作词 : Mike Shinoda/Joe Hahn/Brad Delson
作曲 : Mike Shinoda/Joe Hahn/Brad Delson
watch as the room rocks
mentally moonwalk
mixed media slang banging in your boombox
verbal violence
lyrical stylist
in a time when rock/hip-hop rhymes are childish
you can't tempt me with rhymes that are empty
rappin' to a beat doesn't make you an emcee
with your lack of skill and facility you're killing me
and a DJ in the group just for credibility
i heard that some of you are gettin' help with your rhymes
you're not an emcee if someone else writes your lines
rappin' over rock doesn't make you a pioneer
cuz rock and hip-hop have collaborated for years
but now they're getting randomly mixed and matched up
all after a fast buck
and all the tracks suck
so how does it stack up
none of its real
you wanna be an emcee
you gotta study the skill
who can rock a rhyme like this
bring it to you every time like this
who can rock a rhyme like this
step step up step step up
so you pick up a pen and write yourself a new identity
but mentally you don't have the hip-hop energy
with a tendency to make up stories
it sounded like the only hip-hop you've heard is top-40
and your record company's completely missed it
and all the kids are dissin' it for not being legitimate
so in a battle you can't hack it
react with whack **** and get smacked with verbal backflips
get your ass kicked i'm a fabulous battle catalyst
it's taken decades for emcees to establish this
you're new to hip-hop and welcome if you're serious
but not on a mike leave that to the experienced
（using waves of sound the true master paralyzes his opponent
leaving him vulnerable to attack）
who can rock a rhyme like this
bring it to you every time like this
who can rock a rhyme like this
step step up step step up
who can rock a rhyme like this
bring it to you every time like this
who can rock a rhyme like this
step step up step step up step up
who can rock a rhyme like this
bring it to you every time like this
who can rock a rhyme like this
step step up step step up
who can rock a rhyme like this
bring it to you every time like this
who can rock a rhyme like this
step step up step step up step up