J Dilla - Another Man Gone lyrics

One time for ya mind Lemme tell you somethin' Mellow like calm waves, palm trees I breeze through Gentle with the age, beyond ease I reach you I see you through the corneas, absorbin' a formula Formulate a plan, the stance has enormous steps Climbin' the poetry, rhymin' and morphin' The mind mournin' my cousin who died from torment, his eyes closed in The casket, his last breath was tragic He had not a person by his side when he pa**ed, kid You can ask him how Heaven and God are He'll smile at you and say, "Heaven beyond clouds" You reach the pearly gates, God lets you in "James, don't let the demon within get the win" My cousin was tryna find a way Tryna breathe life and survive the day But the knife and the blade struck the side of his face Now he lies in his grave, moms crying in pain It's another man gone It's another damn song It's another man gone Uh, it's another damn song Peace Play that back