Lyrics The Hypnotic - The Roots, D'Angelo

The Hypnotic

The hypnotic, the hypnotic, the hypnotic, check it out
The hypnotic, the hypnotic, the hypnotic, check it out
The hypnotic, the hypnotic, the hypnotic, the hypnotic, check it out
The hypnotic, the hypnotic, the hypnotic, check it out, 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 Marylan' thorough and attractive
Shorty that’s relaxed with me and kickin' back
Wif 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 out, but all-a that cease
When that piece checkin' the jewel out
A bruver was charged light a spliff and listen to the Debarge
Let the shorty hit me wif a massage to anoint
Lubricatin' my meridian points that was the summer easy to remember
Alana was all up on to read the gender how I used to back bender
She even told her best friend Blinda from Virginia
Who asked me if I had a cousin I could recommend-a
But as time float 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 being infatuated spiritually intoxicated comps are dated
I concentrated on how to get in touch with her
â€~Cause the fact of the matter remain that I miss the hypnotic
The hypnotic, the hypnotic, the hypnotic, check it out
The hypnotic, the hypnotic, come on, the hypnotic, the hypnotic
Check it out, the hypnotic, the hypnotic, come on, the hypnotic
The hypnotic, check it out, the hypnotic, yeah, the hypnotic, yeah
The hypnotic, the hypnotic, check it out, the hypnotic
I would begin to dial, her number
But knowin' it’s been awhile it’s hard to link
I figure what she probably think and soon start to drink
Fightin' the feelin' I’m concealin' apparently I first appealin'
Later revealin' to be deeper, resistance increasingly weaker
The essence of life is more than just mic’s and puffin' reefa
This universe of black thought that I can teach ya
I’m tryin' to touch ya only if I can reach ya
I hit this kid I sign up on his beepa
And asked him if he a had a chance to speak ta
Jermaine Palmer who father’s a preacha
To make the story short me and my man soon ran
Into each other at a show in San Fran
I said, «Yo Palma, when did you last see Alana?»
He offered me a seat and attempts to make me calma
When he began to break it down my mind start to wander
Response beyond somber incredible 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 wif her when she was a little older
But she a victim of the wicked system that controlled-a
It’s all chaotic but if my life it’s symbolic forever shadow
On my mental I never forgot it, yo the psychotic, the hypnotic
Check it out the most melodic hypnotic, yeah
The hypnotic, the hypnotic, the hypnotic, check it out
The hypnotic, the hypnotic, come on, the hypnotic, the hypnotic
The hypnotic, the hypnotic, check it out, the hypnotic
The hypnotic, the hypnotic, the hypnotic, the hypnotic, the hypnotic
The hypnotic, the hypnotic, the hypnotic, check it out
The hypnotic, the hypnotic, come on, the hypnotic, the hypnotic