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.
Smooth like a rolling crystal ball
Heading for a sideline straight towards the fall
No one will get through
No one will get through at all
The night sky illuminates it all
Like a distant firefight always orchestral
The sun is coming soon
Just to pass by you, by you
And I will hide myself away
Save all these people for another day
And I will hide myself away
Just to spite them all for another day
The moon comes down on me again
Soon this lonely dream now slowly will begin
Giving me this pain
This paralyzing pain again
The night sky illuminates it all
Like a distant firefight always orchestral
And time is coming soon
Just to pass by you, pass by you
And I will hide myself away
Save all of these people for another day
And I will hide myself away
Just to spite them all for another day, yeah
Smooth like a rolling crystal ball
Heading for a sideline straight towards the fall
No one will get through
No one will get through at all
And I will hide myself away
Save all of these people for another day
And I will hide myself away
Just to spite them all for another day
And I will hide myself away
Much to the chagrin of everyone this day
And I am not much a friend this way
No, I'm not fit to wear that hat today
Heading for a sideline straight towards the fall
No one will get through
No one will get through at all
The night sky illuminates it all
Like a distant firefight always orchestral
The sun is coming soon
Just to pass by you, by you
And I will hide myself away
Save all these people for another day
And I will hide myself away
Just to spite them all for another day
The moon comes down on me again
Soon this lonely dream now slowly will begin
Giving me this pain
This paralyzing pain again
The night sky illuminates it all
Like a distant firefight always orchestral
And time is coming soon
Just to pass by you, pass by you
And I will hide myself away
Save all of these people for another day
And I will hide myself away
Just to spite them all for another day, yeah
Smooth like a rolling crystal ball
Heading for a sideline straight towards the fall
No one will get through
No one will get through at all
And I will hide myself away
Save all of these people for another day
And I will hide myself away
Just to spite them all for another day
And I will hide myself away
Much to the chagrin of everyone this day
And I am not much a friend this way
No, I'm not fit to wear that hat today
Lyrics submitted by aristuma21
I Will Hide Myself Away Lyrics as written by Kevin Sanders Joseph Pepper
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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ok so yeah yeah.. well i watched this and i heard is the second part of I will follow
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