The promises we made
They clock us in at night
And check us out
In the daylight

But nothing lasts forever
The feeling from before
Was so much more alive
Than anyone knew

The empty dream machine without you
Man chained inside his mind's war
Again I fear

It's dark and angels
Are present, here for real
And silence falls
On this dress

I thought I caught my life straight
I thought I changed it
But it seemed
I've been crawling lately

I've prayed, I've cried, don't let me fall
I'm a chasing man

I feel this pain
I feel this transition
But I don't know what to say
Release me now

An empty dream machine without you
In the ashes, sing

In the ashes we acquire honor from it
A heart driven by the drum is what I borrow from it
In the shadow we light it at night
Until tomorrow comes

Protection from cloves, cinnamon and cardamom
My child was a masala son, a harder one
My brainchild from little one to martyrdom
Gave the bug to the inspiration we armored from

Stay wrapped tight
Like a chrysalis planted in the palm of my hand
Like it's a callus on the mountaintop of a wonderland
Like it was alice and every blood vessel expands

Forbidden talents throwing tantrums downward
Kind of taking my last stand
When I was humbled and they tried to swing me
The backhand part of the pendulum

And do me like I'm a black man
Black like spirit
Black like christian
Or black like a deity trapped like a prisoner

It's a rap like chiba rolled into the rizzla
When you black like evil d or black like sizzla

I need you on my team
The vision is distorted
I love you in my colors
Floating up above you

I try to get right to you
I need you on my team
I need you by my side, girl
I need you on my team

Automatic red light
Love you in that color
I need you on my team, girl
You know that I'm above you

I need you on my team, girl
I need you on my team
This vision is distorted
I need you on my team

Floating up above you
Empty dreaming scene
And when I look up
I'll be coming home

'Cause I need you on my team
Love you in that color
Let your dream machine
I need you on my team

On the mighty green light
Love you in that color
I need you on my team, girl
I need you on my team

Automatic with life
The empty dream machine without you