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.
Cat Pepper
We've been told what to do
I didn't realise either mate, I'm with you
I've been following white lines all my life
Touche Turtle, jump the castle, avoid the disco dancers
No Hassle
Doing beak like that with a kid at your mums
Paramedics, you should've thought about that one
Heart stopper,
BOOM CLEAR
What happened to Richard?
All I can see is gear
Breathless, Incinerate, processed cheese
Become what you 'ate, become what we are
A series one with dreams to reach a series four
Drive drive, six packs, drive drive, white teeth, Kit Kat
Take the money and run
Join the elite
You've sold yourself to no-one
Pied Piper
Whiskey nose
The wonder wall fell down on you
A little ditty and it's all gone wrong
I don't expect the tool to sing along
A little ditty and it's all gone wrong
A little ditty
A little ditty
I ain't a threat, they leave me alone
Flat cut gamble
You know when I worked there, I got a bad feeling from the man
I can't work with someone like that again, Sand'
A little ditty and its all gone wrong
I don't expect the kid to sing along
That band from the 80's, that punk band, what are they called?
The Queens Park Rangers
'Bin around ages, you tool
We're all up in the top room of the pub
Getting heavy with the past, that didn't exist.
You re-shape to get celeb mates Shorditch yarn
In the, have you been for a poo poo barn
Gnarly coke death faces
Death, death, death, nine to a cubicle
Bed squeezing, screwing up faces
Last choke push the wheels of the next big thing
You scratch my back, I don't scratch anything
Apart from my nads
Oi Mick, I'm born to be bland
Jumped up in black leather
Flints, death, Currywurst
Smashed and in everything!
A little ditty and it's all gone wrong
I don't expect the tool to sing along
A little ditty and it's all gone wrong
A little ditty
A little ditty
A little ditty
We've been told what to do
I didn't realise either mate, I'm with you
I've been following white lines all my life
Touche Turtle, jump the castle, avoid the disco dancers
No Hassle
Doing beak like that with a kid at your mums
Paramedics, you should've thought about that one
Heart stopper,
BOOM CLEAR
What happened to Richard?
All I can see is gear
Breathless, Incinerate, processed cheese
Become what you 'ate, become what we are
A series one with dreams to reach a series four
Drive drive, six packs, drive drive, white teeth, Kit Kat
Take the money and run
Join the elite
You've sold yourself to no-one
Pied Piper
Whiskey nose
The wonder wall fell down on you
A little ditty and it's all gone wrong
I don't expect the tool to sing along
A little ditty and it's all gone wrong
A little ditty
A little ditty
I ain't a threat, they leave me alone
Flat cut gamble
You know when I worked there, I got a bad feeling from the man
I can't work with someone like that again, Sand'
A little ditty and its all gone wrong
I don't expect the kid to sing along
That band from the 80's, that punk band, what are they called?
The Queens Park Rangers
'Bin around ages, you tool
We're all up in the top room of the pub
Getting heavy with the past, that didn't exist.
You re-shape to get celeb mates Shorditch yarn
In the, have you been for a poo poo barn
Gnarly coke death faces
Death, death, death, nine to a cubicle
Bed squeezing, screwing up faces
Last choke push the wheels of the next big thing
You scratch my back, I don't scratch anything
Apart from my nads
Oi Mick, I'm born to be bland
Jumped up in black leather
Flints, death, Currywurst
Smashed and in everything!
A little ditty and it's all gone wrong
I don't expect the tool to sing along
A little ditty and it's all gone wrong
A little ditty
A little ditty
A little ditty
Lyrics submitted by pardray
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