Funeral
Cam'ron Lyrics

I'm at my man funeral (Funeral, funeral)
I am present at the funeral of my friend, mourning his loss.

Looking at his girl cry (Girl cry, girl cry)
Observing his girlfriend in tears as she grieves.

Preacher sayin' he a good man (Good man, good man)
The preacher claiming that he was a virtuous individual.

Man, that's a fuckin' lie (A fuckin' lie, a fuckin' lie)
But in reality, this is a blatant falsehood.

And I'm wearing all black (All black, all black)
Dressed in black attire symbolizing mourning.

Wanna tell his mother that (Mother that, mother that)
Desire to inform his mother about the truth.

"Your son was a fuckin' rat"
Informing her that her son was a treacherous informant.

I wish that I could be like (Be like, be like)
Expressing a wish to possess certain attributes or qualities.

That's what I was here to say (Here to say, here to say)
The purpose of my presence at the funeral.

For two years he wore a wire (A wire, a wire)
He was secretly recording conversations for the past two years.

So we all here today (Here today, here today)
This is the reason why we have all gathered here today.

Then I seen his paperwork (His paperwork, his paperwork)
I came across the evidence of his treachery.

It was hotter than Tobasco (Tobasco, tobasco)
The evidence was compelling and indisputable.

And all I could think about (think about)
My mind was consumed by thoughts of

Was Don-(Don, Don, Don) Donnie Brasco
The infamous undercover FBI agent, Donnie Brasco.

I spit it out like tobacco (Tobacco, tobacco)
I immediately voiced my disbelief like expelling spit from the mouth.

We gon' have to kill him, yo (Kill him, yo, kill him, yo)
We are left with no choice but to take his life.

Cause I'm more like the Sopranos (Sopranos, sopranos)
Identifying myself with the organized crime family depicted in 'The Sopranos'.

(Who you talkin?)
Indicating a question about the referent of the conversation.

I'm talking Tony, Paulie, Silvio
Referring to prominent characters from 'The Sopranos'—Tony Soprano, Paulie Gualtieri, and Silvio Dante.

Looking back it was lots of cream
Reflecting on the substantial profits we had made.

But circle back, this was not my dream
However, upon closer examination, this was not the aspiration I had envisioned.

How your man gonna plot and scheme with the government and they lovin' it
Expressing astonishment at how he collaborated with the government while they were complicit and pleased with it.

This shocked my team
His betrayal deeply shocked and surprised our group.

I'm cooler than Pac though when he said 'Man, somebody shot Raheem' (I got the juice now)
Emphasizing my composure and coolness even in the face of shocking revelations, similar to Tupac's reaction in the film 'Juice' when he claims to have the power.

I'm looking at his kids face (Killa, killa, killa)
Observing the expression on his children's faces.

But he the one that did it to him (Killa, killa, killa)
Ironically, he is the person responsible for causing his own demise.

Man, what a fuckin' waste (Killa, killa, killa)
Expressing frustration at the senseless loss of life.

Then I see his baby mom (His baby mom, his baby mom)
Subsequently, I notice his child's mother.

Sayin' that now she stay the strongest (Strongest, strongest)
Claiming that she has become the strongest person now.

I'm thinking like sure, yeah right (Sure, yeah right, sure, yeah right)
Having doubts and reservations in my mind, regarding her claim.

She been fuckin' Tom for the longest (The longest, the longest)
Suspecting that she has been involved in a long-term affair with another man named Tom.

(Word)
Agreement or affirmation in response to the previous statement.

To think I went to school with him (Damn, damn)
Reflecting on the fact that I attended school with him.

I thought that I knew the fool (Knew the fool, knew the fool)
Believing that I had a good understanding of his true character.

I really feel bad though (Bad though, bad though)
Experiencing genuine remorse for the situation despite everything.

But that nigga knew the rule (That nigga knew the rule, that nigga knew the rule)
However, he was fully aware of the code of conduct and the consequences.

Every meetin' that we had though (We had though, we had though)
In every meeting that we attended together.

No snitching restated (Restated, restated)
The principle of non-cooperation with authorities was reiterated.

He had me on fire (Fire, fire)
His actions left me feeling extremely angry and betrayed.

Now he gettin' cremated
Now, as a consequence, he is being subjected to cremation.

He gotta leave Earth, yo (Earth, yo, earth yo)
He must depart from this world, my friend.

We ain't doing burial (Burial, burial)
We will not be conducting a burial ceremony.

Ten shots to the face, man (Face, man, face, man)
He will instead receive ten gunshot wounds to the face.

Oh kill ‘em, TerRio (TerRio, terRio)
Emphasizing the act of killing, drawing a reference to internet sensation TerRio.

Be glad we did it this way (This way, this way)
Expressing the perspective that we should be content with this method.

Cause my dog still bark (Still bark, still bark)
Because my loyal companion continues to make noise and alert.

We gave him back to his family (His family, his family)
We returned his lifeless body to his loved ones.

His status would have been Milk Cart
Had we not taken action, he would have ended up as a missing person on a milk carton.

Yeah, you know that Lost and Found (Lost and found, lost and found)
Referring to the concept of searching for something lost and later found.

Where they never find shit (Find shit, find shit)
Mocking the ineffectiveness of such establishments in actually locating anything.

Ain't nobody see a damn thing (A damn thing, a damn thing)
Nobody witnessed or noticed anything at all.

That Stevie Wonder blind shit (Blind shit, blind shit)
Comparing the lack of perception to the blindness associated with Stevie Wonder.

But I'm at my man funeral (Funeral, funeral)
However, I find myself at my friend's funeral.

I'm at my man funeral (Funeral, funeral)
I am attending the funeral of my companion.

I'm at my man funeral (Funeral, funeral)
Present at the burial ceremony of my comrade.