Lyrics
R.I.P (Uncle L)
Verse1
i member them days, when we'd leave for uncle lenny's /
"be on your best behaviors" what my dad used to tell me /
uncle L was a friendly giving man, who wanted the best /
for his family, now he's dead, in eternal rest /
i guess god said's your time, he took his last breath /
made us get closer only through his past death /
they say it was his chest, it was about to burst /
cause if death cardiac arrest, said from the nurse /
he said it wasnt my dads time, that he'd go first /
cuz my dads got the same thing, but his was worse /
the funny thing is, he didnt even know that he had it /
now he's gone, and the reality, i just cant stand it /
whyd this happen, no one knows, i only ask why /
and try not to cry when his face pops in my mind /
i wanna rewind time, and try to give him a sign /
to watch out, but cant, now hes high in the sky /
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cuz sometimes i wonder, what heaven looks like /
does it work like, how the world might work right /
if we took time, to try to live in joy and peace /
but if so, this'd be heaven, and heaven'd be deceased /
and sometimes i wonder, can the dead hear us /
can they stear us clear from problems that fear us /
or do they just sit and watch, and let us freely go /
then i member Uncle L, and know that im not alone /
Verse2
he's found dead, at the bottom of his basement stairs /
got a call round 10:20, askin if your dads there /
i said dad, phone, hung up, sat back down /
only to see ma come dash, with a horrible sound /
your uncles dead! holy shit, that what she said? /
naw, cant be, then saw ma, and followed ahead /
dads face's red, and cant even say one word /
its like his response was just a jumble of slurs /
its absurd! my pops just talked to him this evenin /
tears run down his cheeks, and he starts screamin /
and im feelin every lil bit of pain that he's dealin /
with, now i wanna get on the ground, to kneel and /
pray to god, this aint true, its just a mistake /
that the next day he'll be fine, he'd be awake /
but he wont, this i know, so i keep it inside /
and let it all explode with these lyrics i write /
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Verse3
see if you listen real hard, you can hear the dead speak /
its their lessons from there deaths to us they preach /
cuz with each death that comes, rebirth comes right after /
and with life brings happiness, sorrow and laughter /
time flies faster, and soon all that time will end /
so begin what you wanted fore it happens again /
we depend on tomorow, to give us another day /
to say and do what we wanted to do today /
you see we take, the simple gift of life for granted /
only through death can we relize that we cant and /
hold our heads high to the sky, keep in mind /
all the countless souls of people who just died /
you cant hide, find the power to face your fears /
through tears of peers who may even give you sneers /
because they cant hear what the dead have to say /
so close your eyes, and let this song drift you away /
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