Triumph
Wu-Tang Clan [feat. Cappadonna] Lyrics


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What y'all thought y'all wasn't gon' see me?
I'm the Osirus of this shit
Wu-Tang is here forever, motherfuckers
It's like this ninety-seven
Aight my niggas and my niggarettes
Let's do it like this
I'ma rub your ass in the moonshine
Let's take it back to seventy-nine

I bomb atomically, Socrates' philosophies
And hypotheses can't define how I be droppin' these
Mockeries, lyrically perform armed robbery
Flee with the lottery, possibly they spotted me
Battle-scarred shogun, explosion when my pen hits
Tremendous, ultra-violet shine blind forensics
I inspect view through the future see millennium
Killa Beez sold fifty gold sixty platinum
Shackling the masses with drastic rap tactics
Graphic displays melt the steel like blacksmiths
Black Wu jackets Queen Beez ease the guns in
Rumblin' patrolmen tear gas laced the function
Heads by the score take flight incite a war
Chicks hit the floor, die hard fans demand more
Behold the bold soldier, control the globe slowly
Proceeds to blow swingin' swords like Shinobi
Stomp grounds I pound footprints in solid rock
Wu got it locked, performin' live on your hottest block

As the world turns, I spread like germs
Bless the globe with the pestilence, the hard-headed never learn
It's my testament to those burned
Play my position in the game of life, standing firm
On foreign land, jump the gun out the frying pan, into the fire
Transform into the Ghostrider, or Six Pack
In A Streetcar Named Desire, who got my back?
In the line of fire holding back, what?
My peoples if you with me where the fuck you at?
Niggas is strapped, and they trying to twist my beer cap
It's court adjourned, for the bad seed from bad sperm
Herb got my wig fried like a bad perm, what the blood
Clot, we smoke pot, and blow spots
You want to think twice, I think not
The Iron Lung ain't got ta tell you where it's coming from
Guns of Navarone, tearing up your battle zone
Rip through your slums

I twist darts from the heart, tried and true
Loot my voice on the LP, my team is on to slang rocks
Certified chatterbox, vocabulary 'Donna talking
Tell your story walking
Take cover kid, what? Run for your brother, kid
Run for your team, and your six camp rhyme groupies
So I can squeeze with the advantage, and get wasted
My deadly notes reigns supreme
Your fort is basic compared to mine
Domino effect, arts and crafts
Paragraphs contain cyanide
Take a free ride on my thought, I got the fashion
Catalogs for all y'all to all praise to the Gods

The saga continues
Wu-Tang, Wu-Tang

Olympic torch flaming, we burn so sweet
The thrill of victory, the agony, defeat
We crush slow, flaming deluxe slow
For, judgment day come'th, conquer, it's war
Allow us to escape, hell glow spinning bomb
Pocket full of shells out the sky, Golden Arms
Tune spit the shit immortal combat sound
The fake false step make, the blood stain the ground
A jungle junkie, vigilante tantrum
A death kiss, cap off squeeze another anthem
Hold it for ransom, tranquilized with anesthetics
My orchestra, graceful, music ballerinas
My music Sicily, rich California smell
An axe killer adventure, paint a picture well
I sing a song from Sing-Sing, sippin' on ginseng
Righteous wax chaperon, rotating ring king

Watch for the wooden soldiers, see-cypher punks couldn't hold us
A thousand men rushing in, not one nigga was sober
Perpendicular to the square, we stand bold like Flare
Escape from your Dragon's Lair, in particular
My beats travel like a vortex, through your spine
To the top of your cerebral cortex
Make you feel like you bust a nut from raw sex
Enter through your right ventricle clog up your bloodstream
Or terminal, like Grand Central Station
Program fat baselines, on Novation
Getting drunk like a fuck I'm duckin' five-year probation

War of the masses, the outcome, disastrous
Many of the victim family save they ashes
A million names on walls engraved in plaques
Those who went back, received penalties for their acts
Another heart is torn, as close ones gone
Those who stray, niggas get slayed on the song

