If you free your mind your ass has got to 
But you're caught up in that same ol' patent and trap that the homies go through 
Searchin' for answers without no questions 
You thought it could never happen to you and your crew, but y'all was no exception 
It started out as fun and it was all about kicks (Kicks) 
But each and every kick turned out to be a trick 
Imagine this you got no family, you got no ends 
You got no hustle, no muscle, no car, no clothes, you got no friends 
You once was the neighborhood boss and hog 
And no G livin' legend like walkin' dogs 
Niggaz hate to admit it, but they know it's true 
Damn near everybody in the hood, includin' the kids, wanna be just like you 
So, hear I stand as a witness, or, should I say a reclaimed victim 
Written off and spit on by this really sick ass system 
You can roll what I roll in the swirl from the smoke 
Somebody take a vote, the devil is dope 

The devil is dope (Dope) 
Out of control 
The devil is dope 
The devil is dope 
Out to get your soul (Yeah-yeah) 
The devil is dope 

Things seen only imagined and in dreams 
Until, the same nightmares in tv screens your teenage screams (Ahh!) 
Cause the dosage wasn't right 
Now his chest is gettin' tight 
And everything is goin' black 
But it's the middle of the day, figure that 
But you still can't see with a thousand watt beam (Blind!) 
And you need mo gin to feed your triple beam with schemes (Wake up!) 
Cause traffic done slowed up like the one ten at five 
So, you dance the street section at around two, to try to stay alive 
And now you trapped tryin' to play hockey with some tic tac's (Tic Tac's!) 
And niggaz tellin' you to kick back and bend back, but you already did that 
And all money ain't good money 
But everybody want the cream and honey 
Thinkin' that the other side is all green plus it's sunny (Yeah!) 
But, money, lust, and jealousy most lead to treachery 
From A.C. to O.G. to P.G. to P.C.B. 
As you call for your locs, set adrift in the smoke 
It's like murder, heat, smoke, the devil is dope 

Sunshine on your mind but darkness prevails 
You move your sales from motel to hotel 
Prerequisite for a blast, merchandise, cash, or ass 
Bloodshed often is the door where personalaties crash 
And it's your task to try to make a meal ticket 
So, you can kick it and be swift with your chicken (Bock-bock!) 
You's a victim and since you got your own mind 
It ain't all your fault, but you gotta do your own time 
Choose your weapon cause your first impression 
Often dictates the situation that you find yourself caught in 
If you still blind and you can't see 
You better obtain yourself some glasses and clear your vision like DMC (Don't run!) 
And remember what I told you 
Remember who brought a soldier 
I wanna wake you up like Sega 
consume large amounts of dank-a 
Man overboard 
Beware of the underlords 
Stay your ass on the boat, the devil is dope (Ooh-ooh!)