[Intro]
First I was afraid, I was petrified
Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side
But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong
And I learned how to get along
[Verse 1]
Play the trumpets, bring the champagne flutes in
Real niggas salute him, haters we just mute them
My crew tied up like 20 to 20 in loose ends
This the day we play where them dudes who usually lose win
When they thought that I was using codes
I said, "I am not a con, just been learning from the pros"
Y'all was chasing chickens, I was working on my flows
Now I set this bitch on fire, y'all searching for the hose
Oh, this that shit that Vizzy on
Call this one the Vizzy Zone
Cue the strings, getting my Eleanor Rigby on
I left and came back, right for those that did me wrong
Sean John long gone, man I'm outta here
Standing out like a fucking zebra in a crowd of deer
Put it down like 6:30, known in any town I'm near
All I know is now I hear the sound of cheers loud and clear
[Chorus]
I know it's been a minute but I'm finally home
Yeah, I'm finally home, we on, we on
And I ain't close to finished, man I'm back in my zone
Yeah, I'm back in my zone, my zone
You know it (Yeah)
You know it (Yeah)
You know it (Uh-huh)
You know it (Uh-huh)
You know it (Yeah)
You know it (Yeah)
You know it (Uh)
You know it (Yeah)
[Verse 2]
From Squaria to Vizzy Zone, now I'm back in class
With a green backpack and the desk my ass is sitting on
Is like the throne, tryna be the star your broad is wishing on
End up in the stockings like Pippi Long, keep it on
Dropping classics, rap sheet long as Pippen's arms
Captain told me, "You keep making witty songs to get busy on"
And we'll fill the wall with plaques
That's LAX , niggas yell they next and fail they test
They sell their soul for mailed out checks
Oh, yes I am
Flier than that Jedi man
And I always kept my fam intact
Don't try to act like [?]
I don't ever copycat, 10-4 do you copy, dawg?
Celebration drinks, toast it up and say, "Mazel Tov"
Throwing back cocktails, this one is a molotov
Pen game wicked, you think I was voodoo dolling y'all
All in all, I think this for all of y'all
And so I'm back
[Chorus]
I know it's been a minute but I'm finally home
Yeah, I'm finally home, we on, we on
And I ain't close to finished, man I'm back in my zone
Yeah, I'm back in my zone, my zone
You know it
You know it
You know it
You know it (Yeah)
You know it
You know it
You know it
You know it (Yeah)
Hebrew/Yiddish phrase used to express congratulations in a toast.
The cleverness never stops. ‘Put it down’ is slang for doing your thang. Hands on the clock both point down with at 6:30
While cats was out there chasing women, he was inside making the rhythm in his raps stronger. Hard work pays off especially when you got lines like these.
This sample is from 70’s disco artist Gloria Gaynor, from her song “I Will Survive” aka the greatest disco song of all time
http://youtu.be/ZBR2G-iI3-I
This song is the power of her will, being in a back brace at the time of it’s recording.
Vizzy tends to feed off of any samples that is used for his records, especially the last line. He would like to let you know
and know I’m back from outer space
Possible play off of earlier writings like the theme of Planet Squaria: The Square in the Circle he’s bringing his alien world to earth (rather is music to the rap game)
Play on the last line. They slept on Vizzy and used their time for hunting down the ladies. Now he’s become a fire they can’t put out with all the buzz got bigger.
Play on the word hoes.
1. Hoe’s are also called chickenheads
2. Hose is something used to put out fires.
“Rap sheet” is used colloquially to refer to someone’s criminal record. Vizzy employs double meaning here, as it also refers to all the rhymes he has stacked up.
Scottie Pippen was an NBA baller. Dude was long (6'8) and had an impressive NBA “rap sheet” himself: 6X Champion, 7X All Star, 8X Defensive First Team (remember the long arms?) among other honors.
I.C.T is the airport code to Wichita, Kansas. L.A.X is the airport code to Los Angeles, California. XV is gonna keep making songs until he gets the national recognition he has been working for.
His crew is tight with one another like a bunch of dollar 20 dollar bills wrapped in a band.
He refuse to mimic anyone’s style, he has his own. ‘10-4 do you copy?’ is usually used over radio airwaves by police officers, pilots, astronauts anyone basically who’s important with something like a walkie talkie. It means “do you understand” and is usually answered with a “roger that”
Vizzy gives us a fun spoonerism. Pippi Longstocking is a fictional character in a series of children’s books. “Pippi Long” in this line is a sonic pair to “Pippen” in the next line.
Apparently this is her…
Vizzy loves his video games (Mirror’s Edge was inspired entirely by one). “Codes” here is used to mean game cheats, but Vizzy denies he’s cheating the rap game, he’s simply that good.
A Star Wars reference to Yoda who often speaks words backwards. Basically Vizzy is saying his time is next.
A play on words. Pros and cons usually influence your decision making. Vizzy is not trying to con you with his music, he has been learning from the greats of the game.
That’s his Squarian Essence, he’s easily noticed because he’s not like the others. It’s like being black with all white friends. In other words he’s important.
School imagery. “The Green Backpack” is an allusion to “The Kid in the Green Backpack,” the long-ago released title of Vizzy’s first studio album which is set to drop summer 2013. We’ve been waiting forever.
Sticking pins in voodoo dolls has history in folk magic, and is intended to cause pain to the person symbolized by the doll. “Pen game” refers to Vizzy’s biting lyrical prowess, which he describes as wicked, like voodoo magic. The words “pen” and “pin” are heterographs (dissimilar spelling and meaning, same sound).
Trumpets and champagne flutes are glasses often seen at weddings, parties, and big events. Think of this first song on Vizzy Zone as the beginning of XV’s big event.
Also, Trumpets and flutes are instruments and the instrumentals drop in during this line.
Molotov cocktails are improvised incendiary devices (fire bombs) often made inside liquor bottles. Vizzy contends the rhymes on this track are comparably fiery.
Disney Sing Along Songs is a series of videos, laserdiscs and DVDs with musical moments from Disney films, TV shows and attractions. Lyrics for the songs are displayed on-screen with the Mickey Mouse icon as a “bouncing ball” or the text changing color as the song is sung. There are 32 volumes of Disney Sing Along; look out NOW!
“Eleanor Rigby” is a song of massive popularity by The Beatles; it is built on a classical string score composed by producer George Martin.
