You Never Know | Immortal Technique ft. Jean Grae 

He signed some rare Nikes of mine. I called them, "Immortal TechNikes

"I felt like a moth who got himself too close to the light Except I didn't burn I turned cold after that night"

Enough to make a grown man cry... What a heartbreaking, lyrical masterpeace !!

Lost my girl to suicide 8 years ago. I feel this too much. Miss you every day.

This hurts even more than dance with the devil. You are literally the best story telling lyricist among all through history. Real shit. Edit: LOOK DAD I'M FAMOUS!!

Damn, hearing this track I can't breathe. Used to connect with a childhood girlfriend over this song all the time. She's gone now...miss her everyday though...

I easily remember my days being 15-18 constantly listening and searching for underground all night. I’m 28 now with two kids who also listen to my music 😌

The fact that the music industry largely ignores lyricists of Technique’s caliber in favor of mumble rappers is a crime against humanity

I still come back to this. This is an actual Masterpiece

First time I heard this was around 2014 and I always skipped it when I would replay the album. It’s just too heartbreaking no matter how many times I hear this

This shit hit me harder than dance with the devil omg Immortal Technique is truly one of if not the best storyteller to ever exist in the entire rap game, my first experience with him was obviously when I heard dance with the devil in 2017 when I was in the 7th grade and man my friend put me onto it and I remember distinctly how I felt shocked, almost disgusted and close to tears and I said to my friends there will never be a song that will move me more than this one but damn was I wrong maddest of respect to immortal technique he truly is a master storyteller lyricist and MC of the rap game.

Hands down one of the deepest songs ever

This song is exactly how I've felt about this one girl I know, the way he describes her, from the appearance, the demeanor, her goals and purity, her beauty is perfection. I love this song. It inspires so much within. I've known her for about 2 years now and that feeling still hasn't faded. Not one bit.

You never really know what you got until it’s gone. 🕊

I'm a 15 year old fan and I just wanted to say this is better than most stuff on the radio.

“i was sick in the head for her & there wasn’t a cure ...” pain

Tech is beyond hiphop itself , not fanboying him but I mean his commitments , character , interviews , actions etc ... lead you to another state of mind . And in that point either you make things go forward or you reloop your shitty life another fucking time. Respect

Thanks to Shane granley back in Kachina Group Home i was 14 when he showed me this song even though we didnt like each other we sat in peace listening to this on his white xbox 360.

