Hurricane

[Refrain: Flo Brown] Same story, same target, different time Cyclical reaction from the prisoners of the blind Trying to fight time, it's a battle of the mind Waiting for redemption, surviving in a bind Same story, same target, different time Cyclical reaction from the prisoners of the blind Trying to fight time, it's a battle of the mind Waiting for redemption, surviving in a bind [Verse 1: Black Thought] Yo, talk about paying the ultimate price,  Hurricane been incarcerated all of his life Started out at like twelve (Right),  Trapped in a belly of hell,  Grew into a man inside of a cell,  Yo, anger just swell up At a early age that develop (Right) Hot-headed, now it ain't shit y'all could tell him They said he's on a road to become a felon But instead, he swung blows that'll spilt your melon He did his thing and was the king of the ring, undisputed Started making noise, but they tried to mute it They put him through it For him to make the system look stupid?! (Yo...) They rather look you in the face and shoot it And leave your spot looted (Or what?) Or leave your whole life blank-futured, in court,  When you scream out "I didn't do it!" With sweat leaking from the outline of your silhouette Don't understand the point that you at (Right), or how the hell you came to it Flashback to images of that night, out in Patterson They pulled him over, heading home from a gathering (Word) And when they told him the charge, it kind of baffled him "Murder in the first for the champ? We on that again??" [Chorus: Jazzyfatnastees & Black Thought] Hurricane Accuse a Hurricane Ain't change a damned shame It's life for Hurricane, Hurricane Forever, imagine you're locked down forever Could y'all stand the weather? Could you hold it together? Don't tell me that you know the pain Yo, imagine if your life was like a hurricane, a hurricane Forever, imagine you locked down forever Could ya'll stand the weather? You built for that weather? Yo, know what'm saying? Know what'm saying? [Interlude: Common] You gotta fight for what you believe in [Verse 2: Common] Nobody knows the troubles seen,  This flick left me wondering,  “What can become of kings and young kids?” Some are dream-deferred, incident occured, freedom blurred A freedom that would only be retrieved again in words, later on The cops, y'all know what they be on A nigga's life is like a field that they play upon, away and gone from Natural life; for his soul, he had to fight Learnin' himself – sleep days, stay up half the night,  Amongst dead men walking, he got after life, exercising,  Developing his knack to write Never leaving his cell, in his world he trapped himself What he loved on the outside world, detached himself You know the cards Blacks get dealt by the system He drew a picture of freedom with many dimensions This picture proved to be bigger than Black and White A young soul named Lesra brought him back to life It's amazing to a man, what a book could do And how certain books–seem to look for you This is the story of a champion's fall and rise The story left me wiping my eyes Peace, Ru [Chorus: Jazzyfatnastees & Black Thought] Hurricane Accuse a Hurricane Ain't change a damned shame It's life for Hurricane, Hurricane Forever, imagine you're locked down forever Could y'all stand the weather? Could you hold it together? Tell me that you know the pain Yo, imagine if your life was like a hurricane, a hurricane Forever, ever, yo, locked down forever Could ya'll stand the weather? You built for that weather? Yo, know what'm saying? Know what'm saying? [Verse 3: Mos Def] Yes, I am the inescapable, the irresistable The un-negotiable, the unchallenged (Who dat?) I am time I scroll in measurements, control the elements I hold the evidence, I tell the story (Say what?) I am time I know no prejudice, I bear no sentiment For wealth or settlements, I move forward (Yo, who you?) I am time You can't recover me, conceal, or smuggle me Retreat or run from me, crawl up or under me You can't do much for me, besides serve Me well, and have good dividends returned to you,  Or attempt to kill me off and have me murder you Many have wasted me, but now they are facing me Treated me unfaithfully, and ya now endure me painfully Plaintively, I witness, see what history will shake to be Who's thoughts will live or die inside the sake of me Angel's scribe the page for me,  Keep a full account of all the names for me And make a special mark for Hurricane, who bore me patiently [Chorus: Jazzyfatnastees & Black Thought] Hurricane Accuse a Hurricane Ain't change a damned shame It's life for Hurricane, Hurricane Forever, imagine your locked down forever Could you stand the weather? Could you hold it together? I can't even explain the pain Imagine your life was like a hurricane, a hurricane Forever, imagine you locked down forever, forever, forever... Could you hold it together? Yo, can't explain the pain with words Know what'm saying? So imagine your life was like a hurricane [Verse 4: Dice Raw] The clouds clashed and the Heavens gave birth to a star God placed it in a man, on the day he was born Convicted minutes after, a true natural disaster Framed for manslaughter, the Hurricane Carter rising From out the South water, like torrential rains In the ring, no opponent escaped unscathed You can't believe–the world we live in's injust All I see is more proof, there's no place for us They had my man Carter locked in a cage, like an animal Drive him to the point where the mind work mechanical Or worst, by remote control It was done to all of us, they tapped directly into our soul Either it's Sing Sing, or it's bars around your mind There's nowhere to run, nowhere to hide In a six-by-six, a guilty man cries For repentance, Allah says where innocence is [Refrain: Flo Brown] Same story, same target, different time Cyclical reaction from the prisoners of the blind Trying to fight time, it's a battle of the mind Waiting for redemption, surviving in a bind Same story, same target, different time Cyclical reaction from the prisoners of the blind Trying to fight time, it's a battle of the mind Waiting for redemption, surviving in a bind [Chorus: Jazzyfatnastees & Black Thought] Hurricane Accuse a Hurricane Ain't change a damned shame It's life for Hurricane, Hurricane Imagine you locked down forever Could you stand the weather? Could you hold it together? I can't even explain the pain You nahm saying? If life was like a hurricane, a hurricane Forever, imagine, behind bars forever Could you stand the weather? You built for that?! Is you cut for that?! Yo, don't tell me that you know the pain, if life was a hurricane [Outro: Flo Brown, (Black Thought)] Same story, same target, different time Cyclical reaction from the prisoners of the blind (Amped up, they locked the champ up) Trying to fight time, it's a battle of the mind Waiting for redemption, surviving in a bind Same story, same target, different time Cyclical reaction from the prisoners of the blind Trying to fight time, it's a battle of the mind Waiting for redemption, surviving in a bind