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.
Trace your finger on the sky,
Is the image spoiled by looking twice?
Make a sound if you'll agree,
To be my company.
I think I saw a unicorn,
Or perhaps a horse in uniform
Make a sound if-
Habitat, your house is just a word,
But I miss that word for the minor detail.
I’ll take it back for sure, for sure, for sure.
It's time I--
It's time I did what you said.
And we all know that roundabouts just spin your head,
And maybe I’m just getting old.
But I’ll take the swings instead,
I can't understand the appeal.
Habitat your house is just a word,
But I miss that word.
I'll take it back for sure.
Lost and found,
Find me now.
Stay up ground
On roundabouts.
Lost and found.
Habitat your house is just a word,
But I miss that word for the minor detail.
I’ll take it back for sure, for sure.
I’ll take it back for sure, for sure, for sure.
If I can get this situation around my head
It’s time I did what you said
And I can't talk, so I’ll shout instead.
It's time I did what you said,
It's time I did what you said,
It's time I did what you said.
Is the image spoiled by looking twice?
Make a sound if you'll agree,
To be my company.
I think I saw a unicorn,
Or perhaps a horse in uniform
Make a sound if-
Habitat, your house is just a word,
But I miss that word for the minor detail.
I’ll take it back for sure, for sure, for sure.
It's time I--
It's time I did what you said.
And we all know that roundabouts just spin your head,
And maybe I’m just getting old.
But I’ll take the swings instead,
I can't understand the appeal.
Habitat your house is just a word,
But I miss that word.
I'll take it back for sure.
Lost and found,
Find me now.
Stay up ground
On roundabouts.
Lost and found.
Habitat your house is just a word,
But I miss that word for the minor detail.
I’ll take it back for sure, for sure.
I’ll take it back for sure, for sure, for sure.
If I can get this situation around my head
It’s time I did what you said
And I can't talk, so I’ll shout instead.
It's time I did what you said,
It's time I did what you said,
It's time I did what you said.
Lyrics submitted by Gareththomson, edited by havesomewater
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The previous two comments were absolutely pointless. Here's a third one pointing out how stupid the last two were. This is song meanings.net, not idiotsstatetheobvious.net.
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