Diary of a Madman
Gravediggaz
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"They killed my baby, oh, God, they killed my baby" "Order in the court, order in the court" "I will make you pay for this you murderers" "Order in the court, order in the court I said order in the court now" "Now, before this court passes judgement Will the four defendants please rise and approach the bench" "Trust me guys, it's all under control The judge is my uncle, he'll take the insanity plea Oh, yeah, don't forget my retainer balance" "Okay, I understand you guys are pleading insanity Claiming demonic spirits possessed you to do these hideous murders" "Yeah, word" "Can you please explain to this court How these so called spirits made you into these raving madmen?" Be a witness, as I exercise my exorcism The evil that lurks within the sin, the terrorism Possessed by evil spirits, voices from the dead I come forth with Gravediggaz, in a head full of dread I've been examined ever since I was semen They took a sonogram and seen the image of a demon At birth, nurses surrounded my with needles And drugged me all up with the diseases of evil Grew up in Hell, now I dwell in an Islamic Temple I'm fighting a holy war in the mental Look deep into my eyes, you'll see visions of death Possessed by homicide is what I am obsessed Givin' niggas brain dimples Draggin' they asses on a hook by they temples The cause of death is unknown to the cops 'Cause when I kill them, I'm not leavin' one element to autopse First I'll assassinate 'em and them I'll cremate them Then take all of his fuckin' ashes and evaporate 'em Or creep through the graveyard and hunt down your tombstone Dig up your skeleton and stomp all your fuckin' bones You try to haunt me nigga, I ain't tryna hear it Buck-buck-buck, I'll give your ass a Holy Spirit "Stressful tryna to avoid all impure thoughts I am losing my mind and it seems" "Can you please explain to this court when these problems first began?" "I don't know what's real or a dream" The year '84, November, day 10 Overwhelmed by the wicked inspirations of an evil jinn I realize my ideas has spawned for four hundred years Of blood sweat and tears I saw the torture brutal murder of my father So my brain became stained with the horror I'm havin' reoccurrin' nightmares Of being soaking wet, strapped down to the electric chair I got tackled with handcuffs and shackled in restraint At the bottom of a Holy Tabernacle They gave me nothin' to eat for two weeks And sewed my eye lids open, so I couldn't sleep About to die from thirst, that's when the minister Quenched my jaws with a cold glass of vinegar Upon my wounds they seasoned me with salt And nailed my handsand feet to the form of the cross Ah, I cried As the blood dripped inside of my eye, refusing to die Visions of Hell tormented my face So I chewed my fuckin' arm off and made an escape "Kill mark, on the way No way, goddamnit, f*ck this shit, goddamnit I don't believe this shit, oh no fuckin' way" "Oh no, me mataron mi amigo, hijo de la gran puta "Goddamn, f*ck you son of a bitch" Esos cogines me mataron mi amigo que voy a cerca, carajo, cono "When the f*ck am I gon' win?" "Calm down people, please, calm down Let us please proceed with the defendants explanation" Enter the realms of understandin' And take good heed and you could bleed While I'm standin' Three stages of pure hell Justifications of red cells Shh, rain drops hits the pails Path is dull and narrow You're stalked by a shadow I pierced your skull with a fucking arrow So narrow, only one could enter at a time Stuck in the center, read the signs A thousand doors to choose, you better hurry Don't stop, shit is getting hot as a pot of curry On your right side there's fire Your left, deep waters Watch your step, that's deep waters What's that comin' through the floor? It's a claw Pshh, took his fuckin' ass to the fucking core Ah Stroll through the dark conditions I stone you 'til I see sparks of friction I chop ya like a coal miner Then combine the drug and mix it with your blood Some more, I give you some more and watch you crawl Guts hit the floor, worms that dig your pores I trick ya, ha, then I'm quick to syringe Deep between my thoughts and bust out your skin You scream, portraits of inflectable pain You can't stand, you're up to your hands in quick sand You're sinkin' and sinkin' deep into the earth Thoughts was possessed since the first day of birth My mental says it's my turn to possess the matter Stab you with a dagger of Jacob's Ladder Thoughts become shattered, confused, and tragic Fiery thoughts of Gravediggaz M- "Guilty, next case"
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Written by: Anthony Ian Berkeley, Arnold E. Hamilton, David Collins, Paul E. Huston, Robert F. Diggs, Walter Reed
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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10 facts about this song
Album Release"Diary of a Madman" is a single from the debut album "6 Feet Deep" by Gravediggaz, which was released in 1994.
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Genre RecognitionThe song is regarded by some as one of the pioneering tracks in the horrorcore subgenre of hip hop.
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Artist CollaborationGravediggaz was a collaboration of famous artists including Prince Paul, The RZA from Wu-Tang Clan, Poetic, and Frukwan.
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Lyrics Approach"Diary of a Madman," like many of the group's songs, uses dark and morbid humor to address serious topics, blending a style of dark humor with horror-themed lyrics.
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AchievementsThe song helped the album "6 Feet Deep" get onto the Billboard 200, and it became one of the group's most popular songs.
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Debuted ArtistsThe song features verses from rappers Scientific Shabazz, Killah Priest, and Dreddy Kruger, who were relatively unknown at the time.
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Music VideoThe music video for "Diary of a Madman" features the group members on trial in a courtroom, symbolizing their rebellion against mainstream society.
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Production AspectsThe song exhibits a somewhat slower tempo than a typical rap song of the period, while maintaining the aggressive rhyming style characteristic of 90s hip-hop.
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InspirationThe title of the song is likely inspired by the novel by Russian author Nikolai Gogol, reflecting its dark and introspective theme.
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SuccessorThe success of "Diary of a Madman" laid a pathway for subsequent horrorcore artists and influenced many, including Eminem, who later personified the genre.
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