You used to say if I kept dragging my feet One day I would wake up alone You told me if I wasn't careful I was gonna mess around and hurt someone I didn't know that it was me you were talking about Didn't listen to the words falling out of your mouth Oh, but I can hear you now, hear you now, hear you now In the middle of the night, I can Hear you now, clear and loud, hear you now Like a wheel in my mind Someday you'll be sorry Someday when I leave You'll find out you don't wanna be free, yeah I can Hear you now, hear you now, hear you now Now that you ain't talking to me You used to wake me with a whisper But now the only voice is the pouring rain And the echo of goodbye Just rattles through my mind like a midnight train Yeah, you warned me that the days and the nights would be cold You don't have to say I told you so Oh, 'cause I can hear you now, hear you now, hear you now In the middle of the night, I can Hear you now, clear and loud, hear you now Like a wheel in my mind Someday you'll be sorry Someday when I leave You'll find out you don't wanna be free, yeah I can Hear you now, hear you now, hear you now Now that you ain't talking to me no more You ain't pacing the hardwood floor You ain't slamming the apartment door You don't call me and you don't call me yours Oh, but I can hear you now Yeah, someday you'll be sorry Someday when I leave You'll find out you don't wanna be free, yeah I can hear you now, hear you now, hear you now I can hear you now, hear you now, hear you now Now that you ain't talking to me Now that you ain't talking to me Now that you ain't talking to me no more Now that you ain't talking to me no more Now that you ain't talking to me no more No more, no more I hear you now Now that you ain't talking to me no more I hear you now I hear you now I hear you now Now that you ain't talking to me no more

I can barely hear a sound, it's faded All the words you used to say Tried to keep me down, I'm elevated No more rain on this parade I went deep inside, where monsters hide To free my mind, and come out alive Tell me when you kicked me, did you ever think that I would get up? Can you hear me now, so loudly? I'm screaming at the top of my lungs Can you see me now, so proudly? Looking up at what I've become Can you hear me now, up above the crowd? Singing, whoa-whoa Can you hear me now, so loudly? Can you hear me, can you hear me now? Tried to find the light between your shadows But it always seemed to fade It took some time for me to learn to let go But I grew stronger from the pain I went deep inside, where monsters hide To free my mind and come out alive Tell me when you kicked me, did you ever think that I would get up? Can you hear me now, so loudly? I'm screaming at the top of my lungs Can you see me now, so proudly? Looking up at what I've become Can you hear me now, up above the crowd? Singing, whoa-whoa Can you hear me now, so loudly? Can you hear me, can you hear me now? I went deep inside, where monsters hide To free my mind and come out alive Tell me when you kicked me, did you ever think that I would get up? Can you hear me now, so loudly? I'm screaming at the top of my lungs Can you see me now, so proudly? Looking up at what I've become Can you hear me now, up above the crowd? Singing, whoa-whoa Can you hear me now, so loudly? Can you hear me, can you hear me now? Can you hear me, can you hear me now?

Sitting by the pool, thought that you were through But every word you say is still all about you You're outside your head, don't know where you went to Stories are the same, still all about you Came close in the dead of night Thought I couldn't do it but I knew I was right (ah) I was right (Ah), I was right Take a sip but you call my bluff Good to make me feel like I'm not good enough, oh Can you hear me now? It's quiet and you're lonely Wishing you could hold me, oh-oh Can you hear me now? I was trying, I was trying But I'm no longer fighting, oh-oh Can you hear me? I hate it when you're high, but I was on your side Breathe it 'til it burn us, it's not all about you Grass beneath my feet, pulling on my teeth Try to smile but it hurts, can't remember how to Came close in the dead of night Thought I couldn't do it but I knew I was right (Ah-ah) Can you hear me now? It's quiet and you're lonely Wishing you could hold me, oh-oh Can you hear me now? I was trying, I was trying But I'm no longer fighting, oh-oh Can you hear me? (Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh) Can you hear me now? Last time that you let me down (Oh-oh-oh) Last time that you let me down (Oh-oh-oh) Last time that you let me down, oh-oh-oh Can you hear me now? It's quiet and you're lonely (Lonely) Wishing you could hold me, oh-oh Can you hear me now? I was trying, I was trying (I was trying) But I'm no longer fighting, oh-oh Can you hear me? (Now) (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh) Can you hear me? (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh) Can you hear me now? Can you hear me?

