Shai Linne, Eric Westbrook - Alone lyrics
[Shai Linne, Eric Westbrook - Alone lyrics]
In the whole realm of human experience
Perhaps the worst form of emotional pain
Is the pain of loneliness
Whether it be the loneliness
Of desertion, persecution
Or even the loneliness of being misunderstood
In the following three scenarios
These individuals involved can
Certainly relate
At this very moment
He's never felt so alone in his life
The only thing he can say that
He owns is a knife
Oh, and a pipe - he's trapped in a prison
Sadly, a victim of his own bad decisions
He's finishing up a ten year bid
For foul things that he did when
He was still a kid
The good news: he'll be out
In less than a week
The bad news: he'll be out
In less than a week it's tough
Because this news is known
By the ruggedest crews
They're doing life and ain't
Got nothing to lose
And they're already plotting
In fact his man stopped him to chat
And let him know he should
Be watching his back
And though his external appearance
Is rougher than brillo on most nights
His cries are muffled by his pillow
Because his eyes have
Seen unspeakable atrocities
From suicide to sodomy but yo
Peep the dichotomy
He wants to get out, but in a way he doesn't
Because he's not really sure if
He can make the adjustment
Plus he's young and black and
Can't escape from the fact
That most of the stats say
He'll be coming back
He feels like he might as
Well rot- he's shell-shocked
By hell's plot to keep him in jail
Locked in a cell block
The stress is weighing on his mind so heavy
He cries out, "Jesus, if you're real
I'm ready"
No one's around silence the only sound
The tears are streaming down alone
Numb from all the pain
Words just can't explain
The emptiness remains alone
At this very moment
She's never felt so alone in her life
For most of her adulthood
She was known as his wife
A happy mother of two, in love with her boo
In her mind there wasn't a clue
Of what her husband would do
They went from family trips on fun excursions
To him spending late nights
In the summers working
To her turning to alcohol just
To numb the hurting
To him trading her in for a younger version
Unwanted, she's confronted by the
Thing she dreads
She cries herself to sleep at
Night in an empty bed
This disappearing act would
Shock Terry McMillan
They were married with children
She can't bury her feelings
Her shock turned to confusion
Confusion to aggression
Aggression to bitterness
Bitterness to depression
But she's not allowed to grieve
She got mouths to feed
Plus they need healthcare
Might have to go on welfare for now
She's trying to make ends
Meet on minimum wage
Her 15 year old son is at a critical age
A pivotal stage, he needs a male role model
About to drop out, street life full throttle
His mom knows that without proper education
Dead or in jail is his probable destination
The pain is weighing in on her heart so heavy
She cries out, "Jesus, if you're real
I'm ready"
No one's around silence the only sound
The tears are streaming down alone
Numb from all the pain
Words just can't explain
The emptiness remains alone
At this very moment
He's never felt so alone in His life
Severely afflicted - He groans
From the strife his appearing to visit
For years was predicted
But clearly they missed it
They don't know His type
He came from above - the
Divine intertwined with mankind
He entered slime - amazing His love
For this evil nation who
Shows Him no appreciation
His life is being cut
Short like an abbreviation
The same cats who last week
Hailed Him as the man
They rail and demand for them to
Nail Him through His hands
They failed to understand the scale
Of what was planned
The torn veil will explain His
Trail left in the sand for now
He considers the cat who snitched on Him
And even His right hand man
Who switched on Him
The rest of His friends bounced
Too and left Him hanging
Literally, pitifully, flesh dangling
But the most mysterious aspect of the saga
Three hours spent under the
Wrath of His Father
His Dad is who commanded it
- His attributes demanded it
The Lamb was doomed to handle
This - absolute abandonment
The craziest thing the universe
Has ever known
For the first time in eternity, God was alone
But, I guess the part of it
That makes it so heavy
He did it for those who cry out, "Jesus
I'm ready!"
Perhaps the worst form of emotional pain
Is the pain of loneliness
Whether it be the loneliness
Of desertion, persecution
Or even the loneliness of being misunderstood
In the following three scenarios
These individuals involved can
Certainly relate
At this very moment
He's never felt so alone in his life
The only thing he can say that
He owns is a knife
Oh, and a pipe - he's trapped in a prison
Sadly, a victim of his own bad decisions
He's finishing up a ten year bid
For foul things that he did when
He was still a kid
The good news: he'll be out
In less than a week
The bad news: he'll be out
In less than a week it's tough
Because this news is known
By the ruggedest crews
They're doing life and ain't
Got nothing to lose
And they're already plotting
In fact his man stopped him to chat
And let him know he should
Be watching his back
And though his external appearance
Is rougher than brillo on most nights
His cries are muffled by his pillow
Because his eyes have
Seen unspeakable atrocities
From suicide to sodomy but yo
Peep the dichotomy
He wants to get out, but in a way he doesn't
Because he's not really sure if
He can make the adjustment
Plus he's young and black and
Can't escape from the fact
That most of the stats say
He'll be coming back
He feels like he might as
Well rot- he's shell-shocked
By hell's plot to keep him in jail
Locked in a cell block
The stress is weighing on his mind so heavy
He cries out, "Jesus, if you're real
I'm ready"
No one's around silence the only sound
The tears are streaming down alone
Numb from all the pain
Words just can't explain
The emptiness remains alone
At this very moment
She's never felt so alone in her life
For most of her adulthood
She was known as his wife
A happy mother of two, in love with her boo
In her mind there wasn't a clue
Of what her husband would do
They went from family trips on fun excursions
To him spending late nights
In the summers working
To her turning to alcohol just
To numb the hurting
To him trading her in for a younger version
Unwanted, she's confronted by the
Thing she dreads
She cries herself to sleep at
Night in an empty bed
This disappearing act would
Shock Terry McMillan
They were married with children
She can't bury her feelings
Her shock turned to confusion
Confusion to aggression
Aggression to bitterness
Bitterness to depression
But she's not allowed to grieve
She got mouths to feed
Plus they need healthcare
Might have to go on welfare for now
She's trying to make ends
Meet on minimum wage
Her 15 year old son is at a critical age
A pivotal stage, he needs a male role model
About to drop out, street life full throttle
His mom knows that without proper education
Dead or in jail is his probable destination
The pain is weighing in on her heart so heavy
She cries out, "Jesus, if you're real
I'm ready"
No one's around silence the only sound
The tears are streaming down alone
Numb from all the pain
Words just can't explain
The emptiness remains alone
At this very moment
He's never felt so alone in His life
Severely afflicted - He groans
From the strife his appearing to visit
For years was predicted
But clearly they missed it
They don't know His type
He came from above - the
Divine intertwined with mankind
He entered slime - amazing His love
For this evil nation who
Shows Him no appreciation
His life is being cut
Short like an abbreviation
The same cats who last week
Hailed Him as the man
They rail and demand for them to
Nail Him through His hands
They failed to understand the scale
Of what was planned
The torn veil will explain His
Trail left in the sand for now
He considers the cat who snitched on Him
And even His right hand man
Who switched on Him
The rest of His friends bounced
Too and left Him hanging
Literally, pitifully, flesh dangling
But the most mysterious aspect of the saga
Three hours spent under the
Wrath of His Father
His Dad is who commanded it
- His attributes demanded it
The Lamb was doomed to handle
This - absolute abandonment
The craziest thing the universe
Has ever known
For the first time in eternity, God was alone
But, I guess the part of it
That makes it so heavy
He did it for those who cry out, "Jesus
I'm ready!"