Mind Playing Tricks on Me Lyrics

[Intro: Scarface]
I sit alone in my four-cornered room
Starin' at candles

Oh, that shit is on?
Let me drop some shit like this here, real smooth

[Verse 1: Scarface]
At night I can't sleep, I toss and turn
Candlesticks in the dark, visions of bodies bein' burned
Four walls just starin' at a nigga
I'm paranoid, sleepin' with my finger on the trigger
My mother's always stressin' I ain't livin' right
But I ain't goin' out without a fight
See, every time my eyes close
I start sweatin' and blood starts comin' out my nose
Is somebody watchin' the Ak'?
But I don't know who it is, so I'm watchin' my back
I can see him when I'm deep in the covers
When I awake I don't see the motherfucker
He owns a black hat like I own
A black suit and a cane like my own

Some might say, "Take a chill, B."
But fuck that shit! There's a nigga tryin' to kill me
I'm poppin' in the clip when the wind blows
Every 20 seconds got me peepin' out my window
Investigatin' the joint for traps
Checkin' my telephone for taps
I'm starin' at the woman on the corner
It's fucked up when your mind's playin' tricks on ya
[Verse 2: Willie D]
I make big money, I drive big cars
Everybody know me; it's like I'm a movie star
But late at night, somethin' ain't right
I feel I'm bein' tailed by the same sucker's headlights
Is it that fool that I ran off the block?
Or is it that nigga last week that I shot?
Or is it the one I beat for 5,000 dollars?
Thought he had 'caine, but it was Gold Medal flour

Reached under my seat, grabbed my popper for the suckers
Ain't no use to me lyin', I was scareder than a motherfucker
Hooked a left into Popeye's and bailed out quick
If it's goin' down, let's get this shit over with
Here they come, just like I figured
I got my hand on the motherfuckin' trigger

What I saw'll make your ass start gigglin'
Three blind, crippled and crazy senior citizens

I live by the sword
I take my boys everywhere I go because I'm paranoid
I keep lookin' over my shoulder and peepin' around corners
My mind is playin' tricks on me

[Verse 3: Scarface]
Day by day it's more impossible to cope
I feel like I'm the one that's doin' dope

Can't keep a steady hand, because I'm nervous
Every Sunday morning I'm in service
Prayin' for forgiveness
And tryin' to find an exit out the business
I know the Lord is lookin' at me
But yet and still, it's hard for me to feel happy
I often drift when I drive
Havin' fatal thoughts of suicide
Bang and get it over with

And then I'm worry-free, but that's bullshit
I got a little boy to look after
And if I die, then my child'll be a bastard

I had a woman down with me
But to me it seemed like she was down to get me

She helped me out in this shit
But to me she was just another bitch
Now she's back with her mother
Now I'm realizing that I love her

Now I'm feelin' lonely
My mind is playin' tricks on me

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Hip-hop’s most famous paranoia anthem inspired a whole generation of rappers to rhyme about the mental stress of the gangsta lifestyle, and helped lay the foundations for the emergence of the horrorcore genre.

The beat, originally made for a Scarface solo album, samples Isaac Hayes' “Hung Up on my Baby”, which itself was featured in the blaxploitation film The Three Tough Guys

In an interview, Scarface explained how the line “My Mind is Playing Tricks on Me” was taken from something his grandma once said to him.

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Copyright ©
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Recorded At
Sound Arts Recording Studio (Houston)
Released on
July 1, 1991
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