The Roots — The ’Notic Live

[Intro: Black Thought] Don't rush the stage Check it out, uh, I'm feeling this joint right here, yeah, yeah Say what? Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, feel it As we get into the groove, as we continue on The hyp, say what, the hyp, alright, the hyp Uh, the hyp, hyp hyp, the hyp, check it out, the hyp Here we go, the hypnotic, uh, the hypnotic, check it out The hypnotic, the hypnotic, check it out The hypnotic, the hypnotic, uh The hypnotic, the hypnotic, check it out The hypnotic, uh, the hypnotic, check it out The hypnotic, the hypnotic The hypnotic, the hyp, yo, say what Y'all might remember this [Verse 1: Black Thought] This beautiful blend, I knew her through a mutual friend She was a work of art, part of my heart from back then A brown skin singer with a knack for actin' And her attraction was just fractionally based on surface I got into her mental on purpose And with alertness, while I flirt with her emotion Walls we built up out of nervousness got broken I reminisce on how this Black Thought got her open With the energy that had the whole summertime smokin' Hypnotized, when it was time, we spent time It's no way to rewind or prevent time from slippin' away like day Into the dark and the way that Things Fall Apart Will make some start to feel more weak or insecure But for whatever reason, our relationship remain mature Even when she caught feelings 'cause I stay on tour As I reflect on before and recap the situation I guess from experience come the education We set on a path to opposite destination Eventually flow on to lost communication Ya namsayin', but, I lost all information I call, check it out, ain't have the patience And in time forgot it, it ain't like I'm all in tears about it But the fact of the matter remains that I miss The Hypnotic [Chorus: Black Thought] Uh, the hypnotic The hypnotic, y'all, the hypnotic, what The hypnotic, hear that, the hypnotic, check it out The hypnotic, the hypnotic The hypnotic, the hypnotic, y'all The hypnotic, the hypnotic The hyp, yo, word up, the hyp Ayo [Verse 2: Black Thought] She was The Hypnotic and potent as a narcotic The bizarre logic of it all, is while the clock tick Pages of the calendar flip, we can't stop it Time will either tell the tale or turn a love toxic Now, was she real? Or an illusion of this optical Confusion with the accent of Ancient Egypt? Or could it be that she's the one I was supposed to be with Together walk this twisted staircase to somethin' realistic? Damn, her lips havin' me addicted to her presence Front page material on Essence A queen, imperial before her adolescence And as she grew into a woman, she became refined I never knew another like her in my lifetime So now I travel through this void of an earth without a space On the face of this realm, with this pain gettin' worse Drivin' me insane, or it's like I'm touchin' the brink of sanity To think of how I can link or contact her I was a fool before, but more wise after the fact I'm analyzin' how I'm wantin' her back Wonderin' exactly where she could be on the map Yo, I'm sittin' here, spinnin' the world on one finger Reoccurrin' visions of this brown skin singer, y'all The psychotic, The Hypnotic Yo, feel this, the most melodic Hypnotic, uh [Chorus: Black Thought] The hypnotic, uh, the hypnotic, check it out The hypnotic, said, the hypnotic The hypnotic, check it out, the hypnotic, y'all The hypnotic, the hypnotic The hypnotic, what, the hypnotic, uh The hypnotic, uh, the hypnotic The hypnotic, uh, the hyp [Outro: Black Thought] Uh, come on, uh Ah yeah Ayo, if you're still with me, make some noise LADIES! LADIES! LADIES! LADIES! Ah yeah, ayo...