They held me down so long, got me crawling like an animal Take it all, leaving nothing for the cannibals But we gon' take that, get it, we gon' take that, that I was born on the outside, where you from? 94th and 3rd, down on the south side See, I was there back when the form was great Before these stupid motherfuckers gave me something to hate Back when people used to fight for shit Before the chosen form of protest was a type of shit So don't you act like you don't know me, all my homies We the ones that's coming back for what you owe They held me down so long, got me crawling like an animal Take it all, leaving nothing for the cannibals Can't take this from me Never gonna break, never gonna break, never gonna See the end of me Never gonna break, break I'm coming at you like an animal I never wanted this, I'm coming at you like an animal But we gon' take that, get it, we gon' take that, that I'm coming at you like an animal Hold me down for the chase and take me by the neck Lock me up in a cage and this is what you get Another hundred in rage and we never forget So meet me out on the pavement, what the fuck you expect? We coming back for what's rightfully ours We fucking streets and flipping cop cars Knock me flat on my back, I'm looking up at the stars Still ain't afraid to catch a tour They held me down so long, got me crawling like an animal Take it all, leaving nothing for the cannibals Can't take this from me Never gonna break, never gonna break, never gonna See the end of me Never gonna break, break I'm coming at you like an animal Got me crawling like an animal My name is DMC, short for Darryl McDaniels I'm going to the zoo and I'm freeing all the animals Gonna let them know that they shouldn't be in cages Against the machine, my intensity raging King of the jungle and the world is my kingdom After I free them, I still gotta feed them Ready for a battle and I might take a beating I'm not satisfied until all of us are eating Never gonna break, no shiver or shaking Since I escaped, I will never be taken Broke through the fence, now I'm wild in the streets Car never rests because I gotta eat Used to be the hunter, now I'm the hunter When I'm confronted, I turn into a monster And that's how I manage to always bring damage to Each and every one of you, drinking like an animal DMC broke soul up, got me crawling like an animal Take it all, leaving nothing for the cannibals Can't take this from me Never gonna break, never gonna break, never gonna See the end of me Never gonna break, break I'm coming at you like an animal I never wanted this, I never got it I'm coming at you like an animal But we gon' take, take it and we gon' take it I'm coming at you like an animal I'm gonna take that, yeah, I'm gonna take that I'm coming at you like an animal Cause we the South, yeah, we the South Like an animal Like an animal