Impossible
Wu‐Tang Clan feat. Tekitha Lyrics


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Yo fusion of the five elements, to search for the higher intelligence
Women walk around celibate, living irrelevant
The most benevolent king, communication through your dreams
Mental pictures been painted, Allah's heard and seen
Everywhere, throughout your surrounding atmosphere
Troposphere, thermosphere, stratosphere
Can you imagine from one single idea, everything appeared here
Understanding makes my truth, crystal clear
Innocent black immigrants locked in housing tenements
Eighty-Five percent tenants depended welfare recipients
Stapleton's been stamped as a concentration camp
At night I walk through, third eye as bright as a street lamp
Electric microbes, robotic probes
Taking telescope pictures of globe, babies getting pierced with microchips
Stuffed inside their earlobes, then examinated
Blood contaminated, vaccinated, lives fabricated
Exaggerated authorization, Food and Drug Administration
Testing poison in prison population
My occupation to stop the inauguration of Satan
Some claim that it was Reagan, so I come to slay men
Like Bartholomew, cause every particle is physical article
Was diabolical to the last visible molecule
A spaceknight like Rom, consume planets like Unicron
Blasting photon bombs from the arm like Galvatron

United Nations, gun bias style patient
Formulating rap plural acapella occupation
Conquer land like Napoleon, military bomb fest
We want sanitary food, planetary conquest
Thug peoples on some hardco' body shit
Get your shit together 'fore the fuck Illuminati hit
Dreams is free and escape is sleep
For a fool peep jewels, keep tools for tough time
The rule of rough mind, elevate, stay behind
The sun gotta shine, keep on, cremate
The whole Babylon, times up, move on
Kings on your pawn, checkmate, no fakes
Supposed through the gate, case closed
Things get froze, when it comes time, chosen ones
Will holding guns, we take flight with no fright
And attack, never fear cause our words is clear
What's been done can't be undone Son, we can't care
Cause the last days and times are surely here
Snakes and flakes get blown, by the righteous ones
Divine minds bind, we unified as one
Half of black folk, we half broke, smoke a bowl of weed shit
Our everlasting essence stay flying over Egypt

For you to defeat, the Gods
Impossible, you can never defeat
The gods
Impossible
For you to defeat, the Gods

Call an ambulance, Jamie been shot, word to Kimmy
Don't go son, nigga you my motherfucking heart
Stay still son, don't move, just think about Keeba
She'll be three in January, your young God needs ya
The ambulance is taking too long
Everybody get the fuck back, excuse me bitch, gimme your jack
One, seven one eight, nine one one, low battery, damn
Blood comin out his mouth, he bleedin badly
Nah Jamie, don't start that shit
Keep your head up, if you escape hell we gettin fucked up
When we was eight, we went to Bat Day to see the Yanks
In Sixty-Nine, his father and mines, they robbed banks
He pointed to the charm on his neck
With his last bit of energy left, told me rock it with respect
I opened it, seen the God holdin his kids
Photogenic, tears just burst out my wig
Plus he dropped one, oh shit, here come his Old Earth
With no shoes on, screamin holdin her breasts with a gown on
She fell and then lightly touched his jaw, kissed him
Rubbed his hair, turned around the ambulance was there
Plus the blue coats, Officer Lough, took it as a joke
Weeks ago he strip-searched the God and gave him back his coke
Bitches yellin', Beenie Man swung on Helen
In the back of a cop car, Dirty Tasha are tellin
But suddenly a chill came through it was weird
Felt like my man, was cast out my heaven now we share
Laid on the stretcher, blood on his Wally's like ketchup
Deep like the full assassination with a sketch of it
It can't be, from Yoo-hoo to Lee's
Second grade humped the teachers, about to leave
Finally this closed chapter, comes to an end
He was announced, pronounced dead, y'all, at twelve ten

Now what my man is trying to tell y'all
Is that across the whole globe
The murder rates is increasin, and we decreasing
So at the same time, when you play with guns
When you play with guns, son
That causes the conflict of you going against your own
You hear me, so let's pay attention




Straight up and down, cause this is only a story
From the real

Overall Meaning

The opening verse of Wu-Tang Clan's "Impossible" features references to spirituality, higher consciousness, and the power of the mind to create and manifest reality. The lyrics reflect on the interconnectedness of all things and highlight the importance of understanding in finding the truth. The second verse delves into the harsh realities of poverty and government neglect as well as the hazards of modern technology and medicine. The final verse tells the tragic story of a friend's death due to gun violence and ends with a call for people to be mindful about their actions and their impact on the world.


