Check! I think they ready now baby! Prisoners, la-la-la Prisoners, la-la-la La-la-la, la-la-la La-la-la, la-la-la "Tekneek" (echo) [Chief Kamachi] Yeah, ain't slept in days, stuck in a craze Think she under siege, whole world abducted by greys Sound of Michael Meyers, faith and melody plays She in _________ smack the doctor with the medical trays They say she's sick and need healing for months Found her naked on the Church step peeling a blunt Told the Preacher her and Satan had a beautiful lunch And he dig her, even though she kinda knew that her bunch Then she blackout, walk in moving traffic instead Then she wake up, whole body strapped to the bed Seen the white light, think she suppose to be dead Sound of the heart machine beat real close to her head Doctor at the door with a package of meds And the police both ankles strapped to the bed What was in the weed she just smoked with little Hamed When she get out, she might wind up k**ing the dread (Chorus) 4x She's a prisoner of her own mind
Gon' blind been losing at the whole time [Chief Kamachi] Yeah, until the dark coal, the judge applaud me Shackles and chains rock like the government j**elry No commissary, solitary Sewer water, same old steak from salisbury Can't go free, you know how many trials they hurry? Files they burry, and the rats get to squealing I'm top bunk counting all the cracks in the ceiling The Ye' wanna give me twenty macks for the dealing He give me five if I give 'em connects My dad ran an honor, raised by men of respect Take it on the chin, the lifestyle I chose to select When I'm gon', put a gangsta red rose on a rep All I got is four walls, pacing the cage A religious rug, pictures of me taking the stage Is my life worth more then the ink on the page? When I'm gon' they'd rather see me locked up like a slave (Chorus) 5x I'm a prisoner of my own crime Doing time, didn't listen to the last sign La-la-la, la-la-la La-la-la, la-la-la Prisoners, prisoners Prisoners, prisoners "Tekneek" (echo)