She was on her way to becoming a college graduate Wouldn't even stop to talk to the average kid The type of Latina I'd sit and contemplate marriage with Fuck the horse and carriage shit, her love was never for hire Disciplined, intellectual beauty's what I desire Flyer than Salma Hayek or Jennifer Lopez Everyone told me, kicking it to her was hopeless At first I just thought, she didn't mess with broke kids The thug niggas always talking about, how they smoke kids But the rich-sniff-coke kids got no play "I'm not even interested, " is what her body language would say Everyone around the way, gave up trying to get in it It didn't matter how good your game was, she wasn't with it On the block, bitches was jealous, but wouldn't admit it Talk shit, and deny to everyone that they did it Cause they regretted the long list of niggas that they let hit it And no one ever gave them shit except McDonald's and did-dick Smoking weed with thoughts of envy, whenever they lit it She spoke intelligently and they bit it, always trying to copy But when they tried to use her vocab they sounded sloppy She had a style, all her own, respectful and pure I was sick in the head for her, and there wasn't a cure Don't you know that, time waits for no man My fate, it's all planned I'm blessed just to know you I've loved and I've lost just to hold you all night Can't find, a reason why God came, between you and I If I had the chance again, I'd never let you go Hold tight to your love, cause you never know Her eyes are brown and beautiful, yet empty and sad I used to talk to her occasionally, and she was glad That I wasn't just another nigga trying to get in it So every now and then we'd stop and talk for a minute I didn't have a gimmick so the minutes turned to hours On her birthday, I gave her a poem with flowers Then I took her out to dinner after her cousin's baby shower We talked about, power to the people and such We spent more time together but it was never enough I never tried to sneak a touch, or even cop a feel I was too interested, in keeping it real Perfectly honest and complete, she would always call me "cariño" And never Technique, bought me a new book to read every 2 or 3 weeks Forever changing the expression of my thoughts when I speak It was because of her, I even deaded all of my freaks She convinced me, to stop hanging out on the streets To stop robbing and stealing, from people like you Instead I took her out to the Apollo and the Bronx Zoo Museo del Barrio and the Metropolitan too Got to the point when I was either with her or my crew So I decided one day, to tell her my feelings was true I couldn't live without her so I told her, facing my fears But honey's only response, was a face full of tears She could only sob hysterically, holding me tight I tried to speak, but she wouldn't stop until I left sight I felt like a moth who got himself too close to the light Except I didn't burn, I turned cold after that night Don't you know that, time waits for no man My fate, it's all planned I'm blessed just to know you I've loved and I've lost just to hold you all night Can't find, a reason why God came, between you and I If I had the chance again, I'd never let you go Hold tight to your love, cause you never know I went on with my life, college and my career Ended up locked up like an animal for a year Where the C.O.'s talk to you like they were the overseer Then I got sent to the hole, when my exit was near At night in my cell, I'd close my eyes and I'd see her Hold her close in my dreams, but when I woke she disappeared Just an empty cell until the state gave me parole in the summer Came back, in tact and on track But the fact of the matter, is I still felt cold Even after my mother, hugged me, crying at home My real niggas would catch me thinking, outta my zone Fucking lots of different women, but I still felt alone Relatively well-known around the New York underground But I kept thinking of her and how we used to be down The sound of her voice, and the beautiful smell of her hair Though gone physically, somehow it was still there I had to do something, because the shit was too much to bear So I went and visited the building where she used to live The world looks a lot different after you do a bid The way your life done changed While primitive minds are still stuck in the same game Like her cousin who was on the corner slanging cocaine Stepped in the lobby and tapped the button next to her last name Her mom buzzed me up and hugged me up, like a mother ought to But her facial expression changed, when I asked about her daughter Don't you know that, time waits for no man My fate, it's all planned I'm blessed just to know you I've loved and I've lost just to hold you all night Can't find, a reason why God came, between you and I If I had the chance again, I'd never let you go Hold tight to your love, cause you never know She told me that there was a note for me, that was left behind She had left it there waiting, for such a long time I was inclined to ask about it but she brought it up first I saw a tear swelling up in her eye, and then she cursed She told me where the letter was and I started thinking the worst Reversed my position, stepped over and opened the door And sure enough there was an envelope with my name on the floor "Nobody loves you more than me, cariño" is what the letter said "By the time you get to read this, I'll probably be dead But when you left in '97 a part of me went to Heaven I thank God at least I got to know what love really was But it hurt me, to see what true love really does Cause even though we never made love, you were all that there was It was because I loved you so much that I had to make you leave You made me doubt the way I thought, you made me want to believe And then I slipped up, and I let you get close to me It was hard to not be openly when people spoke to me This was not the way I thought my life was supposed to be Baby don't you see, I had a blood transfusion that left me with HIV Hope didn't exist for me since late in 1993 I died a virgin, I wish I could've given myself to you I cried in the hospital because there was no one else but you Promise that you'll meet me in paradise inevitably No matter what, I'll keep your love forever with me" What happened for the rest of the day is still a blur But I remember wishing that I was dead, instead of her She was buried on August 3rd The story ends without a sequel And now you know why Technique, don't fucking fall in love with people Hold the person that you love closely if they're next to you The one you love, not the person that'll simply have sex with you Appreciate them to the fullest extent, and then beyond Cause you never really know what you got, until it's gone

this song makes me feel bad about the girlfriend i lost that i had never had

Been listening to Immortal since 2011, Me and my friend would bump Technique until like 3 in the morning.

Damn, this song still crushes me. At 40, it just hits a bit different than it did almost 20 years ago now. Still has me driving with tears rolling down my face but I feel each one so much harder. Lol... Life really can be so beautiful and tragic.

I have maybe a few days of life left.. The underworld is going to take my life. I saw a vision of her drawer two years ago; but i never found her. Immortal you got to meet her. You got to meet your Divine Love. Smile. I found her:) but can only be with her through spirit;)

Will always love this song 😔😢🔥🔥🔥

Im always bumpin this song everyday

Still the realest shit. I’ve been listening to this song for years and still get chills everytime I hear it

“I felt like a moth who got himself too close to the light” hits different

Still one of the greatest love stories in hip hop

My highschool bf introduced me to Immortal Technique. I still come back to listen every now and then, 16 years later.

Still makes me cry to this day, heartbreaking doesn't come close to describing this...🔥💯

I remember when I used to listen to this song as a boy and thought I was destined to encounter a love like this, but I never got lucky enough to, maybe on the next go around. She’s like a hood angel that everyone was always waiting for haha.

Technique is the GOAT fr

I swear on everything I love that nobody is able to pull emotions out of you like Immortal Technique 💯 This and Dance with the Devil will always be in my memory

I remember hearing this for the first time in 2006 when i was 13. Still invokes such crazy emotions 20 years later. Absolute lyrical masterpiece.

