I believe when someone passes awayEither a star is born, energy so pureThat it creates new worldsOr as the soul releasesShatters into piecesBecoming free flowing thoughtsFor my mental thesisMaybe we just don't understandThe spirits that still walk the landOr whatever the caseI believe that we all still remainTo share the same spaceSo dad, I know you're listenin'How you been?Oh, I'm doin' fine, just passin' timeSubmerged in sin sometimes I take a bathAnd just get all dirty againI try to cleanse my mind, cleanse my soul and get inInto that place you've beenNo, I'm not tryin' to rush anythingI just wanna visit you because I miss youSo what you tryin' to say?My imagination been wild since I been a childAnd since you're laughin' thenI take it that good things are happenin'The day I learned you were goneA new star was bornDistant voices fill my mindSaid look up in the skyAnd when I did there you wereWell, I'm sure you already know this
I'm a big pop star
And my pops is a star (ha ha)No, you really areSometimes I feel like an anusI kinda made you a little famousAlways spillin' my gutsExplainin' to these people who think I'm nutsTold them how you and moms knuckled upMy excuse for being such a disruptYeah, they sure didThey called you an abusive drunkSorry, I didn't realize the media would run with itBut now I know and sometimes I try to have fun with itThe day I learned you were goneA new star was bornDistant voices fill my mindSaid look up in the skyAnd when I did there you wereWhat did you say you wish to be freeBeen here all this time because of me
And on August 16, 2001
Anything that I wish to release
Release? I see
First of all I give you my thanks for preparing meTo be open and freeI release my mind releasin' my soulRelease the courage to break the moldRelease my record 20 million soldRelease my pops you're free to goCreate a new galaxy, yes dadYou'll still be right next to meThe day I learned you were goneA new star was bornDistant voices fill my mindSaid look up in the skyAnd when I did there you wereThe day I learned you were goneA new star was bornDistant voices fill my mindSaid look up in the skyAnd when I did there you were