On Fire
Royce da 5'9" Lyrics


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[Intro: Crooked I]
Okay!
What we have here?
It's what the game been talkin'...
SLAUGHTERHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUSE! {BRING IT BACK!} [scratches?]

Okay!
What we have here?
It's what the game been talkin'...
SLAUGHTERHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUSE! {Whoooooooooooooooooooo Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid!}
Okay! [shot]

[Crooked I:]
This is true!
Militant mind state and the villains concealing the 9 wait. - It's a zoo! [gunshot]
I'm chilling with primates, I'm a fool!
You feeling it? I ain't play gorilla I'm a real as the crime rate. [scream]
It's so cool! - My right jabs on the right track
It'll slide you sideways go get your ice pack. [shot]
That's what the fights bought, big, punch your lights out
Go pay your utility bill get your sight back. (huh?)
All I got is a bunch of weaponry everywhere
When I was a kid I used to machete my teddy bear.
Friday the 13th? - Nah, nigga was never scared
Sleeping on Elm's Street if somebody tell me Freddy there. [Vincent Price laughs] (yeah!)
See I'm a whole 'nother animal!
With a mechanical trap jaw - highly flammable [dogs growing]
Soon as this cannibal track yawn
I split your cantaloupe, Hannibal Lechter with a hacksaw. - I rap raw! [scream]
Go in the zone till I'm outside of my body
Your body get outlined in white powder when bullets [gunshot] come outside of the shotty. (ha!)
Try to hide in your hotel I'll Al-Qauda
Your lobby then I'll smile at your hotty. [Tarzan shouts] ([EM:] Whoo!)
Put a ride on my side like Clyde riding with Bonnie
Check out the way I pimp mommy!
After my snake charm her!
She get wet now I'm folding paper (paper!) that's slimy tsunami and origami. (yeah!)
Yes! - The best ever!
I'm hot as West weather when you dressed in your sweater vest and you best leather.
I pull buttons and press levers
I'm backwards as a dyslexd letter, jet setter - etcetera! [gunshot]
Catch you boy on planet COB,
Go fuck yourself give your hand a job!
Like Nikel 9's brother - the kids Vishis
I own half a beauty salon so you know I'm with splitting the wig business. {Whooooooooooooooooooooo}

[Royce Da 5'9":]
I got a big dick, bitch! {Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid!}

What? - That ain't no punchline, I just a got big dick, bitch! (whooo!)
'Bout big business,
Slaughterhouse! - You and your clique gettin' with this. [gunshot]
Y'all at the movies wearing blindfolds
Get, it? - That means you ain't seeing the big picture
I find irony in being the headed rapper decapitating
I'll get Rihanna on a track and won't even rap on it.
Just let her moan to the song whilst I'm masturbating
You the best rapper? Homie congratulations! [scream]
I'd rather be known for felonious ratchet waving.
(pop, pop, pop, pop!) You deep, we deeper
But we married to these streets but - we don't jump brooms we just carry street sweepers!
Hell yeah! Detroit city? I'm felt there!
Leave a brain elsewhere! - It's the name on the card to my health care.
I'm hard! - You facades
Piss me off! - I put your thoughts on your broad. [scream]
You fucking screamer - later with your tough demeanour
Ya fruit! - I V-8 juice your fucking team up!
Give me 50 feet! (come on!)
Why you acting? All brand new 50's teeth!
Got the bullets looping I pull it the clip repeats - WITHOUT THE DJ!
I got more gunshots in the Glock - than Whoo Kid got [gunshot] in that instant replay.
Ooo, you thought that was a diss to Fif'? Than {Whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo}
You stupider than Muslims looking for gifts on Christmas. {Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid!}
Clip-out! - 'Bout to stick my dick in, the hole
In the handle, how you gon' walk [gunshot] a mile in my shoes? (whooo!)
I'm walking on water and Moses and over sandals,
Giving boxers is the opposite of going commando! [Tarzan shouts]
That's right; I put a bunch of boxers on your ass, boy!
I'm fly! - ? is my handle!
I'm from the metropolitan [blast] rock bottom, if I spot 'em, I got 'em!
She wanted to swallow when I shot it - but that's not my problem.
She's your wife she just my concubine'n
She like to holla Ryan whilst I'm behind it like she my momma mind it. [scream]
Willing to get more physical than the lacrosse team
Blunt so big look like we just rolled up the swamp thing! ([EM:] Whoo Whoo!)
I'm high feeling like I should be higher,
I ride like Michael Myers, wire ride like a bike with no tires! ([EM:] Whoo! WHATTA FUCK?!)
No case to fight with no priors
Say good night! - Nickel 9 and Crooked I's on fire...

