an empty place is perfect for practicing the art of humming.

Hum along, if you can't sing along, hum along
Encouraging people to hum along if they cannot sing.

Hum along, if you can't sing along you hum along
Repeating the previous statement to emphasize the point.

Very interesting this thing
Expressing intrigue or fascination with something.

Coming and drumming, there's hummingbirds with wings
Describing the presence of drumming and hummingbirds, which have wings.

And feathers of the same, so we flock much
Noting that the birds have feathers of the same type, causing them to flock together.

Plus rock, so on and so such, I clutch this
Indicating that there is rock music and other things happening and holding onto a microphone.

Mic, to touch like an entire stadium
Comparing the microphone to something that can be touched like an entire stadium.

With my boys to aid me, so we'll play, if you pay me some
Saying that the boys will help, but they require payment to perform.

Beats sound fickle, rented Jeep sounds sickenin'
Suggesting that the beats are inconsistent and the sound of a rented Jeep is unpleasant.

To those with no soul, as I roll with my [Incomprehensible]
Implying that those without soul would not appreciate the music and referring to something that cannot be understood.

Bugle boy, bugle boy, toot your own horn
Using the phrase 'Bugle boy, bugle boy, toot your own horn' which means to take care of oneself.

Frugal won't endure, as the talents was born
Stating that being frugal is not sustainable because of the talent they possess.

Minus, the Jim jinkle jankle Hammerschitt
Excluding 'Jim jinkle jankle Hammerschitt' from the conversation or situation.

His name, ain't my name, 'cause X ain't permittin' shit
Saying that they are not allowed to use someone else's name.

I's no hypocrite, so yo, zip your lip
Asserting that they are not hypocritical and telling someone to be quiet.

Z L be rippin', out we'll rip
Referring to themselves as Z L and saying they will tear things apart.

No, no, no, shake your hip or your rump
Telling listeners to dance or move their bodies.

Forget about what I'm sayin', pump your fist to the drum and
Encouraging the audience to forget what they are saying and instead pump their fists to the beat.

You could have sworn I was a what? A Penn Station pennybegger
Asking a rhetorical question about what the listener may have thought they were.

I gots more songs than your neighborhood bootlegger
Bragging about having more songs than a bootlegger who sells illegal copies.

Swingin' hard like a forty deuce on a hooker
Using a crude metaphor to describe their music as hard and heavy.

Cuter than Booker, a real good looker
Comparing themselves to Booker and saying they are cuter and better-looking.

Yeah, a brown man is gettin' down and
Identifying themselves as a brown man who is dancing and enjoying themselves.

To this funky sound and you'll check it out, so plops the sound man
Inviting people to listen to the funky sound and indicating that the sound man is there to ensure quality sound.

I'm just the R&B's beats kickers kickin' lingo
Describing themselves as someone who kicks R&B beats and speaks slang.

'Til comes my payday, if rap was soccer, I'd be Pele
Saying they will continue making music until they get paid and comparing themselves to the famous soccer player Pele.

Scorin' hard, I eat no porkchops or lard
Using another sports reference to talk about scoring hard and clarifying that they do not eat pork or lard.

So trust in me becaue you trust in God
Asking the audience to trust in them the same way they trust in God.

The Lord, bet I proves, just began for this man
Saying that they just started their career and God will prove their worth.

'Cause the bills stay paid from this mic within my hand
Claiming that they can make money from their music and hold the microphone as proof.

I'm not your average everyday cotton pickin' or bailin' hay
Asserting that they are not an average person who is picking cotton or bailing hay.

Hoe trickin' brother who likes to eat chicken
Using the term 'hoe trickin' brother' to describe someone who likes to eat chicken.

Anyway, just hum along as the drummer drums along
Encouraging people to hum along as the drummer plays.

This I bring along, not to sing along, but just to
Saying that they brought something else but not for people to sing along.

Ya hum along, if you can't sing along ya hum along
Repeating the previous statement to emphasize the point.

Hum with the one Subroc
Encouraging people to hum with Subroc.

Hurry, hurry, hurry, step right up and I'll sing it
Using a phrase that a carnival barker might use to entice people to listen to them.

So bring it back and forth, just to swing it
Saying that they will bring it back and forth to create a swinging rhythm.

Swinging a voom to a hum, can get smooth
Describing how they can transition from a fast rhythm to a slower, smoother rhythm.

So I choose to rock slow, to amuse
Saying that they prefer to rock slowly to entertain people.

To the apex, I strides from L I Strong
Describing how they have progressed from 'L I Strong' to the apex of their music career.

To the car new age, to rip raw
Saying that they are moving to a new era of music and will rip it up.

Need no rehease, I bust fat styles galore
Claiming that they don't need to rehearse and can improvise many different styles of music.

Self Universal Born Ruler Cypher Cee no more, hear no more
Using a long and complex phrase to describe their musical identity and saying they don't need to hear or be influenced by anyone else.

Can no more, huh, I fear less or I guess
Saying that they can't do it anymore and they don't feel afraid or unsure.

I toss or throw it up and when it drop, I'm forced to blow it up
Saying that they throw something out and when it lands, they have to make it explode.

Give a little, take a little, grunt or fake a little
Suggesting that they can compromise, give and take a little, and put up a bit of a show to please people.

Pause, you wanna counterfeit the Kause ain't havin' it
Telling someone to stop trying to fake or copy their style.

All your hopes cease, so listen closely, hush
Saying that the hopes of someone who tries to counterfeit their style will cease and advising them to listen quietly.

I wrote boastin' note, you can't stop the humrush
Saying that they wrote a boastful message and that no one can stop their music from making people hum along.

Bow, blowin up, one nine eight, X plus
Describing their music as blowing up in the year 1980-X plus.

And this is how we kicks it, for eighty decker
Saying that their music is how they get down or have fun in the 1980s.

This is for the God's, the God's, the God's, yeah, you don't stop, heh
Dedicating their music to the divine and encouraging people to keep going.