Paul Walker Dead: RZA of Wu-Tang Clan pens heartfelt tribute song for 'Fast & Furious' star

Well, this was unexpected. Even with the Internet-wide outpouring of grief over the death of The Fast & The Furious star Paul Walker, I'm surprised by this tribute from the Wu-Tang Clan's RZA. The de facto Clan leader dropped a demo of a song called "Destiny Bends" as a tribute to the actor, whom he met on the set of the upcoming film Brick Mansions.

RZA notes that the song is rough and "not for criticism", but he wanted to get his thoughts out there. Check out the whole note from RZA below:

This song, entitled "Destiny Bends" was written last night after hearing the tragic news of the loss of a good man named Paul Walker. I met Paul on the set of the film Brick Mansion, where we talked, laughed, and exchanged ideas of life and fatherhood. I only knew him personally for less than a year, but we knew each other through our work and art. We saw in each other a kindred spirit of men coming from unlikely circumstances, and rising to be the light and beacon of our family and loved ones. Men who learned the joy and pains of love in life, and success, while coming to realize that nothing is more important than family, friendship, and the brotherhood of humanity. Millions of people get to know an artist or movie star through their work, but few are allowed to cross each others' paths and see through the veil of stardom and find the common denominator that we share. As all physical things will decay and wither away, film, art, and music remain longer than the vessel that delivered them. In this vein, the one thing we can't take away or give back is time. So, thus, time is the most precious gift. I dedicated my time to compose this song with my two sons and new friend Will Wells, who was kind enough to sing and perform it for me. We dedicate it to Paul Walker. A good man. We had plans to continue working with each other in the future. It seemed destined, but "destiny bends".

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Walker passed away after being involved in a single-car accident over the weekend. View more tributes to the late actor here.