Listen to Waiting for the Clouds (feat. Substantial) by Nujabes

Waiting for the Clouds (feat. Substantial)

Nujabes

Hip-Hop/Rap

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Nujabes - Waiting For The Clouds (feat. Substantial) [Official Audio]

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Substantial

Vocals

Uyama Hiroto

Keyboards

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Nujabes

Composer

Substantial

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Nujabes

Producer

S.TAKAHASHI

Mastering Engineer

Uyama Hiroto

Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Waiting for the clouds to part

Waiting to be out of the dark

If our future's bright, then the present is a overcast

And we want it to be over fast, let's shine

[Verse 2]

Gotta get above the clouds without a aircraft

That is without a doubt such a rare task

Findin' it hard to grin or just share laughs

So you vent when that drum, stick, and snare clash

No plan B, plan A's weak

Mentally and physically drained and you can't sleep

[Verse 3]

Rent's a month overdue as of last week

A shadow of your future self below a vast peak

While people walk past like they can't speak

Ignored 'cause without rich shit, you're piss poor

Quit more, drownin' your spirit with liquor

Victor isn't a realistic picture

But you still take the shot and develop it

For the hell of it, and pray when you wake you'll be relevant

[Verse 4]

And put your best on, you're no longer worse off

Slavin' at a job you hate for a jerk off

You just wanna be kissed by the sun

But your daughter's always safe in the midst of havin' fun

Havin' some will more than due, when you used to havin' none

Disregard the chatter from know-it-all's who haven't won, while you're

[Verse 5]

Waiting for the clouds to part

Waiting to be out of the dark

If our future's bright, then the present is a overcast

And we want it to be over fast, let's shine

[Verse 6]

Waiting for the clouds to part

Waiting to be out of the dark

If our future's bright, then the present is a overcast

And we want it to be over fast, let's shine

[Verse 7]

Let's shine, let's shine

Let's shine, let's shine

[Verse 8]

Your parent's couldn't do the job they signed up for

Gave you life but they should've gave you much more

Won't judge, but I surely won't applaud 'em

They lost and somebody gotta raise their child for 'em

Now you're in and out of various households and juvy

Cross paths of ghetto fab, the white collar and boujee

Who answer the call of duty, or is it truly for a check?

But regardless of they motives, they feel you owe 'em respect

You don't know how to act like you got a part in a movie

But lack direction

[Verse 9]

How do you show love if you never had affection?

Dyin' slow, bruh, like you got a bad infection

Ain't no Band-aid for man-made self-hate

It heal slow, but I'm not sure if you'll wait

Education's the medication to get yourself straight

The war within you reached a stalemate

But good gotta win in the end or else jail waits

Broken soul cellmates, followed by Hell's gates

For bad apples, failure waits in the belly of the beast

And it's never gonna cease till you chose to elevate

I'm ready when you are to celebrate, till then I'll be

[Verse 10]

Waiting for the clouds to part

Waiting to be out of the dark

If our future's bright, then the present is a overcast

And we want it to be over fast, let's shine

[Verse 11]

Waiting for the clouds to part

Waiting to be out of the dark

If our future's bright, then the present is a overcast

And we want it to be over fast, let's shine

[Verse 12]

Let's shine, let's shine

Let's shine, let's shine

Let's shine, let's shine

Let's shine, let's shine

Written by: Nujabes, Substantial

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