No return... {*repeat 6X*}
  
  [Verse One]
  Yo, scientists gather in a secret place to debate
  They photographed the Earth from space and saw my face
  They tried to translate the innate asiatic shape
  before the final earthquakes came but it was too late
  Only one eighth of the human race escaped to space
  They were chased by flying phenomenon to the lunar base
  Floatillas and space centers, lasers probed the entrance
  DNA code sensors reject old genetics
  I presented my cosmic clearance to a patrol of medics
  I was injected with sodium pentathol and questioned
  I relayed the message the way I was trained to remember it
  I showed them the keypad code and told 'em to enter it
  I told 'em which alphanumeric buttons were sensitive
  He snatched it outta my hand and started depressing it
  I told him detonation was definite if he kept at it
  He never quit, he just lost his temper and flipped
  I bowed my head like "I guess this is it"
  My ears popped, the music stopped, and I couldn't hear shit
  
  [Hook]
  
  [Verse Two]
  The driver jogged around to the front and opened the door
  He said his name was Muhammed Jamal and he'd be with me 'till fall
  He said the escort service had called
  and a package would be waitin for me at the window
  I said thanks, he grabbed my bags fast and put 'em in the trunk
  Then he ran around to the front, slammed it in gear
  Pulled off slow, winding down his window
  and asked me if I minded if he smoke, I said no, he drove off
  Cut my cell phone off, then I swallowed a tablet of Zoloft
  Went to sleep and woke up feelin' kinda lost
  I asked him what the weather's been like lately
  he said he doesn't mind the heat and hates the A/C
  Said he had a son who was eighteen and made beats
  and I happened to be his favorite emcee
  I said for real, that's crazy, I meet him later
  Yo Jamal could you please do me a favor
  When we get to the corner stop at the bodega
  Hopped out the car, walked inside
  the store's stereo was playin' Feliz Navidad
  I got a pack of condoms and walked to the back of the line
  There was three Taliban that was talkin' very loud
  One reached in his back side and pulled out a Beretta gun
  The last word I heard myself say was a four letter one
  He looked me in the eye and said the drama's never done
  Cuz there's no return...no return
  
  [Hook]
  
  [Verse Three]
  I heard the ringtone of the red phone
  Headquarters informed us there was an explosion in the red zone
  We were ordered to get ready to go
  and to get into our bio-weapons protective gear and clothes
  I rode shotgun, my partner Ramirez drove
  GPS control gave us coordinates where to go
  Soon as we got there I could feel the hot air
  For a second I stopped and stared, there was cops everywhere
  I told 'em we need to get a square perimeter clear
  We got an hour 'till nightfall, so light some flares
  I said a twenty second prayer then ran to the second chair-
  the lift that was there, then I waved my hands up in the air
  to signal that it was clear before I ran upstairs
  I could barely see, smoke was so thick in the air
  I was visually impaired and started to get scared
  I heard a woman scream "HELP" but I didn't know where
  I started screamin' back "I'm not gonna leave you here"
  Sayin to myself "damn it's hard to breathe in here"
  Searched the rooms one by one like "fuck my lungs"
  Ramirez said the fire truck got stuck by the front
  I crawled all the way through the foyer to the end of the hallway
  and seen her on the floor next to the doorway
  I was half unconscious but I just ignored the pain
  Helped her to her feet and she had her arm in a brace
  All this tar-like black stuff was all in her face
  I radio Ramirez coughin and tried to explain
  I heard him say something to me like "It's all in flames!"
  There was ceiling debris fallin all over the place
  I looked her in her eye, she looked into mine, it was strange
  Then I blinked for the last time and never saw her again
  
  [Hook]