Why So Serious
Tha Joker Lyrics

Why so serious? Why so serious?
Tha Joker is questioning why people are taking life so seriously.

You are now listening to the coldest nigga period
Tha Joker is introducing himself as the coldest rapper around.

I'm probably somewhere next to God, I'm so fly when I speak
Tha Joker is extremely confident in himself and compares his level of greatness to that of God.

Just look down at my feet you'll see that nothing is beneath
Tha Joker has reached the pinnacle of success and has nothing below him.

Haven't met one that could compete, still I don't know relaxing
Tha Joker hasn't found anyone who can compare to him, but he still stays on his toes to maintain his success.

Coldest rapper period, someone get me a Maxi
Tha Joker reiterates that he is the coldest rapper around and wants someone to give him a Maxi pad because he's so sick with the rhymes.

My buzz is getting massive these haters feeling sour
Tha Joker's success is growing and his haters are becoming jealous of him.

You niggas artificial like, undying flowers
Tha Joker sees his competition as fake and meaningless, like flowers that don't die but are also meaningless.

These motherfuckers cowards But act like they ain't scary
Tha Joker is calling out his competition for being fearful but putting on a front like they're not.

These rappers got no balls, like broken BlackBerry's
Tha Joker is insulting his competition and comparing them to a broken BlackBerry, insinuating they have no balls.

Bitch I feel like an exam, I got all the bitches checkin'
Tha Joker is confident in himself and compares himself to an exam that everyone has to take notice and pay attention to.

My money got these hoes getting off like an exit
Tha Joker's wealth attracts women and they can't help but get off with him like they would at an exit.

Got your babymomma riding, you can hear the saddle slapping
Tha Joker has your baby momma riding and enjoying herself so much that you can hear the noise of the saddle slapping.

Hitting corners in that pussy, swear my dick be Cadillacin'
Tha Joker is bragging about how good he is in bed and compares himself to a Cadillac hitting corners.

Get me one more drink, in the club straight acting New Polo shirt, Ralph Lauren straight chappin'
Tha Joker is asking for another drink and is enjoying himself in the club, wearing new clothes from Ralph Lauren.

Yeah I see you tote a gun, but I bet that you won't shoot it
Tha Joker is calling out someone for carrying a gun but lacking the courage to use it.

If a nigga bug me, I'mma start ship trooping
Tha Joker is saying that if someone bothers him, he's going to rally his crew and start ship trooping (a reference to the military term 'ship to shore' and to the 1992 movie 'White Men Can't Jump').

I'm the coldest ever done it, I am trully
Tha Joker truly believes that he is the coldest rapper to have ever lived.

If these haters had a chance to live my life, then they would do it
Tha Joker thinks that his haters are jealous and would love to live his life.

But the only thing in life that is for certain is a casket So all I do is smoke, I thing I blew my head gasket
Tha Joker realizes that death is inevitable so he simply smokes and doesn't let anything get him too upset or angry (head gasket is a reference to losing one's cool).

They make shoot a party song, shoot a video or too Then watch they numbers fall like the wrong jiggamoo
Tha Joker is calling out other rappers who just make party songs and videos, and thinks that their numbers will eventually drop because of their lack of substance.

So I'm sticking to the code got all the real niggas cheering
Tha Joker is sticking to his own code and staying true to himself, which gains him the respect of other real people in the game.

I wake up getting blunted call it morning rockateering
Tha Joker smokes weed when he wakes up in the morning, something he calls 'morning rockateering', which means getting high like a rocket.

And haters never heard, so we just shoot 'em birds
Tha Joker doesn't care about his haters and instead flips them off.

And drop the hardest shit so listen to my terds Please just listen to my words, hear the messages within
Tha Joker is telling his listeners to pay attention to his lyrics and the messages he's trying to convey.

Oh no I don't gas them up, it's like my fans are hybrid
Tha Joker isn't boosting his fans' ego, but he does appreciate their enthusiasm and passion.

Never catch my eyelids it's because I grind more
Tha Joker doesn't sleep much because he's always working hard and grinding.

That's why you can't see me, li-li-like the ocean floor
Tha Joker is saying that you can't see him because he's working so hard and is deep like the ocean floor.

Mississippi in the door, feeling like the last hope
Tha Joker is a symbol of hope for his hometown of Mississippi and feels like he's the last hope for his city.

Tell them why so serious? I know it's 'cause you're broke
Tha Joker is calling out people for being serious and he knows it's because they're broke, making them jealous of his success.

Joker!
Tha Joker ends the song with his signature 'Joker!' call-out.