Petrified

Template:Infobox single "Petrified" is the fourth track on Fort Minor's debut album The Rising Tied. The song was released as the first U.S. single from the album.

Background

"Petrified" and "High Road" were some of the last songs finished for the album.

In late 2006, Clear Channel Music posted the entire The Rising Tied album complete with commentaries from Mike Shinoda before each song. On "Petrified", he said, "‘Petrified’ was one of the last songs that got finished for the album. I think that I just wanted something that was kinda ridiculous, and like almost didn’t have a point. Uhm, that was really exciting and had a lot of energy to it. I really… I thought that the rest of the album, you know, had some really serious moments, and I wanted to do something that was the opposite, something that was just kinda crazy, hehe."

About the meaning of the song, Mike said, "that only word I can use to describe this song is "irresponsible." It's just a trash-talking battle track."

Remixes

Two official remixes of "Petrified" have been released, both created by Mike Shinoda.

The first "Petrified" remix was released in the We Major mixtape and contains instrumental and vocal samples from "Strange Days" by The Doors. Because of this, it is titled "Petrified (Doors Remix)". In 2007, The Doors put togehter a promo CD that was never commercially released of remixes, and included this "Petrified" remix in its full form for the first time without any transitions or overdubs. On that release, it is called "Petrified (Fort Minor Remix)" but on the back cover is attributed to "Fort Minor (Linkin Park)".

The second remix is called "Petrified (Los Angeles Remix)" and was originally released in the Believe Me single on November 14, 2005 internationally. It was later included in the tour edition of The Rising Tied in early 2006.

Tracklist

Digital EP/Vinyl Single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1	Petrified (Non-PA Album Version)	Mike Shinoda	3:41
2	Petrified	Shinoda	3:40
3	Petrified (Instrumental)	Shinoda	3:41
4	Remember The Name (Amended Version)	Takbir Bashir, Ryan Patrick Maginn, Shinoda	3:46
5	Remember The Name	Bashir, Ryan Patrick Maginn, Shinoda	3:47
6	Remember The Name (Instrumental)	Bashir, Maginn, Shinoda	3:46

DVD Single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1	Petrified (Video)	Shinoda	3:44

Music Video

The music video for "Petrified" was shot on September 14, 2005 in Los Angeles by Robert Hales.

Mike announced the music video for "Petrified" on October 5, 2005 on the Fort Minor forums, saying, "greetings and salutations. once again, sorry i can't stick around. we're under deadline after deadline to get material to you guys... i did, however want to throw out there that (as some of you know) the video for PETRIFIED is finished, and you'll be seeing it soon. thanks to all of you who have been calling into radio stations and requesting the music, and who plan to support the song(s) by voting with the video stations. keep up the great work, the word is spreading. PS-for those in the U.S., FM will be up for voting on fuse's "oven fresh" soon."

The music video for "Petrified" was directed by Robert Hales and originally released on yahoo.com around the first week of October 2005. It was debuted in the U.S. on October 10, 2005 through MTV2, MTVU, and Fuse's Oven Fresh, and was also included as enhanced content on The Rising Tied. The concept for the video was created by Hales and Mike Shinoda. The director was chosen for the project after Mike watched his music video for Jet's "Look What You've Done". Joseph Hahn helped oversee the "Petrified" video.

Describing it, Mike said, "Irresponsible! We shot in an abandoned train and were shooting from 6 at night to 7 in the morning, the SOB guys are drinking the entire time. It's not just that, though, we've got flare guns [going off] inside and outside the train, just totally irresponsible." He posted on MySpace, "it was a really fun video to do--definitely a different look and feel for me. the song has such a heavy, irresponsible, random style that the video had to follow in suit. we filmed all night; from about 6pm to 7am. we had to stop because the sun was coming up."

"Petrified" and its making of were included in the Fort Minor Militia DVD.

Video Credits

Artist Name: Fort Minor
Song Name: Petrified
Director: Robert Hales
Video Commissioner: Devin Sarno
Record Label: Warner Bros. Records

Versions

Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.

