Straight Jacket
Kool G Rap Lyrics

Help me doctor doctor cause I'm seein' lots of spots
The singer is experiencing visual hallucinations and seeks medical help.

I'm thinkin' of pink elephants with little polka dots
The singer's hallucinations are becoming more intense and absurd.

I'm tired, crazy tired, but I can not get no sleep
The singer is exhausted, but his mental state keeps him from resting.

Cause every time I close my eyes I think I'm six feet deep
The artist's paranoia is so severe that he feels like he is constantly in mortal danger.

I feel I'm goin' slow as hell but everything is speedin'
The artist's perception of time is distorted and adds to his anxiety.

Last night I woke up screamin' and my bathroom walls were bleedin'
The singer is having vivid nightmares and waking up to terrifying hallucinations.

I thought I fell asleep at work, but then when I awoke
The singer is having difficulty distinguishing between reality and his nightmares.

I was all alone and had my own hands on my throat
The artist is experiencing suicidal ideation and self-harm.

Clippings from the newspaper of murders my library
The artist is obsessed with violent crime and seeks out information on it.

Sometimes I get a urge to walk inside a cemetery
The artist's mental state makes him fascinated with death and decay.

I looked into a mirror seen a rope around my neck
The singer's self-destructive tendencies are visualized in his reflections.

I smoked a lot of cigarettes, cause I'm a nervous wreck
The artist is using nicotine as a coping mechanism for his anxiety.

Tryin' to relax, I ran some water in the tub
The singer is attempting to calm himself down by taking a bath.

Vision somebody slaughtered, then the water turned to blood
The singer's hallucination intrudes on his attempts at relaxation and brings more terror into his life.

I'm runnin' down the hallway tryin' to reach an exit door
The singer feels trapped and wants to escape from his current existence.

The more and more I run seems like it's further than before
The artist's desperation is growing as his efforts to escape remain futile.

Voices sometimes tell me what I won't do, what I will do
The artist's auditory hallucinations are becoming more hostile and controlling.

Voices in my head right now are tellin' me to kill you
The singer is experiencing homicidal ideation as a result of his hallucinations and delusions.

Filled up with anxiety, I went to lover's lane
The singer's escalating symptoms are leading him to seek out further dangerous situations.

Seen a couple kissin', then blew out the brother's brain
The artist's psychosis is causing him to lash out in violent ways.

I feel the world's against me and the women are so dirty
The artist's delusions are causing him to feel like he is being persecuted and that women are especially dangerous to him.

I hate women today because my mother used to hurt me
The artist's trauma from childhood is resurfacing and becoming more intense as his mental state deteriorates.

I think I'm goin' crazy doc no longer can I hack it
The singer is finally admitting that he needs professional help, but in a desperate and panicked plea.

Please, doctor please, put me in a straight jacket
The artist recognizes that he poses a danger to himself or others and asks for extreme measures to be taken for the sake of his own safety.

A lady picked me up hitchikin', what a big mistake
The singer is becoming more detached from reality and engaging in reckless behavior.

Several hours later, there's a body by the lake
The singer has likely committed another murder, but his perception of reality is not reliable.

Walked into a train station, headed towards the back
The singer is once again seeking out danger and chaos.

Caught a flashback, and pushed a man right on the track
The artist's past traumas and violent tendencies are feeding into his current delusions and hallucinations.

I'm in my darkroom inside my house that is deserted
The artist's psychosis has made him isolate himself from others and retreat into his own mind.

Developin' the photo of a hoe that I just murdered
The singer's fixation on violent crime and his own homicidal acts are further fueling his mental deterioration.

I took a walk one night because I wanted to get out
The singer's paranoia is causing him to feel trapped and claustrophobic even in his own home.

I stepped outside, I paused, and I was back inside my house
The artist's grip on reality is becoming weaker and his hallucinations and delusions are becoming more pervasive.

Called up plenty doctors, told em all about my health
The artist has likely sought out professional help before, but his delusions and paranoia are making it difficult for him to form meaningful relationships with doctors or accept their diagnoses.

My phone just plays a dial tone, I'm talkin' to myself
The artist's isolation and disconnection from reality are causing him to feel further distressed and detached from the world around him.

Snap back to reality, at least that's what I thought
The singer's delusions and hallucinations are distorting his perception of time and reality.

Runnin' from the spirits of the bodies I just caught
The artist's guilt and psychosis are creating the illusion of being haunted by the ghosts of his victims.

I can't escape this hell I'm in, not even in my dreams
The singer's mental state is becoming all-consuming and interfering even with his ability to find rest or escape through his dreams.

I cover both my ears, because I'm sick of hearin' screams
The singer's hallucinations and delusions are becoming more intense and affecting his senses even when he is awake.

I been a mental case since I was in the seventh grade
The singer's deteriorating mental state has been an ongoing issue that has likely been building for years.

Stabbed another student, licked his blood off of my blade
The artist has a history of violent behavior and homicidal tendencies that have been present for a long time.

I got two personalities inside sometimes they battle
The artist's dissociative identity disorder is adding another layer of complexity to his delusions and hallucinations.

When I look at my picture all I see is scribble scrabble
The singer's psychosis has even affected his ability to recognize his own image and perceive the world around him accurately.

I feel I'm really losin' it, I need to write to abby
The singer is reaching out for help in a desperate and erratic way.

The characters on tv try to reach right out and grab me
The artist's dissociation and confusion sometimes cause him to perceive the world around him as threatening or hostile.

I always hear somebody talkin' 'bout they gonna do me
The artist's paranoia and delusions are causing him to feel threatened even in the absence of danger.

But I listen again and it's those voices talkin' to me
The artist is aware that his hallucinations and delusions are coming from within his own mind, but is unable to control or stop them.

You heard of shadowboxin'? I see mine and then attack it
The singer's delusions and hallucinations are becoming increasingly violent and even turning against himself.

Please, doctor please, put me in a straight jacket
The artist is still seeking help and recognizes that being forcibly restrained may be the only way to keep himself or others safe from his dangerous psychosis.