"Mass Destruction" is the normal battle theme of Persona 3 and Persona 3 FES. The song has rap vocals sung by Lotus Juice, with sung portions of the song by Yumi Kawamura. There are five variants of the track, each appearing in a separate collection:
- "Mass Destruction", found on the Persona 3 Original Soundtrack which is the normal battle theme of Persona 3, of The Journey story in Persona 3 FES and the Male Protagonist's story of Persona 3 Portable.
- "Mass Destruction -P3fes version-" , found on the Persona 3 FES Original Soundtrack which is the normal battle theme of the The Answer story of Persona 3 FES.
- "Mass Destruction -Reincarnation-", found on the Burn My Dread -Reincarnation: Persona 3- disc.
- "Mass Destruction -Persona 3 The Movie #2", found on Persona 3 The Movie #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream disc.
- Mass Destruction -ATLUS Kitajoh Version-, found on Persona 20th Anniversary All Time Best Album's third disc, which is a mashup of Burn My Dread, the version of Mass Destruction featured in The Journey and the version of Mass Destruction featured in The Answer.
The Persona 3 variant of the song is also featured in Persona 4 Arena as the mirror match theme for Aigis, Akihiko and Mitsuru. In Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, all male Persona 3 characters feature the latter variant as their mirror match theme, while Aigis has the P3FES variant for her mirror match theme. In Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, the Persona 3 version plays as SEES rescues the Investigation Team in the P4 Story.
Lyrics
Persona 3 Original Soundtrack
(Baby, baby, baby x4)
Yeah!
(Yes! The battleground's right here!)
(It's a man's world!)
(Come on!)
(Gotta get ready for this right here)
(Hey, yo)
Fear's awake, anger beats loud, face reality
Never beat charity
The enemy you're fighting covers all society
(Damn right)
Mommy's not here, gotta fight
(All night)
Right here, Shadow 10 o'clock direction
Seize the moment, destroy the nation
Your rhyme is slow motion, give me motivation
Freaked out now, and dead on arrival
(What?)
Round up around, spit out
All over
Rhyme like a rolling stone
Comin' a crowd
Watch out, they move, they diss you loud
Guess what this sound, it bombs whole ground
(So round up)
Don't ease your pace, 'cuz enemy's brutal
Moment of truth, There ain't no truce
You're the only one, one world, one love
But the battle goes on, Shadows of Mass Destruction
Ooh yeah,
Dada-dada, dada-dada,
Baby, baby,
Da-dada-dada, dada-dada
(Repeat x2)
Persona 3 FES
(Baby, baby, baby x4)
Yeah!
(Oh... hey yo. You guys going to rap in this right now?)
(Unless we have to...)
(You can't stop it!)
(Uh, you guys ready?)
(Take it hot, right now)
I thought told y'all to sit down or get down
I'm about'a hit ground
When I'm in the box, my hits way out of this bounds
Nobody's topping me
(You know it, damn right)
Most of y'alls loving me
(Doing it all night)
Keeping my friends close, and my foes closer
Things getting messy, but I never lift the nose up
As I get older
See things slower
My enemies looking like kids, and I'm the grown up
(Forget it)
I'm the next masterpiece made
A new generation team, a wicked beast "Ace"
But I'm the mister nice guy
See? I'm a wise guy
Not a mafioso, but I hustle like Mike
Lay low if you're feelin' me
I take these beats, freaks go crazy with me
So put 'em up in this base with me
So shake with the man, L to the J's, now follow me
Ooh yeah,
Da-dada-dada, dada-dada,
Baby, baby,
Da-dada-dada, dada-dada,
(Repeat x2)
Persona 3 Arrange Album (Burn My Dread-Reincarnation)
Ooh yeah,
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Ooh yeah,
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I don't care anymore, enough of fake smiles
Buckwild I go, tried it on but it didn't fit me so
Found a better pair of shoes to walk
Even in defeat, hold my pride, never gonna talk
Better yet, my mouth is tight like James Bond
You thought you saw me, but next second I'm gone
I don't want no throne
I'm a freelancer
Do for benjamins, but I'm not a gangster
(Show me what you got)
If you got at all, 'cuz I fight not only verbally
Volatile man I am, gotta game that I play