Studio

Title	Album	Length	Recorded	Released	Notes
Petrified	The Rising Tied Petrified / Remember The Name	3:40	2005	November 22, 2005	Samples Mel & Tim's "Good Guys Only Win In The Movies".
Petrified	Sampler Mixtape	3:30	2005	October 2005
Petrified (Album Version)	We Major	2:46	2005	October 30, 2005	Shortened.
Petrified (Radio Edit)	The Rising Tied (Non-PA Version) Petrified / Remember The Name	3:43	2005	November 22, 2005	Different vocal take. Different lyrics.
Petrified (Instrumental)	Petrified / Remember The Name Instrumental Album: The Rising Tied	3:43	2005	October 4, 2005	Official instrumental version.

Remix

Title	Album	Length	Recorded	Released	Notes
Petrified (Doors Remix)	DJ Green Lantern Presents Fort Minor: We Major	3:28	2005	October 30, 2005	Remix by Mike Shinoda. The music begins at the end of "Spraypaint & Inkpens" Samples The Doors' "Strange Days" and Mobb Deep's "Shook Ones (Part II)".
Petrified (Fort Minor Remix)	Remixed And Ready	3:43	2005	2007	Full version of "Petrified (Doors Remix)". Lacks the transitions and overdubs. Credited to "Fort Minor (Linkin Park) / The Doors".
Petrified (Los Angeles Remix)	Believe Me The Rising Tied (Tour Edition)	3:32	2005	November 15, 2005	Remix by Mike Shinoda.

Live

Title	Album	Length	Recorded	Released	Notes
Petrified (Live)	Sessions@AOL	3:33	November 02, 2005	July 18, 2006

Live

When Fort Minor began performing live in August 2005, "Petrified" was the song that received the biggest reviews from fans attending the show, saying that the final song Fort Minor was playing was a massive track.

"Petrified" debuted at the first Fort Minor show ever, and was used to close the show, a position it maintained until the first show of the Asian tour in 2006, where it was replaced by "Believe Me", and instead closed the main set. Starting with the MySpace 2nd Anniversary show, "Petrified" was given a new string intro. At the show in Hamburg, the song was started and stopped by Mike, saying that the crowd needed to be louder since it was their last song. He then restarted the song. It was moved back to the closing position starting with the Club Tattoo 11th Anniversary show, where it stayed until Fort Minor went on hiatus. After Mike revived the project, "Petrified" was used to open the show alongside "Introduction" with a new extended intro.

During the Minutes To Midnight touring cycle, Mike would frequently rap "Petrified" over the extended intro to "Points Of Authority", rapping the first verse over the first extended intro starting with the Phoenix 2007 show, the second verse over the first extended intro starting with the Charlotte 2007 show, the first verse over the second extended intro starting with the Istanbul 2009 show, and the second verse over the second extended intro starting with the St. Petersburg 2009 show.

In April 2015, Mike took part in a jam session with Troy Resq, Austin Carlile, Johnny Christ, Synyster Gates and M. Shadows at Coachella Festival's ResqHouse, during which he rapped verses of "Petrified".

During the One More Light European Tour, Mike would rap the first verse of "Petrified" over the new outro to "Castle Of Glass."

Mike began performing "Petrified" (and "Introduction") during his Post Traumatic Tour, adding them both in to open the encore starting with the second stop of the Asian Tour in Bangkok, Thailand. The song was essentially the studio version, but slightly restructured. Mike began rapping as soon as the beat began, and instead of performing the bridge, began the outro and carried it through to the end. Initially, Mike was the only person onstage when performing the song, but beginning at the second Summer Sonic performance in Tokyo, Dan Mayo began playing drums during the bridge. The song was almost exclusively played to open either the show or the encore with "Introduction" preceding it, with the only exception being in Charlotte, where it was played late in the main set.

Variations

Fort Minor

Last Updated: December 24, 2015

Type	Description	First Played	Last Played
Intro	String Intro	October 29, 2005	August 13, 2006
Intro	2015 Intro	June 29, 2015	September 8, 2015

Mike Shinoda

Last Updated: May 3, 2020

Type	Description	First Played	Last Played
Intro	'Introduction' Intro Tease	October 17, 2018	October 17, 2018
Alternative	Post Traumatic Tour Version	August 9, 2018	September 8, 2019

Lyrics

Album Version

Ya'll are not not re-ready (no!),
Not re-ready (no!),
We about to drop it steady (so!),
Do it like that, like that, like that,
Like that, like that, like that, like that...

