[Vocals from D'Angelo]
[Verse 1: Black Thought]
This beautiful blend, I knew her through a mutual friend
She was a work of art, a part of my heart from back then
A brown skin singer with a knack for actin'
Alana's whole attraction just fractionally based on surface
I got into her mental on purpose
And with alertness, as I flirt with her emotion
Walls we built up out of nervousness was broken
I reminisce on how this Black Thought had her open
With the energy that got the whole summertime smokin'
Very hypnotized, when it was time, we spent time
It's no way to rewind, or prevent time from slippin' away like day
Into the dark, and the way that Things Fall Apart
Will make some start to feel more weak or insecure
But for whatever reason, our relationship remain mature
Even when she caught feelings 'cause I stay on tour
As I reflect on before or recap the situation
I guess from experience comes education
We set on a path to opposite destinations
It's best to chalk it up and add it to the elevation
Then eventually flow on to lost communication
I called, but lost all information
And with time forgot it, it's not like I'm all in tears about it
But the fact of the matter remains that I miss The Hypnotic
[Hook x2: D'Angelo]
You're a shinin' star
No matter where you are
For the world to see
What you truly be
[Verse 2: Black Thought]
Yo, she was The Hypnotic, and potent as a narcotic
The bizarre logic of it all.. is while the clock tick
Pages of the calendar flip, we can't stop it
Time will either tell the tale, or turn a love toxic
Now, was she real?
Or an illusion of this optical confusion with the accent of Ancient Egypt?
Or could it be that she's the one I was supposed to be with
And together walk this twisted staircase to somethin' realistic?
Damn, her lips havin' me addicted to her presence
Front page material on Essence
A queen, imperial before her adolescence
And as she grew into a woman, she became refined
I never knew another like her in my lifetime
So now I travel through a tunnel of space without a place
On the face of this Earth, with this pain gettin' worse
Drivin' me insane, or at least, I'm touchin' the brink of sanity
To think of how I can link or contact her
I was a fool before, but more wise after the fact
I'm analyzin' how I'm wantin' her back
And wonderin' exactly where she could be on the map
I'm just sittin' here, spinnin' the world on one finger
Reoccurrin' thoughts of this brown skin singer
Yo, the psychotic, The Hypnotic
Yo, check it out, the most melodic Hypnotic, yeah
[Hook x4: D'Angelo]
You're a shinin' star
No matter where you are
For the world to see
What you truly be
[Piano Outro]
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