I told the world one day I would pay it back Say it on tape, and lay it, record it so that one day I could play it back But I don't even know if I believe it when I'm sayin' that Doubts startin' to creep in, everyday it's just so grey and black Hope, I just need a ray of that, cause no one sees my vision When I play it for 'em, they just say it's wack, they don't know what **** is And I don't know if I was awake or asleep when I wrote this All I know is you came to me when I was at my lowest You picked me up, breathed new life in me, I owe my life to you But for the life of me, I don't see why you don't see like I do But it just dawned on me you lost a son, demons fighting you, it's dark Let me turn on the lights and brighten me and enlighten you I don't think you realise what you mean to me, not the slightest clue Cause me and you were like a crew, I was like your sidekick You gon either wanna fight me when I get off this ******' mic Or you gon' hug me, but I'm outta options, there's nothin' else I can do cause Waiting for the end to come Wi*******ng I had strength to stand This is not what I had planned It's out of my control Flying at the speed of light Thoughts were spinning in my head So many things were left unsaid It's hard to let you go I know what it takes to move on I know how it feels to lie All I wanna do is trade this life for something new Holding on to what I haven't got It hurts when I see you struggle, you come to me with ideas You say they're just pieces, so I'm puzzled, cause the *******t I hear is crazy But you're either gettin' lazy or you don't believe in you no more Seems like your own opinions, not one you can form Can't make a decision you keep questionin' yourself Second guessin' and it's almost like your beggin' for my help Like I'm your leader, you're supposed to ******' be my mentor I can endure no more I demand you remember who you are It was YOU, who believed in me when everyone was tellin' You don't sign me, everyone at the ******' label, let's tell the truth You risked your career for me, I know it as well as you Nobody wanted to ****** with the white boy, Dre, I'm cryin' in this booth You saved my life, now maybe it's my turn to save yours But I can never repay you, what you did for me is way more But I ain't givin' up faith and you ain't givin' up on me Get up Dre I'm dyin', I need you, come back for ******'s sake I know what it takes to move on I know how it feels to lie All I wanna do is trade this life for something new Holding on to what I haven't got Yo yo what was that when I thought it was done? I thought it felt right, but the right was wrong All caught up in the eye of the storm And trying to figure out what it's like moving on And I don't even know what kind of things I said My mouth kept moving and my mind went dead So picking up the pieces now where to begin The hardest part of that is starting again All I wanna do is trade this life for something new Holding on to what I haven't got This is not the end, this is not the beginning Just a voice like a riot rocking every remission Once you listen to the tone in a violent rhythm And all the words sound steady, so nobody forget 'em Say yeah with fists flying up in the air Like we're holding onto something that's invisible there Cuz we're living at the mercy of the painted riviere Until we get it, forget it, let it all disappear
[00:11.85]I told the world one day I would pay it back [00:13.78]Say it on tape, and lay it, record it so that one day I could play it back [00:17.34]But I don't even know if I believe it when I'm sayin' that [00:19.84]Doubts startin' to creep in, everyday it's just so grey and black [00:23.02]Hope, I just need a ray of that, cause no one sees my vision [00:25.77]When I play it for 'em, they just say it's wack, they don't know what **** is [00:29.02]And I don't know if I was awake or asleep when I wrote this [00:31.14]All I know is you came to me when I was at my lowest [00:34.02]You picked me up, breathed new life in me, I owe my life to you [00:36.83]But for the life of me, I don't see why you don't see like I do [00:39.78]But it just dawned on me you lost a son, demons fighting you, it's dark [00:42.47]Let me turn on the lights and brighten me and enlighten you [00:45.28]I don't think you realise what you mean to me, not the slightest clue [00:48.15]Cause me and you were like a crew, I was like your sidekick [00:50.77]You gon either wanna fight me when I get off this ******' mic [00:53.59]Or you gon' hug me, but I'm outta options, there's nothin' else I can do cause [00:56.96]Waiting for the end to come [01:01.02]Wi*******ng I had strength to stand [01:06.76]This is not what I had planned [01:12.15]It's out of my control [01:19.70]Flying at the speed of light [01:23.70]Thoughts were spinning in my head [01:29.07]So many things were left unsaid [01:34.69]It's hard to let you go [01:42.82]I know what it takes to move on [01:48.38]I know how it feels to lie [01:54.12]All I wanna do is trade this life for something new [01:59.02]Holding on to what I haven't got [02:05.47]It hurts when I see you struggle, you come to me with ideas [02:08.15]You say they're just pieces, so I'm puzzled, cause the *******t I hear is crazy [02:11.08]But you're either gettin' lazy or you don't believe in you no more [02:14.33]Seems like your own opinions, not one you can form [02:16.71]Can't make a decision you keep questionin' yourself [02:19.08]Second guessin' and it's almost like your beggin' for my help [02:22.04]Like I'm your leader, you're supposed to ******' be my mentor [02:24.98]I can endure no more I demand you remember who you are [02:27.85]It was YOU, who believed in me when everyone was tellin' [02:29.97]You don't sign me, everyone at the ******' label, let's tell the truth [02:33.60]You risked your career for me, I know it as well as you [02:36.41]Nobody wanted to ****** with the white boy, Dre, I'm cryin' in this booth [02:39.35]You saved my life, now maybe it's my turn to save yours [02:41.92]But I can never repay you, what you did for me is way more [02:44.79]But I ain't givin' up faith and you ain't givin' up on me [02:47.54]Get up Dre I'm dyin', I need you, come back for ******'s sake [02:50.60]I know what it takes to move on [02:56.22]I know how it feels to lie [03:01.91]All I wanna do is trade this life for something new [03:06.78]Holding on to what I haven't got [03:12.96]Yo yo what was that when I thought it was done? [03:15.21]I thought it felt right, but the right was wrong [03:18.03]All caught up in the eye of the storm [03:20.84]And trying to figure out what it's like moving on [03:23.79]And I don't even know what kind of things I said [03:26.53]My mouth kept moving and my mind went dead [03:29.31]So picking up the pieces now where to begin [03:32.18]The hardest part of that is starting again [03:47.39]All I wanna do is trade this life for something new [03:52.02]Holding on to what I haven't got [03:58.39]This is not the end, this is not the beginning [04:00.27]Just a voice like a riot rocking every remission [04:02.96]Once you listen to the tone in a violent rhythm [04:05.64]And all the words sound steady, so nobody forget 'em [04:08.64]Say yeah with fists flying up in the air [04:11.40]Like we're holding onto something that's invisible there [04:14.09]Cuz we're living at the mercy of the painted riviere [04:16.96]Until we get it, forget it, let it all disappear