Somebody in the house say yeah If you agree, I'd like to ride the funky beat Somebody in the house say hell yeah I like that for the people Check this out Damn if I be some slave again Got no fake ass friends No timbs or rims Sure 'nuff don't know no designer names And I never played no video games I ain't got no diamond rings No bling bling, no minks No 2 earrings No pimp glasses mugs Or cups and things Or whatever the hell they be carryin Don't treat my highs too high Or my lows too low You wont see my soul Souled on no video Don't need no checks to get no chicks Or be some hypocrite to get you on my dick So let the young sing and Rap to the young As long as y'all don't think freedom Is free to be dumb Can you hear me now, can you hear me now Can you hear me now, can you hear me now Can you hear me now, can you hear me now Can you hear me now It's suicidal to think I'm Your American Idol Hypnotic trapped in a 3000 mile box Chicks bobby socks today be Botox Now that hip hops the New so-called rock Parents dressin the outside Of their kids An' what they wear Instead of stressin the inside Way back, my peoples gave me pride Now in 2004 I ain't gotta hide If you can't afford it just Leave it to the side 'Cause you looking real Stupid with that tear in your eye Gotta a 1994 hear you talkin But it's damn sure better than walkin It might be old, it sure ain't gold Better than stylin in the cold It ain't no rolls, so wont get stoled But you wont see me walking on No side of the road Can you hear me now, can you hear me now Can you hear me now, can you hear me now Can you hear me now, can you hear me now Can you hear me now At the age I am now If I can't teach I shouldn't even open up my Mouth to begin to speak I need some radio To help me reach But I heard they get their money on By makin you weak Drowning in the sea of Some big dose of now No past no future Let the young grow wild Ain't gave em nuttin Some done robbed the child From substance Don't curr, fill em up wit style Like hip hop started on TRL, like wow Took the game and made It a gdamn shame Hell wit history you don't even Know my name I ain't the same damn thing That y'all used to playin I'm non-stop rocket Headin to your brain Now that's what I'm sayin Can you hear me now, can you hear me now Can you hear me now, can you hear me now Can you hear me now, can you hear me now Can you hear me now I may not got no flow But I ain't pimped by no negro Backed by some Cracka wit His ass by the door Therefore I can never be poor 'Cause my mind, body, and soul Cannot be sold Priceless So I avoid that triflin' Worms in my cipher Stuff y'all can't get enough off Gots no time for Somebody's jail My time is just like the US mail My time is richer Than them new astro pitchers I be damn if my face Be under some picture Where you heard the n-word So save your liquid Pe we just here to flip it Find somebody new to get wit The next time you hear a Cat who can't Stand or even Look in the mirror Can you hear me now, can you hear me now Can you hear me now, can you hear me now Can you hear me now, can you hear me now Can you hear me now Can you hear me now, can you hear me now Can you hear me now, can you hear me now Can you hear me now, can you hear me now Can you hear me now Can you hear me now, can you hear me now Can you hear me now, can you hear me now Can you hear me now, can you hear me now Can you hear me now Can you hear me now, can you hear me now Can you hear me now, can you hear me now Can you hear me now, can you hear me now Can you hear me now

She said This is not about a poltergeist Not about a phantom that glows at night But there are things we don't know and I Don't have another choice but an open mind, oh And I know what they'll say I'm trying to make sense of what no one can explain But I've been having dreams that after I'm awake Play out in reality the very next day So I play along I nod my head when they say I'm wrong But each night falls and away I run On the other side 'til the daylight comes So I play along I nod my head when they say I'm wrong But each night falls and away I run On the other side 'til the daylight comes And when the lights go down I see things I can't explain Calling out my name The lights go down Holding every memory close Tonight is for our ghosts Ghosts Ghosts Tonight is for our ghosts This is not about you and me I can't bring back how it used to be And I know what I do believe But I've already seen what I couldn't see, oh So I play along I nod my head when they say I'm wrong But each night falls and away I run On the other side 'til the daylight comes And when the lights go down I see things I can't explain Calling out my name The lights go down Holding every memory close Tonight is for our ghosts And when the lights go down Is there something in the air? There but never there The lights go down Holding every memory close Tonight is for our ghosts Ghosts Ghosts Tonight is for our ghosts Ghosts Ghosts Tonight is for our ghosts

Yeah, they tell you that you should quit trying You are too small, that you are too young They tell you the chance is too slim The world is too big, but you say, "How come?" I'm ready to light a new fire Raise a new flag, to cross a new sea and If I'm ever the one in your way Then put your head down and run right through me So why keep settling for so much less? Don't take what's given, just demand what's next We're looking for an open door Something we didn't see before Some way to get out of here A plot twist that we didn't see coming We're looking for an open door Something we didn't see before And when we get out of here, we'll No, no, we'll never stop running There's some like a shadow in the valley colossal Open up your eyes, young one and be watchful Behind closed doors, tryna write a new gospel They are not God, they're not even apostles I come with the gum drum, banging you breathless Enemies freeze, left bent and defenseless Straight for the chest of anybody against us The more they resist it, the more that they tempt us So why keep settling for so much less? Don't take what's given, just demand what's next We're looking for an open door Something we didn't see before Some way to get out of here A plot twist that we didn't see coming We're looking for an open door Something we didn't see before And when we get out of here, we'll Take off and never stop running No, no, we'll never stop running (No, no, we'll never stop running) (When we get that open door) (Open door, open door) So why keep settling for so much less? Don't take what's given, just demand what's next We're looking for an open door Something we didn't see before Some way to get out of here A plot twist that we didn't see coming We're looking for an open door Something we didn't see before And when we get out of here, we'll Take off and never stop running No, no, we'll never stop running No, no, we'll never stop running When we get that open door No, no, no, never stop running No, no, no, never stop running No, no, no, never stop running When we get that open door No, no, no, never stop running