The ’Notic (Live) The Roots

[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