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.
This house is your own,
Still living alone
It don't make you sad,
But I think it's good to be green
This summer is gone,
And spring don't belong,
The traces are here,
For long winter,
I miss the green,
It used to be clean
If you want to be free,
Please don't fall for me,
I could be anyone but your friend
If you open the door,
I'll give a whole lot more,
I could be anyone, anyone,
Yeah
Assumption is good,
Though not likelihood,
My feeling is true,
I want to be living with you
The truth it begins,
We're breathing it in,
With shadows of doubt,
In time we will all miss the green,
It used to be clean
If you want to be free,
Please don't fall for me,
I could be anyone but your friend
If you open the door,
I'll give a whole lot more,
I could be anyone, anyone,
Yeah
If you want to be free,
Please don't fall for me,
I could be anyone but your friend
If you open the door,
I'll give a whole lot more,
I could be anyone but your friend
Anyone, anyone,
Anyone, nah nah nah no
Anyone, anyone,
Anyone, yeah
If you want to be free,
Please don't fall for me,
I could be anyone but your friend
If you open the door,
I'll give a whole lot more,
I could be anyone but your friend
Anyone, anyone,
Anyone, nah nah nah no
Anyone, anyone,
Anyone, yeah
Seeing is believing,
The feeling is deceiving,
You know it's the truth
When you find that you can't talk
Leaving on this,
All into chaos
Seeing is feeling is
Seeing is feeling is you
Feeling is you woah
Nah Nah Nah no
Anyone Anyone
Anyone Yeah
Still living alone
It don't make you sad,
But I think it's good to be green
This summer is gone,
And spring don't belong,
The traces are here,
For long winter,
I miss the green,
It used to be clean
If you want to be free,
Please don't fall for me,
I could be anyone but your friend
If you open the door,
I'll give a whole lot more,
I could be anyone, anyone,
Yeah
Assumption is good,
Though not likelihood,
My feeling is true,
I want to be living with you
The truth it begins,
We're breathing it in,
With shadows of doubt,
In time we will all miss the green,
It used to be clean
If you want to be free,
Please don't fall for me,
I could be anyone but your friend
If you open the door,
I'll give a whole lot more,
I could be anyone, anyone,
Yeah
If you want to be free,
Please don't fall for me,
I could be anyone but your friend
If you open the door,
I'll give a whole lot more,
I could be anyone but your friend
Anyone, anyone,
Anyone, nah nah nah no
Anyone, anyone,
Anyone, yeah
If you want to be free,
Please don't fall for me,
I could be anyone but your friend
If you open the door,
I'll give a whole lot more,
I could be anyone but your friend
Anyone, anyone,
Anyone, nah nah nah no
Anyone, anyone,
Anyone, yeah
Seeing is believing,
The feeling is deceiving,
You know it's the truth
When you find that you can't talk
Leaving on this,
All into chaos
Seeing is feeling is
Seeing is feeling is you
Feeling is you woah
Nah Nah Nah no
Anyone Anyone
Anyone Yeah
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i kinda agree with cello, some of it does sound as if he's referring to pot but i've always thought it's about two friends that fall for each other, "if you open the door, i'll give a whole lot more" but he's so seriously in love with her and wants to be together for ever "if you wanna be free, please don't fall for me" in a nut shell, if you're not sure and you wanna explore others, then don't fall for him and the words "i could be anyone but your friend" suggests that he can't stand to be friends with her anymore because he loves her so much it just hurts him. i think it's all about that because i'm kinda in that situation now, and everytime i hear this song i think of him or maybe i'm just pathetic. ::meh::