The Opener - Schaffer The Darklord

Check, check, check, check

Cash, Credit, Debit get it?

Aw forget it, hold up, give me a second — Check it!

Mr. Soundguy in the booth, hey what’s up?

Please put your fingers on those faders push 'em all the way up

So I can holler at all of these people

So I can welcome 'em as they are enterin'

So I can let them all know what they’re getting in

Maybe I’ll yell at them «Ladies, and Gentleman!

I have every intention of giving your disbelief suspension

Only requesting several seconds worth of your precious attention.»

So I can.

Hit the stage and warm it up it’s so cold

Here we go, so you thought you might like to go to the show?

Let’s have us a laugh now lift up your glass

And here’s to what’s hoping — at last!

I’d like to introduce you all to your opening act!

(yeah)

Open up your eyes

Open up your mind

Open up your heart

Open up your hands

Open up all right

Open up your arms

Open up your wallet

Open up your mouth

The opener has come to open up tonight

Last name Darklord, first name Schaffer

But everybody’s always misspelling that shit when they’re listing it up in the

paper

AND if you can not remember that than you can just as easily be calling me S to

the T to the goddamn D

I come from NYC, specifically from Queens

Always rock a suit on stage, never tees and jeans

I have released these CDs on which I’ve talked of my disease

If you get nerds hot nightly, well then you’re A Lot Like Me

See I’m an oddity, an oddball, an anomaly

And I got all of my skills from my history of musical theater and heavy metal

and comedy

All of these rotten kids calling me labels that I’ve been unable to keep

falling on to me

Honestly, I’ve managed to amass a modestly sized following — Follow me!

We’re gonna go on an adventure, we’re all in this together

Now ready or not, Here comes the heavy weather

So all aboard, but just you be warned if we’re delayed I’m to blame

Cuz guess what?!

I’m still the sickest passenger on this train!

(yeah)

Open up your eyes

Open up your mind

Open up your heart

Open up your hands

Open up all right

Open up your arms

Open up your wallet

Open up your mouth

The opener has come to open up tonight

Everyone’s waiting to see what will happen

«Now who is this stranger that’s rappin'?»

You’re askin'

My fans have been naggin' «When you comin' back?»

While I’m in the lab and still tracking this action

And if you downloaded this record for free

Then good for lucky you

And if you’ve already memorized all of the words

Whoopty-fucking-doo, dude

Nah, I’m humbled and honored and grateful and all of the rest you’d expect

But I am so old and so cranky at times it is so hard to hide my contempt

Please don’t take it personally, if I am curt with thee, if I should scarily

snap back

In my defense, I already warned you all I’m a Very Bad Man

And I’ve had struggles with drugs and lots of weird issues with sex, it’s true

Just ask my therapist and my army of exes too

Callus with my family, a jackass to my friends

But I’ll never change, I’ll never apologize, and I’ll never attempt amends (Now

back to the show!)

So now that I have been released from my cage

I’ll page your headliner, show them to the place upstage

As I rap and I point and I sweat and I spit and I swear and I kill and I shout

Then drop my mic, light my piano on fire, and bounce I’m out (Yeah)

Open up your eyes

Open up your mind

Open up your heart

Open up your hands

Open up all right

Open up your arms

Open up your wallet

Open up your mouth

The opener has come to open up tonight

(REPEAT CHORUS)

YEAH!

UNH!