Line by Line Meaning

Yo fusion of the five elements, to search for the higher intelligence
Combining different aspects to seek knowledge and understanding


Women walk around celibate, living irrelevant
Women choose to be abstinent and feel that their existence is unimportant


The most benevolent king, communication through your dreams
A compassionate ruler who communicates through dreams


Mental pictures been painted, Allah's heard and seen
Visualizations created and witnessed by a higher power


Everywhere, throughout your surrounding atmosphere
Present in every part of your environment


Troposphere, thermosphere, stratosphere
Referring to different layers of the Earth's atmosphere


Can you imagine from one single idea, everything appeared here
The creation of everything from a single thought


Understanding makes my truth, crystal clear
Clear comprehension leads to revealed truths


Innocent black immigrants locked in housing tenements
Black immigrants unfairly confined to crowded housing complexes


Eighty-Five percent tenants depended welfare recipients
The majority of tenants rely on government assistance


Stapleton's been stamped as a concentration camp
Stapleton is labeled as a place of confinement and oppression


At night I walk through, third eye as bright as a street lamp
During the night, I walk with heightened perception


Electric microbes, robotic probes
Tiny electronic organisms and mechanical explorers


Taking telescope pictures of globe, babies getting pierced with microchips
Capturing images of the Earth while implanting microchips in infants


Stuffed inside their earlobes, then examined
Microchips inserted into ears and then evaluated


Blood contaminated, vaccinated, lives fabricated
Blood tainted, manipulated through vaccinations, lives controlled


Exaggerated authorization, Food and Drug Administration
Authority figures from FDA manipulated and misused


Testing poison in prison population
Experimenting with harmful substances on incarcerated individuals


My occupation to stop the inauguration of Satan
My mission is to prevent evil from taking control


Some claim that it was Reagan, so I come to slay men
Reagan is accused, so I fight against those responsible


Like Bartholomew, cause every particle is physical article
Similar to Bartholomew, as every component is material


Was diabolical to the last visible molecule
Evil extended to the smallest observable particle


A spaceknight like Rom, consume planets like Unicron
Comparable to Rom, a space warrior who devours planets like Unicron


Blasting photon bombs from the arm like Galvatron
Emitting powerful energy blasts like Galvatron


United Nations, gun bias style patient
Internationally united, strategically armed and waiting


Formulating rap plural acapella occupation
Creating multiple rhymes in a rhythmic acapella format


Conquer land like Napoleon, military bomb fest
Taking control of territory like Napoleon with explosive warfare


We want sanitary food, planetary conquest
Desiring safe, healthy food and dominance over the whole planet


Thug peoples on some hardco' body shit
Aggressive individuals engaged in dangerous behavior


Get your shit together 'fore the fuck Illuminati hit
Prepare yourself before being targeted by powerful secret societies


Dreams is free and escape is sleep
Dreaming is liberating, and sleep provides an escape


For a fool peep jewels, keep tools for tough time
To gain knowledge, stay prepared for difficult situations


The rule of rough mind, elevate, stay behind
In challenging circumstances, rise above and remain cautious


The sun gotta shine, keep on, cremate
Maintain optimism and persevere, leaving a lasting impact


The whole Babylon, times up, move on
The corrupt society is ending, time to progress


Kings on your pawn, checkmate, no fakes
Leaders are beyond manipulation, defeating the deceitful


Supposed through the gate, case closed
Expected to pass through the entrance, ending the situation


Things get froze, when it comes time, chosen ones
During crucial moments, selected individuals remain calm


Will holding guns, we take flight with no fright
Armed and fearless, we soar without fear


And attack, never fear cause our words is clear
Confidently strike, never doubting the power of our message


What's been done can't be undone Son, we can't care
Past actions cannot be undone, so we must not dwell


Cause the last days and times are surely here
The final days and era have undoubtedly arrived


Snakes and flakes get blown, by the righteous ones
Deceivers and false individuals are exposed by the virtuous


Divine minds bind, we unified as one
Enlightened minds unite, forming a collective whole


Half of black folk, we half broke, smoke a bowl of weed shit
Many African Americans struggle financially and turn to marijuana


Our everlasting essence stay flying over Egypt
Our eternal spirit remains present over Egypt


