[00:00.000](Part One)
[00:00.607](Black Thought)
[00:00.791]*Background*
[00:00.909]Is this fast or normal speed?
[00:09.722]Yea, knawsayin?, yea, Table of Contents
[00:14.490]****ing wit it, one two, it's the Table of Contents, come on (2x)
[00:27.141]Uh yea, uh huh, yo
[00:27.452]Check it out, you're now intuned to the sounds of the
[00:31.098]R to the, double-O to the, T-S and I stretch limit to this profession
[00:35.249]My voice physically fit, tracks I'm bench-pressing
[00:37.700]The mic chord is an extension of my intestine
[00:39.929]Delicate MC's sliced in my delicatessan
[00:42.217]My mind state is that of the S-P
[00:44.042]Connection, Pennsy a part of me, South Philly through my arteries
[00:46.927]Thought the dark one, fearsome, slump son
[00:49.379]My vocal just a knuckle that sucker punched the drum
[00:51.691]Hip-hop yo that's my hustle and it kill a kingdom
[00:53.863]That Fall Apart to drastic propor-tion
[00:56.367]Lost ones out there, you better stand clear
[00:58.747]The Fifth Dynasty, it be a world premier
[01:00.983]Cuttin through like attorneys at law that's car chasin
[01:03.534]You star gazing, the force y'all facin is the
[01:05.982]R-to the, double-O to the, T-S an'
[01:08.900]Y'all niggas in the mix, keep guessin
[01:10.555]The world traveller in the flesh without question
[01:13.570]Last seven years on tour without restin
[01:15.170]Yo the kind of rapper you should reconsider testin
[01:17.435]Supreme simply, o-fficial Dundee
[01:19.972]What I bring'll motivate to move your whole country
[01:21.903]Throw your hands up if y'all want me to proceed wit
[01:25.110]And carry out strategic plans to leave wit
[01:27.372]The title that I'm watchin, Roots we run-ting
[01:29.534]My Dundee atire for MC hunting
[01:31.642]Step up and out the ring
[01:32.953]Y'all niggas on some other, y'all loud as Don King
[01:35.166]But wine drink within the danger zone lounging
[01:37.612]You need to be more aware of your surroundings
[01:39.761]Reality at times is astounding enough to get your heart pounding
[01:43.516]It's safe to assume, in all confidence
[01:45.662]That I'm one of the illest in the seven continents
[01:48.104]Yo, you on my shit, thanks for the compliments
[01:50.794]Table Of Contents (Parts 1 & 2) by The Roots from the album Things Fall Apart. You be ****ed up by my Table of Contents *begins fading
[01:52.735]Bad Lieutanent, you I been rhymin since
[01:55.060]The ****in past tense, **** no delayin
[01:57.127]Or playin taking your wing way back in the day of yo
[01:59.773]If l could get my mother****ing mind togethe
[02:00.466](Part Two)
[02:00.489](Malik B)
[02:06.625]It' the R-to the, double-O to the, T-S an'
[02:10.423]Yo yo, it's the R to the, double-O to the, T-S an' yo
[02:16.526]When I strike to excite, I just aim, I never miss
[02:19.638]Embrace you wit a hug of death, give your ass a slight kiss
[02:22.036]Toxic words that spill over pages, for ages
[02:24.712]Impacts like M-16's to twelve gauges
[02:26.775]The rage is still in me, never act too friendly
[02:29.779]Scully down creepin while you tilted off Henny
[02:32.456]Many man begin pure but in this world of sin your
[02:35.036]Holdin tight my mor-al by in-jure
[02:37.721]We scramble, because this game life is the gamble
[02:40.080]Vandalize your terrain, go against the grain
[02:42.479]Invade your brain wit the collision causing division
[02:44.964]Sweep your sector, leavin you niggas for stool-pigeons
[02:47.325]Sweep your sector, leavin you niggas for stool-pigeons
[02:49.979]Sweep your sector, leavin you niggas for stool-pigeons
[02:52.517]My religion is a way of life, but the trife replays
[02:55.747]Cause niggas acting shittiest these day
[02:57.636]Wagin wars, usin dynamics cuz I'ma slam it
[03:00.061]You talkin all this out out your mouth, you satanic
[03:02.615]Roam the planet, always takin bull shit for granted
[03:05.043]Just a cool type of cat but you still can't understand it
[03:07.457]You told to sit back, stand still and chill
[03:09.863]Niggas bound to clap shots cause they all act il
[03:12.628]Wit a sour-ass taste smilin up in your face
[03:15.050]I'm like trust, never leavin no trial or no trace
[03:17.716]Disappear wit the wind, ? shows the discipline
[03:20.519]Twenty-five years of my life I learned to ?miss amend?
