In The Air Tonight
2Pac Ft. Yaki Kadafi Lyrics
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Just looking back at the world,
From another level you know what i mean?
Starin...
Multiple gunshots fill the block, the fun stops
Niggaz is callin cops, people shot, nobody stop
I wonder when the world stopped caring last night
I will never understand this society, first they try
To murder me, then they lie to me, product of a dying breed
All my homies trying weed, now the little baby's
Crazed raised off hennesey, tell me will my enemies
Flee when they see me, believe me
Even thugs gotta learn to take it easy, listen
Through the intermissions search your heart for a plan
And we turnin bad boys to grown men, it's on again
I give a holla to my niggaz in the darkest corners
Roll a perfect blunt, and let me spark it for ya
One love from a thug nigga rollin with a posse
Full of paranoid drug dealers, to the end my friend
I'm seein nuttin but my dreams comin true
While i'm starin at the world through my rearview (see)
I'm seein nuttin but my dreams comin true
While i'm starin at the world through my rearview (see)
(they got me) starin at the world through my rearview
Go on baby scream to god, he can't hear you
I can feel your heart beatin fast cause it's time to die (we)
Gettin high, watchin time fly, and all my motherfuckers
(they got me) starin at the world through my rearview
Go on baby scream to god, he can't hear you
I can feel your heart beatin fast cause it's time to die (we)
Gettin high, watchin time fly, and all my motherfuckers
And i can feel it coming in the air tonight, hold on
I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, hold on
Can you feel it coming in the air tonight, hold on, hold on
Now i was raised as a young black male
In order to get paid, forced to make crack sales
Caught a nigga so they send me to these overpacked jails
In the cell, countin days in this livin black hell, do you feel me?
Keys to ignition, use at your discretion
Roll with a twelve gauge pump for protection
Niggaz hate me in the section from years of chin checkin
Turn to smith and wesson war weapons
Heavenly father i'm a soldier, i'm gettin hotter
Cause the world's gettin colder, baby let me hold ya
Talk to my guns like they fly bitches
All you bustas best to run look at my bitches
Now i know the answers to the question, do dreams come true
Still starin at the world through my rearview (i say)
Now i know the answers to the question, do dreams come true
Still starin at the world through my rearview (i say)
(they got me) starin at the world through my rearview
Go on baby scream to god, he can't hear you
I can feel your heart beatin fast cause it's time to die
Gettin high, watchin time fly
And all my motherfuckers/nigga can die
(they got me) starin at the world through my rearview
Go on baby scream to god, he can't hear you
I can feel your heart beatin fast cause it's time to die
Gettin high, watchin time fly -
And all my motherfuckers/nigga can die
Back in the days we hustled for sneakers and beepers
Nine-six for glocks cause fiends hittin up blocks with street sweepers
Bless myself when knowin rules to these streets, somethin i learned
In school, on some million man march shit for the piece/peace
True that, only one life to lead, a fast life of greed
Criminally addicted, infested since a seed
We all die, breed bleed like humans, towns run
By young guns, outlawz and truants, shit's deep
Turn eighteen, burn my will when i go
Burnt my body with my shotty, or chosin my dough
So while you reminiscin all nights out with the crew
Smoke a blunt for me too, i'm starin through your rearview
Hahahaha, you ain't knowin what we mean by starin through the rearview
So since you ain't knowin what we mean let me break down understandin
The world, the world is behind us
Once a motherfucker get an understanding on the game
And what the levels and the rules of the game is
Then the world ain't no trick no more
The world is a game to be played
So now we lookin at the world, from like, behind us
Niggaz know what we gotta do, just gotta put our mind to it and do it
It's all about the papers, money rule the world
Bitches make the world go round
Real niggaz do they wanna do, bitch niggaz do what they can't
Starin at the world through my rearview
Go on baby scream to god, he can't hear you
I can feel your heart beatin fast cause it's time to die
Gettin high, watchin time fly, ya know
Starin at the world through my rearview
Go on baby scream to god, he can't hear you
I can feel your heart beatin fast cause it's time to die
Gettin high, watchin time fly, ya know
Starin at the world through my rearview
Go on baby scream to god, he can't hear you
I can feel your heart beatin fast cause it's time to die
Gettin high, watchin time fly, ya know
Starin at the world through my rearview
Go on baby scream to god, he can't hear you
I can feel your heart beatin fast cause it's time to die
Gettin high, watchin time fly, ya know
I can feel it coming in the air tonight, hold on
I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, hold on
I can feel it coming in the air tonight, hold on
I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, hold on
The song In the Air Tonight is a collaboration between 2Pac and Yaki Kadafi, and is about the harsh realities of life in the ghetto. The lyrics of the song speak about the problems faced by people living in the ghetto, including gun violence, drug addiction, and the lack of concern by the wider society. The chorus of the song, "I can feel it coming in the air tonight, hold on, I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, hold on" talks about the sense of anticipation felt by people living in the ghetto, and the hope they have that one day things will change for the better.
