Zero

[Intro: Sample]

"An individual coming into a corporation, walking into the data center, turning the power switch off. All the machines immediately power down because that's what happens—the human infrastructure goes offline and stops working. Humans, not unlike machines in a data center, have sensors. In our cases, a threat sensor called the limbic system, and when there's a threat, they basically go into protective mode, and you can see it when you walk around—people are very, very guarded. They parse every word that comes out of their mouth, they're watching your every action. There's something called fear conditioning, which is exactly the same thing. That person's image gets imprinted on the brain—in the brain of the other individual that they've threatened. Your brain would maintain an image of that 'cause it was a great threat to your survival. All you need is the mere presence of that individual to set off the limbic system—a cascade of events, it could be passing them in the hallway, it could be them coming to a meeting where you have to be there with them. The fact of the matter is, the minute that person shows up, the meeting becomes completely unproductive; everybody is focused on the threat, not on the work. And it's the same thing: it's like having a room full of equipment, when none of it is working—suddenly these people are so—so damaging."

[Verse 1: Jean Grae]

Hacksaws, crass black Rachmaninoff

Smack paws with the cats from the Donner Party

That's a body party, Ciara, Nevada

I'm Hunter's lawyer scared of nada

Paranoia among you marionettes is fodder for me

Tell your father for me I said, "What up?

But don't call me," what's the story? Glory, never

Not even when I'm salt and pepper?

You'll go on and ignore me forever? Cardi

Still carded

Immortal form in the shape of adorable, stay sharper than Dominican barber shape-ups

Marble, tabletop elegance, Parker Posey, Peter, New York elements

Par irrelevance, Smithsonian twice

Pardon your feigned ignorance, bitch, pardon your life

Cotta terra color, Botticelli body, mind a mile a minute

The pedagogy's for no fucks, infinite

Better keep a medevac hoverin' 24 or the fault's all yours as you draw your last breath

And I draw chalk while y'all still talkin' all stressed

Spitting Ipecac, called ya family, bawl out ya chest, boy

Act next door, demeanor with the neck tats confuse

Textbook procedure with an X-Acto, profuse use

Of calling me "sassy motherfucker,” Balderdash, I'm the original nasty motherfucker

Let's dance

[Chorus: Jean Grae]

Ten, nine, eight, seven, six

Five, four, three, two, one

Zero, zero, zero, zero, zero, zero

Fucks to give: zero, zero, zero

Fucks to give: zero, zero, zero

Fucks to give: zero, zero

[Verse 2: Jean Grae]

You already know I'ma reign on it

Bring me the check, king me

Fire, brimstone, magma, lava, Dylan, molten granite, dollars

Kimchee, longer it sits, stronger the MC

But no literal sittin' humility, nobody touch her

Nobodies given immunity and I start killin' at dusk, though

Everybody doin' the hustle like I'm shooting in a crowded disco

You pop cap locks brother

[Pre-Chorus: Jean Grae]

Ya missed me? Did you miss me?

Well, you should have bought the catalog, stupid

You getting whatchu put in, pudding, clueless

I don't make personal house calls to do this

Foolish, rules is mixed if my whole don't exist

And if I don't go on a list then why the fuck should I color in lines, I'm colored in fine

New Crayola color, I see you colored in mine

Now who you say your mother, me?

[Chorus: Jean Grae]

Ten, nine, eight, seven, six

Five, four, three, two, one

Zero, zero, zero, zero, zero, zero

Fucks to give: zero, zero, zero

Fucks to give: zero, zero, zero

Fucks to give: zero, zero

[Verse 3: Jean Grae]

Brutal shot, harsh wit get it in

Better than pseudo, better men

Been yelling Uno, since I was stepping in

Kudos nada, feel Uber lyft out, Juno

In rudimentary form, in top form

But you've been pawned like I'm not born

I pom pom myself solo tho, cheers

Go alone mon ami holding no fears

Say fuck 'em

[Outro: Samples]

"Zero-o-o!"

"Zero!"