No Return

No return... {*repeat 6X*}<br><br>[Verse One]<br>Yo, scientists gather in a secret place to debate<br>They photographed the Earth from space and saw my face<br>They tried to translate the innate asiatic shape<br>before the final earthquakes came but it was too late<br>Only one eighth of the human race escaped to space<br>They were chased by flying phenomenon to the lunar base<br>Floatillas and space centers, lasers probed the entrance<br>DNA code sensors reject old genetics<br>I presented my cosmic clearance to a patrol of medics<br>I was injected with sodium pentathol and questioned<br>I relayed the message the way I was trained to remember it<br>I showed them the keypad code and told `em to enter it<br>I told `em which alphanumeric buttons were sensitive<br>He snatched it outta my hand and started depressing it<br>I told him detonation was definite if he kept at it<br>He never quit, he just lost his temper and flipped<br>I bowed my head like "I guess this is it"<br>My ears popped, the music stopped, and I couldn`t hear shit<br><br>[Hook]<br><br>[Verse Two]<br>The driver jogged around to the front and opened the door<br>He said his name was Muhammed Jamal and he`d be with me `till fall<br>He said the escort service had called<br>and a package would be waitin for me at the window<br>I said thanks, he grabbed my bags fast and put `em in the trunk<br>Then he ran around to the front, slammed it in gear<br>Pulled off slow, winding down his window<br>and asked me if I minded if he smoke, I said no, he drove off<br>Cut my cell phone off, then I swallowed a tablet of Zoloft<br>Went to sleep and woke up feelin` kinda lost<br>I asked him what the weather`s been like lately<br>he said he doesn`t mind the heat and hates the A/C<br>Said he had a son who was eighteen and made beats<br>and I happened to be his favorite emcee<br>I said for real, that`s crazy, I meet him later<br>Yo Jamal could you please do me a favor<br>When we get to the corner stop at the bodega<br>Hopped out the car, walked inside<br>the store`s stereo was playin` Feliz Navidad<br>I got a pack of condoms and walked to the back of the line<br>There was three Taliban that was talkin` very loud<br>One reached in his back side and pulled out a Beretta gun<br>The last word I heard myself say was a four letter one<br>He looked me in the eye and said the drama`s never done<br>Cuz there`s no return...no return<br><br>[Hook]<br><br>[Verse Three]<br>I heard the ringtone of the red phone<br>Headquarters informed us there was an explosion in the red zone<br>We were ordered to get ready to go<br>and to get into our bio-weapons protective gear and clothes<br>I rode shotgun, my partner Ramirez drove<br>GPS control gave us coordinates where to go<br>Soon as we got there I could feel the hot air<br>For a second I stopped and stared, there was cops everywhere<br>I told `em we need to get a square perimeter clear<br>We got an hour `till nightfall, so light some flares<br>I said a twenty second prayer then ran to the second chair-<br>the lift that was there, then I waved my hands up in the air<br>to signal that it was clear before I ran upstairs<br>I could barely see, smoke was so thick in the air<br>I was visually impaired and started to get scared<br>I heard a woman scream "HELP" but I didn`t know where<br>I started screamin` back "I`m not gonna leave you here"<br>Sayin to myself "damn it`s hard to breathe in here"<br>Searched the rooms one by one like "fuck my lungs"<br>Ramirez said the fire truck got stuck by the front<br>I crawled all the way through the foyer to the end of the hallway<br>and seen her on the floor next to the doorway<br>I was half unconscious but I just ignored the pain<br>Helped her to her feet and she had her arm in a brace<br>All this tar-like black stuff was all in her face<br>I radio Ramirez coughin and tried to explain<br>I heard him say something to me like "It`s all in flames!"<br>There was ceiling debris fallin all over the place<br>I looked her in her eye, she looked into mine, it was strange<br>Then I blinked for the last time and never saw her again<br><br>[Hook]