The track renders helpless and suffers from multiple stab wounds
And leaks sounds that's heard
Ninety-three million miles away from came one
To represent the Nation, this is a gathering
Of the masses that come to pay respects to the Wu-Tang Clan
As we engage in battle, the crowd now screams in rage
The High Chief Jamel-Ah-Rief take the stage
Light is provided through sparks of energy
From the mind that travels in rhyme form
Giving sight to the blind
The dumb are mostly intrigued by the drum
Death only one can save shell from
This relentless attack of the track spares none

Yo! Yo! Yo, fuck that, look at all these crab niggas laid back
Lampin' like them gray and black Puma's on my man's rack
Codeine was forced in your drink
You had a Navy Green salamander fiend, bitches never heard you scream
You two-faces, scum of the slum, I got your whole body numb
Blowing like Shalamar in eighty-one
Sound convincing, thousand dollar court by convention
Hands like Sonny Liston, get fly permission hold the
Fuck up, Allah fasten your wig, bad luck
I humiliate, separate the English from the Dutch
It's me, Black Noble Drew Ali
Came in threes we like the Genovese
Is that so? Caesar needs the greens
It's Earth, ninety-three million miles from the first
Rough turbulence, the wave burst, split the megahertz

Hey yo that's amazing, gun in your mouth talk, verbal foul off
Connect thoughts to make my man Shai walk
Swift notarizer, Wu-Tang, all up in the high-riser
New York gank adviser world tranquilizer
Just the dosage, delegate my Clan with explosives
While, my pen blow lines ferocious
Mediterranean, see ya, the number one traffic
Sit down the beat God, then delegate the God to see God
The swift chancellor, flex, the white-gold tarantula
Track truck diesel, play the weed God, substantiala




Max mostly, undivided, then slide it, it's sickening
Guaranteed, mad em jump like Rod Strickland

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Wu-Tang Clan's "Triumph" are packed with poetic and philosophical references that reflect the group's unique brand of hip-hop. The song begins with a declaration of Wu-Tang's immortality, setting the stage for the rest of the verse. The lyrics then delve into a verbal assault on the listener through complex metaphors and wordplay that demonstrate the rapper's dominance over their craft. The chorus is a call to arms, urging the listener to rise up and fight against the forces that oppress them. The second verse continues the themes of struggle and defiance, with references to mythology and pop culture adding depth to the lyrics.


Overall, the song is a tour-de-force of lyrical prowess, combining complex wordplay with defiant themes of struggle and oppression. It highlights Wu-Tang Clan's unique approach to hip-hop, which has lasted for over 25 years and continues to inspire artists to this day.


Line by Line Meaning

What y'all thought y'all wasn't gon' see me?
Did you really think you wouldn't see me?


I'm the Osirus of this shit
I am the ruler and leader of this music genre


Wu-Tang is here forever, motherfuckers
The Wu-Tang Clan will always be present and influential


It's like this ninety-seven
This is how it is in 1997


Aight my niggas and my niggarettes
Alright, my male and female friends


Let's do it like this
Let's proceed in this manner


I'ma rub your ass in the moonshine
I will embarrass and defeat you


Let's take it back to seventy-nine
Let's go back in time to 1979


I bomb atomically, Socrates' philosophies
I explosively deliver deep thoughts and wisdom


And hypotheses can't define how I be droppin' these
Theories and explanations cannot capture my unique style


Mockeries, lyrically perform armed robbery
I metaphorically steal the show with my rap skills


Flee with the lottery, possibly they spotted me
Escape with the money, and it's possible they noticed me


Battle-scarred shogun, explosion when my pen hits
I am a victorious warrior in the rap battle, my lyrics have a powerful impact


Tremendous, ultra-violet shine blind forensics
My greatness is blinding, even to experts


I inspect view through the future see millennium
I have a clear vision of the future, even beyond this millennium


Killa Beez sold fifty gold sixty platinum
The Wu-Tang Clan has sold millions of records


