LPLStaff Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Lift Off was a song created in 2017, in Berlin with Machine Gun Kelly during the Linkin Park tour, and was intended to be a Fort Minor song released later in 2017. Mike had Linkin Park's blessings to do this and I suspect I.O.U., etc were a part of this as well (some of the "fun" songs on Post Traumatic). Then he re-wrote the Lift Off lyrics and included it on Post Traumatic. When performing it live, he raps the demo lyrics from 2017. Does anyone have a good guess at the lyrics? "no, it’s not what I want but it had to be lames ________ like I'm draining their battery I put you in retirement, imagine you're mad at me the space shuttle Challengers get turned into tragedies rock and _____ rhyming yes, heavily tested mess with 'Em (less?), yes I hope you invested I don’t drop mics, only let it smoke where I set it and I don’t play, even when they press it, get it?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astat Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 "Lames' heads hang like I'm draining their battery" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garret Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 (edited) Astat got that line right for sure and it really sounds like he says ''rock and die rhyming, yes, heavily tested''. Doesn't make a lot of sense, though. I think the Luxembourg performance posted on LPLive Archive's YouTube page is pretty clear quality too but it's hard to make out that part, still. I also am 99.9% positive that it says ''mess with M.S., yes, I hope you've invested''. Which kind of like means that you're smart to want to work with Mike Shinoda. Lol. Edited April 9, 2019 by GarretLP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPLStaff Posted December 2, 2021 Author Share Posted December 2, 2021 Been a while. Saw this video on Twitter and gave it another stab. Will ask Mike about these after the ZIGGURATS drop and get them officially. Yeah! Lift off like Virgin Galactic My Richard’s too Branson to fuck with you bastards Very legendary that’s some matter of fact shit You're the opposite of stars like rats spelled backwards I flow poems out to Saturn and past it Easy as a standard anti-gravity backflip Satellite tracking can't map up my tactics I spit the same shit they split an atom in half with No, it’s not what I want but it had to be And lames heads hang like I'm drainin' their battery I put you in retirement, imagine you're mad at me The space shuttle challengers get turned into tragedies Rock and dime (?) rhymin', yes heavily tested Mess with Em', messed, yes I hope you invested I don’t drop mikes, only let it smoke where I set it And I don't play, even when they press, get it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPsMart Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 15 hours ago, LPLStaff said: Been a while. Saw this video on Twitter and gave it another stab. Will ask Mike about these after the ZIGGURATS drop and get them officially. Yeah! Lift off like Virgin Galactic My Richard’s too Branson to fuck with you bastards Very legendary that’s some matter of fact shit You're the opposite of stars like rats spelled backwards I flow poems out to Saturn and past it Easy as a standard anti-gravity backflip Satellite tracking can't map up my tactics I spit the same shit they split an atom in half with No, it’s not what I want but it had to be And lames heads hang like I'm drainin' their battery I put you in retirement, imagine you're mad at me The space shuttle challengers get turned into tragedies Rock and dime (?) rhymin', yes heavily tested Mess with Em', messed, yes I hope you invested I don’t drop mikes, only let it smoke where I set it And I don't play, even when they press, get it? I think Geki and Astat had it right. Also I dont wanna see Mikes getting dropped 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeardyWilderness Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 On 12/2/2021 at 3:56 PM, LPLStaff said: Mess with Em', messed, yes I hope you invested I’m hearing “mess with MS, yes, I hope you invested” also could imagine him change it to mess with NFT’s in the future… :’) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPLStaff Posted December 7, 2021 Author Share Posted December 7, 2021 You're right. From Mike: Yeah Lift off like Virgin Galactic My Richard's too Branson to fuck with you bastards Very legendary that’s some matter-of-fact shit You're the opposite of stars like "rats" spelled backwards I float poems out to Saturn and past it Easy as a standard anti-gravity backflip Satellite tracking can't map out my tactics I spit the same shit they split an atom in half with No, it's not what I want but it had to be And lames heads hang like I'm drainin' their battery I put you in retirement, imagine you're mad at me The space shuttle Challengers get turned into tragedies Rocketdyne rhyming yeah heavily tested Mess with M.S., yes I hope you invested I don't drop mics, only let it smoke where I set it And I don't play, even when they press, get it? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocketdyne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somebodyangry Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 10 hours ago, LPLStaff said: You're right. From Mike: Yeah Lift off like Virgin Galactic My Richard's too Branson to fuck with you bastards Very legendary that’s some matter-of-fact shit You're the opposite of stars like "rats" spelled backwards I float poems out to Saturn and past it Easy as a standard anti-gravity backflip Satellite tracking can't map out my tactics I spit the same shit they split an atom in half with No, it's not what I want but it had to be And lames heads hang like I'm drainin' their battery I put you in retirement, imagine you're mad at me The space shuttle Challengers get turned into tragedies Rocketdyne rhyming yeah heavily tested Mess with M.S., yes I hope you invested I don't drop mics, only let it smoke where I set it And I don't play, even when they press, get it? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocketdyne Ziggurats is very close to this style Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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