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.
Think that I know now whose ghost haunts my kitchen
I feel his footsteps and I hear him breathe
He cries in the night times with hell fire conviction
Best you hold up your head or you’ll never be free
And I read the best words that man’s ever written
But it’s your voice that cries out to me in my dreams
When I last blessed my eyes with the sweetest of visions
When I close my eyes it’s still you that I see
It's you baby, sleep on my floor boards, you smoked up all my deals
It's you baby, and I dream of something more but I wake to a dream
And I gave her my soul the night I saw her naked
I gave her a green but I’ll guild it with coke
And I cooked her the best food that she’d ever tasted
But the girl just wants to get wasted
Ooooh bah bah dah bah bah dah bah bah dah that’s my baby
Ooooh bah bah dah bah bah dah bah bah dah but she’s crazy
It's you baby, sleep on my floor boards you smoked up all my deals
It's you baby, and I dream of something more but I wake to a dream
So pull out the needle and thread and start stitching
So stitch me right up so that I cannot see
'Cos I think that I know now whose ghost haunts my kitchen
I feel his footsteps and I hear him breathe
He cries in the night times with hell fire conviction
Best you hold up your head or you’ll never be free
And I read the best words that man’s ever written
But it’s your voice that cries out to me in my dreams
When I last blessed my eyes with the sweetest of visions
When I close my eyes it’s still you that I see
It's you baby, sleep on my floor boards, you smoked up all my deals
It's you baby, and I dream of something more but I wake to a dream
And I gave her my soul the night I saw her naked
I gave her a green but I’ll guild it with coke
And I cooked her the best food that she’d ever tasted
But the girl just wants to get wasted
Ooooh bah bah dah bah bah dah bah bah dah that’s my baby
Ooooh bah bah dah bah bah dah bah bah dah but she’s crazy
It's you baby, sleep on my floor boards you smoked up all my deals
It's you baby, and I dream of something more but I wake to a dream
So pull out the needle and thread and start stitching
So stitch me right up so that I cannot see
'Cos I think that I know now whose ghost haunts my kitchen
Lyrics submitted by i.am.such.a.pyt
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I haven't read the book but I'm thinking I'll have to now. From what I've heard tho I think it sounds like the song can be interprited in different ways. For me this song is about a boy who likes a girl and can't stop thinking about her "well I read the best words that mans ever writen by it's your voice that cries out to me in my dreams" No matter what it means it's still an awsome song and one of my favorites :)