The ’Notic The Roots (Ft. D'Angelo & Erykah Badu)

[Vocals from D'Angelo]

[Verse 1: Black Thought]
This beautiful blend, I knew her through a mutual friend
She was a work of art, a part of my heart from back then
A brown skin singer with a knack for actin'
Alana's whole attraction just fractionally based on surface
I got into her mental on purpose
And with alertness, as I flirt with her emotion
Walls we built up out of nervousness was broken
I reminisce on how this Black Thought had her open
With the energy that got the whole summertime smokin'
Very 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 comes education
We set on a path to opposite destinations
It's best to chalk it up and add it to the elevation
Then eventually flow on to lost communication
I called, but lost all information
And with time forgot it, it's not like I'm all in tears about it
But the fact of the matter remains that I miss The Hypnotic