The song's verses speak about the harsh realities of life in the ghetto, including gun violence, drug addiction, and the lack of concern by the wider society. The lyrics also touch on the struggle of young people who have grown up in the ghetto to break out of the cycle of violence and poverty. 2Pac and Yaki Kadafi's lyrics are a powerful commentary on the social and economic inequalities that plague many urban areas.
Line by Line Meaning
Staring at the world through my rearview
Just looking back at the world, from another level you know what I mean?
Multiple gunshots fill the block, the fun stops
Niggaz is callin cops, people shot, nobody stop
I wonder when the world stopped caring last night. Two kids shot while the whole block staring.
I will never understand this society, first they try
To murder me, then they lie to me, product of a dying breed
All my homies trying weed, now the little baby's crazed raised off Hennessy, tell me will my enemies flee when they see me, believe me.
Even thugs gotta learn to take it easy, listen
Through the intermissions search your heart for a plan
And we turnin bad boys to grown men, it's on again
I give a holla to my niggaz in the darkest corners. Roll a perfect blunt, and let me spark it for ya. One love from a thug nigga rollin with a posse full of paranoid drug dealers, to the end my friend. I'm seein nuttin but my dreams comin true while I'm starin at the world through my rearview (see)
(they got me) starin at the world through my rearview
Go on baby scream to god, he can't hear you
I can feel your heart beatin fast cause it's time to die (we)
Gettin high, watchin time fly, and all my motherfuckers. And I can feel it coming in the air tonight, hold on. I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, hold on. Can you feel it coming in the air tonight, hold on, hold on
Now I was raised as a young black male
In order to get paid, forced to make crack sales
Caught a nigga so they send me to these overpacked jails
In the cell, countin days in this livin black hell, do you feel me?
Keys to ignition, use at your discretion. Roll with a twelve gauge pump for protection. Niggaz hate me in the section from years of chin checkin. Turn to Smith and Wesson war weapons. Heavenly father I'm a soldier, I'm gettin hotter cause the world's gettin colder, baby let me hold ya. Talk to my guns like they fly bitches. All you bustas best to run look at my bitches. Now I know the answers to the question, do dreams come true. Still starin at the world through my rearview (I say)
Back in the days we hustled for sneakers and beepers
Nine-six for glocks cause fiends hittin up blocks with street sweepers
Bless myself when knowin rules to these streets, somethin I learned
In school, on some million man march shit for the piece/peace
True that, only one life to lead, a fast life of greed. Criminally addicted, infested since a seed. We all die, breed bleed like humans, towns run by young guns, Outlawz and truants, shit's deep. Turn eighteen, burn my will when I go. Burnt my body with my shotty or chosin my dough. So while you reminiscin all nights out with the crew smoke a blunt for me too, I'm starin through your rearview.
Hahahaha, you ain't knowin what we mean by starin through the rearview
So since you ain't knowin what we mean let me break down understandin
The world, the world is behind us
Once a motherfucker get an understanding on the game
And what the levels and the rules of the game is
Then the world ain't no trick no more
The world is a game to be played
So now we lookin at the world, from like, behind us
Niggaz know what we gotta do, just gotta put our mind to it and do it
It's all about the papers, money rule the world
Bitches make the world go round
Real niggaz do they wanna do, bitch niggaz do what they can't
Starin at the world through my rearview
Gettin high, watchin time fly, ya know
I can feel it coming in the air tonight, hold on.
Contributed by Emma N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@jonnyJgaming4
Whoβs still banging this tune on 2024?π₯°π₯
R.I.P. to those who died youngβ¦
@user-yz8mu4yv1x
Will listen to this every fucking day for the rest of my life.. and my son WILL know who the greatest is!!!!
@cotyshotyou
β@@user-yz8mu4yv1x Mine too brother
@jasonbarnes1479
Me always
@JacquelineDonoghue-tu7mn
He didnβt die he went in hiding he sneaked out of the car that was ment to of killed him
@user-dk9mu4xr3r
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@silmerion6528
Who in 2024?
@jrusvijr6988
Dang, can't believe my dumb asz skip this song on my CD 25yrs agoπ₯΄I should have known THEY could get perfecterrπ
@TraceyL-wy9dv
4 LIFE
@tapnyan2036
I'm in 2036 still bumpin...