Sha-Clack-Clack
Ray Lyrics

If I could find the spot where truth echoes
If I could locate the location that reverberates with the sound of truth

I would stand there and whisper memories of my children's future
I would stand at that spot and envision my children's future and whisper them as memories

I would let their future dwell in my past
I would let the future of my children coexist with my past

So that I might live a brighter now
My present would be brighter as a result

Now is the essence of my domain and it contains
The present is my realm and it encompasses

All that was and will be
Everything that has happened and is yet to happen

And I am as I was and will be because I am and always will be
I am who I am and will always be so because of my nature

That nigga
I am that man

I am that nigga
I am that man

I am that nigga
I am that man

I am that timeless nigga that swings on pendelums like vines
I am that ageless man who swings on pendulums like vines

Through mines of boobytrapped minds that are enslaved by time
Through the minds of people who are trapped by time and bombs

I am the life that supersedes lifetimes, I am
I am the life that surpasses many lifetimes

It was me with serpentine hair and a timeless stare
I was the one with snake-like hair and a gaze that transcends time

That with immortal glare turned mortal fear into stone time capsules
My immortal gaze turned mortal fear into solidified memories

They still exist as the walking dead, as I do
They still exist as people who are alive but do not truly live, as do I

The original sulphurhead, symbol of life and matriarchy
The first person with sulfur hair, representing life and matriarchy

Severed head Medusa, I am
I am like a severed head of the mythical creature Medusa

I am that nigga
I am that man

I am that nigga!
I am that man!

I am that nigga!!
I am that man!!

I am a negro! Yes negro, negro from _necro_ meaning death
I am a person of African descent, the word 'negro' derived from the Greek word for death

I overcame it so they named me after it
I conquered death so they named me using the word for it

And I be spitting at death from behind
I am taunting death from a position of power

And putting 'Kick Me' signs on it's back
I am playing jokes on death as if it were a human

Because I am not the son of Sha-Clack-Clack
I am not a product of my environment, of the struggle of my people

I am before that, I am before
I am from before that time period

I am before before
I am from even earlier

Before death is eternity, after death is eternity
There is no end, life exists eternally both before and after death

There is no death there's only eternity
Death is an illusion, eternity is the true state of being

And I be riding on the wings of eternity
I am soaring with the power of eternity

Like HYAH! HYAH! HYAH! Sha-Clack-Clack
With shouts and sound effects like Sha-Clack-Clack

But my flight doesn't go undisturbed
My journey is not without obstacles

Because time makes dreams defer
The passage of time causes us to delay our dreams and aspirations

And all of my time fears are turning my days into daymares
My fears related to time are turning my days into nightmares

And I live daymares reliving nightmares
I exist in a state of constant fear and anxiety, replaying past traumatic experiences

Of what taunted my past
Of events that tormented me in the past

Sha-Clack-Clack, time is beatin my ass
Time is defeating me, overpowering me like the sound of Sha-Clack-Clack

And I be havin dreams of chocolate covered watermelons
I have strange and unrealistic dreams, such as chocolate-covered watermelons

Filled with fried chickens like pinatas
Containing fried chicken like a piñata

With little pickaninny sons and daughters
With young African-American boys and girls

Standing up under them with big sticks and aluminum foil
Holding sticks and aluminum foil, awaiting the breaking of the piñata

Hittin em, tryin to catch pieces of fallin fried chicken wings
Hitting the piñata and trying to catch the falling chicken wings

And Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben are standing in the corners
The stereotypical 'Aunt Jemima' and 'Uncle Ben' figures are present at the scene

With rifles pointed at the heads of the little children
Armed and threatening the children

"Don't shoot the children," I shout, "don't shoot the children!"
I am attempting to reason with them and prevent violence against the children

But they say it's too late
They refuse to listen to me and insist that it is too late

They've already been infected by time
The children are already affected by the passage of time and its consequences

But that shit is before my time
Those stereotypes and events occur before my own life

I need more time
I require additional time to resolve these issues

I need more time
I require additional time to resolve these issues

But it's too late
Despite my desires, it is too late to change the situation

They start shooting at children and killing them!
Violence is enacted against the children, leading to their deaths

One by one, two by two, three by three, four by four
The children are dying in groups of varying numbers

Five by five, six by six, but
The violence continues, but there is a break in the pattern at this moment

My spirit is growing seven by seven
My hope is growing and expanding in multiples of seven

Faster than the speed of light
At an incredible speed and with immense energy

Cause light only penetrates the darkness that's already there
Light only illuminates darkness that already exists, it cannot create light on its own

And I'm already there
I am already present in the place where I aspire to be

I'm here at the end of the road
I have reached the end of one journey

Which is the beginning of the road beyond time, but
A new journey beyond the limitations of time is beginning, but there is still an issue to address

Where my niggaz at? (Oh shit!)
Where are my friends and allies? A sudden realization or cry of surprise