[Outro: Royce Da 5'9"]




That's right!
Whattup B-Luv? [beat stops] [gunshot] [rewind]

Overall Meaning

The intro of "On Fire" introduces the Slaughterhouse crew, made up of Royce da 5'9”, Crooked I, Joe Budden, and Joell Ortiz. The rap boasts of the crew's talent and their aim to take over the game. The lyrics start with Crooked I, who asserts his gangsterhood with lines such as "militant mind state and the villains concealing the 9 wait" and "when I was a kid I used to machete my teddy bear." Afterward, Royce takes up the mantle with the assertion that he has a big dick, which isn't just a punchline, but a symbol of his lyrical and rap prowess. He makes various references to other iconic rap artists such as Michael Myers while making claims of being the best in the game.


Line by Line Meaning

This is true!
I am speaking the truth.


Militant mind state and the villains concealing the 9 wait.
I have a strong and determined mindset with dangerous individuals carrying concealed firearms nearby.


I'm chilling with primates, I'm a fool!
I am spending time with foolish individuals who act like monkeys.


You feeling it? I ain't play gorilla I'm a real as the crime rate.
Are you understanding? I am not pretending to be tough like a gorilla, I am as real as the crime rate.


My right jabs on the right track, it'll slide you sideways go get your ice pack.
My punches are accurate and powerful, they will knock you off balance and you will need an ice pack.


That's what the fights bought, big, punch your lights out, go pay your utility bill get your sight back. (huh?)
That's what the fights bring, big punches that knock you unconscious, go pay your electric bill to restore your vision.


All I got is a bunch of weaponry everywhere, when I was a kid I used to machete my teddy bear.
I have a lot of weapons around me, and when I was a child, I would harm my teddy bear with a machete.


Friday the 13th? - Nah, nigga was never scared, sleeping on Elm's Street if somebody tell me Freddy there. [Vincent Price laughs] (yeah!)
The movie Friday the 13th? Nah, I was never afraid, even if someone tells me Freddy from Nightmare on Elm Street is there.


See I'm a whole 'nother animal, with a mechanical trap jaw - highly flammable.
I am completely different, like a different species, with a mechanical jaw that can trap and harm others, and I am highly flammable.


Soon as this cannibal track yawn, I split your cantaloupe, Hannibal Lechter with a hacksaw. - I rap raw!
As soon as this ferocious track begins, I will rip you apart like Hannibal Lecter with a hacksaw. I rap in a raw and unfiltered manner.


Go in the zone till I'm outside of my body, your body get outlined in white powder when bullets [gunshot] come outside of the shotty. (ha!)
I enter a state of extreme focus until I feel detached from my own body. Your body will be outlined in cocaine when bullets are fired from the shotgun.


Try to hide in your hotel I'll Al-Qauda, your lobby then I'll smile at your hotty. [Tarzan shouts] ([EM:] Whoo!)
If you try to hide in your hotel, I will destroy it like Al-Qaida, and then I will flirt with your attractive companion.


Put a ride on my side like Clyde riding with Bonnie, check out the way I pimp mommy! After my snake charm her!
I have a gun by my side just like Clyde with Bonnie, observe how I control women! After I seduce her, it's like I charm her with a snake.


She get wet now I'm folding paper (paper!) that's slimy tsunami and origami. (yeah!)
She becomes aroused and I am making money, it's like a wet and messy tsunami and the art of origami.


Yes! - The best ever! I'm hot as West weather when you dressed in your sweater vest and you best leather.
Yes, I am the best ever! I am as hot as the weather in the western part of the country when you are wearing a sweater vest and your best leather clothes.


I pull buttons and press levers, I'm backwards as a dyslexd letter, jet setter - etcetera! [gunshot]
I have control and influence, I am unconventional just like a dyslexic letter, a person who travels frequently and lives a luxurious lifestyle - and so on!


Catch you boy on planet COB, go fuck yourself give your hand a job!
If you come across me on the planet COB (Circle of Bosses), go pleasure yourself because you won't stand a chance!


Like Nikel 9's brother - the kids Vishis, I own half a beauty salon so you know I'm with splitting the wig business. {Whooooooooooooooooooooo}
Like Nikel 9's (Royce's brother) younger brother, the kids Vishis, I am involved in the haircare industry and I am skilled at causing harm and violence.


I got a big dick, bitch! {Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid!}
I have a substantial male genitalia, you!


That ain't no punchline, I just a got big dick, bitch! (whooo!)
That is not a clever and humorous line, I am simply stating that I have a large penis, you!


'Bout big business, Slaughterhouse! - You and your clique gettin' with this. [gunshot]
This is about important and major business, representing Slaughterhouse! You and your group are trying to compete with us.


Y'all at the movies wearing blindfolds, get, it? - That means you ain't seeing the big picture.
You all are clueless and ignorant, like being blindfolded at the movies. It means you are not understanding the overall situation.


