The Empty Dream Machine

[Verse 1] Promises The promises we make They clock us in at night And check us out the next day Tired, but not forever so The feeling of the day before Was really much more than anyone could pray for [Chorus] Empty dream machine without you [Verse 2] Man's in chains His mind's at war again, I fear Its darkened angels Are present here for him And silenced now By this dread I thought I'd got my life straight I thought I'd changed it But it seems I've been crawling lately I've prayed, I've cried, don't let me fall I'm a chastened man, right now Right now, I feel this pain I feel this transition But I don't know what to say Release me now [Chorus] Empty dream machine without you [Verse 3: Black Thought] Listenin' to Asha sing, Dum Maro Dum We acquire honor from, if but a modicum A heart driven by the drum is what I borrow from In the shadowy lights of the night until tomorrow come Protection from clove, cinnamon, and cardimum My chalice wasn't masala, it's something harder, son My brainchild went from little one to martyrdom Gave the bug to the inspiration we had caught it from The armor stay wrapped tight like a chrysalis There's planets in the palm of my hand like it's a callous On the mountain top is a wonderland like it was Alice So every blood vessel expand, forbidden talents Doin' tantric downward, a gold tooth in a trash can Was the beginnin' of me kinda takin' my last stand When I was Wimbledon, they tried to swing me the back hand Part of the pendulum and do me like I'm a Black man That's Black-like spirits, Black-like Krishna Or Black like a deity that's trapped like a prisoner Empty dream machine without you It's a wrap like chiba, rolled up into the Rizla When you Black like Evil Dee or Black like Sizzla [Outro] I need you on my team I need you on my team The vision is distorted I love you in that colour Floating up above you I'm trying to get my dream back Need you on my team I need you by my side, girl Need you on my team Automatic replies Love you in that colour I need you on my team, girl Floating up above you I need you on my team, girl Need you on my team This vision is distorted I need you on my team Floating up above you Empty dream machine without you Look up, I'll recover 'Cause I need you on my team Love you in that colour An empty dream machine without you I need you on my team Automatic replies I love you in that colour I need you on my team, girl I need you on my team Automatic replies Empty dream machine without you