MC Jin - Time Machine lyrics

What if, you knew then what you know now?
Or what if you know now
What you wish you knew then?
That's what I ask you let's go

A wise man once told me life
Is what you make it
Bare witness to the lies simply
Cause' the truth is naked
My thoughts are sacred yet I
Share em' with the masses
I intend to be around
When the barrier collapses
It's dust to dust and ashes to ashes
Those that come up quick tend
To be falling the fastest on the cash-route
But for the paper they get lost
Not I, I rather let nature take it's course
The reality is harsh but
It's gotta be accepted
Your fate has been determined
Outcome is pre-selected
No telling when your breath's stoppin'
And death's knockin
To enjoy every second is your best option
Treat every first time like if it's your last
I wish I could somehow go
And revisit the past correct any mistakes
Maybe right a few wrongs
I'd hit the studio just to write a few songs

If I had a time machine I'd
Go back in a flash
Tell myself "you ain't nothing but
A thing of the past" so let's go
Ain't got time for none of ya'll to borrow
And Why not? Cause' today
Is yesterday's tomorrow

Jump in my time machine and
Go back in a flash
Tell myself "you ain't nothing but
A thing of the past" so let's go
Ain't got time for none of ya'll to borrow
And Why not? Cause' today
Is yesterday's tomorrow

For the sake of argument let's say
I did find a way
And was capable of going back
To any time or day like September eleven
Then I'd have the chance to
Beg and plead until every
Last flight was canceled
Go further back to clean more than smoke
Warn 'em to keep a close eye
On the floor of the votes
I'd tell martin and Malcolm how
I respect they passion
To see change in justice
Watch for the assassins
And meeting Bruce would be history it'self
Maybe study Martial Arts with Mr lee himself
I'd tell Biggie to run
The lights, don't stop, son
And Pac, somethin' ain't right
Don't ride shotgun
The good die young, we all know
But how come? And since we know why we
Can't change the outcome
I try to make a difference
But reality remains
That the script's been written
So my efforts are in vain

If I had a time machine I'd
Go back in a flash
Tell myself "you ain't nothing but
A thing of the past" so let's go
Ain't got time for none of ya'll to borrow
And why not? Cause' today
Is yesterday's tomorrow

Jump in my time machine and
Go back in a flash
Tell myself "you ain't nothing but
A thing of the past" so let's go
Ain't got time for none of ya'll to borrow
And why not? Cause' today
Is yesterday's tomorrow

What about my future and the
Road that lies ahead should I take a glimpse
Or be surprised instead?
Think I'll sneak-a-peak
I see a road full of plex
No more gimmicks, critics say
I'm more skilled, in fact
Hate to say I told you so
But honestly speaking
Finally got the respect
I'm constantly seeking
After the acclaim think I'll settle down
One wife, two kids, I'm out the ghetto now
I'm lying to myself
My life's a complete waste
A bitter-sweet sorrow
That's just how defeat taste's
I has been forgotten, I'm yesterday's news
No longer relevant, Jin was expected to loose
Can't see that is my destiny
So I'm lookin' past
My twenty-twenty vision blurred through
The lookin' glass
At last I choose to walk a path of my own
I've come this far but the
Other half is unknown

If I had a time machine I'd
Go back in a flash
Tell myself "you ain't nothing but
A thing of the past" so let's go
Ain't got time for none of ya'll to borrow
Andwhy not? Cause' today
Is yesterday's tomorrow

Jump in my time machine and
Go back in a flash
Tell myself "you ain't nothing but
A thing of the past" so let's go
Ain't got time for none of ya'll to borrow
And why not? Cause' today
Is yesterday's tomorrow