"The 'Notic (Live)" lyrics - THE ROOTS

[Intro: Black Thought]
Don't rush the stage
Check it out, uh, I'm feeling this joint right here, yeah, yeah
Say what? Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, feel it
As we get into the groove, as we continue on
The hyp, say what, the hyp, alright, the hyp
Uh, the hyp, hyp hyp, the hyp, check it out, the hyp
Here we go, the hypnotic, uh, the hypnotic, check it out
The hypnotic, the hypnotic, check it out
The hypnotic, the hypnotic, uh
The hypnotic, the hypnotic, check it out
The hypnotic, uh, the hypnotic, check it out
The hypnotic, the hypnotic
The hypnotic, the hyp, yo, say what
Y'all might remember this

[Verse 1: Black Thought]
This beautiful blend, I knew her through a mutual friend
She was a work of art, part of my heart from back then
A brown skin singer with a knack for actin'
And her attraction was just fractionally based on surface
I got into her mental on purpose
And with alertness, while I flirt with her emotion
Walls we built up out of nervousness got broken
I reminisce on how this Black Thought got her open
With the energy that had the whole summertime smokin'
Hypnotized, when it was time, we spent time
It's no way to rewind or prevent time from slippin' away like day
Into the dark and the way that Things Fall Apart
Will make some start to feel more weak or insecure
But for whatever reason, our relationship remain mature
Even when she caught feelings 'cause I stay on tour
As I reflect on before and recap the situation
I guess from experience come the education
We set on a path to opposite destination
Eventually flow on to lost communication
Ya namsayin', but, I lost all information
I call, check it out, ain't have the patience
And in time forgot it, it ain't like I'm all in tears about it
But the fact of the matter remains that I miss The Hypnotic

[Chorus: Black Thought]
Uh, the hypnotic
The hypnotic, y'all, the hypnotic, what
The hypnotic, hear that, the hypnotic, check it out
The hypnotic, the hypnotic
The hypnotic, the hypnotic, y'all
The hypnotic, the hypnotic
The hyp, yo, word up, the hyp
Ayo

[Verse 2: Black Thought]
She was The Hypnotic and potent as a narcotic
The bizarre logic of it all, is while the clock tick
Pages of the calendar flip, we can't stop it
Time will either tell the tale or turn a love toxic
Now, was she real? Or an illusion of this optical
Confusion with the accent of Ancient Egypt?
Or could it be that she's the one I was supposed to be with
Together walk this twisted staircase to somethin' realistic?
Damn, her lips havin' me addicted to her presence
Front page material on Essence
A queen, imperial before her adolescence
And as she grew into a woman, she became refined
I never knew another like her in my lifetime
So now I travel through this void of an earth without a space
On the face of this realm, with this pain gettin' worse
Drivin' me insane, or it's like I'm touchin' the brink of sanity
To think of how I can link or contact her
I was a fool before, but more wise after the fact
I'm analyzin' how I'm wantin' her back
Wonderin' exactly where she could be on the map
Yo, I'm sittin' here, spinnin' the world on one finger
Reoccurrin' visions of this brown skin singer, y'all
The psychotic, The Hypnotic
Yo, feel this, the most melodic Hypnotic, uh

[Chorus: Black Thought]
The hypnotic, uh, the hypnotic, check it out
The hypnotic, said, the hypnotic
The hypnotic, check it out, the hypnotic, y'all
The hypnotic, the hypnotic
The hypnotic, what, the hypnotic, uh
The hypnotic, uh, the hypnotic
The hypnotic, uh, the hyp

[Outro: Black Thought]
Uh, come on, uh
Ah yeah
Ayo, if you're still with me, make some noise
LADIES! LADIES! LADIES! LADIES!
Ah yeah, ayo...