Man, im 25 years old and this song makes me cry every time, especially when he reads the letter

Remember hearing this back in 05. Had me catching all feelings

I thought that this track hit me hard when first hearing it 12 years ago. Three years ago one of the women I loved the most was murdered. The tears and pain I was holding in came out listening to this not much longer after she died. Indeed, you never know💯💯💯

My Best Friend/1st Real Love Showed Me This Song. I Fell In Love With It And Now He's Gone. Everytime I Hear This, You Come To Mind, And Brings Me A Tear. Wherever You Are... I Miss You, I Love You...Devon P. 🖤💯

Art in its truest form

I miss song This song well never get old EVER

....how many tears i spend on this song.... thank you with all my heart.... from Italy, forever with love...

i come back to this song every august 3rd to remind myself what true love really does. respect to immortal technique you a living legend

This is the first time listening to this guy, now I feel like listening all his music.

literally shed a tear while listening, damn son why this shit hit my soul so hard!!! Rip Medz

Still cry everytime

Contemplated taking my life to this sign today a lot had the gun jn my hand. the healing process hurts and it can be a lot when you lose some of the only people who loved you. Wanted peace and love and got a world of pain

Discovered Immortal Technique a few months ago, and I can’t stop listening to his music. Early 2000’s music hit different. He’s good at what he does.

I used to have this song. I want the cd. Just brings me back to the day. These songs got us through so much. ❤ Wish i could meet him in person 😊

First 10 seconds 💯 you know he went for that "me and my girlfriend" from Pacs flow.

One of the best song from Immortal technique. Brilliant storytelling.

Been listening to tech for like 20 years, somehow this track evaded me all that time. Came on my pandora channel late night coming home from work, fucking broke me. Lost love, lost homies, lost time, it all welled up behind my eyes listening to this. Had to pull over to chill for a minute, the tears were blocking my vision. I feel like such a bitch but goddamn it feels good to get those emotions out. Tech is forever the GOAT.

I cried when I was in Highschool, and I cry now 10 years later. This story is timeless and tragically heartbreaking.

thats the most heartbreaking rap track I've ever heard

Wow. This song really rocked my world when I discovered it at like 15. Now I’m 31 and listening again, shit got me crying at the end

Lost a person I who I loved so much and this song reminds me of her a lot, Peace!

Hardest song of the century. Real shyt 💯

October 2023. I'm still jamming to this classic 😁👍

“She had a style all her own respectful and pure” one of the many verses that speak volume!!🗣️🎶. One of the best lyricist of all time.

Oh my heart drops to this banger then n still now ❤😢

One of the greatest story tellers and lyricist of my time! Much love and respect kid! Peace and blessings to you and yours Tech, Salute

Probably the most emotional inducing song i have heard in my life , Mad Respect I.T

Never gets old....such a good story teller

One of the realest rappers ever.

20 years later this album still yanks my heart out

This song always brings the tears out

I have only just started listening to you IT and you have changed my life instantly WOW!!!! I feel like I have been woken from a musical coma and come into the light-GOOSEBUMPS Soooooooooooooo much love and respect from UK XXXXX

This shit always makes me cry man, its a perfect song.

I remember when volume 1 and 2 came out , this was heavy for me as a young teen

Man you truly are one of the best lyricists ever. This song still hits me so hard even grown up now. I remember being so stressed and lost in my feelings when my wife was in the hospital. Makes me cry like a baby hearing this song and knowing tomorrow is never promised. I hope I never lose her anytime soon, but when I do, this will be playing

This song is a real beautiful story about how there are thing fate brings us and we can't ever imagine

I listen to this when I really need to cry, but my emotions are stuck. Thanks for this music.

This songs so beautifully written, the way you told the story but added such a touch to it that flows 🤍👌

this is by far the most emotional and sad song ive ever heard in my life.

Southpaw is a genius for all the good beats on this release!!! Big up

My favourite Track by IT 🔥 A masterpiece by one of the most underrated Rappers of all times

I just listened to this so many times. Thank you. I’m sorry for your loss

Immortal Technique emotional depth in songs is unmatched.

Not heard this since I was 17 ,13 years ago reminds me of college days

Middle passage is needed imagine how many immortal technique fans died waiting for it

The most beautiful story, shakespearean, tragedy love despair and everything in between. For years I have always wondered if this is a true story that he lived. Epitome of poetic expressionism 😮😊😢😂❤❤

This song and dance with the devil are my favorite songs they touch my heart so hard he’s the best story teller all his songs are perfect an hit home

Remember closing my eyes and imagining a music video to this song while i listened from a ipod nano

Heard this song only once. Made me tear up.

My friend tried to go head to head with me about the saddest songs we knew. I played this song. I won. We both cried

Masterpiece 💯💤

Masterpiece Is An Understatement !

You made me doubt the way I thought,You made me want to believe.And then I slipped and let you get close to me.-Realest lines

This guy never misses the ❤️😮

Man this song is so long and chill fam this so 🔥🔥

Been pumping this since 02 legend

Bought tears to my eyes mane 😭

that music made a lot of feeling to me , like emotions growns in me that s crazy , i love this song , god bless every people and help you 🙏

My soul is in shock knowing he was the goat no one talked about

Forever one of his best ❤😢

This is such an underground classic I literally know every word! SOOO DEEP !

Most underrated artist by far

this song never gets old.

Somuch love for this song, immortal tech thanks for this classic

He chose some bangers, love it

Boy it's been years Love this track 4 years I ain't heard this One the best out there