Someone I Knew
Tobi"Someone I Knew" ist ein Song von Tobi, 2023, Pop. Der Song dauert 4:26, 82 lines / 586 words.
Songtext
0:03A young man died today
0:05What have we to show
0:08A country split in two
0:10A left wing and a joke
0:14What remains when we tear away the mask
0:19Who will be around to face the coming task
0:23Never someone I knew
0:29How much longer 'til we're through
0:34Yeah
0:35How much longer 'til we're through
0:40How much longer 'til we're through
0:45Yeah
0:46How much longer 'til we're through
0:51Hardly show up on time to the party yes we the tardiest
0:54Never good at chronology I measure time in memories
0:56Memories
0:57Where were you when the towers fell
0:58I was seven
0:59Sittin' at home Aunty bust through the door in a frenzy
1:02Face in horror shocked yelling at Mom's in the kitchen
1:04I pretend I wasn't listenin' but still paying attention
1:08Life is a gift and if God wills it live it
1:11Inshallah we don't face the world with a stigma
1:13Where were you when you first held a gun
1:15I was five
1:16Playing hide and seek in my parents' room
1:18Went under the bed the perfect spot for me to hide
1:21Dark brown mahogany handle on my hand like camouflage
1:24Where were you when Michael died
1:25I was fifteen
1:27The singer I idolized immortalized in my mind
1:30Livin' with my cousins in a foreign land
1:32Foreign land
1:33Sittin' in living rooms wishing my spin move could hang
1:36My nose used to look like his
1:38Maybe God's a magician and we look like twins
1:40Maybe one day I'm takin' off the runway
1:43And floating with the sun rays around
1:45Though my tongue weighs me down
1:47My mind roamin' 'cause I'm fly homie
1:49In and out of states
1:50I done spent way too much time zonin'
1:52I try look up to the skies with my eyes open
1:54But I'm blindfolded by the lies that they all told me goddamn
1:58It was someone I knew
2:03But he died for me and you
2:09How much longer 'til we're through
2:14How much longer 'til we're
2:17How much longer 'til we're
2:20How much longer till we're through
2:24Oh oh baby
2:28Far from religious close to his intuition
2:33Praying for forgiveness from the patron saint of sinners
2:39Left hand on the scripture right hand to the heavens
2:44This vision was God-given it's worked on in the shadows
2:48We the '04 Pistons no stars just winners
2:53No TayShauns just princes Kings 'cause legacy build bridges
2:57Tryna be the best man I can can you Taye Digg it
3:00Not a pawn in no military state prison
3:04Paid off piglets
3:05Treat men like villains that's based off pigment gotta be kidding
3:10Ah man we on war times
3:13Sometimes I ask myself
3:15"Am I an artist or an archive of hard times"
3:20Seen life long ties split apart like apartheid
3:24**** outta here got me wondering where the light
3:27Ain't no light at the ain't no light at the nah
3:31**** a light at the end of the tunnel homie I am the light
3:34Exposing tarnishin' promise you really ain't half as bright
3:36Me and homie ain't that alike no more vigils by candlelight
3:39See 'em slippin' banana-like mission splittin' banana-like
3:42They been tricking us all our life
3:43And I'm moving to get it right we're through
3:48It was someone I knew
3:54But he died for me and you
3:59How much longer 'til we're through
4:04How much longer 'til we're
4:07How much longer 'til we're
4:10How much longer till we're through
4:18Hey listen everybody this is Phil Ranelin
4:22And you're listening to TOBi
4:26And welcome to PANIC
A young man died today What have we to show A country split in two A left wing and a joke What remains when we tear away the mask Who will be around to face the coming task Never someone I knew How much longer 'til we're through Yeah How much longer 'til we're through How much longer 'til we're through Yeah How much longer 'til we're through Hardly show up on time to the party yes we the tardiest Never good at chronology I measure time in memories Memories Where were you when the towers fell I was seven Sittin' at home Aunty bust through the door in a frenzy Face in horror shocked yelling at Mom's in the kitchen I pretend I wasn't listenin' but still paying attention Life is a gift and if God wills it live it Inshallah we don't face the world with a stigma Where were you when you first held a gun I was five Playing hide and seek in my parents' room Went under the bed the perfect spot for me to hide Dark brown mahogany handle on my hand like camouflage Where were you when Michael died I was fifteen The singer I idolized immortalized in my mind Livin' with my cousins in a foreign land Foreign land Sittin' in living rooms wishing my spin move could hang My nose used to look like his Maybe God's a magician and we look like twins Maybe one day I'm takin' off the runway And floating with the sun rays around Though my tongue weighs me down My mind roamin' 'cause I'm fly homie In and out of states I done spent way too much time zonin' I try look up to the skies with my eyes open But I'm blindfolded by the lies that they all told me goddamn It was someone I knew But he died for me and you How much longer 'til we're through How much longer 'til we're How much longer 'til we're How much longer till we're through Oh oh baby Far from religious close to his intuition Praying for forgiveness from the patron saint of sinners Left hand on the scripture right hand to the heavens This vision was God-given it's worked on in the shadows We the '04 Pistons no stars just winners No TayShauns just princes Kings 'cause legacy build bridges Tryna be the best man I can can you Taye Digg it Not a pawn in no military state prison Paid off piglets Treat men like villains that's based off pigment gotta be kidding Ah man we on war times Sometimes I ask myself "Am I an artist or an archive of hard times" Seen life long ties split apart like apartheid **** outta here got me wondering where the light Ain't no light at the ain't no light at the nah **** a light at the end of the tunnel homie I am the light Exposing tarnishin' promise you really ain't half as bright Me and homie ain't that alike no more vigils by candlelight See 'em slippin' banana-like mission splittin' banana-like They been tricking us all our life And I'm moving to get it right we're through It was someone I knew But he died for me and you How much longer 'til we're through How much longer 'til we're How much longer 'til we're How much longer till we're through Hey listen everybody this is Phil Ranelin And you're listening to TOBi And welcome to PANIC
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