So tell me, when you took the practice Scholastic Aptitude Test
Did you know the answers or did you just guess?
You rely on gimmicks to amuse your fans
And act all urban to jack-up your sound-scan.
What's the matter with you? How come you rhyme monosyllabically?
Is atrophy shrinking your entire vocabulary?
Your style's like garbage cans meant to be taken out on a weekly basis.
Ever since your first record you've been in a state of suspended animation.
You look like Snuffaluffagus and Australopithecus.
Me Cray, you abacus.
But enough about you, let's talk about me
And how single-handedly I redefined the science of radio astronomy,
making Nobel prize winners question their notions of reality.
Oh, but I digress… you play sorry, I play chess.
King's pawn to b3, checkmate, go get some Percasets.

Careful with that mic, Weezy.
Do you really think it's that easy?

Mmmm… this is really good ice cream! you want some of it?
Oh, my bad, I didn't know you were lactose intolerant.
Makes you pass gas, frightens all the girls away.
Only friends you keep are those you pay.
Always on the ready for the wack snack attack,
I carry sandwiches around in a straight-edge style Jansport backpack.
Got the gadget Q gave Bond. Take control of your mind and make you jump in a pond,
Go "quack quack" and flap your arms, leave you confused, but completely unharmed.



Careful with that mic, Weezy.
Do you really think it's that easy?
Do you really think it's true
That up above they can't hear you?

Now both you and I know that the past ten years have been rather intense.
I'm ashamed to admit that I've been fooled by the seductions of violence.
People walking around with ugly auras.
At times I'm even tempted to seek the advice of Dr. Laura,
But I ignore her.

So I take a deep breath and count to ten,
Ain't gonna let it get under my skin.
Take a deep breath and count to ten.
Think of all the nice places that I’ve been

Like back when I was waging peace against the Visigoths,
I was tutored in the ancient mysteries by a wizened philosoph,
Learned the polyrhythm of celestial time,
and wait for the one to come and get it done to finish the rhyme.

Careful with that mic, Weezy.
Do you really think it's that easy?
Do you really think it's true
That up above they can't hear you?



Lyrics submitted by joshbert13

Track duration: 03:27


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  • 0
    General Comment:this definitely feels like a shot at Fred Durst and most Nu-Metal in general but primarily Durst.
    Flag Thebeatkingon June 28, 2012   Link
  • +1
    My Opinion:Anyone who thinks Neil Fallon wrote & recorded a song in 2000 or so about Lil Wayne has a very powerful imagination.

    The line "And act all urban to jack-up your sound-scan" sure makes it seem like it's directed at a nu-metal rap/rocker and Fred Durst seems as good a guess as any, especially as they toured together in 1998.
    Flag Vanderminton June 03, 2012   Link
  • -1
    General Comment:it's about lil wayne, "Careful with that mic, Weezy.
    Do you really think it's that easy"
    Flag cmrvenomon July 11, 2011   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:Only Neil can make a segue from bashing dumb artists to sandwiches
    Flag syldudeon April 01, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Could be insulting fred durst, but lil wayne is also known as weezy, that's who I think Neil is dissing specifically. But the song title reads "Careful with that mic..." as if to imply that more than one artist could be put into this context, so it is also song about shitty mainstream music in general. Props to Clutch, some of the most intelligent lyricism I've ever encountered.
    Flag ctj23on January 16, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I had a live recording of this song where Neil introduces it.
    It can't remember if he said

    "We're gonna play a little a little ditty I wrote about radio"
    or if ti was
    "We're gonna play a little a little ditty I wrote about rock radio"
    Flag angusporranon January 12, 2010   Link
  • 0
    Song Meaning:Excellent slam on lazy song writers. I'd have to agree that if it's about a specific person Durst is number 1 candidate.
    I doubt many professional rappers could do nearly as well as this track.
    Flag ThePoetRazelon July 08, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:The ultimate diss song
    Flag BobbyjointRitualon July 13, 2008   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:The song is about Fred Durst, whom the band got sick of when Columbia forced the two bands to tour together in 96 or 97.
    Flag rolekion April 24, 2008   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:Wrong Way, Cray computers are the fastest, biggest, baddest supercomputers in the world today. Probably named after Seymour Cray, maybe a company he founded.
    Flagged stogieon June 20, 2007   Link

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