The Roots, D’Angelo - The Hypnotic lyrics

The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic

Yo, I knew this girl named
Alana with mad persona
She dealt with reality
Never fed into the drama
I met her through my
Nigga named Jermaine Palmer
Who knew her through his peoples
By the Baltimore Harbor alana was a Marilyn
Thorough and attractive shorty that's
Relaxed with me and kickin' back with a phat
Flick to cool out
Was stressed 'cause the game'll make you
Wanna pull a tool out
And go the old-school route
But all of that ceased when that
Piece checkin' the jewel out
A brother was charged
Light a spliff and listen to the DeBarge
Let the shorty hit me with


A massage to anoint
Lubricatin' my meridian points
That was the summer, easy to remember
Alana was all up on Tariq agenda
How I used to back-bend her
She even told her best
Friend Belinda from Virginia
Who asked me if I had a
Cousin I could recommend her
But as time flowed on
We grew more mature and further apart
When I began to do tours
We lost contact and slowly parted
Reminiscin' of when it started
It keep me feelin' heavy hearted
A stolen moment, periodic
Addicted to her presence like a narcotic
Though, I wonder if she ever got it
The Hypnotic that faded like a dream
Sequence that persuaded
Beyond bein' infatuated
Spiritually intoxicated calm, sedated
I concentrated on how to get
In touch with her
'Cause the fact of the matter remain
That I miss The Hypnotic

(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic
Check it out
(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic, c'mon
(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic
Check it out
(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic, c'mon
(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic
Check it out
(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic, c'mon
(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic
Check it out
(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic, c'mon

I would begin to dial her number
But knowin' it's been a while
It's hard to link
I figure what she'd probably think
And soon start to drink
Fightin' the feelin' I'm concealin'
Apparently at first appeal and
Later revealin' to be deeper
Resistance increasingly weaker
The essence of life is more than
Just mics and puffin' reefer
This universe of Black Thought that
I can teach ya i'm tryin' to touch ya
But only if I can reach ya
I hit this kid Hassan up on his beeper
And asked him if he had a chance to speak to
Jermaine Palmer, whose father's a preacher
To make the story short
Me and my man soon ran
Into each other on the humble at
A show in San Fran i said, "Yo, Palmer
When did you last see Alana?"
He offered me a seat in
Attempts to make me calmer
When he began to break it down
My mind start to wander
Response beyond somber incredibly crushed
Kinda feelin' on my shoulder
That of a boulder
To find out that her life was over
It made the room feel colder
I thought I could get with her
When she was a little older
But she a victim of the
Wicked system that controlled her
It's all chaotic within my life
It's symbolic forever shadow on my mental
I never forgot it
Yo, the psychotic, The Hypnotic
Yo, check it out, the most melodic Hypnotic
Yeah

(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic
Check it out
(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic, c'mon
(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic
Check it out
(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic, c'mon

(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic
Check it out
(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic, c'mon
(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic
Check it out
(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic, c'mon

(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic
Check it out
(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic, c'mon
(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic
Check it out
(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic, c'mon

(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic
Check it out
(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic, c'mon
(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic
Check it out
(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic, c'mon

(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic
Check it out
(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic, c'mon
(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic
Check it out
(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic, c'mon

(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic
Check it out
(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic, c'mon
(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic
Check it out
(Driftin') The Hypnotic, The Hypnotic, c'mon