* Poems written by Shakur as ~ interpreted by other artists
[Geronimo Ji Jaga]
In the event of my demise
when my heart can beat no more
I hope I die for a princeple
Or a belief that I have lived for
I will die before my time
Beacause I feel the shadow`s depth
So much I wanted to acomplish
Before I reached my death
I have to come to grips with the possibility
And wiped the last tear from my eyes
I loved all who were positive
In the event of my demise
[Young Noble]
In the event of my demise don`t shed no tear
I`ll share my wizdom with the world, they`ll know I was here
Know I was clear, every thing I said I ment
A outlaw, when I was born they prepared my ditch
Said I won`t live long, statistic showed
I`m tryna past 24 realistic goal, listen all
You gotta stay cold inside
That`s what I tell myself when I feel alone sometime
But I can`t cry, I don`t tear no more
I love god, from death I don`t fear no more
A part taken in this movment to better my people
Though they see me on TV, I tell them we equal
Don`t look at me as a stranger, I`m one of your own
We was rised in concrete and grew as a rose
Still I rise, but never get a chance to fly
Mama please don`t cry
In the event of my demise
[Chorus - Young Noble]
In the event of my demise
can`t breathe no more
hope I die for a princeple
something I lived for
dying before my time
feel the shadows of depth
Trying to fulfill all my dreams before I reach my death
came to grips with the possibility
The world`s killing me, and my soldiers die young with no sympathy
I wipe the last tear from my eyes
I loved all who stand strong
In the event of my demise
[Napoleon]
If I should die before I awake
let my family be stairght of the money I make
Give my son, what he needs, other than his father
Is it self respect, better get his honor
with the law come to swallow my soul, it`s so big
Cause the street took enough of my life, we all see
It`s a cycle make you feel psycho
Everything struggles behind this man, see nobody love you
Got a piece of the streets and it`s gonna die with me
may your, soul forgive me
Makaveli`s within me
In principle we stand by stronger than power
We gon` die by the rules you can never devour
On the earth from my birth fell nothing but pain
only thing I ever gave was the baby the name
that`s my heart, and if I should go I`ll go on in sparks
that`s the event of my demise, and it lurks in the dark
[Chorus]
[??]
Now as I stand here, a man here
Not a perfect one, but a searching one
Seek in another, blazing time
Sound crazy but I`m actually tryin to escape my mind
Tryna rise in time
but hoping that you didn`t notice
When i was at my low as
So I knew they were watching, I couldn`t stop it
So many things I wanted to accomplish
Too many dreams, wasted with no promise
From out the darkness I struggle to see the light
Rumble deep in the night
Hustlin with all of my might
Some won`t see it that way
But us is given praise
But all of them will dream
That I did it my way
In the event of my demise
[E.D.I. Amin]
I was born to a storm that won`t lead up
And I was rased to stay brave with my head up
But thing ain`t got better
We still gettin wetter in this bad weather
I need more than a sweater and a leather
Yo, ain`t nothin ment to last forever
So the stuggling and the suffering ain`t gon` last forever
And my will, probably be like two lines long
It will read I`m dead but my soul lives on
And my spirit still living though my body is gone
In the event of my demise I love all who stay strong
I love all who stay strong
In the event of my demise, com`on
[Geronimo Ji Jaga]
In the event of my demise
when my heart can beat no more
I hope I die for a princeple
Or a belief that I have lived for
I will die before my time
Beacause I feel the shadow`s depth
So much I wanted to acomplish
Before I reached my death
I have to come to grips with the possibility
And wiped the last tear from my eyes
I loved all who were positive
In the event of my demise
