![]() If you’re one of those people who get House of Pain mixed up with another popular, non-Black hip-hop trio from the early ‘90s called Cypress Hill, then you shouldn’t feel too bad. In fact it was Cypress Hill’s DJ Muggs who originated (i.e. lead by example.Īnd truth be told, there are very few songs, if any, that are as effective in encouraging audiences to jump as this one. So, there you have it. This truly is, as far as its main point goes, a song about jumping, though in a raucous, party-like manner. ![]() So as far as the thesis sentiment goes, even though the verses have almost nothing to do with jumping, still we would argue that such is it. After dissing the police, threatening to beat dudes up and what have you, that’s what every verse concludes with, an admonishment to “get out your seat and jump around”, with the vocalist himself ‘coming to get down’, i.e. So it’s sort of like hey, the vocalist has to rap about something. But again, in the grand scheme of the tune the featured storyline gets little attention anyway. After all, ‘busting’ some dude “in the eye” and then taking his girl or ‘smacking a ho’ doesn’t have anything to do with jumping around anyway. However admittedly, the lyrics do get quite hostile at certain points, especially as far as what’s considered by some to be a family-friendly dance song is concerned. In fact he comes off more or less like your quintessential West Coast rapper of the day, a true protégé of Ice-T’s. For instance, he lets it be known a couple of times, using some choice language, that he isn’t fond of the police. Also, the vocalist dedicates quite a few bars to admiring his own lyrical skills.Īnd yes, there are quite a few references to violence, including an allusion to opps getting shot. But there’s not even any curse words in the song, unless you consider “b*t*h” to be one. And in analyzing the verses, it seems that Everlast may have overestimated his hardcoreness as noted above. For despite the fact that there are some potentially-controversial lyrics, even by early-1990s rap standards, he doesn’t necessarily say anything eye-popping. “Everybody” is being advised to “jump around”, which within this context would be a form of wild dancing. So we already know what’s going on in the chorus. Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS).And in this case Everlast more or less admits as such, even if indirectly. Or more precisely, he dropped lyrics which he thought were “too hardcore” to make it mainstream. But again, that’s the power of creating a chorus as powerful as this one – no one really picks up on what’s being said in the verses anyway. Get the embed code House Of Pain - Jump Around Album Lyrics1.Jump Around (DJ Biznizz remix)2.Jump Around (Jason Nevins 2000 radio edit)3.Jump Around (master mix)4.Jump Around (original version)House Of Pain Lyrics provided by Put out your head then you wake up in the Dawn of the Dead It up up and around, then buck, buck you down Get used to one style and you know I might switch Try'n to play me out like as if my name was Sega Or better yet a Terminator, like Arnold Schwarzenegger I'm the cream of the crop, I rise to the top Listen to the sound that pounds, I jump aroundĪnd step to the rear, dear, 'cause I'm hereīlood stains the ground, huh, I jump around 'Cause when I shoot ta give, I shoot to kill Try and step to me you'll take your last breath ![]() 'Cause I got lyrics and you ain't got noneīut if you do you're a fool, 'cause I duel to the death I got more rhymes than the Bible's got PsalmsĪnd just like the Prodigal Son I've returned If your girl steps up, I'm smackin' the hoe Yo, I'll bust 'em in the eye and then I'll take the punks homeĪnd I got more rhymes than there's cops that are dunkin'ĭonuts shop, sure 'nuff I got props from the kids on the Hill Muggs is a funk fest, someone's talkin' junk If you've got the feelin' jump across the ceilin' Get up, stand up, come on, throw your hands up Try and play the role and the whole crew will act up I won't tear the sack up, punk you'd better back up
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