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.
äãøê òåáøú ñîåê àìé
ìàåø ùì éøç çéååø îãé
øåçåú àå÷èåáø ÷ø
îä òåã úáéàå àúëï
ìáã îîååú îø
àåøåú òì äãøê, ÷øáéí àìé
òéðééí ùì ÷øç, äåìëåú áìé ãé
àðé îåöà îñúåø
ãøê äôçã ùìé
àú îçæé÷ä áéãé
òëùéå, ðåçé ùåá
åæëøé àåúé, àé ùí áìéáê ä÷è
ìéìä èåá, àäåáä ùìé
÷åø òì âåôê éøã
áøâò ðîç÷ú ú÷åôä ùìîä
äéã ðàá÷ú, äâåó ÷ôà
àðé ðëðò ìàè
îä úòùé ìáãê?
àéê úùîøé òì òöîê?
òëùéå, ðåçé ùåá
îúå÷ä ùìé, úðé ìå àú ìéáê ä÷è
ìéìä èåá, àäåáä ùìé
÷åø áâåôê àçæ
òëùéå, ðåçé ùåá
àáåãä ùìé
úðé ìå àú ìéáê ä÷è
ìéìä èåá
àú ðùîèú ìé
ø÷ àðé ëàï ìáã
ìéìä èåá...
ìàåø ùì éøç çéååø îãé
øåçåú àå÷èåáø ÷ø
îä òåã úáéàå àúëï
ìáã îîååú îø
àåøåú òì äãøê, ÷øáéí àìé
òéðééí ùì ÷øç, äåìëåú áìé ãé
àðé îåöà îñúåø
ãøê äôçã ùìé
àú îçæé÷ä áéãé
òëùéå, ðåçé ùåá
åæëøé àåúé, àé ùí áìéáê ä÷è
ìéìä èåá, àäåáä ùìé
÷åø òì âåôê éøã
áøâò ðîç÷ú ú÷åôä ùìîä
äéã ðàá÷ú, äâåó ÷ôà
àðé ðëðò ìàè
îä úòùé ìáãê?
àéê úùîøé òì òöîê?
òëùéå, ðåçé ùåá
îúå÷ä ùìé, úðé ìå àú ìéáê ä÷è
ìéìä èåá, àäåáä ùìé
÷åø áâåôê àçæ
òëùéå, ðåçé ùåá
àáåãä ùìé
úðé ìå àú ìéáê ä÷è
ìéìä èåá
àú ðùîèú ìé
ø÷ àðé ëàï ìáã
ìéìä èåá...
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