Hail Mary
Makaveli in this, Killuminati
All through your body (all through your body)
The blow is like a 12 guage shotty, uh
Feel me
God said he should send his one begotten son
To lead the wild in to the ways of the man
Follow me
Be my flesh, flesh of my flesh
Come with me
Hail Mary
Nigga, run quick, see
What do we have here now?
Do you wanna ride or die?
La, la la la, la, la, la la
I ain't a killa but don't push me
Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to gettin pussy
Picture paragraphs unloaded, wise words being quoted
Peep the weakness in the rap game and sewed it
Bow down, pray to God, hoping that he's listenin'
Seein' niggas comin' for me, through my diamonds when they glistenin'
Now pay attention
Bless me, please, father
I'm a ghost in these killin' fields
Hail Mary, catch me if I go
Let's go deep inside the solitary mind of a mad man
Screams in the dark, evil lurks, enemies see me flee
Activate my hate, let it break, to the flame
Set trip, empty out my clip
Never stop to aim
Some say the game is all corupted
Fuck this shit, stuck niggas is lucky if we bust out this shit
Plus momma told me never stop until I bust a nut
Fuck the world if they can't adjust
It's just as well
Hail Mary
Come with me
Hail Mary
Nigga run quick, see
What do we have here now?
Do you wanna ride or die?
La, la la la, la, la, la la
Come with me
Hail Mary
Nigga, run quick, see
What do we have here now?
Do you wanna ride or die?
La, la la la, la, la, la la
Penitentiaries is packed with promise makers
Never realize the precious time that bitch niggas is wastin'
Institutionalized, I live my life a product made to crumble
But too hardened for a smile, we're too crazy to be humble
We ballin'
Catch me, father, please, cause I'm fallin
In the liquor store, pass the Hennessy, I hear ya callin', can I get some more?
Hell, 'til I reach Hell, I ain't scared
Momma checkin in my bedroom but I ain't there
I got a head with no screws in it, what can I do?
One life to live but I got nothin' to lose
Just me and you on a one way trip to prison, sellin' drugs
We all wrapped up in this livin' life as thugs
To my homeboys in Clinton Max, doin' they bid
Raise hell to this real shit and feel this
When they turn out the lights
I'll be down in the dark
Thuggin' eternal through my heart
Now Hail Mary, nigga
Come with me
Hail Mary
Nigga, run quick, see
What do we have here now?
Do you wanna ride or die?
La, la la la, la, la, la la
Come with me
Hail Mary
Nigga, run quick, see
What do we have here now?
Do you wanna ride or die?
La, la la la, la, la, la la
They got an APB out, on my thug family
Since the Outlawz run these streets
Like these scandalous freaks
Our enemies die now, walk around half dead
Head down, K blasted off, Hennessy and Thai Chronic mixed in
Now I'm twisted, blisted and high
Visions of me thug livin' gettin' me by
Forever live and I multiply, survive by thugs
When I die they won't cry
Unless they comin'with slugs
Peep the whole seen, and whatever goin' on around me
Brain kinda cloudy
Smoked and out feelin rowdy
Ready wet the party up and
Whoever in that motherfucka
Nasty new street slugger
My heat seeks suckas on a regula
Mashin' in a stolen Black Ac Integera
Cock back sixty seconds
Till the draw that's when I deadin' ya
Feet first ya gotta a nice gat but my heat's worse
From a thug to preachin' church
I gave you love now you eatin' dirt
Needin' work and I ain't the nigga to put you up on
Cause word is bond
When I was broke I had to hustle 'til dawn
That's when sun came up
There's only one way up, hold ya head stay up
To all my nigga's, get ya pay and wait up
If it's on then it's on
We rate beat breaks
Outlawz on a paper chase
Can you relate
To this shit I don't got
Be the shit I gotta take
Dealin' with fate
Hoping God don't close the gate
If it's on then it's on
We rate beat breaks
Outlaws on a paper chase
Can you relate
To this shit I don't got
Be the shit I gotta take
Dealin' with fate
Hoping God don't close the gate
Come with me
Hail Mary
Nigga, run quick, see
What do we have here now?
Do you wanna ride or die?
La, la la la, la, la, la la
We've been traveling on this wavy road
Long time life can be a heavy load
But we ride, ride it like a bullet
Hail Mary, Hail Mary
We won't worry, everything will curry
We free like the bird in the tree
We won't worry, everything will curry
Yes we free like the bird in the tree
We runnin from the penitentiary
This is the time for reliberty
Hail Mary, Hail Mary
Come with me
Hail Mary
Nigga, run quick, see
What do we have here now?
Do you wanna ride or die?
La, la la la, la, la, la la
Westside, Outlawz
Makaveli the Don, solo
Killuminati, The 7 Days
A Profundidade e o Desespero em Hail Mary de Tupac Shakur
A música Hail Mary de Tupac Shakur, também conhecido como 2Pac, é uma das mais emblemáticas do artista e do gênero hip-hop. Lançada postumamente em 1996, no álbum 'The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory', a faixa é carregada de simbolismo e expressa a complexidade da vida nas ruas, a luta pela sobrevivência e a reflexão sobre a mortalidade.
A letra de Hail Mary faz referência à oração católica homônima, mas a utiliza de forma metafórica para falar sobre a vida de alguém que está constantemente em perigo. A expressão Hail Mary é usada no contexto da música como um chamado desesperado por ajuda ou um último recurso em uma situação sem saída. Tupac, que adotou o nome artístico Makaveli inspirado pelo estrategista italiano Nicolau Maquiavel, explora temas como traição, violência e redenção. A linha 'I ain't a killa but don't push me' sugere que, embora ele não se considere um assassino, as circunstâncias da vida nas ruas podem forçá-lo a agir em autodefesa.
A música também aborda a realidade do sistema prisional ('Penitentiaries is packed with promise makers') e a sensação de estar preso em um ciclo de criminalidade e violência. Tupac fala sobre a dureza necessária para sobreviver ('But too hardened for a smile, we're too crazy to be humble') e a inevitabilidade da morte ('When they turn out the lights, I'll be down in the dark'). A repetição do refrão 'Do you wanna ride or die?' ressoa como um convite para enfrentar os desafios da vida, mas também como uma aceitação do destino que muitos enfrentam nas ruas. Hail Mary é uma música que encapsula a essência do legado de Tupac Shakur, oferecendo uma visão crua e poética da realidade urbana e dos conflitos internos que acompanham aqueles que vivem à margem da sociedade.
