This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
Vers 1
Another cold night, autumn is rolling in
my hands are cold, my feet are wet and my heart is burning
This may be, my final words to you
my head feels empty, my soul feels weak and im getting all tied up
Vers 2
time is running out, find it hard to make some sense
I´d never losed my grip before, cause all i tried to were to ignore
is life just a bitch, or is it just you
hiding behind the letters, hiding from the pain
(hiding from the pain)
REFR
This is the last time (the last time)
i come crawling back to you, begging for a second chance
This is the last time (my last time)
To let you know im not the easyfooled guy i used to be
Vers 3
This is hard to say, getting harder everyday
its like a winter, coming back to me, leaving all my scars wide shut
no wounds healed at all, find it hard to catch my fall
looking into the mirror and all i can see is you
REFR
This is the last time (the last time)
i come crawling back to you, begging for a second chance
This is the last time (my last time)
To let you know im not the easyfooled guy i used to be
BRIDGE
This is the last time well talk at all
now its me, my friends and my perfectly messed up mind
if you think that ill excuse me, your damn much wrong
i wont spend a though on you,
you made me feel like crap now its my time for..
BRIDGE#2
this is the thought i never knew would come (knew would come)
its like im coming up from hell
this is the thought i never knew would come (knew would come)
its like im coming up from hell
and now theres nothing that could stand against
PRE-CHORUS
If I leave you with a crashed up mind, i just dont mind to crash you up
REFR
This is the last time (the last time)
i come crawling back to you, begging for a second chance
This is the last time (my last time)
To let you know im not the easyfooled guy i used to be
Another cold night, autumn is rolling in
my hands are cold, my feet are wet and my heart is burning
This may be, my final words to you
my head feels empty, my soul feels weak and im getting all tied up
Vers 2
time is running out, find it hard to make some sense
I´d never losed my grip before, cause all i tried to were to ignore
is life just a bitch, or is it just you
hiding behind the letters, hiding from the pain
(hiding from the pain)
REFR
This is the last time (the last time)
i come crawling back to you, begging for a second chance
This is the last time (my last time)
To let you know im not the easyfooled guy i used to be
Vers 3
This is hard to say, getting harder everyday
its like a winter, coming back to me, leaving all my scars wide shut
no wounds healed at all, find it hard to catch my fall
looking into the mirror and all i can see is you
REFR
This is the last time (the last time)
i come crawling back to you, begging for a second chance
This is the last time (my last time)
To let you know im not the easyfooled guy i used to be
BRIDGE
This is the last time well talk at all
now its me, my friends and my perfectly messed up mind
if you think that ill excuse me, your damn much wrong
i wont spend a though on you,
you made me feel like crap now its my time for..
BRIDGE#2
this is the thought i never knew would come (knew would come)
its like im coming up from hell
this is the thought i never knew would come (knew would come)
its like im coming up from hell
and now theres nothing that could stand against
PRE-CHORUS
If I leave you with a crashed up mind, i just dont mind to crash you up
REFR
This is the last time (the last time)
i come crawling back to you, begging for a second chance
This is the last time (my last time)
To let you know im not the easyfooled guy i used to be
Lyrics submitted by Hedde
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