Lyrical Breakdown of Dead And Gone - A Journey through Words and Rhymes

Welcome to the detailed analysis of "Dead And Gone" on Lazyjot. Here, we unravel the lyrical complexity and artistic brilliance that define this iconic song.

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Let me kick it to you right quick, man

Not on some gangsta sh- man, on some real sh-

Anybody done been through the same thing

I'm sure you feel the same way

Big Phil

This for you, pimpin'

Ooh (hey) I've been travelin' on this road too long (too long)

Just tryin' to find my way back home (back home)

The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone

And ooh (hey) I've been travelin' on this road too long (too long)

Just tryin' to find my way back home (back home)

The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone

Ever had one of them days wish would've stayed home

Run into a group of - who gettin' they hate on

You walk by

They get wrong

You reply then sh- get blown

Way outta proportion

Way past discussion

Just you against them, pick one then rush 'em

Figure you'll get jumped, hell that's nothing

They don't wanna stop there now they bussin'

Now you gushin'

Ambulance rushin' you to the hospital with a bad concussion

Plus ya hit four times, but it hit ya spine

Paralyzed waist down now ya wheel chair bound

Nevermind that now you lucky to be alive

Just think it all started you fussin' with three guys

Now ya pride in the way, but ya pride is the way

You could - around, get shot, die any day

N- die everyday

All over bull-, - money, dice game, ordinary hood sh-

Could this be 'cause of hip hop music

Or did the ones with the good sense not use it?

Usually - don't know what to do

When their back against the wall so they just start shootin'

For red or for blue or for blow I guess

From Bankhead up to your projects

No more stress, now I'm straight, now I get it, now I take

Time to think, before I make mistakes just for my family's sake

That part of me left yesterday

The heart of me is strong today

No regrets I'm blessed to say

The old me dead and gone away

Ooh (hey) I've been travelin' on this road too long (too long)

Just tryin' to find my way back home (back home)

The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone

And ooh (hey) I've been travelin' on this road too long (too long)

Just tryin' to find my way back home (back home)

The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone

I ain't never been scared, I lived through tragic situation

Could've been dead lookin' back at it

Most of that sh- didn't even have to happen

But you don't think about it when you out there trappin'

In apartments, hangin', smokin', and rappin'

Ni- start sh-, next thing ya know we cappin'

Get locked up then didn't even get mad

Now think about damn, what a life I had

Most of that sh-, look back, just laugh

Some sh- still look back get sad (man)

Maybe my homeboy still be around

Had I not hit the ni- in the mouth that time

I won that fight

I lost that war

I can still see my ni- walkin' out that door (man)

Who'da thought I'd never see Philant no more?

Got enough dead homies I don't want no more

Cost a ni- his job

Cost me more

I'd've took that - now for sure

Now think before I risk my life

Take them chances to get my stripe

A ni- put his hands on me? Alright

Otherwise stand there talk sh- all night, so

'Cause I hit you, and you sue me

I shoot you, get locked up, who? Me?

No more stress, now I'm straight, now I get it, now I take

Time to think, before I make mistakes just for my family's sake

That part of me left yesterday

The heart of me is strong today

No regrets I'm blessed to say

The old me dead and gone away

Ooh (hey) I've been travelin' on this road too long (too long)

Just tryin' to find my way back home (back home)

The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone

And ooh (hey) I've been travelin' on this road too long (too long)

Just tryin' to find my way back home (back home)

The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone (ay)

I turn my head to the east

I don't see nobody by my side

I turn my head to the west

Still nobody in sight

So I turn my head to the north

Swallow that pill that they call pride

That old me is dead and gone

But that new me will be alright

I turn my head to the east

I don't see nobody by my side

I turn my head to the west

Still nobody in sight

So I turn my head to the north

Swallow that pill that they call pride

That old me is dead and gone

But that new me will be alright, 'cause

Ooh (hey) I've been travelin' on this road too long (too long)

Just tryin' to find my way back home (back home)

The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone

And ooh (hey) I've been travelin' on this road too long (too long)

Just tryin' to find my way back home (back home)

The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone, yeah