I wrote a song about a fetus named Cletus who tried
Aku nulis lagu tentang janin bernama Cletus yang mencoba
To run for governor before he died
Mencalonkan diri jadi gubernur sebelum dia meninggal
He lived in California but traveled worldwide
Dia tinggal di California tapi berkeliling dunia
It was a big huge hit! Just kidding I lied
Itu jadi hit besar! Cuma bercanda, aku bohong

There's the song about the 90's, I sampled Ace of Base
Ada lagu tentang tahun 90-an, aku ambil sampel dari Ace of Base
But kept it off the album in the interest of taste
Tapi nggak dimasukin ke album demi rasa yang baik
"Cheyenne Rock City," a song about touring
"Cheyenne Rock City," lagu tentang tur
But rhymes about Wyoming are really very boring
Tapi sajak tentang Wyoming itu beneran membosankan

As for the Churchill song, give me a break!
Tentang lagu Churchill, kasih aku jeda!
How many songs about England could my listeners take?
Berapa banyak lagu tentang Inggris yang bisa didengar pendengarku?
There was a track about women and the drama they bring
Ada lagu tentang wanita dan drama yang mereka bawa
"Hot Girls Make Guys Do Really Stupid Things"
"Gadis Cantik Bikin Cowok Laku Gila"

Remember "Geeked Out"? You don't but I do,
Ingat "Geeked Out"? Kamu nggak ingat tapi aku ingat,
"The geek shall inherit the Earth," it's true!
"Si kutu buku akan mewarisi Bumi," itu benar!
I rapped about nerds being cooler than jocks
Aku nge-rap tentang kutu buku yang lebih keren dari atlet
But if I wanted biased news,
Tapi kalau aku mau berita yang bias,
I would have just watched Fox
Aku tinggal nonton Fox aja

[CHORUS]
I've got 21 concepts but a hit ain't one
Aku punya 21 konsep tapi nggak ada yang jadi hit
If you're having lyric problems I feel bad for you son
Kalau kamu ada masalah lirik, aku kasihan padamu, bro
I've got a list of songs here I once thought were the bomb
Aku punya daftar lagu yang dulu kupikir keren
But when I laid them down in ProTools
Tapi saat aku rekam di ProTools
They all came out wrong!
Semua hasilnya salah!

"Las Vegas Invasion" was a sci-fi track
"Invasi Las Vegas" adalah lagu sci-fi
About aliens addicted to playing blackjack
Tentang alien yang kecanduan main blackjack
I wrote a song about a kid who made his own flick
Aku nulis lagu tentang anak yang bikin film sendiri
But got a bad review in Ranger Rick
Tapi dapat ulasan jelek di Ranger Rick

I didn't want to get lynched or punched in mouth
Aku nggak mau dihakimi atau dipukul
So I didn't do that song making fun of the South
Jadi aku nggak bikin lagu yang mengejek Selatan
I did a song about how girls at Stanford are whack
Aku bikin lagu tentang betapa anehnya cewek-cewek di Stanford
Called "College Is Where Girls Go to Get Fat"
Judulnya "Kampus Itu Tempat Cewek Jadi Gemuk"

There was the KRS slash Nirvana debut
Ada debut KRS dan Nirvana
But the mash-up thing was so 2002
Tapi mash-up itu udah ketinggalan zaman, 2002
I did an anti-Bush track, and then I did five more
Aku bikin lagu anti-Bush, dan lalu bikin lima lagi
But "Rock Against Bush" was so 2004
Tapi "Rock Against Bush" itu udah 2004

I wrote a song about China, how could I go wrong?
Aku nulis lagu tentang China, mana mungkin salah?
I rapped in Cantonese about Mao Zedong
Aku nge-rap dalam Kanton tentang Mao Zedong
It went um goy, neh ho ma?
Liriknya um goy, neh ho ma?
Nehih sik ying mun ma?
Nehih sik ying mun ma?

[CHORUS]
I've got 21 concepts but a hit ain't one
Aku punya 21 konsep tapi nggak ada yang jadi hit
If you're having lyric problems I feel bad for you son
Kalau kamu ada masalah lirik, aku kasihan padamu, bro
I've got CD-R of tracks I once thought would be tight
Aku punya CD-R lagu yang dulu kupikir keren
But when I played it for my girl I slept alone that night!
Tapi saat aku putar untuk cewekku, malam itu aku tidur sendirian!

Write a song about a can that gets crushed a lot
Bikin lagu tentang kaleng yang sering dihancurkan
Write a dental hygiene jam that says, "brush a lot"
Bikin lagu tentang kebersihan gigi yang bilang, "sikat gigi yang rajin"
Write a Bill O'Reilly track that says "hush" a lot
Bikin lagu Bill O'Reilly yang bilang "diam" terus
No I'm not a player I like Rush a lot!
Nggak, aku bukan pemain, aku suka Rush banget!

[CHORUS]
I've got 21 concepts but a single ain't one
Aku punya 21 konsep tapi nggak ada yang jadi single
"If you're still referencing Jay Z I feel bad for you son"
"Kalau kamu masih merujuk Jay Z, aku kasihan padamu, bro"
So what's the secret to hip-hop, jazz, blues and rock?
Jadi apa rahasia hip-hop, jazz, blues, dan rock?
Step one get out a pad and kill your writer's block... start!
Langkah pertama, ambil kertas dan bunuh writer's block-mu... mulai!
I've got 21 concepts but a hit ain't one
Aku punya 21 konsep tapi nggak ada yang jadi hit
If you're having lyric problems I feel bad for you son
Kalau kamu ada masalah lirik, aku kasihan padamu, bro
I've got a list of songs here I once thought were the bomb
Aku punya daftar lagu yang dulu kupikir keren
But when I laid them down in ProTools
Tapi saat aku rekam di ProTools
They all came out wrong!
Semua hasilnya salah!