miss you
B.L.A.I.S.E Lyrics

Yeah, dedicatin' this to my nigga O
Starting the song by dedicating it to a friend who has passed away and whom the artist misses.

We miss you nigga
Acknowledging the loss of the friend and expressing the artist's feelings of missing him.

Goin' out to all the young niggas that died in the struggle
Dedicating the song to all young individuals who have passed away while fighting for their goals and aspirations.

Word up, shit is real in the field
Acknowledging the harsh realities of life, especially in the artist's environment.

You know, sparkin' blunts to all you niggas
Addressing the friend who has passed away while also acknowledging others who may be going through similar struggles and using marijuana as a coping mechanism.

Each and every day
Every day that passes.

The daydreams of how we used to be
Recollecting memories of how their lives used to be when the friend was still alive.

See your family
Meeting with the deceased friend's family.

And that baby's lookin' just like you
Noticing how the deceased friend's child resembles him.

Why'd you go away
Questioning why the friend had to pass away.

I've been missin' you lately
Talking about how the artist has been thinking about the friend more frequently recently.

Tell me what you're goin' through, oh yeah
Asking the friend what it is like for them in the afterlife.

I remember sellin' three bricks of straight flour
Recalling a time when the artist was involved in drug sales.

Got my man a beat down to the third power
Describing how a friend of the artist received a severe beating from the police.

He didn't care, spent the money in a half hour
Noting how the friend who was beaten was careless and quickly spent the money from the drug sale.

Got some fishscale, rained on competition like a shower
Describing how the artist dominated the competition with high-quality drugs.

Got the coke cooked up, a crackhead Kevin
Describing how the artist had cooked up crack cocaine and sold it to a man named Kevin who was addicted to the drug.

In eighty-eight, when Kane ruled, with 'Half Steppin'
Referring to a time in 1988 when rapper Big Daddy Kane was popular and his song 'Half Steppin' was a hit.

A thirty-eight, a lot of mouth, was our only weapon
Describing how the artist and their friends only had a gun and their bravado as means of self-defense.

We was king 'til the D's crept in
Noting how the artist and their friends felt invincible until law enforcement officers intervened.

And now I'm missin' 'em
Concluding the story and expressing how the artist misses their friends who are either deceased or incarcerated.

Ooh, I'm missin' you
Expressing the artist's emotions about missing their loved ones who have passed away.

Tell me why the road turns, why it turns
Asking why unfortunate events, such as death and loss, happen in life.

Nah nah nah nah nah, oh tell me why why why why
Repeating the question of why unfortunate events happen in life.

We work all week, weekends we play the movies
Describing how the artist and their friends worked during the week and socialized by going to the movies on the weekends.

We rock flatops, our girls rocked doobies
Describing a popular hairstyle of the time when they had flat-top haircuts and their girlfriends had tied their hair into marijuana joints, called 'doobies.'

Made a killin', even though the D's knew me
Describing how the artist made a lot of money even though they knew law enforcement was aware of their illegal activities.

Eventually, you know they try to do me, fuck it
Acknowledging that eventually, law enforcement will try to catch them, but not worrying too much about it.

Fed up, my nigga wanted to take it down South
Describing how the deceased friend was fed up with the lifestyle and wanted to move away to the southern United States.

Sick of cops comin', sick of throwin' jacks in his mouth
Explaining how the friend was tired of dealing with law enforcement officers who would beat him during interrogation.

Gave him half my paper, told 'em go that route
Giving the friend a significant amount of money to try and start a new life somewhere else.

Few months, he got his brains blown out
Sadly revealing that the friend was killed only a few months after moving away.

Now I'm stressed
Talking about how the loss of the friend has caused the artist to be distressed and anxious.

His baby's mother, she trippin', blamin' me
Explaining how the friend's partner is not coping well with the death and blames the artist for it.

And his older brothers, understand, the game it be
Describing how the deceased friend's older siblings understand the dangerous lifestyle that led to the friend's death.

Kinda topsy turvy, you win some, you lose some
Commenting on how life can be unpredictable and has both good and bad events.

Damn, they lost a brother, they mother lost a son
Expressing sympathy for the friend's family who have lost a family member.

Fuck, why my nigga couldn't stay in NY?
Asking why the friend couldn't have stayed in New York rather than moving away and subsequently passing away.

I'm a thug, but I swear for three days I cried
Admitting that despite being a tough person, the loss of the friend affected the artist deeply and they cried for three days straight.

I'd, look in the sky and ask God why
Admitting that the artist has questioned why such a tragedy had to happen to their friend.

Can't look his baby girls in the eye
Expressing how difficult it is for the artist to face the friend's children, knowing that their father is no longer alive.

There was this girl around the way that made cats drool
Starting a story about a girl that the artist knew and admired.

Her name Drew, played fools out they money in pool
Describing how the girl named Drew was skilled at pool and would hustle men for money.

People swore we was fuckin' but we was just cool
Explaining how people believed the artist and Drew were in a relationship, but they were only good friends.

She used to hang while I slang my joints after school
Describing how Drew would spend time with the artist while they sold drugs after school.

She'd watch my bomb, help my moms with the groceries
Recalling how Drew would watch the artist's backpack, which contained drugs, while they went to help their mother with grocery shopping.

My little sister, the girl was kinda close to me
Expressing how close the artist and Drew were, to the point where Drew had also become close to their younger sister.

A little closer than the average girl's supposed to be
Admitting that they may have been closer to Drew than what is considered normal for a male and female friendship.

Far from a lover, my girl was jealous of her
Clarifying that they were only friends and the artist's girlfriend was jealous of Drew's close relationship with them.

Then she started messin' with some major players
Explaining how Drew started associating with more dangerous individuals.

Handled keys, niggas called them the Bricklayers
Describing how Drew had become involved in drug trafficking and was associating with individuals who were called the Bricklayers.

A dread kid, had a baby 'fore that bitch Taya
Referring to a man who had dreadlocks and had a child with a woman named Taya.

Found out her baby's father cheatin', now Drew she gotta slay her
Describing how Drew had found out that the father of Taya's child was cheating on her, and felt the need to intervene aggressively.

One night, across from the corner store
Describing where the altercation between Drew and Taya occurred.

Taya ran around the block with a chrome four-four
Describing how Taya chased after Drew with a gun.

Squeezed all six shots in the passenger door
Describing how Taya fired six shots into the side of the car where Drew was sitting.

The dude lived, what my baby had to die for
Expressing frustration and sadness that Drew had to die as a result of the conflict, while the man with whom Taya was in a dispute survived.

Ooh, I'm missin' you
Expressing the artist's emotions about missing their loved ones who have passed away.

Tell me why the road turns, why it turns
Asking why unfortunate events, such as death and loss, happen in life.

Ooh, I'm missin' you
Expressing the artist's emotions about missing their loved ones who have passed away.

Nah nah nah nah nah, oh tell me why why why why
Repeating the question of why unfortunate events happen in life.