No Return

Verse 1:

no return no return...

theres no return

no return..

yo scientists gather in a secret place to debate,

they photographed the earth from space,

and saw my face.

they tried to translate the innate adriatic shape

before the final earthquakes came but it was too late

only 1/8 of the human race escaped to space

they were chased by flyin phenomena to the lunar base.

flotillas and space centers lasers probe the entrance

dna code sensors reject old genetics

i was sent in by cosmic clearance to a patrol of medics

i was injected with sodium pentathol and questioned,

i relayed the message the way i was trained to remember it

i showed em the keypad code and told them to enter it

i told them which alphanumeric buttons were sensitive

snatched it outta my hand and started a pressin it.

i told them detonation was definite if he kept it and he never quit

he just lost his temper and flipped.

i bowed my head like 'i guess this is it',

my ears popped, the music stopped, and i couldn't hear shit.

(indistinct Chorus)

Verse 2:

They dropped my junk around to the front

and opened the door

he said his name was Muhammed Jamaal and he be wit me till fall

he said the escort service had called, and the package will be waitin for me at the window

I said "thanks" he grabbed my bags fast and put em in the trunk

then he ran around to the front slammed it and get it

pulled off slow, winded down his window asked me if I minded if he smoke

i said 'no' he drove off, cut my cell phone off, then i swallowed the tablet of Zoloft

went to sleep and woke up feeling kinda lost

I asked him what the weather's been like lately,

he said he doesn't mind the heat and hates the AC

said he had a son who was 18 and made beats

and I happened to be his favorite Emcee

I said 'for real? that's crazy.

I'll meet him later, yo Jamaal could you please do me a favor,

when we get to the corner stop at the bodega.'

Hopped outta the car, walked inside, the store's stereo's playin feliz navidad

got a pack of condom and walked to the back of the line

there was three taliban that was talkin very loud

One reached in his belt side and pulled out a beretta gun

the last word i heard myself say was a four letter one

He looked me in the eye and said the crime was never done,

cuz there's no return, no return...

(Chorus)

verse 3:

i heard the ring tone on the red phone

headquarters informed us there was an explosion in the red zone

we were ordered to get ready to go

and to get into our bioweapons protective gear and clothes.

i rode shotgun, my partner Ramirez drove,

GPS control gave us coordinates where to go.

soon as we got there i could feel the hot air

for a second i stopped and stared there was cops everywhere.

i told em 'we need to get a square perimeter clear,

we got a hour till nightfall, so light some flares.'

i said the 22nd prayer and ran to the second chair the lift that was there

then i waved my hands up in the air

to signal that it was clear before i ran upstairs

i could barely see, smoke was so thick in the air.

i was visually impaired, i started to get scared

i heard a woman scream 'help!'

but i didn't know where.

i started screamin back 'i'm not gunna leave u here!'

sayin to myself 'damn its hard to breathe in here'

searched the rooms one by one like 'fuck my lungs'

ramirez said the fire truck got stuck by the front.

i crawled all the way to the foyer

to the end of the hallway

and seen her on the floor next to the doorway

i was half unconscious but i just ignored the pain

helped her to her feet and she had her arm in a brace.

all this tar-like black stuff was all in her face

i radioed Ramirez coughin and tryin to explain

i heard her say something to me like 'it's all in flames!'

there was ceiling debris falling all over the place

i looked her in the eyes she looked into mine, it was strange

then i blinked for the last time

and never saw her again...

(chorus)

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