For you to defeat, the Gods
It is impossible for you to overcome the divine


Impossible, you can never defeat
It is not within your capacity to conquer


The gods
Referring to the higher powers


Call an ambulance, Jamie been shot, word to Kimmy
Requesting medical assistance for Jamie's gunshot wound


Don't go son, nigga you my motherfucking heart
Don't leave, you are the most important person to me


Stay still son, don't move, just think about Keeba
Remain immobile and focus on your loved one, Keeba


She'll be three in January, your young God needs ya
Your child, who is like a deity, relies on you


The ambulance is taking too long
The wait for the ambulance feels endless


Everybody get the fuck back, excuse me bitch, gimme your jack
Clear the area, give me your phone


One, seven one eight, nine one one, low battery, damn
Dialing emergency numbers, but the battery is dying


Blood comin out his mouth, he bleedin badly
Blood flowing from his mouth, a severe wound


Nah Jamie, don't start that shit
Jamie, don't give up


Keep your head up, if you escape hell we gettin fucked up
Stay strong, if you survive this ordeal, we'll celebrate


When we was eight, we went to Bat Day to see the Yanks
As children, we attended a baseball game to watch the Yankees


In Sixty-Nine, his father and mines, they robbed banks
In 1969, both of our fathers were bank robbers


He pointed to the charm on his neck
He gestured towards the necklace he was wearing


With his last bit of energy left, told me rock it with respect
Using his remaining strength, he instructed me to wear it honorably


I opened it, seen the God holdin his kids
When I opened it, I saw a picture of him with his children


Photogenic, tears just burst out my wig
The photo stirred strong emotions and brought tears to my eyes


Plus he dropped one, oh shit, here come his Old Earth
He also included one more picture, and then his mother arrived


With no shoes on, screamin holdin her breasts with a gown on
She rushed over barefoot, clutching her chest while wearing a gown


She fell and then lightly touched his jaw, kissed him
She stumbled and gently caressed his face, giving him a farewell kiss


Rubbed his hair, turned around the ambulance was there
She stroked his hair and when she turned around, the ambulance had arrived


Plus the blue coats, Officer Lough, took it as a joke
Police officers, including Officer Lough, treated the situation lightly


Weeks ago he strip-searched the God and gave him back his coke
Officer Lough previously searched him and returned his drugs


Bitches yellin', Beenie Man swung on Helen
Women were screaming, and Beenie Man attacked Helen


In the back of a cop car, Dirty Tasha are tellin
In the police car, a woman named Dirty Tasha is providing information


But suddenly a chill came through it was weird
An eerie sensation came over the scene


Felt like my man, was cast out my heaven now we share
It felt as if he was taken away from my world, and now we share the same fate


Laid on the stretcher, blood on his Wally's like ketchup
He lay on the stretcher with bloody stains on his designer clothing


Deep like the full assassination with a sketch of it
As severe as a planned killing with a detailed outline


It can't be, from Yoo-hoo to Lee's
It is hard to believe, from childhood beverages to adult establishments


Second grade humped the teachers, about to leave
In second grade, he had inappropriate encounters with teachers, but now he is graduating


Finally this closed chapter, comes to an end
The concluding chapter of his life story


He was announced, pronounced dead, y'all, at twelve ten
His death was officially declared at twelve ten


Now what my man is trying to tell y'all
Now, my friend is attempting to communicate to all of you


Is that across the whole globe
Throughout the entire world


The murder rates is increasin, and we decreasing
The number of homicides is rising while our population is declining


So at the same time, when you play with guns
Simultaneously, when you engage in gun violence


That causes the conflict of you going against your own
You are perpetuating a cycle of harming your own community


You hear me, so let's pay attention
Do you understand? Let's be attentive


Straight up and down, cause this is only a story
Being truthful, as this is simply a narrative


From the real
Based on real experiences




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: DENNIS DAVID COLES, ROBERT F. DIGGS, LAMONT HAWKINS, COREY WOODS, SELWYN DAJUAN BOUGARD

