Rivers of Blood
The Wu-Tang Clan/ Kool G Rap Lyrics

The Chinese have a saying: 'Dangerous men will meet in our streets.'
People of ill intent are bound to encounter one another in populated areas.

And so it was. We were raised between the clans,
The Wu-Tang Clan were raised in a chaotic environment between different rival clans.

And that meant pressure on me to make more weapons.
Growing up in that environment resulted in pressure on the singer to manufacture weapons.

And as word of the gold shipment spread,
After the news about a gold shipment spreads,

Strangers suddenly appeared in jungle village
Unknown people unexpectedly arrive in the jungle village

Ay yo, ay yo, Machete still stainless
The singer still holds a razor-sharp Machete.

The archbishop run from the Knox
The Archbishop is running away from the police.

A Chris biscuit plus play the heart, wrists glisten
The artist wears a golden chain that sparkles in the sun.

Goon captain, catch me in Africa black down with 4 5 Somalians
The artist associates himself with goons and hangs around in Africa with four or five Somalians.

Black Tims, rubber suit Wonder Woman, bangers a blue coupe
The artist is dressed in black Timberland boots and a Wonder Woman rubber suit, and his car plays loud music.

I'm usually upon the roof countin' mad loot
The singer spends his time on the roof, counting his wealth.

Root beer reefer, teeth frame, doin' my 1, 2
The artist smokes marijuana and has gold teeth.

Smokin' with a plain Jane trooper
The singer smokes with an ordinary girl.

Excellent with rifles, out in Japan
The singer is skilled with rifles and often travels to Japan.

In a flight goons switchblade poke out the night boots ?
While travelling, the goons protect themselves with hidden switchblades.

Thrusted on a bullet train with chains on, gettin' my train on
The artist was thrust onto a bullet train with chains on and is just trying to relax.

Thunder money, make bread, brainstorm
The artist is brainstorming ideas to make a lot of money quickly.

All this is made for the Forbes list
His actions are calculated with the intention of making it onto Forbes list.

Broads get pissed, say 'Yo he fucked me out his drawers he dissed me'
Women get angry with the singer, claiming he cheated them out of his money.

All this is calculated, the Batman with a black hand
Like Batman, his actions are carefully calculated

Mafia money, killas who rock tans(?)
The artist is surrounded by mafia money and professional killers.

Bone crushing, smooth kicks, blades choppin', move ? bricks
The clan members have bone-crushing strength, swift kicks, and they work with sharp blades to move bricks of goods.

Masters of the weaponry, sells to both cliques
They are experts at weaponry and sell their services to rival factions.

Blacksmith, with the iron fist
The clan members are blacksmiths and are strong like iron with their unbeatable fighting power.

Rigamortus, I watch the body rot to the bone structure
The singer watches a corpse turn to bones and dust.

Scrape out your brain, watch your eyeballs rupture
The singer is capable of violently removing someone's brain and causing their eyes to pop out.

Black magic, leave your fuckin' skull in a soup pot
The singer's black magic can shrink a person's head to be served in a soup pot.

Makaveli, Vamoose like 2pac
The artist, like Makaveli/2pac, can disappear suddenly.

Suicidal tendencies, down to white Hennessy
The artist has suicidal tendencies, sometimes drinking white Hennessy.

Look in the book, I'm the definition of menace b
The singer is the epitome of menace and danger.

Chokin' niggas out for no reason, it's duck season
The singer chokes people to unconsciousness just for fun.

I'm cold as ice, 6 degrees below freezing
The artist is cold-hearted and cruel.

Stay dipped, rock a striped shirt like Freddy Kreuger
He always dresses sharply, often wearing a striped shirt like Freddy Kreuger.

You'se a baby piranha surrounded by barracudas
Others see the artist as a weak, small fish surrounded by deadly predators.

Seven thirty, I'm more like 6 o' clock
The singer is always ahead of the game and moves faster than others.

Straight up and down beatin' up niggas till there's blood in they socks
The artist beats people up so badly that there's blood in their socks.

Ox em, duff em', stuff 'em in black bags
The clan members would knock someone out, beat them up and dispose of them in black bags.

Without gettin' no blood on my fresh rags
They make sure to not get any blood on their clothing.

Ruthless, heart of a stone, grown with no emotions
The clan members are ruthless and grew up with little emotions.

I piss out brewhas, poisonous potion
The artist is so dangerous that he can make people sick just by peeing on them.

Yeah, it's the three deadly venoms with weapons in the denims
The Wu-Tang Clan includes three deadly fighters who pack weapons in their clothes.

Shit that'll shake windows and break lay tenants
Their presence is so intense that windows literally shake and lay people flee.

Left field, aim crooked and straight blaze in em
Their attacks come out of nowhere, strike crookedly but get the job done.

Have you niggas with straight-legs with a fake leg in em
They can break someone's leg so badly that it has to be amputated and replaced with a fake one.

Wolf in sheep's clothing, eyes scoping a tender lamb
Like a wolf in sheep's clothing, the artist looks for easy targets.

Spin you bitches like a ballroom dinner dance
They can easily manipulate people and make them dance to their tune.

G-Mode dress code got suspender clamps
Their dress style is unique and includes suspender clamps.

Russian roulette, money bet, go and spend your chance
They play Russian roulette for money and gamble with their lives.

You little fleas get killa bees and army ants
Others are like little fleas compared to the dangerous beings the Wu-Tang Clan associate with.

EMS cut up your jeans like zombie pants
Ems workers would need to cut someone's jeans like zombie pants to treat their injuries inflicted by the clan members.

Hollow chrome to your collarbone
They shoot someone with a hollow-point bullet that penetrates through their spine.

Ping against your dome piece and sound like the first key on a xylophone
A bullet shot at their head sounds like a key hitting a xylophone.

Grown men discussing death and the malice tone
The Wu-Tang Clan are grown men discussing death with a malicious tone.

See how quick the smiley faces turn solid stone
The clan members can easily turn someone's friendly face to a look of fear.

Ghostface, Rae and G be the wildest known
Ghostface, Raekwon, and Kool G Rap are known to be the wildest and most dangerous of the Wu-Tang Clan.

We straight street, we keep seats in the palace throne
They are street-wise and powerful enough to become royalty.

Bone crushing, smooth kicks, blades choppin', move ? bricks
The clan members have bone-crushing strength, swift kicks, and they work with sharp blade to move bricks of goods.

Masters of the weaponry, sells to both cliques
They are experts at weaponry and sell their services to rival factions.

Blacksmith, with the iron fist
The clan members are blacksmiths and are strong like iron with their unbeatable fighting power.