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.
Gargoyles standing at the front of your gate
Trying to tell me to wait
But I can't wait to see you
So I run, like I'm mad, to heaven's door
I don't wanna be bad
I won't cheat you no more
Roses, Bel Air, take me there
I've been waiting to meet you
Palm trees, in the light, I can see, late at night
Darling I'm waiting to greet you
Come to me baby
Spotlight, bad baby, you've got a flair
For the violentest kind of love anywhere out there
Mon amour, sweet child of mine
You're divine
Didn't anyone ever tell you
It's okay to shine?
Roses, Bel Air, take me there
I've been waiting to meet you
Palm trees in the light
I can see, late at night
Darling I'm waiting to greet you
Come to me, baby
Don't be afraid of me
Don't be ashamed
Walk in the way of my soft resurrection
Idol of roses, iconic soul
I know your name
Lead me to war with your brilliant direction
Roses, Bel Air, take me there
I've been waiting to meet you
Palm trees in the light
I can see, late at night
Darling I'm waiting to greet you
Come to me baby
Roses, Bel Air, take me there
I've been waiting to meet you
Grenadine sunshine, and it fades sublime
Darling I'm waiting to greet you
Come to me baby
Trying to tell me to wait
But I can't wait to see you
So I run, like I'm mad, to heaven's door
I don't wanna be bad
I won't cheat you no more
Roses, Bel Air, take me there
I've been waiting to meet you
Palm trees, in the light, I can see, late at night
Darling I'm waiting to greet you
Come to me baby
Spotlight, bad baby, you've got a flair
For the violentest kind of love anywhere out there
Mon amour, sweet child of mine
You're divine
Didn't anyone ever tell you
It's okay to shine?
Roses, Bel Air, take me there
I've been waiting to meet you
Palm trees in the light
I can see, late at night
Darling I'm waiting to greet you
Come to me, baby
Don't be afraid of me
Don't be ashamed
Walk in the way of my soft resurrection
Idol of roses, iconic soul
I know your name
Lead me to war with your brilliant direction
Roses, Bel Air, take me there
I've been waiting to meet you
Palm trees in the light
I can see, late at night
Darling I'm waiting to greet you
Come to me baby
Roses, Bel Air, take me there
I've been waiting to meet you
Grenadine sunshine, and it fades sublime
Darling I'm waiting to greet you
Come to me baby
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher, edited by Cobehn, Lamebow, tballin92, Taimaka, lizzywoolgrant, kennedycabral7
Bel Air Lyrics as written by Elizabeth Grant Daniel Law Heath
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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My personal interpretation of Bel Air is the following.
"Gargoyles standing at the front of your gate. Trying to tell me to wait, But I can't wait to see you." she is referring to Satan's kingdom, he does not acknowledge her presence when she is begging to see him so in order to make him mad. she does the following,
"So I run like I'm mad to heaven's door. I don't wanna be bad, I wont cheat you no more" She is talking to God and betraying Satan and asking God to accept her in his kingdom. By doing this she is trying to make Satan mad.
Roses are common in funerals, which represents her or death in general. Bel Air, a place that where a lot of wealthy people live. Money is the root of all evil, therefore, Bel Air could represent hell. Palm trees is a symbol of victory and eternal life. This could represent what Satan offered her in exchange of her soul victory and eternal life.
"I can sleep late at night" she could be referring to how she could not sleep before, because she was fighting with demons but now she that she has given up her soul she CAN sleep at night because she is on Satan's side.
"Don't be afraid of me, don't be ashamed. Walk in the way of my soft resurrection." she's speaking to Satan "Idol of roses", Idol of death "Iconic soul" Satan's soul is immortal and everyone wants to be immortal so she looks up to him or his soul as an icon. "lead me to war with your brilliant direction" war with God
towards the end of the lyrics she states "Grenadine sunshine, can you fade inside of mine." according to wiki, grenadine originated from the French word grenade which means pomegranate, with pomme meaning APPLE and granate derived from the Italian word for SEEDS. Having said that the apple represent knowledge and maybe even sin (as seen in adam and eve) and she's begging for him (Satan) to spread or plant his wisdom inside her.
@xewww Gargoyles are typically built to ward off evil spirits ... so doubt that Satan would want gargoyles at his front gates.