I Seen A Man Die
Scarface Lyrics

He greets his father with his hands out
He meets his father with open arms

Rehabilitated slightly, glad to be the man's child
He's been rehabilitated to some extent and is happy to be his father's child

The world is different since he's seen it last
Since he last saw the world, everything has changed

Out of jail been seven years and he's happy that he's free at last
He's been released from prison after seven years and is glad to finally be free

All he had was his mother's worth
All he had in life was what his mother left him

Now she's gone and he's gotta make a change and make it for the beddah
Since his mother has passed away, he needs to make a change and do better

But he's back so he's got one strike against him
Because he's been to jail before, people may view him differently or be wary of him

And he's young plus he came up in the system
He's young and grew up in the criminal justice system

But he's smart and he's finally makin' eighteen
He's intelligent and has reached the age of eighteen

And his goal's to get on top and try to stay clean
His goal is to succeed and stay out of trouble

So he's calling up his homie who dun came up
He's calling his friend who's succeeded in life

Livin' like this now they dealin' with the same stuff
Although they have different lives, they still have similar problems

And had that attitude that who he was was worth it
He had the attitude that he was worth something

And with that fucked up attitude he killed his first mate
Due to his flawed mindset, he killed his first partner

Now it's different, he's in dead dirt
Now things have changed and he's dirt poor

And realized that the name ain't coming up but it still hurt
He's come to the realization that his name won't be remembered, which is painful for him

And can't nobody change this
No one can change the fact that he won't be remembered

It's nineteen-ninety-four and we up against the same shit
Although the year is 1994, people are still facing the same issues

Imagine life at it's full peak
Imagine life at its best

Then imagine lying dead in the arms of your enemy
Now imagine dying at the hands of your enemy

Imagine peace on this earth when there's no grief
Imagine a world where there's peace and no sadness

Imagine grief on this earth when there's no peace
Imagine a world where there's sadness and no peace

Everybody's got a different way of endin' it
Everyone has a unique way of dying

And when your number comes for service then they send it in
When it's your time to die, there's nothing you can do

Now your time has arrived for the final touch
It's now time for you to die

I see the fear in your eyes and hear your final breath
I can see the fear in your eyes and hear your last breath

How much longer will it be 'til it's all done?
How much longer will it take for death to come?

Total darkness and ease be in all one
Death is total darkness and brings peace

I watch him die and when he dies let us celebrate
I watched him die and now let's celebrate his life.

You took his life, but your memory he'll never take
You may have taken his life, but his memory will never be erased

You'll be headin' to another place
You will be heading to another realm

And the life you used to live will reflect in your mother's face
Your mother will always remember the life you lived

I hear you breathin' but your heart no longer sounds strong
I hear you taking your last breaths and your heart sounds weak

But you kinda scared of dying so you hold on
You're afraid of dying, so you're holding on to life

And you keep on blacking out, and yo pulse is low
You're repeatedly losing consciousness, and your pulse is slowing down

Stop trying to fight the reaper just relax and let it go
Stop trying to fight death and let go

Because there's no way you can fight it, though you'll still try
You can't avoid death, even though you may try

And you can try it 'til you fight it but you'll still die
You can fight death as much as you want, but you'll still die

Your spirits leave your body and your mind clears
Your spirit will leave your body, and your mind will become clear

The rigor mortis starts to set, now you outta here
Rigor mortis is setting in, which means you're now dead

You start your journey into outer space
You start your journey into the afterlife

You see yourself in the light but you're still feeling outta place
You see yourself in a new realm, but you still feel strange

So you standing in the tunnel of eternal light
You're standing in a tunnel of bright light that leads to eternity

And you see the ones you never learn to love in life
In this new realm, you see the people you didn't love in life

Make the choice let it go but you can back it up
You have the choice to move on or stay behind, but you can't change your mind once you've left

If you ain't at peace with God you need to patch it up
If you aren't at peace with God, you need to reconcile

But if you're ready close your eyes and we can set it free
If you're ready to move on, close your eyes, and we'll send you off

There lies a man not scared to die, may he rest in peace
There lies a man who wasn't afraid to die, may he rest in peace

I still got to wonder why
I still wonder why

I never seen a man cry 'til I seen a man die
I had never seen a man cry until I saw a man die