The last emperor - One life ( With Lyrics ) video free download


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Uploaded: 2008/10/12

Lyrics

1993, shortly before Thanksgiving

I got the call, she said Jamal Derek is not longer living

Softly she spoke, is this a joke? Man you gotta be kidding

As my question was raised this explanation was given

A meaningless death made me question the meaning of life

Does my body remain at rest like when I'm sleeping at night?

Will I burn in eternal hell or will I find paradise?

Be rejected or ressurected like the body of Christ?

Is it like purgatory, the story described by the Catholics?

Or Nirvana that Buddhists honor in both theory and practice?

Like I study in my college philosophy classes

Or do my molecules and atoms travel back to the gases?

I mean, what I like to know, is where my spirit goes?

After the curtains close, on my final show?

Is there a pain it brings? Enjoy my favorite things?

Visit ancient kings? Hear the angels sing?

Who'll answer these said the great MCs

My man Grym is battling a debilitating disease

He said you see a brother like me is willing to fight

And everytime I question death my only answer is life

[Chorus: Esthero]

One life, yeahhh

And my God will set me free

Am I living in this moment

Am I living righteously

It gets haaarrdddd

But I know I got to keep on

I'm trying so hard to be strooonnnggg

[Verse Two: Poetic]

Paralyzed on the bathroom floor by pain

Last month I endured, but now I can't ignore

Feels like railroad spikes being stuck in my liver

Am I dying? Eyes crying, body starting to shiver

Crawl upstair from the basement calling my sister

(Sniff) Dawn help me, I ain't feeling too healthy

Stomach walls burning, head spinning and turning

Waiting for the EMS; 3:10 in the morning

Rush me to the emergency screaming like a newborn

The pain's too strong maybe my soul's trying to move on

They hook me to the I.V., put me through some X-Rays

Gave me Demerol to kill the pain that was the next phase

Early the next day in the hospital room

Moms and pops in the room, three or four docs in the room

Test results suggest your colon and your liver

Is so cancerous you got three months left

Me and Death is playing chess ever since then

My strength is the most high, my fam and close friends

The Last Emp and Set Free blessed me with a verse

Staying healthy comes first

Look at me things could be worst

Comments

8 years ago

lorekinyin

R.I.P

8 years ago

Cody Phoenix

What he actually means is:My strength is the most high, my fam and/*famine* close friends

8 years ago

1234444rbi

Easily one of the best hip hop tracks of all time.

9 years ago

Daniel Sæterhaug

just got diagnosed with cancer.. this song is really speaking to me ... right to the fucking soul

9 years ago

Nyachae Eric

RIP POETIC.adope track right there

9 years ago

Chris Dealny

pretty sure thats ming xia's vocals nice

9 years ago

stevencrunk92

Love and respect from Hungary!

9 years ago

Sergio Furtado

this song carried me on through high school years ago, and did impact my life heavily. thank you!!!

9 years ago

Rubnif xxx

this song is so fuking beautiful :(

9 years ago

Joseph olsson

what a touching song (Y)

9 years ago

amos kenosis ralte

damn deeep too deep .... and so underated !

9 years ago

SireCastro

I love this song, but it's SO hard and heartbreaking to listen too. Man, I grew up listening to Too Poetic/Grym Reaper and Last Emperor. They were a part of my coming of age. Many blessings to the life of Poetic and big up to Last Emperor. 

10 years ago

SAPREME Mac

when a song gives you goose bumps then it is a good song

10 years ago

a-star

this about true and not everyone understand it...

10 years ago

m bunds

1 of tha realest....

10 years ago

ESSIV E

Those 5 people are the few of many against the one this song is directed too its a cover co op collective dumbdown devolution to their level for control and the worst part when the one who this songs directed to dies those scummic trolls of vile bieber asshat minaj dick bentism take over the world fucken derp wtf is the fox super sayan they ass on all ... i have failed lord and now they try to delete thee

10 years ago

Phear0w

Discovered Last Emp a few days ago, already listened to this, "heaven" & "Do you remember?". Man this guy is definitely one of the most talented MCs I've ever heard. His verse on this song is just incredible.Peace and greetings from Germany! 

10 years ago

Abdullah Al-Azmi

This song makes goosebumps crawl up my back…of course in a good way.

10 years ago

Chew Flowers

The Wise Cry For Neither The Living Nor For The Dead- Lord Krishna

10 years ago

Yeroen

This song devastates me everytime i listen to it, even after all these years.

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