They say that dying young is only for the unlucky
But I envy all the ones that get to leave early
Lifeâs a trip, you better have your bags ready
You never wanna be the last one to leave the party
I thought that we would go first and you would tell our story
Maybe make a movie about the Rhymesayers rise to glory
The classic albums, the fanfare, the world tours
So itâs kind of weird Iâm here now telling yours
Iâve been losing people my whole adult life
Never been one to exploit my pain in a song
I wish this was one I didnât have to write
But until I do, Iâll never get a chance to mourn
So what youâre hearing now is way more than a song
Itâs insurance that your memory remains strong
None stronger than two soldiers that done been to war
Cause even in death, you canât break that kind of bond
Me and you used to battle fools everywhere
I thought we was only battling with that aggression
But over time, it now seems very clear
That battle was a metaphor for a more important lesson
If you love the art, youâll fight over its progression
If you think itâs easy, then you probably donât respect it
And if you turn and run whenever people question where your heart is at
Then you probably donât deserve to rep it
Now that we made it to the end, what a ride
It was an honor being in the trenches by your side
Thereâs a place in my heart that I set aside for you my dude
âCause great Eyedeas never die
I hope to do half of what you did with your time
Touch the people that you touched here with your rhyme
Thereâs a place in my heart that I set aside for you my dude
âCause great Eyedeas never die
Never die
Never die
Never die
[Verse 2]
Always loved how you lived life with no regrets
Thatâs why your spirit touched so many that you never met
Only thing that ever gets me upset
Is strangers telling us specific ways that we should pay respect
Itâs hard not to take that the wrong way
When I was taught that everybody mourns their own way
Flowerâs on grey, some cry, some pray
But every Rhymesayers artist mourns on stage
They need to understand we still private people
Even if we live very public lives
So if we shed tears and they donât see it
It doesnât mean that we never cried
But either way Iâma carry the torch
I wish you was around to see just how you influenced me
I donât care if they donât get what Iâm doing now
âCause now Iâm doing it for me
When yâall grabbed them By the Throat, they didnât get it
But you knew that they would come around eventually
I tried to think about how strong yâall was back then
So the nay-sayers words donât get to me
For everything you gave throughout your career
At least I can do is take the time to put it in a song
I still canât believe you ainât here
But even though youâre gone, your ideas carry on
Now that we made it to the end, what a ride
It was an honor being in the trenches by your side
Thereâs a place in my heart that I set aside for you my dude
âCause great Eyedeas never die
I hope to do half of what you did with your time
Touch the people that you touched here with your rhyme
Thereâs a place in my heart that I set aside for you my dude
âCause great Eyedeas never die
Never die
Never die
Never die
- :
- Vigilante Genesis
- King No Crown
- Respect The Architect
- Deleted Scenes
- Adventures In Counter-Culture
- Long Term
- Iron & Niacin
- RSE20: 20 Years of Rhymesayers Entertainment
- Adventures In Counter-Culture [Deluxe Edition]
- Adventures In Counter-Culture [Instrumental Version]
- Adventures In Counter-Culture (Clean Version)
- 1988
- So Alive
- Rhymesayers Entertainment Label Sampler