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

How you doin ya'll, my name's Mike,
I'm fluent with the new shit I'm doin it all night,
I like what I do, I do what I like,
I can quit and get it back like I'm riding a bike.
Like STOP...
Bring it back, bring it back,
We got that balance keepin us on track,
That you get when you're movin' quick with no slow,
You stare like you don't care, but you do though.
I know, you really must be so lonely,
Puffed up like you're tough but so phony.
You and your boys you don't know me,
You really wanna hold me? Show me homie.
Let's get it over with for good,
I got a friction addiction I wish you would,
Machine Shop rockin' when we step inside,
And we got everybody so petrified!

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Listen you are not ready,
Like children and a building you cant stand steady.
It must be the beat so heavy,
Causin' panic attacks like a crack in the levy.
Give you that Robert Plant,
Dancin' days are back, feelin all in the track,
And infact? For those knowin' the name I'm back,
With some brand new crack we can do it like that,
You really must be so lonely,
Puffed up like you're tough but so phony.
You and your boys you don't know me,
You really wanna hold me? Show me homie.
Tough talk doesn't mean a thing,
Get over yourself, you know when we're up in the scene,
It's Machine Shop rockin' when we step inside,
And we got everybody so petrified!

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Ya'll are not not re-ready (no!),
Not re-ready (no!),
We about to drop it steady (so!),
Do it like that, like that, like that,
Like that, like that, like that, like that...

Ya'll are not not re-ready (no!),
Not re-ready (no!),
We about to drop it steady (so!),
Do it like that, like that, like that,
Like that, like that, like that, like get up...

Why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Like stop! (stop x10)
Machine shop! (shop x10)

Non-PA Version

Ya'll are not not re-ready (no!),

Not re-ready (no!),
We about to drop it steady (so!),
Do it like that, like that, like that,
Like that, like that, like that, like that...

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

How you doin ya'll, my name's Mike,
I'm fluent with the new I'm doin it all night,
I like what I do, I do what I like,
I can quit and get it back like I'm riding a bike.
Like STOP...
Bring it back, bring it back,
We got that balance keepin us on track,
That you get when you're movin' quick with no slow,
You stare like you don't care, but you do though.
I know, you really must be so lonely,
Puffed up like you're tough but so phony.
You and your boys you don't know me,
You really wanna hold me? Show me homie.
Let's get it over with for good,
I got a friction addiction I wish you would,
Machine Shop rockin' when we step inside,
And we got everybody so petrified!

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Listen you are not ready,
Like children and a building you cant stand steady.
It must be the beat so heavy,
Causin' panic attacks like a crack in the levy.
Give you that Robert Plant,
Dancin' days are back, feelin all in the track,
And infact? For those knowin' the name I'm back,
With some brand new attack we can do it like that,
You really must be so lonely,
Puffed up like you're tough but so phony.
You and your boys you don't know me,
You really wanna hold me? Show me homie.
Tough talk doesn't mean a thing,
Get over yourself, you know when we're up in the scene,
It's Machine Shop rockin' when we step inside,
And we got everybody so petrified!

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Ya'll are not not re-ready (no!),
Not re-ready (no!),
We about to drop it steady (so!),
Do it like that, like that, like that,
Like that, like that, like that, like that...

Ya'll are not not re-ready (no!),
Not re-ready (no!),
We about to drop it steady (so!),
Do it like that, like that, like that,
Like that, like that, like that, like get up...

Why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Drop that! (cmon')
Like stop! (stop x10)
Machine shop! (shop x10)

Sampler Mixtape Version

Ya'll are not not re-ready (no!),
Not re-ready (no!),
We about to drop it steady (so!),
Do it like that, like that, like that,
Like that, like that, like that

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

How you doin ya'll, my name's Mike,
I'm fluent with the new shit I'm doin it all night,
I like what I do, I do what I like,
I can quit and get it back like I'm riding a bike.
Like STOP...

