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.
I want to see, I want to hear, I want to love, I want to scream
I want to learn, I want to feel, I want to sing, I want to heal
I want to dare, I want to breathe, I want to dance, I want to be
I want to laugh, I want to kiss, I want to cry, I want to give
I want to trust, I want to grow, I want to talk, I want to know
I want to smile, I want to play, I want to help, I want it all
I want to touch, I want to share, I want to cheer, I want to care
Don't want to hurt, just want to heal, I want to live
Coming home
Got the world in my pocket, I'll never let it go
I'm coming home to the place where I started
Why did it take so long
I want to see, I want to hear, I want to love, I want to scream
I want to run, I want to feel, I want to sing, I want to heal
I want to dare, I want to breathe, I want to dance, I want to be
I want to laugh, I want to kiss, I want to live
Coming home
Got the world in my pocket, I'll never let it go
I'm coming home to the place where I started
Why did it take so long
A human, that is all I am
I've got something I would never give away
I want to see, I want to hear, I want to love, I want to scream
I want to run, I want to feel, I want to sing, I want to heal
I want to dare, I want to breathe, I want to dance, I want to be
I want to laugh, I want to kiss, I want to try to forgive
Coming home
Got the world in my pocket, I'll never let it go
I'm coming home to the place where I started
Why did it take so long
I want to learn, I want to feel, I want to sing, I want to heal
I want to dare, I want to breathe, I want to dance, I want to be
I want to laugh, I want to kiss, I want to cry, I want to give
I want to trust, I want to grow, I want to talk, I want to know
I want to smile, I want to play, I want to help, I want it all
I want to touch, I want to share, I want to cheer, I want to care
Don't want to hurt, just want to heal, I want to live
Coming home
Got the world in my pocket, I'll never let it go
I'm coming home to the place where I started
Why did it take so long
I want to see, I want to hear, I want to love, I want to scream
I want to run, I want to feel, I want to sing, I want to heal
I want to dare, I want to breathe, I want to dance, I want to be
I want to laugh, I want to kiss, I want to live
Coming home
Got the world in my pocket, I'll never let it go
I'm coming home to the place where I started
Why did it take so long
A human, that is all I am
I've got something I would never give away
I want to see, I want to hear, I want to love, I want to scream
I want to run, I want to feel, I want to sing, I want to heal
I want to dare, I want to breathe, I want to dance, I want to be
I want to laugh, I want to kiss, I want to try to forgive
Coming home
Got the world in my pocket, I'll never let it go
I'm coming home to the place where I started
Why did it take so long
Lyrics submitted by dontwasteyoursong
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