Trapped
2 Pac (Feat Shock-G) Lyrics
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But I can't cause' I'm trapped in a standstill
Locked up with my tranquility
No mobility
Laughable remedies
Laughing at my abilities
Harsh frequencies
Tearing me apart
You ask me
Why I outlast
This canon event
But I'm trapped in reality
I can never go back
One chance
Shooting my shot
Like a cannon
I've never been a fan of
expansion
Hard to imagine
What could've been
But it was an illusion
Of fiction
They abandoned me
Now I take medicine
To help from relapsing
It's killing me
Figuratively
Overstimulation
Lack of ambition
I stay in a bad condition
Worsening
No eviction
The day light says I'm fine
It's my addiction
Asking me questions
Fueling the fire in my brain
Wanting an ignition
Leading me to rebellion
With myself
Leading to felony
Making enemies
Questioning
How I'm building this recipe
Leads to therapy
Insane in the head mentally
Nightmares of my past
Killing me
Blinding me
I want back
I'm mentally broken
Inside my head
There are seventeen mysteries
You can't picture it
My stability
Flexible flexibility
Cancer living rent free
In my lungs they stab me
In conclusion I can't be
Living in the streets
Legally free
Of seeing things I can't unsee
I've been broken by the past
Haunting my mind with unfair practices
And did I mention
I'm banned from public bathrooms, restaurants and other places
Let's face it
I'm insane I'm saying it
Trapped by the past
Trapped in the past
Trapped everywhere
But I can't go back
Like a cat in my owners home
Living lavish
That's what I wish I could have
But all the things that I had last
I packed fast
To a timeline where I can't stand
The motion of fast rats
And bats I'm not batman
I'm no hero nor stand for it
My understanding of reality
Is understandably rancid
Sour like candy
Live with salty families
And I'm actually happy
That I made a song
That's so anti fancy
Never got to live classy or flashy
All my clothes are trashy
Put into perspective
This hell that I live in daily
My words disintegrate
But my dreams immigrate
To my future I illustrate
Like a book with no paper
It's inevitable
I'll die sooner or later
"Trapped" is a raw and emotional song by 2Pac that delves into his inner turmoil and struggles with addiction. The lyrics are full of pain and self-loathing as he sings about the past that he can't seem to let go of. He acknowledges that everything that has happened to him has happened for a reason, but it doesn't make it any easier to deal with. He talks about falling in love and needing help, but not being able to escape the grip of his addiction.
The chorus is sung in Spanish, adding to the raw and emotional feel of the song. The lyrics speak to the desperation that he feels in not being able to stop his drug use, and the desire to simply fall into the depths of his addiction. The Spanish lyrics roughly translate to "I can't stop, I don't want to live, I don't want to dream again, just let me fall into Hell. Thorny roses, pierce my vein, my vein is poisoned, my girl is my everything. I'm sorry my life, like anyone else, the joint and the drug condemn me. My eyes cry, my vein cries, the price to pay for my sentence. I look in the mirror, where are you? I close my eyes, I see my light."
Line by Line Meaning
Listen
Pay attention to what I have to say
The past is in the past
Don't hold onto past mistakes or regrets
Don't let it kill you
Don't let past mistakes harm your present or future
I held on to it
I couldn't let go of my past mistakes or regrets
But shit didn't come through
I couldn't make things right despite my efforts
Everything that happens
All events in life have a purpose
Happens for a reason
Events have a greater purpose or lesson to learn
You tell me i'm the worst
You criticize and insult me
Bitch got nothing to believe in
You have no faith or trust in me
I opened up once
I shared my feelings and thoughts with someone
Ended up in nonsense
It didn't lead to anything meaningful or productive
Carried you the highest
I put you on a pedestal and admired you
Put you up above'em
I thought you were better than everyone else
You tell that i'm crazy
You think I'm mentally unstable
Bitch i'm loco
I am indeed mentally unstable or crazy
This shit died along time ago
This situation or relationship ended a long time ago
Nobody knows me
I am hard to understand, even by myself
I don't even know myself
I have no idea who I am or what I want
I fell in love once
I experienced love in the past
Think i need some help
I recognize that I may have mental or emotional issues to work through
Trying to run
I am attempting to escape my problems
I can't say i'm okay
I'm not doing well mentally or emotionally
I be poppin' pills all day everyday
I abuse medication to cope with my problems
No puedo parar no puedo
I can't stop, I'm addicted
No quiero vivir no quiero
I don't want to live anymore
No quiero soñar de nuevo
I don't want to dream again
Solo déjame caer en el infierno
Let me fall into hell alone
Rosas espinas
Life is a mixture of good and bad experiences
Clava mi vena
I harm myself
Mi vena envenena
I poison myself
Toda mi nena
All my life, my girl, my possessions
Lo siento mi vida
I'm sorry, life
Como cualquiera
Like anyone else
El porro y la droga que me condena
The drugs that condemn me
Me lloran los ojos me lloran la vena
My eyes and veins are crying
Precio a pagar por mi condena
The price to pay for my mistakes
Miro el espejo
I look in the mirror
Donde estas tu
Where are you?
Cierro los ojos
I close my eyes
Veo mi luz
I see my light or inner self
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
Written by: Ben Burnett
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@icebergslim3707
What Pac said 27 years ago is still relevant today. Real Shit.
@Ishouldfthrtime
It's shows shit don't change that's why he said and did things the way he did a super self aware dude
@deontaedouglas
Ikr
@williamwhitty5520
#1
@dontariuspresley7216
Them boy in the back ground crazy pop we trapped man we out here let it go man lol
@donaldwhiteheadjr1694
Police Brutality still going on Today RIP to all the Black People who was killed by cops
@makaveli7dayz172
Young pac from 91 getting his shine on.
@davejones6123
Makaveli 7Dayz yep great song.
@makaveli7dayz172
Dave Jones A klassic.
@davejones6123
Makaveli 7Dayz yep. Still kinda glad and shocked it was uploaded outta nowhere. Maybe this is a sign New music is coming.