[Bob Marley interview] [Verse 1 ILL Bill] I left you outside the gates of heaven, they wouldnt let me in I waved goodbye as you stepped within Its like Hell on Earth without you near I named my daughter after you so when she smiles Its sorta like youre still here Its kinda crazy how time flies 25 years since my grandmoms died But it feels like just yesterday when we was all laughing together Those happy memories are so vivid, theyll last me forever And yet youre still here somehow, I still feel your presence I credit you for my inner strength, I feel it in my essence In my soul, in my inner being, in my genetics I wouldnt exist if you hadnt persisted through the trenches I wouldnt have been a lyricist, I owe you every sentence Every verse Ive ever written, your energy is kinetic Though Ive grown up, Im still heartbroken, aching to cry Hoping youre the one holding open those gates when I die [Chorus Tia Thomas] My guardian angel flies, these tears I cry Asking for mercy Oh, it hurts so deep inside, but I hear your cries Asking for mercy [Verse 2 ILL Bill] I left you outside the gates of heaven, they wouldnt let me in I waved goodbye as you stepped within Its like Hell on Earth without you near I named my label after you So when I rhyme its sorta like youre still here Its been a year, still in shock about exactly what happened to you Made a song for you called My Uncle I was just rapping to you Just talking to you I just saw you at my mothers house I cant believe I just bought a coffin for you We always feared that you would die from an overdose God knows you loved to do drugs, it swallowed you whole But in the end, drugs didnt kill you, cancer did Why do good people die young? I dont know what the answer is All I know is I worshipped you as a scrappy kid Being around you made me feel cooler than rapping did And thats pretty fucking cool, trust me I was embarrassed when you started smoking crack, honestly it crushed me Swept it under the rug, started smoking weed and popping acid But managed to not do the uglier drugs We grew apart after my grandmother died Homeless, in and outta jail, we stopped relating to each others lives But years later, we connected once again Not just as nephew and uncle, but as homies, we were friends Though Ive grown up, Im still heartbroken, aching to cry Hoping youre the one holding open those gates when I die [Chorus Tia Thomas] My guardian angel flies, these tears I cry Asking for mercy Oh, it hurts so deep inside, but I hear your cries Asking for mercy
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