Shackling the masses with drastic rap tactics
We captivate and control the audience with our powerful rap strategies


Graphic displays melt the steel like blacksmiths
Our vivid performances have a strong impact, like melting steel


Black Wu jackets Queen Beez ease the guns in
We, the Wu-Tang Clan, display authority and power as we enter


Rumblin' patrolmen tear gas laced the function
Law enforcement causes chaos and disturbance at the event


Heads by the score take flight incite a war
Fans get excited and ready for a battle


Chicks hit the floor, die hard fans demand more
Fans become ecstatic, falling to the ground, demanding an encore


Behold the bold soldier, control the globe slowly
Witness the brave soldier who has influence over the world


Proceeds to blow swingin' swords like Shinobi
Continues to impress with impressive rap skills


Stomp grounds I pound footprints in solid rock
I leave a lasting impact wherever I go


Wu got it locked, performin' live on your hottest block
The Wu-Tang Clan dominates and performs on the most popular streets


As the world turns, I spread like germs
My influence and impact continue to spread rapidly


Bless the globe with the pestilence, the hard-headed never learn
I bring a harmful influence to the world, but some people never change


It's my testament to those burned
This is a representation of those who have been hurt or punished


Play my position in the game of life, standing firm
I know my role in life and remain strong and unyielding


On foreign land, jump the gun out the frying pan, into the fire
In an unfamiliar place, I take a risk and face a dangerous situation


Transform into the Ghostrider, or Six Pack
I change into a powerful and unstoppable force


In A Streetcar Named Desire, who got my back?
In a chaotic world, who supports and protects me?


In the line of fire holding back, what?
I am under intense pressure and resistance


My peoples if you with me where the fuck you at?
If you are with me, where are you?


Niggas is strapped, and they trying to twist my beer cap
People are armed and attempting to harm me


It's court adjourned, for the bad seed from bad sperm
The judgment is made against the troubled person born from a bad family


Herb got my wig fried like a bad perm, what the blood
Marijuana has me feeling intoxicated, like a poorly done hairstyle


Clot, we smoke pot, and blow spots
We smoke marijuana and cause a disturbance


You want to think twice, I think not
You should reconsider, I do not


The Iron Lung ain't got ta tell you where it's coming from
I don't need to explain where my power and influence come from


Guns of Navarone, tearing up your battle zone
Powerful weapons cause destruction and chaos in your territory


Rip through your slums
We destroy and conquer your impoverished areas


I twist darts from the heart, tried and true
I deliver sharp and passionate lyrics


Loot my voice on the LP, my team is on to slang rocks
My voice is recorded on the album, my crew is successful in selling drugs


Certified chatterbox, vocabulary 'Donna talking
I am an expert in conversations, my vocabulary is highly skilled


Tell your story walking
Leave now, I am not interested in your story


Take cover kid, what? Run for your brother, kid
Find shelter, run to protect your family and friends


Run for your team, and your six camp rhyme groupies
Run to protect your crew and fans who admire your rap skills


So I can squeeze with the advantage, and get wasted
So I can take advantage of the situation and get intoxicated


My deadly notes reigns supreme
My powerful and dangerous lyrics are superior


Your fort is basic compared to mine
Your defenses are weak in comparison to mine


Domino effect, arts and crafts
A chain reaction of events, creating artistic masterpieces


Paragraphs contain cyanide
My words are deadly and poisonous


Take a free ride on my thought, I got the fashion
Join me in my journey of thoughts, I have the style


Catalogs for all y'all to all praise to the Gods
I provide a collection for everyone to appreciate and worship the gods


The saga continues
The story and journey continue


Wu-Tang, Wu-Tang
The Wu-Tang Clan is present and in control


Olympic torch flaming, we burn so sweet
Our presence is strong and powerful, we leave a lasting impact


The thrill of victory, the agony, defeat
Experiencing both success and failure in life and battles


