Verse 1:
If you free your mind your ass has got to
But youand're caught up in that same oland' patent and trap that the homies
Go through
Searchinand' for answers without no questions
You thought it could never happen to you and your crew but yand'all was
No exception
It started out as fun and it was all about kicks (kicks)
But each and every kick turned out to be a trick
Imagine this you got no family you got no ends
You got no hustle, no muscle, no car, no clothes, you got no friends
You once was the neighborhood boss and hog
And no g livinand' legend like walkinand' dogs
Niggaz hate to admit it, but they know itand's true
Damn near everybody in the hood, includinand' the kids, wanna be just
Like you
So, hear i stand as a witness, or, should i say a reclaimed victim
Written off and spit on by this really sick ass system
You can roll what i roll in the swirl from the smoke
Somebody take a vote, the devil is dope
Chorus:
The devil is dope (dope)
Out of control
The devil is dope
The devil is dope
Out to get your soul (yeah-yeah)
The devil is dope
Verse 2:
Things seen only imagined and in dreams
Until, the same nightmares in tv screens your teenage screams (ahh!)
Cause the dosage wasnand't right
Now his chest is gettinand' tight
And everything is goinand' black
But itand's the middle of the day, figure that
But you still canand't see with a thousand watt beam (blind!)
And you need mo gin to feed your triple beam with schemes (wake up!)
Cause traffic done slowed up like the one ten at five
So, you dance the street section at around two, to try to stay alive
And now you trapped tryinand' to play hockey with some tic tacand's (tic
Tacand's!)
And niggaz tellinand' you to kick back and bend back, but you already did
That
And all money ainand't good money
But everybody want the cream and honey
Thinkinand' that the other side is all green plus itand's sunny (yeah!)
But, money, lust, and jealousy most lead to treachery
From a.c. to o.g. to p.g. to p.c.b.
As you call for your locs, set adrift in the smoke
Itand's like murder, heat, smoke, the devil is dope
Chorus
Verse 3:
Sunshine on your mind but darkness prevails
You move your sales from motel to hotel
Prerequisite for a blast, merchandise, cash, or ass
Bloodshed often is the door where personalaties crash
And itand's your task to try to make a meal ticket
So, you can kick it and be swift with your chicken (bock-bock!)
Youand's a victim and since you got your own mind
It ainand't all your fault, but you gotta do your own time
Choose your weapon cause your first impression
Often dictates the situation that you find yourself caught in
If you still blind and you canand't see
You better obtain yourself some glasses and clear your vision like dmc
(donand't run!)
And remember what i told you
Remember who brought a soldier
I wanna wake you up like sega
Consume large amounts of dank-a
Man overboard
Beware of the underlords
Stay your ass on the boat, the devil is dope (ooh-ooh!)
Chorus: repeat 2x with adlibs in there
