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.
If I got before I wake, they can say I never did it
A lot of these niggas they gonna never say they did it
Like abbreviated words you just feel like something's missing
I can dig it I can cure you might hear me if you listen
Prefer to be different so gifted, I'm cursed
No mystery, I'm first for kissin'
The fuck is that
They can never see that four door coupe
The glass roof in that look like
pushing rather window tinted, he must be an athlete
Na nigga it's just lil' ol' me
How you don't be
My life is kobain the od
And speak my mind like fuck the police
They should free 'Wayne and let 'Rule be, let's start shooting straight to the
Keep them rocking till the sun gonna drop
Keep spending money cause I got it so much
Club banger make them all show up
Ain't a sign it's going down cause we're going straight to the top
Chain swinging, hanging low to the top
Keep sipping if you going to the top
Can't stop going straight to the top
If I never catch a break, it's coz I can't be broken
Never give up hope if I did I would be hopeless
Never wanna lose focus cause I'm a visionary
I can see far, I can see if its a FOX and expose it
Why don't you every you know me
Save your secondart commentary witness you overhear it
Damn canaries, you can hear them singing
Rock tunes like the 'Stones that make your spirits
This is real shit, in my presence to walk you should feel privileged
So arrogant, so confident I can't tell the difference
Muah, kiss myself G Simmons
Sometimes I get high, my sky has no limits
And why should it, when men have walked on the moon
Just to be amongst stars you can meet me at the top
Keep them rocking till the sun gonna drop
Keep spending money cause I got it so much
Club banger make them all show up
Ain't a sign it's going down cause we're going straight to the top
Chain swinging, hanging low to the top
Keep sipping if you going to the top
Can't stop going straight to the top
Meet me at the we going to the top
Shout out to my niggas from
Bring it back to the east coast and party like we been here
We throwing hun'eds, we throwing twenties, we got the whole motherfucking club jammin'
We ain't running, we see them coming, so we don't give a fuck
Keep them rocking till the sun gonna drop
Keep spending money cause I got it so much
Club banger make them all show up
Ain't a sign it's going down cause we're going straight to the top
Chain swinging, hanging low to the top
Keep sipping if you going to the top
Can't stop going straight to the top
Meet me at the we going to the top.
A lot of these niggas they gonna never say they did it
Like abbreviated words you just feel like something's missing
I can dig it I can cure you might hear me if you listen
Prefer to be different so gifted, I'm cursed
No mystery, I'm first for kissin'
The fuck is that
They can never see that four door coupe
The glass roof in that look like
pushing rather window tinted, he must be an athlete
Na nigga it's just lil' ol' me
How you don't be
My life is kobain the od
And speak my mind like fuck the police
They should free 'Wayne and let 'Rule be, let's start shooting straight to the
Keep them rocking till the sun gonna drop
Keep spending money cause I got it so much
Club banger make them all show up
Ain't a sign it's going down cause we're going straight to the top
Chain swinging, hanging low to the top
Keep sipping if you going to the top
Can't stop going straight to the top
If I never catch a break, it's coz I can't be broken
Never give up hope if I did I would be hopeless
Never wanna lose focus cause I'm a visionary
I can see far, I can see if its a FOX and expose it
Why don't you every you know me
Save your secondart commentary witness you overhear it
Damn canaries, you can hear them singing
Rock tunes like the 'Stones that make your spirits
This is real shit, in my presence to walk you should feel privileged
So arrogant, so confident I can't tell the difference
Muah, kiss myself G Simmons
Sometimes I get high, my sky has no limits
And why should it, when men have walked on the moon
Just to be amongst stars you can meet me at the top
Keep them rocking till the sun gonna drop
Keep spending money cause I got it so much
Club banger make them all show up
Ain't a sign it's going down cause we're going straight to the top
Chain swinging, hanging low to the top
Keep sipping if you going to the top
Can't stop going straight to the top
Meet me at the we going to the top
Shout out to my niggas from
Bring it back to the east coast and party like we been here
We throwing hun'eds, we throwing twenties, we got the whole motherfucking club jammin'
We ain't running, we see them coming, so we don't give a fuck
Keep them rocking till the sun gonna drop
Keep spending money cause I got it so much
Club banger make them all show up
Ain't a sign it's going down cause we're going straight to the top
Chain swinging, hanging low to the top
Keep sipping if you going to the top
Can't stop going straight to the top
Meet me at the we going to the top.
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
To the Top Lyrics as written by Writers Unknown Kalenna Harper
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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