We crush slow, flaming deluxe slow
We destroy our enemies slowly and relentlessly


For, judgment day come'th, conquer, it's war
When judgment day arrives, we will dominate and engage in battle


Allow us to escape, hell glow spinning bomb
Let us escape from this dangerous situation, like a spinning bomb


Pocket full of shells out the sky, Golden Arms
We rain death on our enemies, wielding powerful weapons


Tune spit the shit immortal combat sound
My rap skills unleash an invincible and timeless sound


The fake false step make, the blood stain the ground
Those who fake and make mistakes will suffer and face consequences


A jungle junkie, vigilante tantrum
I am a fierce and unpredictable warrior, taking justice into my own hands


A death kiss, cap off squeeze another anthem
A deadly touch, ending lives and creating another powerful song


Hold it for ransom, tranquilized with anesthetics
Hold something valuable and demand payment, sedated by drugs


My orchestra, graceful, music ballerinas
My music is like a beautiful ballet, performed with gracefulness


My music Sicily, rich California smell
My music captures the essence of Sicily and the intoxicating smell of California


An axe killer adventure, paint a picture well
I create thrilling and vivid stories, painting a detailed picture


I sing a song from Sing-Sing, sippin' on ginseng
I sing a song from a prison called Sing-Sing, while drinking ginseng


Righteous wax chaperon, rotating ring king
I am the honorable protector of great music, a king with a rotating ring


Watch for the wooden soldiers, see-cypher punks couldn't hold us
Beware of the weak and insignificant enemies, they are no match for us


A thousand men rushing in, not one nigga was sober
Many men come charging in, but none of them are sober


Perpendicular to the square, we stand bold like Flare
We stand confidently, making a strong and defiant statement


Escape from your Dragon's Lair, in particular
We break free from your dangerous and restrictive situation


My beats travel like a vortex, through your spine
My beats have a powerful impact, traveling through your body


To the top of your cerebral cortex
Reaching the highest part of your brain and consciousness


Make you feel like you bust a nut from raw sex
My music gives you intense pleasure and satisfaction


Enter through your right ventricle clog up your bloodstream
My music enters your body, causing a blockage in your veins


Or terminal, like Grand Central Station
Resulting in a permanent impact, just like a busy train station


Program fat baselines, on Novation
I create powerful and booming bass lines using the Novation device


Getting drunk like a fuck I'm duckin' five-year probation
I drink excessively, avoiding the consequences of a long probation period


War of the masses, the outcome, disastrous
A large-scale conflict resulting in a devastating outcome


Many of the victim family save they ashes
Families of the victims preserve their memory by keeping their ashes


A million names on walls engraved in plaques
Many names are memorialized on walls as a sign of respect


Those who went back, received penalties for their acts
Those who retreated or betrayed the cause faced punishments


Another heart is torn, as close ones gone
Another person experiences heartbreak as their loved ones are lost


Those who stray, niggas get slayed on the song
Those who deviate from the path face destruction and humiliation in the music


The track renders helpless and suffers from multiple stab wounds
The music track is defenseless, enduring intense and repeated attacks


And leaks sounds that's heard
It emits sounds that are heard by the audience


Ninety-three million miles away from came one
A vast distance separates us from where we began


To represent the Nation, this is a gathering
We come together to represent our people and culture


Of the masses that come to pay respects to the Wu-Tang Clan
A large number of people gather to honor and admire the Wu-Tang Clan


As we engage in battle, the crowd now screams in rage
As we enter the battle, the crowd expresses their anger and excitement


The High Chief Jamel-Ah-Rief takes the stage
I, as the leader, step forward to perform


Light is provided through sparks of energy
We generate light and energy through our electrifying performance


From the mind that travels in rhyme form
From the mind that explores and expresses through rhymes


Giving sight to the blind
I bring clarity and understanding to those who are unaware


The dumb are mostly intrigued by the drum
Those who are ignorant are fascinated by the rhythm


Death only one can save shell from
In the face of death, only one person can be rescued


