One night, backstage at Irving Plaza at a Madball show
Suatu malam, di belakang panggung Irving Plaza di acara Madball

[Lars:] Hey yo Ill Bill - will you sign this for me?
Hey yo Ill Bill - mau tanda tangan ini untukku?

I found it at Amoeba it's the Green CD
Aku menemukannya di Amoeba, itu CD Hijau

[Bill:] No doubt kid, what's your name?
Tanpa ragu, anak muda, siapa namamu?

[Lars:] It's MC Lars
Aku MC Lars

[Bill:] Word, Howie Abrams is a mutual friend of ours
Betul, Howie Abrams adalah teman kita berdua

He played me your joint Lars... What'd you think of it?
Dia memperdengarkan lagumu Lars... Apa pendapatmu tentang itu?

[Bill:] I think it's bugged out, it's hot
Aku rasa itu keren, sangat mantap

[Lars:] Thanks, I like your last record a lot. Your lyrics are
Terima kasih, aku sangat suka album terakhirmu. Lirikmu sangat

Graphic, much like your brother Necro, is he psycho?
Gambaran, mirip dengan kakakmu Necro, apakah dia gila?

[Bill:] I don't know, it really depends though
Aku tidak tahu, itu tergantung sih

He's Psychological, half psycho, half logical,
Dia psikologis, setengah gila, setengah logis,

Half businessman, half put-them-in-the-hospital
Setengah pebisnis, setengah yang membuat orang masuk rumah sakit

[Lars:] Business and art, there's a very fine line
Bisnis dan seni, ada garis yang sangat tipis

There's the person that you are
Ada dirimu yang sebenarnya

And the person when you rhyme
Dan dirimu saat berima

But the best MC's bring both intertwined
Tapi MC terbaik menggabungkan keduanya

[Bill:] I agree, that's when the best of both worlds collide
Aku setuju, saat itulah yang terbaik dari kedua dunia bertemu

When the realness pops off one time for your mind,
Saat keaslian muncul sekali untuk pikiranmu,

And your words cause the people in the crowd to riot
Dan kata-katamu membuat orang-orang di kerumunan berontak

[CHORUS]
As many places I've been. As many people I've met
Sebanyak tempat yang telah aku kunjungi. Sebanyak orang yang telah aku temui

As many haters I've dissed. There's people that I respect
Sebanyak pembenci yang telah aku ejek. Ada orang-orang yang aku hormati

As many times as I've failed. As many times as I've won
Sebanyak kali aku gagal. Sebanyak kali aku menang

As many lives as I touch. The dialogue has begun
Sebanyak kehidupan yang kutemui. Dialog ini telah dimulai

[Bill:] I grew up on heavy metal and hip-hop
Aku dibesarkan dengan heavy metal dan hip-hop

The energy was the same to me, it was insane to me
Energinya sama bagiku, itu gila bagiku

It made me want to rage against the machine
Itu membuatku ingin melawan mesin

Pick up a guitar and scream into the mic like Run-DMC
Mengambil gitar dan berteriak ke mikrofon seperti Run-DMC

[Lars:] Nine Inch Nails, Primus, "Weird Al," and King Missile
Nine Inch Nails, Primus, "Weird Al," dan King Missile

Influenced me like a postmodern epistle
Mempengaruhiku seperti surat posmodern

Geeked out on my Performa looping digital drums
Terpesona dengan Performa-ku yang memutar drum digital

Playing rock guitar in punk bands just for fun
Main gitar rock di band punk hanya untuk bersenang-senang

Who's your favorite rapper? Bill... Rakim, G Rap and Kane
Siapa rapper favoritmu? Bill... Rakim, G Rap, dan Kane

KRS, EPMD, NWA, Public Enemy, Shante and LL Cool J
KRS, EPMD, NWA, Public Enemy, Shante, dan LL Cool J

I could keep naming MC's all day,
Aku bisa terus menyebutkan MC sepanjang hari,

What type of metal stuff you listen to?
Kamu denger musik metal jenis apa?

[Lars:] Old school Slayer CD's, Biohazard and
CD Slayer old school, Biohazard dan

Bile were the bands for me
Bile adalah band favoritku

The first time that I ever heard Chuck D
Pertama kali aku mendengar Chuck D

Was the Anthrax CD, "Attack of the Killer B's"... chorus!
Adalah CD Anthrax, "Attack of the Killer B's"... korus!

[REPEAT CHORUS]
[Lars:] So Bill, what's your take on censorship?
Jadi Bill, apa pendapatmu tentang sensor?

Politicians on a church/state fusion tip?
Politisi yang mencampurkan gereja dan negara?

[Bill:] I speaks my mind while kids I went to high school with
Aku mengungkapkan pikiranku sementara anak-anak yang aku kenal di SMA

Bleed on the sands of Kabul hit, it's bullshit,
Darah mereka mengalir di pasir Kabul, ini omong kosong,

Lars what you think of it?
Lars, apa pendapatmu tentang itu?

[Lars:] Out in Iraq, a lack of dialogue
Di Irak, kurangnya dialog

Between the people is whack!
Antara orang-orang sangat buruk!

[Bill:] In fact I speak militant like Black Panthers
Sebenarnya, aku berbicara dengan semangat seperti Black Panthers

These gas prices got my people
Harga bensin ini membuat orang-orangku

With seeds having to gank pampers
Dengan anak-anak harus mencuri popok

[Lars:] The answer is not plutocracy.
Jawabannya bukan plutokrasi.

The answers is not hypocrisy,
Jawabannya bukan hipokrasi,

The answers is true democracy
Jawabannya adalah demokrasi sejati

[Bill:] The answer is the dialogue constantly
Jawabannya adalah dialog yang terus menerus

[REPEAT CHORUS]

[Lars:] Hey yo Bill, we should do a track together
Hey yo Bill, kita harus bikin lagu bareng

[Bill:] Word, word, let's do that
Betul, betul, ayo kita lakukan itu

[Lars:] Wait, we just did
Tunggu, kita baru saja melakukannya