Elegy in Memory of Shevchenko - Solomia Soroka & Arthur Greene

* I'm not sure about any of these names * Mami mary, mary coleman that is I love you, rest in peace You still here though Word up This goes out to you Mary parker, loretta randall Grandfather bill Runy manuel, robert n'blangio Uncle c, alicia elon Giovanni (Guru) To my man g.o.v., I remember how you used to be You were the illest man alive now I'm reading your eulogy Eyes so serious, you told me hold my head Pursue this rap shit and go forward never backwards While you gripped tec's tight, and ran niggaz out of town I ripped up mics, showin wack niggaz how to sound Still your essence, was callin By two gunshots, at close range, your frame had fallen Now like a angel you've risen And you will stay in my heart, and yo I wish you were still livin Word... this is in memory of * I'm not sure about any of these names * Zachary bro, cousin paula Harry o-fives"rest in peace" -- biggie smalls Yeah, sam-o, 183rd Joshua faust"rest in peace" Brian brown y'all, yeah (Guru) To my man brian b, I remember how you used to be You were the flyest in the club with three bitches doin rub-a-dub You was the pimp of all panderers Gq, johnny presley, f**kin up the elegances So many hookers on your schedule Slammin cadillac doors and mackin whores on the regular You used to boost, the slickest of suits Climbin through the back windows on the bus, you was ill dukes Until that chick you vicked, for the cutlass Started snillz-niffin ki-daine, and went to cut cha That freak shanked you six times in your sleep I wish you was here, cause your philosophy was mad deep Yeah... this is in memory of Keith 'cowboy', scott larock Prince messiah"rest in peace" Buffy, the human beatbox y'know Tupac shakur"rest in peace" Pinkhouse, sub roc O.g. boo bang, salute!"rest in peace" Seagram's, killa black from mobb deep Biggie smalls, yeah rest in peace Lance owens y'all (Guru) To all my brothers doin time, whether or not you did the crime You know the system is devised to keep you deaf dumb and blind Like scarface said, them cats are smart In order for things to change we must all play a part It's easy for us to blame society But now it's way too late, and we must take responsibility To all my brothers in the streets I know you feel you gotta hustle cause your peeps gotta eat Makin moves right and exact; don't wanna see you layin flat Don't wanna see ya catch a bullet black If we don't build we'll be destroyed That's the challenge we face in this race of poor and unemployed Freud, a philosopher, but I'm a realist So philosophize this, without love we won't exist To those who passed out there, in the deserts and the jungles With pain on their shoulders, and heavy bundles I pray each one will, ascend to new heights and new enlightenment And this is why I'm writin it Yeah... this is in memory of * I'm not sure about all of these names * Linnet grinnich, cookie murray Yeah"rest in peace" Ross, laverne la-la eyelif John hood"rest in peace" Kevin fredricks, donny charles Leslie clark, and will clark "rest in peace" Tommy saunders, princess di Don clark, betty shabazz"rest in peace" This is in memory of... "Rest in peace"

I cannot see in the dark of the nights I cannot breathe in the heart of your fire I cannot raise one more tear on the liars I cannot kill one more house of desire ... I cannot see through the hate in my eyes I cannot breathe in (smoke?) of the wild I cannot waste another hour of our life I cannot kill another second to the lies ... Ripped tear, express the ashe We made of hate into your blood Broken moments locked in time In the hearts of your fire

They lie in boothills all through the West The outlaws, the gunslingers The Billy the Kids, and worse Say a fella like the coward That shot Bill Hickock in the back There's always one like that in every time of history Most of them were varmints But every once in a while in one of them There may have lived A man He lay face down in the desert sand Clutching his six-gun in his hand Shot from behind, I thought he was dead But under his heart was an ounce of lead But a spark still burned so I used my knife And late that night I saved the life of Ringo (Ringo, Ringo) I nursed him 'til the danger passed The days went by, he mended fast And then from dawn 'til setting sun He practiced with that deadly gun And hour on hour I watched in awe No human being could match the draw of Ringo (Ringo, Ringo) One day we rode the mountain crest And I went East, and he went West I took to law and wore a star While he spread terror near and far With lead and blood he gained such fame All through the West they feared the name of Ringo (Ringo, Ringo) I knew someday I'd face the test Which one of us would be the best And sure enough the word came down That he was holed up in the town I left the posse out in the street And I went in alone to meet Ringo (Ringo, Ringo) They said my speed was next to none But my lightning draw had just begun When I heard a blast that stung my wrist The gun went flying from my fist And I was looking down the bore Of the deadly 44 of Ringo (Ringo, Ringo) They say that was the only time That anyone had seen him smile He slowly lowered his gun and then He said to me "We're even, friend" And so at last I understood That there was still a spark of good in Ringo (Ringo, Ringo) I blocked the path of his retreat He turned and stepped into the street A dozen guns spit fire and lead A moment later, he lay dead The town began to shout and cheer Nowhere was there shed a tear for Ringo (Ringo) The story spread throughout the land That I had beaten Ringo's hand And it was just the years, they say That made me put my guns away But on his grave they can't explain The tarnished star above the name of Ringo (Ringo, Ringo) (Ringo, Ringo)