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Yo fusion of the five elements, to search for the higher intelligence
Women walk around celibate, living irrelevant
The most benevolent king, communication through your dreams
Mental pictures been painted, Allah's heard and seen
Everywhere, throughout your surrounding atmosphere
Troposphere, thermosphere, stratosphere
Can you imagine from one single idea, everything appeared here
Understanding makes my truth, crystal clear
Innocent black immigrants locked in housing tenements
Eighty-Five percent tenants depended welfare recipients
Stapleton's been stamped as a concentration camp
At night I walk through, third eye as bright as a street lamp
Electric microbes, robotic probes
Taking telescope pictures of globe, babies getting pierced with microchips
Stuffed inside their earlobes, then examinated
Blood contaminated, vaccinated, lives fabricated
Exaggerated authorization, Food and Drug Administration
Testing poison in prison population
My occupation to stop the inauguration of Satan
Some claim that it was Reagan, so I come to slay men
Like Bartholomew, cause every particle is physical article
Was diabolical to the last visible molecule
A spaceknight like Rom, consume planets like Unicron
Blasting photon bombs from the arm like Galvatron

United Nations, gun bias style patient
Formulating rap plural acapella occupation
Conquer land like Napoleon, military bomb fest
We want sanitary food, planetary conquest
Thug peoples on some hardco' body shit
Get your shit together 'fore the fuck Illuminati hit
Dreams is free and escape is sleep
For a fool peep jewels, keep tools for tough time
The rule of rough mind, elevate, stay behind
The sun gotta shine, keep on, cremate
The whole Babylon, times up, move on
Kings on your pawn, checkmate, no fakes
Supposed through the gate, case closed
Things get froze, when it comes time, chosen ones
Will holding guns, we take flight with no fright
And attack, never fear cause our words is clear
What's been done can't be undone Son, we can't care
Cause the last days and times are surely here
Snakes and flakes get blown, by the righteous ones
Divine minds bind, we unified as one
Half of black folk, we half broke, smoke a bowl of weed shit
Our everlasting essence stay flying over Egypt

For you to defeat, the Gods
Impossible, you can never defeat
The gods
Impossible
For you to defeat, the Gods

Call an ambulance, Jamie been shot, word to Kimmy
Don't go son, nigga you my motherfucking heart
Stay still son, don't move, just think about Keeba
She'll be three in January, your young God needs ya
The ambulance is taking too long
Everybody get the fuck back, excuse me bitch, gimme your jack
One, seven one eight, nine one one, low battery, damn
Blood comin out his mouth, he bleedin badly
Nah Jamie, don't start that shit
Keep your head up, if you escape hell we gettin fucked up
When we was eight, we went to Bat Day to see the Yanks
In Sixty-Nine, his father and mines, they robbed banks
He pointed to the charm on his neck
With his last bit of energy left, told me rock it with respect
I opened it, seen the God holdin his kids
Photogenic, tears just burst out my wig
Plus he dropped one, oh shit, here come his Old Earth
With no shoes on, screamin holdin her breasts with a gown on
She fell and then lightly touched his jaw, kissed him
Rubbed his hair, turned around the ambulance was there
Plus the blue coats, Officer Lough, took it as a joke
Weeks ago he strip-searched the God and gave him back his coke
Bitches yellin', Beenie Man swung on Helen
In the back of a cop car, Dirty Tasha are tellin
But suddenly a chill came through it was weird
Felt like my man, was cast out my heaven now we share
Laid on the stretcher, blood on his Wally's like ketchup
Deep like the full assassination with a sketch of it
It can't be, from Yoo-hoo to Lee's
Second grade humped the teachers, about to leave
Finally this closed chapter, comes to an end
He was announced, pronounced dead, y'all, at twelve ten

Now what my man is trying to tell y'all
Is that across the whole globe
The murder rates is increasin, and we decreasing
So at the same time, when you play with guns
When you play with guns, son
That causes the conflict of you going against your own
You hear me, so let's pay attention
Straight up and down, cause this is only a story
From the real


Thanks to Ghostface for this performance this hits me right in the face, so deepful.

Wu-Tang is Forever 👐💫



All comments from YouTube:

Ritesh Brahmbhatt

RZA's knowledge, U-God's picture painting, Ghost's epic verse and Tekitha's haunting vocals... This is poetry in motion.

skalp 1070

Oooh yeeh

Tony Donald

All so True.. But you forgot the most important ingredient...The Beat....Suuuuuu

justin lewis

I still don't think the world realizes how RZA absolutely massacred this track

MrRichdantly

Waaay ahead of his time

DD Schenk

Unfuckingtouchable…

Charles Curry

I always say he and Ghost spit two of the greatest verses ever. On the same song.

AdonTheImperfectionist

RZA had the best verse to me personally, but Ghost had an emotional connection to his... 2 different feelings but both insane.

m m

Hard hitting this track WU forever 🔥🔥

Cisco SZR

Y’all do realize this is FOREVER right?

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