[Intro]
[Woman] I'm sick doc, when can you help me?
My mind's thinkin' about shit I don't wanna think about
[Doc] Pssh.. that's yo' problem
[Hook]
Comfort me, through all this madness
You are this and that
Comfort me, through all this madness
You are this and that
Comfort me, through all this madness
You are this and that
Comfort me, through all this madness
You are this and that
[Verse 1: RZA]
Yo, check out, yo
I never listen to the things that my brother keeps tellin' me
Hittin' up thoroughly 'cause my dreams are deep felony
Brothers on the beat have desires of hurtin' me
My legend on the verge of convertin' me
Poppa be tellin' me what I should be
Granddad talks up things that I could be
Friends are finicky what I'm gonna be
When no one ever asked me what I wanna be
A teenager, cops keep arresting me, big head and brothers keep testin' me
I don't understand, the way my bothers lovin' me
Outter world pushin' me, inner world shoving me
No tape out but my friends keep provokin' me
Commotion is constantly chokin' me
Havin' nightmares with guilt that is hurtin' me
Tryin to avoid this crab girl that is wantin' me
Somebody help me, I've gotta be free
Of the trouble of society, I have problems
[Hook]
Comfort me, through all this madness
You are this and that
Comfort me, through all this madness
You are this and that
Comfort me, through all this madness
You are this and that
[Verse 2: RZA]
Now they got me out buggin', strung out on crack
Be gettin' discriminated because I'm black
My house once was a mansion but now it's a shack
My best friend talked about me, behind my back
Things would change, I thought that at first, right?
Time goes on, things got worst
Poppa now drinking, and he hit me
When I relayed it to my girl, she quit me
Tryin' to make a better way something keeps holdin' me
Dad leaves mom, now she is schoolin' me
My brother fightin' me, neighbor dog bitin' me
What is goin' down? No one is invitin' me
Be put into the parcel, it's not healin' me
Broke as sex and it's killin' me
I was a good citizen, now I'm a leech
Get some other girl to increase my grief
My mom said that she better off without me
No girl, no friends, who cares about me?
Granddad is mad, about to have a heart attack
Grandma is worried, she may think I'm on crack
I could collapse but I could feel myself
Come to the conclusion, maybe I should kill myself
You see what I'm going through?
I have problems, what can I do?
[Hook]
Comfort me, through all this madness
You are this and that
Comfort me, through all this madness
You are this and that
Comfort me, through all this madness
You are this and that
Comfort me, through all this madness
You are this and that
[Verse 3: RZA]
I go to sleep to keep my mind from my sorrow
Hopin it'll be a new and better day tomorrow
And as I sleep, I dream, rearrangin, changin all bad things
The light is clear, my thoughts flushed loose
Things that I do well I put it to use
I rap, I write, I co' rock the mic
I do things good 'cause it's things that I like
So I make the demo tape with my voice on track
Took it to Melquan, he sent it back
With a note attached sayin' he admired me
Made me a contract and then hired me
Now I'm makin' records, everybody praise me
Do I get scooped, man? It doesn't phaze me
My rep is known all on the town
I once was lost but now I'm found
Put the pen to the fullest, brand new attitude
To those who helped me, I give my gratitude
Have a new girl, new friends, new ways
Could pass the gun now I have a new thing
It is true we all have problems
Well reach down inside of yourself and you'll solve those problems...
[Hook]
Comfort me, through all this madness
You are this and that
[Outro: RZA]
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