I thought you might like the way
I destruct everywhere I lay my hands
I'm sick to the bone
From the top of the dome to the tip of my toe
I call the shots, the frontman calls the drop
Going no where if you wanna take my spot
(Break down)
Right off the bat
I pop my armory, too smooth to see,
I sting like bee
Like Muhamad Ali,
Champion of Champions will not defeat
Came up to beat
The enemy at large
But tonight let us take a break, back to kids and go-carts
Ooh yeah,
Dada-dada, dada-dada,
Baby, baby,
Da-dada-dada, dada-dada
(Repeat x4)
Once again, I'm back in the lab
Cleaning my knives, ready for stabs
I never committed a crime I had to
Out of necessity, I done couple
I plead guilty to lord in the chapel
Forgiveness given cuz I don't look for trouble
Instead it finds me
And what I do is fight back
Never look back the past, 'cuz it hurts to think back
I pray to God, 'cuz I'm still paranoid today
(Can't lean back)
Now its over
Survival of the fittest time for me to take over
I was lenient, but games over
Mass destruction is now our slogan
Just won't do things in slow-mo
Fast life, fast money, kinda like promo
(Break down)
Still get it going on
I am the next ruler of the python
Don't be scared of biting, I'm not a Tyson
Right on! I'm the hurricane in the ocean
About to land disturbing the peace, it's a war zone
You best took it serious when you heard the tone.
Ooh yeah,
Dada-dada, dada-dada,
Baby, baby,
Da-dada-dada, dada-dada
(Repeat x10)
Ooh yeah,
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Ooh yeah,
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Persona 3 The Movie #2 Midsummer's Knight's Dream
(Baby, baby, baby x4)
Yeah!
I don't care anymore, enough of fake smiles
Buckwild I go, tried it on but it didn't fit me so
Found a better pair of shoes to walk
Even in defeat, I hold my pride never gonna talk
Better yet, my mouth is tight like James Bond
You thought you saw me, but next second I'm gone
I don't want no throne
I'm a freelancer
Do for benjamins, but I'm not a gangster
(Show me what you got)
If you got at all, 'cuz I fight not only verbally
Volatile man I am, gotta game that I play
I thought you might like the way
I destruct everywhere I lay my hands
I'm sick to the bone
From the top of the dome to the tip of my toe
I call the shots, the frontman calls the drop
Going no where if you wanna take my spot
Like that!
Ooh yeah,
Dada-dada, dada-dada,
Baby, baby,
Da-dada-dada, dada-dada
(repeat x4)
(Baby, baby, baby x4)
Yeah!
See me running running running far away
Shadow's expressions opaque
So time to eat them cook like steak, filet
Oh babe I've got a whole crew with me who can relate
To this mass destruction
(Just go craze)
This ain't no default, fresh, no decay
Making my own rules, no delay
Paving my own way
This ain't no children's play
Living this moment, don't need a replay
Burning my dread, many days I was dead wrong
Too many shadows kept on pushing, I was drawn
Into the potholes they try to brain-wash me down
To the bottom, but ain't nobody can chain my brain
Do or die? I done did it done did it
No limit till death comes to visit
So wicked this life but I live it
If I must mass destruct, I can in a minute
Ooh yeah,
Dada-dada, dada-dada,
Baby, baby,
Da-dada-dada, dada-dada
(repeat x4)
(Baby, baby, baby x4)
Yeah!
(Uh-huh, yeah)
(This is how I roll...)
(Y'all feel me right here?)
MASS DESTRUCTION!
Ooh yeah,
Dada-dada, dada-dada,
Baby, baby,
Da-dada-dada, dada-dada
(repeat x4)
Fear's awake, anger beats loud, face reality
Never beat charity
The enemy you're fighting covers all society (Damn right) Mommy's not here, gotta fight (All night)
Right here, Shadow 10 o'clock direction
Seize the moment, destroy the nation
Your rhyme is slow motion, give me motivation
Freaked out now, and dead on arrival (What?)
Round up around, spit out
All over
Rhyme like a rolling stone
Comin' a crowd
Watch out, they move, they diss you loud
Guess what this sound, it bombs whole ground (So round up)
Don't ease your pace, 'cuz enemy's brutal
Moment of truth, There ain't no truce
You're the only one, one world, one love
But the battle goes on, Shadows of Mass Destruction
(Baby, baby, baby x4)
Yeah!