Listen to Rule The World (I Came From the City) [feat. Nasir Jones as Mr. Books] by Michael Kiwanuka

Rule The World (I Came From the City) [feat. Nasir Jones as Mr. Books]

Michael Kiwanuka

Soundtrack

Apple Music Note

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Michael Kiwanuka

Michael Kiwanuka

Performer

Nasir Jones as Mr. Books

Nasir Jones as Mr. Books

Performer

Jamieson Shaw

Programming

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Michael Kiwanuka

Michael Kiwanuka

Composer

Dean Josiah Cover

Dean Josiah Cover

Composer

Dean Josiah

Composer

Nasir Jones

Composer

Brian Burton

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Inflo

Producer

Danger Mouse

Producer

Emile Haynie

Additional Producer

Elliott Wheeler

Elliott Wheeler

Additional Producer

Mark "Exit" Goodchild

Mark "Exit" Goodchild

Mixing Engineer

Gabriel Zardes

Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Do I have to rule the world?

Or will it conquer me?

Do I have to leave it now?

Or will it turn to me?

Do I have to lose my mind?

'Cause it's been wandering

Will they ever let me out?

I've been wondering

[Verse 2]

I came from the city, yeah

I came from the city, yeah

I came from the city, yeah

[Verse 3]

I came from the city, yeah

Got my name from the city, where?

The most dangerous city, let's take a trip back

Back into time

1977, it was maximum crime

The president neglected us, him and 6 masterminds

Six powerful men put New York through some drastic times

The rich and selfish ones feed off the welfare ones

And which borough suffered the worst, hmm?

Where I'm from

The Bronx

We had to rumble with rivals on the rubble

While buildings around us would crumble

Uh, I dream right but it seem like

Nothing find me but trouble

I see the light, it's right there at the end of the tunnel

Had to find my rope to pull me up

'Cause I needed some kind of hope to fill me up

Till I met one guy, took me under the wing

I coulda died if this man ain't intervene

He was an orphan, my savior

Free-spirited, no man braver

He was honored and gifted, his name was Shaolin Fantastic

The lady-killing romantic, can't forget the day we met

And this story recanted, but yo, my life began last year

Southmoore High School, that summer I saw her

Said to myself, she'll be my wife soon

[Verse 4]

Take me out of myself again

Help me lose control

Show me love, show me happiness

I can't do this on my own

Take me out of myself again

Help me lose control

Show me love, show me happiness

(Love me!) I can't do this on my own

Written by: Brian Burton, Dean Josiah, Dean Josiah Cover, Michael Kiwanuka, Nasir Jones