Bring it back, bring it back,
We got that balance keepin us on track,
That you get when you're movin quick with no slow,
You stare like you don't care, but you do though.
I know, you really must be so lonely,
Puffed up like you're tough but so phony.
You and your boys you don't know me,
You really wanna hold me? Show me homie.
Let's get it over with for good,
I got a friction addiction I wish you would,
Machine Shop rockin' when we step inside,
And we got everybody so petrified!

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Listen you are not ready,
Like children and a building you cant stand steady.
It must be the beat so heavy,
Causin' panic attacks like a crack in the levy.
Give you that Robert Plant,
Dancin' days are back, feelin all in the track,
And infact? For those knowin' the name I'm back,
With some brand new crack we can do it like that,
You really must be so lonely,
Puffed up like you're tough but so phony.
You and your boys you don't know me,
You really wanna hold me? Show me homie.
Tough talk doesn't mean a thing,
Get over yourself, you know when we're up in the scene,
It's Machine Shop rockin' when we step inside,
And we got everybody so petrified!

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Ya'll are not not re-ready (no!),
Not re-ready (no!),
We about to drop it steady (so!),
Do it like that, like that, like that,
Like that, like that, like that...

Ya'll are not not re-ready (no!),
Not re-ready (no!),
We about to drop it steady (so!),
Do it like that, like that, like that,
Like that, like that, like get up

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Like stop (stop), bring it back (bring it back),
We got that balance keepin us on track...
Like stop (stop), bring it back (bring it back),
We got that balance keepin us on track...
Like stop (stop), bring it back (bring it back),
We got that balance keepin us on track...
Like stop (stop), bring it back (bring it back),
We got that balance keepin us on track...

Like stop! (stop x10)
Machine shop! (shop x10)

Fort Minor
The Rising Tied
In stores
November 22

We Major Version

Yeah! Fort Minor! Fort Minor! Fort Minor!

Ya'll are not not re-ready (no!),
Not re-ready (no!),
We about to drop it steady (so!),
Do it like that, like that, like that,
Like that, like that, like that, like that...

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

How you doin ya'll, my name's Mike,
I'm fluent with the new shit I'm doin it all night,
I like what I do, I do what I like,
I can quit and get it back like I'm riding a bike.
Like STOP...
Bring it back, bring it back,
We got that balance keepin us on track,
That you get when you're movin' quick with no slow,
You stare like you don't care, but you do though.
I know, you really must be so lonely,
Puffed up like you're tough but so phony.
You and your boys you don't know me,
You really wanna hold me? Show me homie.
Let's get it over with for good,
I got a friction addiction I wish you would,
Machine Shop rockin' when we step inside,
And we got everybody so petrified!

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Listen you are not ready,
Like children and a building you cant stand steady.
It must be the beat so heavy,
Causin' panic attacks like a crack in the levy.
Give you that Robert Plant,
Dancin' days are back, feelin all in the track,
And infact? For those knowin' the name I'm back,
With some brand new crack we can do it like that,
You really must be so lonely,
Puffed up like you're tough but so phony.
You and your boys you don't know me,
You really wanna hold me? Show me homie.
Tough talk doesn't mean a thing,
Get over yourself, you know when we're up in the scene,
It's Machine Shop rockin' when we step inside,
And we got everybody so petrified!

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Ya'll are not not re-ready (no!),
Not re-ready (no!),
We about to drop it steady (so!),
Do it like that, like that, like that,
Like that, like that, like that, like that...

Ya'll are not not re-ready (no!),
Not re-ready (no!),
We about to drop it steady (so!),
Do it like that, like that, like that,
Like that, like that, like that, like get up...

Why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Doors Remix

"Strange days, have found us.."

Fort Minor! We Major!

Ya'll are not not re-ready (no!),
Not re-ready (no!),
We about to drop it steady (so!),
Do it like that, like that, like that,
Like that, like that, like that...

