The Needle Lyrics - Tech N9ne

I once said in a cypher of famous friends back in 2011 

"Who do I catch?" 

Outside of technicians' tunneled Tech vision 

At a point in time when dope is the new whack 

So it's safe to say we're in Bonnie says Cheadle 

On the outskirts of our army, we scare people 

But it's not for evil, up with hawks and eagles 

But I'm lost and feeble wondering if this restarts the needle 

Look around, do you spot Tech 

In front of seventy thousand at RockFest 

By the way he won the crowd does he got next 

To infect the mainstream or sell a lot less 

God bless my core fans still around 

We're here 'cause you held us down 

Love the way that you love my sounds 

But I'm still try'na break new ground 

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Feels like I could blow out a fire with one breath 

Look at the sky in the sun set 

Sing you a song to change the mood 

And move mountains with my hands 

But just don't understand 

Why this needle just won't move 

Yes doing this for, yes doing this for, yes doing this for profit 

And my pocket's one dimension 

I wanna reach so many hearts and souls is my intention 

Since 2001 is when I started my ascension 

But in 2015 I went up just to get honorable mention 

Makes me wanna end it, I get so offended 

When they speak of genre breaking but no N9ne is in it 

Or friended I'm winded, my music's intrinsic 

But it's kinda looking like the needle ain't moving even when I did a killer with Kendrick 

Jimmy Kimmel was splendid, formally an attendant 

But when we were done it's like not one of them were mended 

Maybe it's my image and large amount of grimness 

My pen spits on them scripts 

Thinking I'm on a sin trip and then skit 

Rock on the range we had 'em flocking for Strange 

But it was a shocker when no rockers remained 

When it came to the game where they claimed 

Fame could get you big as the Beatles 

Yeah we got it this far but I really wanna push that needle 

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I could blow out a fire with one breath 

Look at the sky in the sun set 

Sing you a song to change the mood 

And move mountains with my hands 

But just don't understand 

Why this needle just won't move 

Pardon me Lucas 

I was blessed to do a song with Marshall Mathers 

I was thinking when the emcees hear this they hearts'll shatter 

'Cause the art's so radder than babblers with partial chatter 

But the garble swagger actors win it all, but this? 

Not a chart no latter, dark so daggered 

Why do mega artists do this with me? 

Man it make me feel so good when they all really do skip the fee 

Slipknot, System Of A Down, Deftones, Doors got a few hits with T 

But the one thing that makes me wanna say screw this and flee 

Man I did it all this when music is free 

I could blow out a fire with one breath 

Look at the sky in the sun set 

Sing you a song to change the mood 

And move mountains with my hands 

But just don't understand 

Why this needle just won't move 

Now they gonna say: 

"Poor N9ne, please you're fine 

'Cause you made it to the Forbes List 'bout at least four times" 

But since I wrote my first rhyme it's been war time 

To get the masses to see this talent deserves more shine 

So this year I sat at my very first Grammys 

Me and my partner Travis watching my peers go hammy 

I thought about all the awards these folks should hand me 

Man I swear I'd disappear if it wasn't for fans and family