[03:22.911]Peep the structure of a whole empire
[03:25.471]Smuggled sealed tai, pack lyrics like Kya
[03:28.008]Verbal messiah, when I cross I set a fire
[03:30.446]Wacker MC went in doubt cuz I'm for hire *echoes*

(Part One)
(Black Thought)
*Background*
Is this fast or normal speed?
Yea, knawsayin?, yea, Table of Contents
****ing wit it, one two, it's the Table of Contents, come on (2x)
Uh yea, uh huh, yo
Check it out, you're now intuned to the sounds of the
R to the, double-O to the, T-S and I stretch limit to this profession
My voice physically fit, tracks I'm bench-pressing
The mic chord is an extension of my intestine
Delicate MC's sliced in my delicatessan
My mind state is that of the S-P
Connection, Pennsy a part of me, South Philly through my arteries
Thought the dark one, fearsome, slump son
My vocal just a knuckle that sucker punched the drum
Hip-hop yo that's my hustle and it kill a kingdom
That Fall Apart to drastic propor-tion
Lost ones out there, you better stand clear
The Fifth Dynasty, it be a world premier
Cuttin through like attorneys at law that's car chasin
You star gazing, the force y'all facin is the
R-to the, double-O to the, T-S an'
Y'all niggas in the mix, keep guessin
The world traveller in the flesh without question
Last seven years on tour without restin
Yo the kind of rapper you should reconsider testin
Supreme simply, o-fficial Dundee
What I bring'll motivate to move your whole country
Throw your hands up if y'all want me to proceed wit
And carry out strategic plans to leave wit
The title that I'm watchin, Roots we run-ting
My Dundee atire for MC hunting
Step up and out the ring
Y'all niggas on some other, y'all loud as Don King
But wine drink within the danger zone lounging
You need to be more aware of your surroundings
Reality at times is astounding enough to get your heart pounding
It's safe to assume, in all confidence
That I'm one of the illest in the seven continents
Yo, you on my shit, thanks for the compliments
Table Of Contents (Parts 1 & 2) by The Roots from the album Things Fall Apart. You be ****ed up by my Table of Contents *begins fading
Bad Lieutanent, you I been rhymin since
The ****in past tense, **** no delayin
Or playin taking your wing way back in the day of yo
If l could get my mother****ing mind togethe
(Part Two)
(Malik B)
It' the R-to the, double-O to the, T-S an'
Yo yo, it's the R to the, double-O to the, T-S an' yo
When I strike to excite, I just aim, I never miss
Embrace you wit a hug of death, give your ass a slight kiss
Toxic words that spill over pages, for ages
Impacts like M-16's to twelve gauges
The rage is still in me, never act too friendly
Scully down creepin while you tilted off Henny
Many man begin pure but in this world of sin your
Holdin tight my mor-al by in-jure
We scramble, because this game life is the gamble
Vandalize your terrain, go against the grain
Invade your brain wit the collision causing division
Sweep your sector, leavin you niggas for stool-pigeons
Sweep your sector, leavin you niggas for stool-pigeons
Sweep your sector, leavin you niggas for stool-pigeons
My religion is a way of life, but the trife replays
Cause niggas acting shittiest these day
Wagin wars, usin dynamics cuz I'ma slam it
You talkin all this out out your mouth, you satanic
Roam the planet, always takin bull shit for granted
Just a cool type of cat but you still can't understand it
You told to sit back, stand still and chill
Niggas bound to clap shots cause they all act il
Wit a sour-ass taste smilin up in your face
I'm like trust, never leavin no trial or no trace
Disappear wit the wind, ? shows the discipline
Twenty-five years of my life I learned to ?miss amend?
Peep the structure of a whole empire
Smuggled sealed tai, pack lyrics like Kya
Verbal messiah, when I cross I set a fire
Wacker MC went in doubt cuz I'm for hire *echoes*