Deja Vu
Killah Priest Lyrics

Stared at me with his cold eyes, who was this old guy?
Killah Priest is approached by an old man with a cold gaze, and Priest wonders about the man's identity.

Drug him in the building, as police drive by
Killah Priest brings the old man inside while police cars pass by outside.

Took out my four-five, cocked it, put it to his forehead
Killah Priest draws his gun and aims it at the old man's head.

Dugout his pockets, went in his shirt, and took his locket
Killah Priest searches the old man's pockets and takes his locket.

Threw him near the garbage, aimed the gun and shot it
Killah Priest throws the old man aside, shoots the locket, and leaves him by the garbage.

Then dodged quick, how that, so fast, felt the wind go past
Killah Priest moves quickly and nimbly, feeling the wind as he dodges away.

Everything went in a flash, hopped over the trash
The scene passes by quickly, and Killah Priest jumps over some garbage.

I ran around the corner, cut up the alley
Killah Priest flees the scene by running around a corner and up an alley.

My eyes was shot, all my stolen goods dropped
Killah Priest is stunned and drops the items he stole from the old man.

My body stood still like a rock
Killah Priest is rooted to the spot, unable to move.

I saw this kid holdin' a four-five, with the same old guy
Killah Priest sees a kid with a gun and the same old man he just shot.

With the same cold eyes, I looked out the building
The old man and the kid have the same cold gaze that Priest noticed before.

Saw the same cop car roll by
A police car passes by yet again.

It woke me out the trance when I heard a shot
The sound of a gunshot brings Killah Priest back to reality.

Saw the old man cry, shit drop, by the garbage
Killah Priest sees the old man lying near the garbage and crying.

Kid disappeared somewhere through the project
The kid with the gun disappears into the public housing project they're in.

So I chased him, called his name, 'round the corner
Killah Priest pursues the kid, calling out his name as he runs around a corner.

Up the block, through the alley
Killah Priest chases the kid up the block and through another alley.

Though the backdoor into a lobby
The kid rushes through a backdoor and into a lobby.

When I came in, I saw the kid backin' up, with his gat in his clutch
Entering the lobby, Killah Priest sees the kid with his gun raised.

And floor full of stuff that he stoled from that man
Killah Priest notices that the floor is covered in items that the kid has stolen from the old man.

I glanced over the kid's shoulders, I seen the same old man
Killah Priest sees the old man again, this time over the kid's shoulders.

Another young dude with the gun in his hand
A second young man appears, holding a gun.

Pointed at the old man's head, makin' demands
The new guy points his gun at the old man and demands something.

I looked out the lobby door, saw the same police man
Looking outside again, Killah Priest sees the same cop car roll by yet again.

Drove by, it was no surprise, I said shot
The cop car passes by as expected, and Killah Priest says he's going to shoot.

At the same time I heard a gun pop
A gun goes off at the same time as the cop car passes.

Looked at the garbage, saw a man lyin' there crotchin'
Killah Priest sees the old man lying in the same spot as before.

Couldn't believe what I was watchin', I walked near him
Killah Priest can't believe what he's seeing, but he approaches the old man.

Should I fear him, I said to myself, it's gettin' weird son
Killah Priest questions whether he should fear the old man as strange things have been happening.

I told to old man, stared in his cold eyes
Killah Priest speaks to the old man and locks eyes with him again.

At the same time I felt the ghost go by
Killah Priest feels a ghost pass by as he speaks to the old man.

I looked up, saw me, holdin' the four-five
Killah Priest looks up and sees himself holding his gun again.

I glanced back at him, asked him, what's happenin'
Killah Priest turns to his other self and asks what's going on.

What's the meaning? Am I dreaming?
Killah Priest questions the bizarre happenings around him.

He whispered, the locket that you stole from me
The old man's ghost speaks to Killah Priest and mentions the locket he took.

Open it, there's a picture
The old man urges Killah Priest to open the locket and look at the picture inside.

So I opened the locket on the silver chain
Following the old man's instructions, Killah Priest opens the locket on its silver chain.

Saw a picture of him, and he had the same initials as my name
Killah Priest sees a picture of the old man, who has the same initials as Priest.

Hope I'm not goin' insane, I can't explain, somethin' is strange
Killah Priest questions his sanity and is at a loss to explain the strange events taking place.

I took off the old man's frames, put 'em on my eyes
Killah Priest removes the old man's glasses and puts them on his own face.

At the same time, the old man died
As Killah Priest puts on the glasses, the old man's ghost fades away and dies.

Then I cried, I felt like something inside me died
Killah Priest cries and mourns the loss of the old man's ghost and the strange situation he was in.

It got weird too, 'cause out of nowhere
The situation becomes even stranger when Killah Priest notices something unexpected.

I asked myself, do I fear you?
Killah Priest has a sudden realization and questions whether he should fear the presence of the old man's ghost.

And a beard grew, I felt my face, took out a mirror
Killah Priest suddenly grows a beard, and he checks his reflection in a mirror.

Looked in it, my hair was silver and in terror
Killah Priest is shocked to see his hair has turned silver.

My body got cold, I broke the mirror, I felt I was old
Killah Priest's body chills and he feels he has aged greatly. He reacts by breaking the mirror.

So I closed the locket, put the chain over my head
Killah Priest puts the locket back together, and puts it around his neck.

Hid the picture in my shirt, like a curse
Killah Priest hides the picture from the locket inside his shirt, feeling cursed.

I stood up and walked outside
Killah Priest stands up and exits the building.

Where a kid was waitin' for me, with a loaded four-five
Outside, another kid is waiting for Killah Priest with a gun.

I didn't say a word, I just stared in his eyes
Without speaking, Killah Priest engages the kid with his gaze.

Said to myself, I know this guy
Killah Priest recognizes the kid but doesn't say so out loud.

Then he grabbed me by my shirt, then he drug me inside
The new kid grabs Killah Priest and pulls him back into the building.

I asked him why, but he didn't reply
Killah Priest questions the kid but receives no answer.

F**k it, I might be high
Killah Priest dismisses the situation as unreal, thinking he might be high.

He reached in my pocket, he dug in my shirt
The kid searches Killah Priest's pockets and shirt.

That's what I thought, damn, my locket
Killah Priest realizes the kid is searching for the locket he took from the old man.

Went and pointed the gun and cocked it
Killah Priest draws his gun and holds it towards the kid.

Then he shot it, no, what's goin' on?...
The kid shoots his gun, and Killah Priest is thrown into further confusion and disbelief.

He stared at me with his cold eyes, who was this old guy?
Killah Priest is back where he started, being stared at by an old man with a cold gaze, questioning the situation yet again.