I find irony in being the headed rapper decapitating, I'll get Rihanna on a track and won't even rap on it.
I find a sense of irony in being a talented rapper who metaphorically beheads his competition. I could collaborate with Rihanna on a song without even rapping.


Just let her moan to the song whilst I'm masturbating, you the best rapper? Homie congratulations! [scream]
I will let her moan sensually on the track as I pleasure myself. Are you claiming to be the best rapper? Congratulations, my friend!


I'd rather be known for felonious ratchet waving. (pop, pop, pop, pop!) You deep, we deeper
I prefer to be recognized for engaging in criminal activities with a weapon. (gunshots) You may be involved in dangerous activities, but we are involved at an even greater level.


But we married to these streets but - we don't jump brooms we just carry street sweepers!
We are fully committed to the streets, but instead of participating in traditional wedding customs, we carry weapons to clean the streets of our enemies!


Hell yeah! Detroit city? I'm felt there! Leave a brain elsewhere! - It's the name on the card to my health care.
Absolutely! I am deeply connected to Detroit city, leaving a trail of destruction everywhere I go. It's like my name is on the card for my medical treatment.


I'm hard! - You facades, piss me off! - I put your thoughts on your broad. [scream]
I am tough and uncompromising! You are all pretending to be something you're not, and it angers me. I will make your thoughts known to your female companion.


You fucking screamer - later with your tough demeanour, ya fruit! - I V-8 juice your fucking team up!
You are a coward who screams excessively, trying to act tough. You are just a weak person! I will overpower and crush your entire team.


Give me 50 feet! (come on!) Why you acting? All brand new 50's teeth!
Keep your distance! Why are you pretending? You are acting like you have brand new teeth like 50 Cent!


Got the bullets looping I pull it the clip repeats - WITHOUT THE DJ!
I have a constant supply of bullets, firing multiple shots in succession - without needing a DJ to repeat the track!


I got more gunshots in the Glock - than Whoo Kid got [gunshot] in that instant replay.
I have more gunshots stored in my Glock gun than Whoo Kid has sound effects in his instant replay.


Ooo, you thought that was a diss to Fif'? Than {Whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo}
Oh, you thought that was an insult to 50 Cent? Then you are greatly mistaken!


You stupider than Muslims looking for gifts on Christmas. {Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid!}
You are incredibly foolish, even more foolish than Muslims searching for gifts on Christmas.


Clip-out! - 'Bout to stick my dick in the hole in the handle, how you gon' walk [gunshot] a mile in my shoes? (whooo!)
Removing the clip from the firearm! I am about to engage in sexual intercourse, using the hole in the handle. How can you possibly understand my experiences and challenges?


I'm walking on water and Moses and over sandals, giving boxers is the opposite of going commando! [Tarzan shouts]
I am performing a miraculous feat by walking on water, just like Moses. I am wearing more than just sandals, and instead of going commando (not wearing underwear), I am engaging in physical combat.


That's right; I put a bunch of boxers on your ass, boy! I'm fly! - ? is my handle!
That's right, I have placed numerous boxers (underwear) on your backside, my friend! I am stylish and cool, and my name is my unique identifier!


I'm from the metropolitan [blast] rock bottom, if I spot 'em, I got 'em!
I come from the struggling urban areas, the lowest point in society. If I see them, I will handle them!


She wanted to swallow when I shot it - but that's not my problem. She's your wife she just my concubine'n
She desired to perform oral sex when I ejaculated, but that is not my responsibility. She may be your wife, but she behaves like my concubine.


She like to holla Ryan whilst I'm behind it like she my momma mind it. [scream]
She enjoys calling out my name, Ryan, while I am engaging in sexual activities from behind, as if she is my own mother.


Willing to get more physical than the lacrosse team, blunt so big look like we just rolled up the swamp thing! ([EM:] Whoo Whoo!)
I am prepared to be more violent and aggressive than a lacrosse team. The size of the blunt (marijuana joint) is so big that it resembles the character Swamp Thing!


I'm high feeling like I should be higher, I ride like Michael Myers, wire ride like a bike with no tires! ([EM:] Whoo! WHATTA FUCK?!)
I am already under the influence of drugs but I feel like I should be even more intoxicated. I ride around like the fictional character Michael Myers, and I am as high as a bike with no tires!


No case to fight with no priors, say good night! - Nickel 9 and Crooked I's on fire...
I have no previous criminal charges to fight against, so say good night! Nickel 9 (Royce) and Crooked I are at the peak of their abilities and on fire!


Whattup B-Luv? [beat stops] [gunshot] [rewind]
Hello, B-Luv? [pause in the music] [gunshot] [rewinding the sound]




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