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
(Yeah)
Drop that! (cmon')

How you doin' ya'll, my name's Mike,
I'm fluent with the new shit I'm doin' it all night,
I like what I do, I do what I like,
I can quit and get it back like I'm riding a bike.
Like STOP...
Bring it back, bring it back,

How you doin ya'll, my name's Mike,
I'm fluent with the new shit I'm doin' it all night,
I like what I do, I do what I like,
I can quit and get it back like I'm riding a bike.
Like STOP...
Bring it back, bring it back,
We got that balance keepin' us on track,
That you get when you're movin quick with no slow,
You stare like you don't care, but you do though.
I know, you really must be so lonely,
Puffed up like you're tough but so phony.
You and your boys you don't know me,
You really wanna hold me? Show me homie.
Let's get it over with for good,
I got a friction addiction I wish you would,
Machine Shop rockin' when we step inside,
And we got everybody so petrified!

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Listen you are not ready,
Like children and a building you cant stand steady.
It must be the beat so heavy,
Causin' panic attacks like a crack in the levy.
Give you that Robert Plant,
Dancin' days are back, feelin all in the track,
And infact? For those knowin' the name I'm back,
With some brand new crack we can do it like that,
You really must be so lonely,
Puffed up like you're tough but so phony.
You and your boys you don't know me,
You really wanna hold me? Show me homie.
Tough talk doesn't mean a thing,
Get over yourself, you know when we're up in the scene,
It's Machine Shop rockin' when we step inside,
And we got everybody so petrified!

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Ya'll are not not re-ready (no!),
Not re-ready (no!),
We about to drop it steady (so!),
Do it like that, like that, like that,
Like that, like that, like that...

Ya'll are not not re-ready (no!),
Not re-ready (no!),
We about to drop it steady (so!),
Do it like that, like that, like that,
Like that, like that, like get up...

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
Dr-drop (c-cmon')
Drop (c-cmon')
Dr-drop (c-cmon')
Dr-drop that (c-cmon')

Like stop (stop), bring it back (bring it back),
We got that balance keepin' us on track...
Like stop (stop), bring it back (bring it back),
We got that balance keepin' us on track...
Like stop (stop), bring it, bring it back (bring it back),
We got that balance keepin' us on track...
Like stop (stop), bring it, bring it back (bring it back),
We got that balance keepin' us on track...

Los Angeles Remix

Ya'll are not not re-ready (no!),
Not re-ready (no!),
We about to drop it steady (so!),
Do it like that, like that, like that,
Like that, like that, like that, like that...

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

How you doin ya'll, my name's Mike,
I'm fluent with the new shit I'm doin it all night,
I like what I do, I do what I like,
I can quit and get it back like I'm riding a bike.
Like STOP...
Bring it back, bring it back,
We got that balance keepin us on track,
That you get when you're movin' quick with no slow,
You stare like you don't care, but you do though.
I know, you really must be so lonely,
Puffed up like you're tough but so phony.
You and your boys you don't know me,
You really wanna hold me? Show me homie.
Let's get it over with for good,
I got a friction addiction I wish you would,
Machine Shop rockin' when we step inside,
And we got everybody so petrified!

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Listen you are not ready,
Like children and a building you cant stand steady.
It must be the beat so heavy,
Causin' panic attacks like a crack in the levy.
Give you that Robert Plant,
Dancin' days are back, feelin all in the track,
And infact? For those knowin' the name I'm back,
With some brand new crack we can do it like that,
You really must be so lonely,
Puffed up like you're tough but so phony.
You and your boys you don't know me,
You really wanna hold me? Show me homie.
Tough talk doesn't mean a thing,
Get over yourself, you know when we're up in the scene,
It's Machine Shop rockin' when we step inside,
And we got everybody so petrified!

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Now why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Ya'll are not not re-ready (no!),
Not re-ready (no!),
We about to drop it steady (so!),
Do it like that, like that, like that,
Like that, like that, like that, like that...

Ya'll are not not re-ready (no!),
Not re-ready (no!),
We about to drop it steady (so!),
Do it like that, like that, like that,
Like that, like that, like that, like get up...

Why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Why's everybody so petrified? (What!)
Petrified (what!), step aside,
And just drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')
Drop that! (cmon')

Like stop! (stop x10)
Machine shop! (shop x10)

Gallery

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  Digital single

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  Vinyl single

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  Remixed And Ready

External Links

• Petrified (Music Video): YouTube