Lyrics
So you think you got a problem?
Addressing someone who perceives they have a problem
I hear you're hiding out in Harlem
Reference to hiding in Harlem, possibly avoiding issues
You just can't fake it
Emphasizing authenticity over pretense
Our friends don't care
Suggesting that friends are indifferent to the person's struggles
You held his hand until he let go
Describing a past connection that ended with sorrow
And now you're resting on your sorrows
Reflecting on the aftermath of a failed relationship
You've got to face him
Encouraging confrontation with the issues
And I just can't take it no more
Expressing frustration with the situation
I've got to let you know
Expressing a need to communicate something important
I got to feel it
Expressing the need to experience emotions
You got to let it go
Encouraging letting go of negative feelings
I'll show you afterwards
Referencing a future action or event
Cut it up until it's all gone
Suggesting a destructive behavior, possibly metaphorical
You make new friends and then you rob 'em
Describing a pattern of making and betraying friendships
Well I know
A acknowledgment of understanding or agreement
As anybody knows
Stating a universal truth
Deaf dumb and dumb
Describing a lack of awareness or understanding
And all your derelict friends
Referring to unreliable or irresponsible friends
All would trade you in
Suggesting that friends might betray the person
We've all got problems
Acknowledging that everyone faces challenges
I just can't take it no more
Reiterating frustration with the situation
I've got to let you know
Reiterating the need to communicate something important
I got to feel it
Reiterating the need to experience emotions
You got to let it go
Encouraging letting go of negative feelings
I'll show you afterwards
Referencing a future action or event
And?
Unclear reference, possibly a continuation of a thought
Of what you fear
Encouraging facing fears
From this side
Indicating a perspective from another side
Hey
Interjection, possibly signaling a shift in the narrative
It's not what you think
Highlighting the importance of actions over thoughts
But what you do
Emphasizing the significance of one's behavior
And peace is seldom made
Suggesting that peace often requires forceful measures
Without the violent cool
Observation on the nature of achieving peace
And in the wake of the dead
Describing the aftermath of conflict and its impact
Heroes on the walls of the high school halls
Referencing iconic figures in the context of a school
And while I pledge my allegiance
Pledging allegiance while acknowledging hidden truths
I can feel the secrets
Perceiving hidden motives or agendas
Of a couple of schemers
Labeling individuals as schemers, possibly with negative intent
Rebels and mods(?) and crimson walls
Mentioning different social groups and their unity in a cause
Well they all died for the same cause
Noting a commonality in the cause for which individuals sacrificed
In a classless showdown
Describing a showdown that transcends social classes
I don't want to hear it any more
Expressing a desire to avoid further discussion or explanation
I've got to let you know
Reiterating the need to communicate something important
I got to feel it
Reiterating the need to experience emotions
You got to let it go
Encouraging letting go of negative feelings
I'll show you afterwards
Referencing a future action or event
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