Strange Ways
Madvillain Lyrics

Wreak havoc, beep beep it's mad traffic
The streets are chaotic and people are in a rush.

Sleek and lavish people speaking leaking to the maverick
People are trying to sound impressive and influential by sharing information with a maverick.

He see as just another felony drug arrest
The singer is accustomed to drug-related arrests.

Any day could be the one he pick the wrong thug to test
The artist is aware that a confrontation might lead to grave consequences.

Slug through the vest... Shot in the street
Getting shot while wearing a vest is commonplace while living in the streets.

For pulling heat on a father whose baby's gotta eat
Taking action against a father who needs finances to provide for his child.

And when they get hungry, it ain't shit funny
The desperate state of hunger is serious.

Paid to interfere with how a brother get his money
People will do anything for money, even if it's to the detriment of others.

Now, who's the real thugs, killers and gangsters?
Questioning who is actually contributing to the crime rate.

Set the revolution, let the things bust and thank us
Initiating a revolution and expecting gratitude for it.

When the smoke clear, you can see the sky again
After a conflict, clarity can be found.

There will be the chopped off heads of leviathan
The powerful and oppressive will be overthrown.

My friend, they call 'em strangers
The unknown are often treated with suspicion.

Anybody talk to him end up in some danger
Those who engage with strangers could potentially be harmed.

(They stay... Strange ways)
Some people never change their strange ways.

Can't reform 'em
It's impossible to change certain people.

They pray four times a day, they pray five
Some people have faith in a higher power.

Who ways is strange when it's time to survive
People will do what they must to survive, even if it seems odd to others.

Some will go of they own free will to die
Some people are willing to die for their beliefs.

Others take them with you when they blow sky high
Others will go with them in a violent death.

What's the difference? All you get is lost children
In the end, innocent lives are lost, regardless of who starts a conflict.

While the bosses sit up behind the desks
Those in power avoid the physical risks of conflict.

It cost billions to blast humans in half, into calves and arms
Violence is costly and devastating to both humanity and economies.

Only one side is allowed to have bombs
The unfairness of one side having an advantage in war.

It's like making a soldier drop his weapon
Disarming an opponent as a form of betrayal.

Shooting him, and telling him to get to stepping
Killing a disarmed opponent and not allowing him to retreat.

Obviously, they came to portion up his fortune
Those in power exploit those who have resources.

Sounds to me like that old robbery/extortion
The exploitation of the powerless is robbery and extortion.

(They stay)
Some people never change.

Same game
It's a repeating and never-ending pattern.

(Strange ways)
Some people have unusual methods of survival.

Ya can't reform 'em
It's impossible to change some people's ways.