U Can Be Touched
Title | U Can Be Touched |
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Artist | 2Pac & Outlawz |
Album | Still I Rise |
Release Date | 1999-12-21 |
Description | 14th track of 2pac’s posthumous album “Still I Rise”, released under Amaru label, together with Death Row and Interscope records. It features 5 members of 2pac’s rap group Outlawz and we hear 2pac himself in chorus. The song describes the violent and “wild life” in the ghettos, especially seen and experienced by black youth. Two people performing in this song died before the song was even released: 2pac himself, who died 25 and Yaki Kadafi, who died 19. 2pac considered his music and what he represented to be Untouchable, because it lives forever, however Tupac never considered his life to be untouchable. As he said in vibe interview in prison: It’s not like I’m untouchable, I can be killed as soon as I get out of here |
Lyrics | [Intro: Napoleon] Life… What the fuck is life for niggas like us? Been wakin' up to another mothafuckin' day I'm the type of soldier A nigga that seen everything in my mothafuckin' eyes I seen my parents get killed to my mothafuckin' eyes I seen my brother kill himself in my eyes I seen 'Pac, Yak die in the struggle in my eyes So I know anybody can be touched You know what I mean? [Verse 1: Napoleon] Oh God, forgive me, somebody please say a prayer for me Needed my parents, but they was never there for me Believing everythin' they feed me, I'm seein' demons I wake up screamin', who believe me or was I dreamin'? 5 fingers on the .45 chrome Dead aim at my brain, infrared with no lights on I ain't afraid to die, I wanna see what's after this I'm livin' blind, writin' rhymes 'til they capture this And if we die, let the world understand why Soldier my eyes, hate to see a young thug cry They seein' us inside a casket, that's how they see us Oh God, forgive us ghetto bastards, we human beings They leavin' us inside this hell hole Just waitin' to fail, so then they tell us that's what jail for Adolescent young teens turned violent It's floatin', in a world turned silent 'Cause u could be touched [Hook: 2Pac] Young niggas in the wildlife Criminal mind of a juvenile, still livin' child life Thinkin' he can make his pay, too in a rush Niggas better slow down, 'cause you can be touched Young niggas in the wildlife Criminal mind of a juvenile, still livin' child life Thinkin' he can make his pay, too in a rush Niggas better slow down, 'cause you can be touched You might also like[Verse 2: E.D.I] I live life high speed, movin' a million miles per hour Towards my destiny, makin' decisions carelessly Yeah, it's me, yo' nigga man-child Bomb first, stand proud, ain't lookin' for hand-outs (Shit!) Twenty-five years up in this bitch (Shit!) And I'll be damned if I ain't leavin' rich And leave my kids a grip I let my blood drip off in this thug shit You can be touched I catch you slippin' while I'm on a money mission Like right now, thirty dollars to my John Hancock Try to get more, so my shit don't flock I lick off shots for everything they owe me And when it's my time to go, I pray the Lord hold me [Verse 3: Kastro] I was born in the city that never sleeps Schooled by the realest of the real niggas that ever breathed And I was big, when I was young And now I see that I was dumb My nigga Lonnie just got hit with ten Ten years for trustin' a friend They left him stuck in the pen' I love him, we all here just to die here Plus, nobody cares what got here Touched by angel and kissed by the Lord Praise the thug ways and I'll never be bored Touched by angel and kissed by the Lord I praise the thug ways, so forever it's on, baby [Hook: 2Pac] Young niggas in the wildlife Criminal mind of a juvenile, still livin' child life Thinkin' he can make his pay, too in a rush Niggas better slow down, 'cause you can be touched Young niggas in the wildlife Criminal mind of a juvenile, still livin' child life Thinkin' he can make his pay, too in a rush Niggas better slow down, 'cause you can be touched [Verse 4: Young Noble] Why grieve this life, planted by the fiends and pipes? Green lights, so I'm seein', seein' everything twice Pretty much of nothin' nice, we suckin' it up Even when we get a job, we fuckin' it up Like it can't happen to us, I could never be a bum (Yeah) Yeah, right, you wind up one God forbid I'm touched, Y'all keep livin' it up Look and learn, next it could be your turn, word [Verse 5: Kadafi] Yes, this a felony's hobby that got me here, thinkin' robbery Day to day all year long, Teflon protects my body It's such unimportant in this criminal cartel I'm caught and supportin' me So in these streets of hockey, I play the goalie Secrets of war licks, and score shit Share between clients & homies Remember what Pacino told me Before he passed, watch them, clowns With them, crocodile smiles 'Cause they phony, I get that cash, stay lonely And I'm point like a thorn, and it's survival of the strong Livin' outside the laws of this crooked world I was born Touched [Hook: 2Pac] My young niggas in the wildlife Criminal mind of a juvenile, still livin' child life Thinkin' he can make his pay, too in a rush Niggas better slow down, 'cause you can be touched Young niggas in the wildlife Criminal mind of a juvenile, still livin' child life Thinkin' he can make his pay, too in a rush Niggas better slow down, 'cause you can be touched |