This relentless attack of the track spares none
The unstoppable assault of the music affects everyone


Yo! Yo! Yo, fuck that, look at all these crab niggas laid back
Disregard those weak individuals who are just lounging around


Lampin' like them gray and black Puma's on my man's rack
Being lazy and unproductive, like the sneakers on a shelf


Codeine was forced in your drink
The powerful drug codeine was secretly added to your beverage


You had a Navy Green salamander fiend, bitches never heard you scream
You were so intoxicated that you acted like a lizard, and women never heard you express your pain


You two-faces, scum of the slum, I got your whole body numb
You are deceitful and lowly, representing the worst of the neighborhood, and I have paralyzed you


Blowing like Shalamar in eighty-one
Making a strong impact, like the band Shalamar did in 1981


Sound convincing, thousand dollar court by convention
Sounding persuasive and influential, winning a expensive court case through conventional means


Hands like Sonny Liston, get fly permission hold the
Having powerful and skillful hands, gaining permission to be flashy


Fuck up, Allah fasten your wig, bad luck
Mess up and face the consequences, may Allah protect you from bad fortune


I humiliate, separate the English from the Dutch
I embarrass and distinguish the different groups of people


It's me, Black Noble Drew Ali
I am Black Noble Drew Ali


Came in threes we like the Genovese
We arrived together, like a powerful group of people called the Genovese


Is that so? Caesar needs the greens
Is that what you think? I, Caesar, desire money and wealth


It's Earth, ninety-three million miles from the first
This is the Earth, located ninety-three million miles away from the sun


Rough turbulence, the wave burst, split the megahertz
Chaos and disturbance, causing a disruption in the frequencies


Hey yo that's amazing, gun in your mouth talk, verbal foul off
That's incredible, threatening to shoot you, foul language in our conversation


Connect thoughts to make my man Shai walk
Linking ideas to inspire my friend Shai to take action


Swift notarizer, Wu-Tang, all up in the high-riser
Quick to sign documents, the Wu-Tang Clan dominates in tall buildings


New York gank adviser world tranquilizer
Expert in street scams, calming influence on the entire world


Just the dosage, delegate my Clan with explosives
Providing the right amount of influence, entrusting my crew with powerful weapons


While, my pen blow lines ferocious
Meanwhile, my pen writes intense and aggressive lyrics


Mediterranean, see ya, the number one traffic
Farewell, I am leaving to the Mediterranean, an important route of commerce


Sit down the beat God, then delegate the God to see God
I sit down, the creator of beats, then pass on the authority to others to inspire them


The swift chancellor, flex, the white-gold tarantula
I am the efficient leader, powerful and talented


Track truck diesel, play the weed God, substantiala
Musical tracks have a strong impact, championing marijuana, significant


Max mostly, undivided, then slide it, it's sickening
Maximize my efforts, focused and united, then impress with my skills, it's astonishing


Guaranteed, mad em jump like Rod Strickland
I promise, making people excited like the basketball player Rod Strickland




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: ROBERT F. DIGGS, DENNIS DAVID COLES, GARY E. GRICE, LAMONT HAWKINS, JASON HUNTER, RUSSELL T. JONES, CLIFFORD SMITH, COREY WOODS, DARRYL ROBERT HILL, ELGIN EVANDER TURNER

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@NightKilla2004

0:25 Ason Unique aka Ol' Dirty Bastard
0:52 Inspectah Deck
1:40 Method Man
2:22 Cappadonna
2:55 Ason Unique, aka Ol' Dirty Bastard (Hook)
2:59 U-God
3:40 Prince Rakeem aka RZA
4:07 Genius/GZA
4:23 Masta Killa
4:59 Ghostface Killah
5:36 Shaquan aka Raekwon The Chef



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Haha I am bro shit bump

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Never stopped

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Wu-Tang is the only rap group that can make a 6 minute song with no hook and it still becomes a hit.

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Villhelm Cranford You probably think lil pump can rap dude you have no place here

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