"Tear It Down" lyrics

The names D-12, who the fuck are you?
We built this city from underground to mainstream too
You know your boy Kunives, I pull out knives
If the blade breaks, then I'm forced to pull out nines
They tell me to be safe, I keep it dangerous and raw, I'm breaking more than the law
I keep the ladies in awe, still I'm Motown raised, the whole crowd is amazed
Either way I decide to flow, they go with the wave
Had a hell of a night, not only that, I can fight
Kicked a hole in the speaker, promoter's money was light
My daughter told me I rizz, I don't know what that is
Still, I gotta tell your girl to stay outta my biz
Yeah, ya homies a beast, most of these rappers are clowns
So the crew is always ready just in case it go down
You know it's lit anytime that we roll through your town
Hold the mic to the audience and yell out loud
We tell 'em

Tear it down, any stage we hit, you know we tear it down
Headline or opening, we gon' tear it down
D12 is the clique and we tear it down
We make sure you won't forget how we tear it down
What we do? Tear it down
What we do? Tear it down
What we do? Tear it down
Rock that!
Whenever we in your town
They gone gather to get a front row seat to see us tear it down
D-12
D-12
D-12
D-12

Yo, we thicker than thieves, it ain't hard to believe
We been rocking, but we still got tricks up our sleeves
Swifty is the name, Dirty Dozen's the gang
Known for cuffin' my nuts but still letting them hang
Habitual face slappers, so fuck if you like me
Show my face when I grin, punch you outta your shiesty
Got a license to ill, never fake, I'm too real
Even my doctor know I'm sick, she tried to slide me a pill
On the road to success, ain't getting off, I'm too blessed
They say it's lonely at the top, I'm watching honey undress
She likes my taco meat, my chest hair, my physique
My Detroit state of mind and the way that I speak
Y'all sing the crowd lullabies, y'all just rock 'em to sleep
Plus your stage show is wack, your performance is weak
That's why I signal to the audience, they nod and agree
Then I stage dive on 'em, then right after I leap, I yell—

Tear it down, any stage we hit, you know we tear it down
Headline or opening, we gon' tear it down
D12 is the clique and we tear it down
We make sure you won't forget how we tear it down
What we do? Tear it down
What we do? Tear it down
What we do? Tear it down
Rock that! Whenever we in your town
They gone gather around to get a front row seat to see us tear it down
D-12
D-12
D-12
D-12

I skip bullets off of your face like rocks on water
It can happen automatically or semi-auto
Crack the bottle and serve something you can't swallow
It's gone be hollow when I make my point; I smoke this joint
We came here to fuck shit up and tear shit down
But look at you now, under the ground, not to be found
You found out fucking around 'cause you an idiot
Slumped over the wheel, crashing into the median
Yeah, that karma hit yo ass immediately, guerilla warfare
Fighting like the Vietnamese
It's nothing but trees, guns, and Humvees
Closed mouths, disease, and chains with big swings
See, I don't have no dreams, I just do shit; I move shit like cartel mass producing
So all my niggas, where the fuck you at?
If it's fuck me, then fuck you back—let's tear this muthafucka down

Tear it down, any stage we hit, you know we tear it down
Headline or opening, we gon' tear it down
D12 is the clique and we tear it down
We make sure you won't forget how we tear it down
What we do? Tear it down
What we do? Tear it down
What we do? Tear it down
Rock that! Whenever we in your town
They gone run around to get a front row seat to see us tear it down
D-12
D-12
D-12
D-12

You never done one relevant thing, benolvant king, the sentiment stings
Suing, and for what? A settlement brings—don't meddle with kings
Don't peddle with things you know nothing about; swing for the fences, herrera revine
We turn it up to tear it down, never compare the sound when the pounds gather around
'Cause what you found is like lightning in a bottle, with full throttle, toppling a model
Of hollow-hearted bitches; we going semiauto
Rat-a-tat-tat, you know they never coming back
Fatal attacks from tracks coming off of the racks, in fact
You wet this on him like a cheap suit, we see through
Buying your shitty rhymes from Temu—he's through
Pull him out, it's a deep root reboot, rocking a sweet line; muthafuckas got sweet tooth
They call me 13, the worst thing, I'm thirsting, ready to pop like I'm bursting and cursing

Tear it down, any stage we hit, you know we tear it down
Headline or opening, we gon' tear it down
D12 is the clique and we tear it down
We make sure you won't forget how we tear it down
What we do? Tear it down
What we do? Tear it down
What we do? Tear it down
Rock that! Whenever we in your town
They gather around to get a front row seat to see us tear it down
D-12
D-12
D-12
D-12