In the present state, you've gotta stay awake Keep your eyes open Uh! [Verse 1: Helms Deep] I'm finally Awake for God's sake Left my state to discover something great Elated by half-lives trying to relate But concept's much deeper They waiting for the sequel See I could push a Regal or a Jetta with a see-through But I connect through the people Friends and Phonetics… That's how I get a re-do But I'm done talking, rapping's what I do But I don't do it on command So that might have fired back on you Toxins in my system like I'm cleaning up the Forrest Whitaker reminds me to stay glorious in Chorus The brother in me comes out prosperous Mono-tone Style, the 90's in me Ronald Reagan Era Deep respectin Section 80 But I'm pixelated like 7D Stories broken 6 Feet Deep I've got 5 on it, but I'm left in defeat Old E's the only 40, and there's only one C3 But I never fell asleep, guess it's the Nas in me Spirit growing like the Cali Redwood Tree The Cousin of d**h strikes the closest seeds (Cause Sleep is the Cousin of d**h) [Hook: Helms Deep] This a peace for the Republic But y'all probably gonna shun it One year to this day, Nolan got a drumkit I stay half-asleep and always Awake Third-Eye blinded, trying To leave this state I'm Awake… I'm Awake… I'm Awake… Yeah [Verse 2: Helms Deep] I said man, we gonna teach em lessons Revamp the game, and keep em asking questions Answer through the music It's an honor and a blessing Benedictine, like the Pope I'm droppin a 16 First got inspired when I was just a sick teen Kept in hospital beds, held in by IVs They gave me ‘roids, so I could stay half-sleep, (Overnight) But they never wore off, kept tapping my feet Multiplied by d**hs that left me complacent Homies evicted from this planet Others come and go like I'm just flipping through channels So I upgrade to HD and establish the reunion I've got no ego cause I'm not always consuming Materials the drug we've all been preluded So find happiness in people, instead of the d** you shooting (Put the needle down) [Hook 2: Helms Deep] This a peace for the Republic But y'all probably gonna shun it One year to this day, Nolan got a drumkit I stay half-asleep and always Awake Third-Eye blinded, trying To leave this state I'm Awake… I'm Awake… [Ad-libs: Helms Deep/Doc Mcfly] Yeah Third-Eye blinded, trying To leave this state I'm Awake I'm Awake That's Josh Thornton on the skins Doc Mcfly in HD Keep your eyes open