[Intro: ?] Once you deal with the metal You know what I'm saying Then everything else speaks for itself Once you tell somebody you know how powerful they mind is And they think about it, then they start to utilize it You know what I'm saying [Verse: themindofdre] I'm fadin' away from heaven To teach a lesson, I'm blessed Who said it's Jesus, I don't believe him a second We're [???] imagination Existence is giving impressions of being real Really it's only oppression And dreams are really freedom, we're seeking like heated missiles Stuck inside the dead cell[?], saying d**h I'm coming to kiss you goodnight Goodbye people still wiping your eyes, crying I'm dying inside, but the outer refuses to follow my lead f** a baby, I mastered the plan, laughing I end the light in the dark, you're just a flash in the pan Conformist former[?], form opinions, storm troopers, attack of the clones b**hes That's how I describe you minions Just a pimple on the a** of this thing called existence Blowin' [???] of meaning and we probably missed it Listen the truth is harder, just swallow like hollow bullets So follow me primadonnas cause honestly I'mma pull it [Interlude: Paul E Doggs] The past is a do not-enter street Pa**ing by, you may look and reminisce Far too many memories are on this street We know we shouldn't go down it but, we do anyway Going down memory lane, we get lost We wander so far down this road, we forget where we are We forget how to get back Going deeper, we see things we wish we did differently We see things we wish we said But on this street, you got no voice On this street, you'll have no presence On this street, you're nothing more than a ghost This street is a dead end This street is a one way, leading you right back to the present The realest truth is, the past should be left alone The past is over The past cannot be changed The past should not be looked at in mind, repeating over and over and over again The sooner you step out of the past, the sooner you can live in the present Stop wasting your time on a dead end street Stop wasting your time on a street you shouldn't have entered Just stop wasting your time Because when all is said and done The past is just a matter of opinion Because we all remember things differently [Outro: ?] Regardless, of where you're from You know, it's where you're at (You know like if, if people can,) if people (who know you the crutch) [???] They ain't got this or they ain't got that (You know, that's...) Everything else is material, you know what I'm saying As long as they got their physical form and their mind Whatever they want to have they can have You know and I express that too