This is quite a short effort to begin with, with an obvious and complete absence of Big Boi. This will be amended soon, but I thought I’d get the ball rolling with Yukimi’s hook. What do you think? Anyone want to contribute?
[Edit: Big shout out to Ryan for corrections and additions.]
As the world shakes un-harmed
Twan calm in the middle of the storm
Bomb
Flow tsunami ring the alarm
Big Boi for dummies, come and get some
Um, Wisdom like your back teeth
Or get the fuck on like some bad chi
Negative energy not tolerate
You’re all about a dollar
And I’m exonerated
Free Falling, Thom Pettie Heart-Breaker
Living Legend, Rap Scholar, Art Major
‘Cause I make major art
Like Beethoven, Van Gogh, or Mozart
So don’t start
Around these parts we reign supreme
And stop Krispy Kreame clean
Blue Jeans, Jordan’s number 3′s
That’s important
Be careful how you play your cards
Be true to self and you’ll go far
Try not to break too many hearts
I always knew I’ll be a star
Mama used to say take your time
Well, I’m a pick pocket when I design rhymes
Every little step I take like Bob Brown is so profound
That when I throw these nouns
We gon’ get low low down until we get back up
Boy everything gravy, taters mashed up
You know I keep a full plate
And a full thang of hot ones, throw away 38′s
But everything’s straight bleed
Shit, I got everything I can’t need
Boy, I’m everything you can’t see
Like three blind mice on the chase for some great cheese
And cheddar man said he got them grape trees
Said he served me and my nigga 3G
Fatigues, Jordan’s number 5′s
Ya’ll niggas boring
‘Cause I travel like a rocket, I do
Mind riddle every socket for you
I swing on the edge of a lightning
Magnetic can’t stop
Just floating won’t drop
I slip, I side back up the ride
I’m skipping every mountain top
I’m reaching for the highest high
Be careful how you play your cards/
Be true to self and you’ll go far/
Try not to break to many hearts/
I always knew I’d be a star/
That’s what mama told me
The greater question is, what is she saying in her verse? I get bits and pieces but I don’t have the whole thing yet:
I travel like a rocket, I do/
????? socket, for you/
I swing, on the edge of the lightning/
A bad man can’t stop (?)/
?????? drop/
I slip/
I slide/
back up/
the ride/
I skip every mountaintop when reaching for the highest star (?)
As a side note, I loooooooove this song!
Thanks so much! I’ve added the corrections and additions. Great work.
Thank you! And thanks for the shout out!… Hopefully we can get some more help with the lyrics of the verse. I’m sure it’ll be a little easier to decipher w/ the studio version.
Hey, so I tried to transcribe Big Boi’s verses as well. Let me know what you think. I posted them on my personal website. I know I didn’t get everything, but I tried to make educated guesses.
My website is lowercourt (dot) org.