Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Big Sean
Vocals
Chris Martin
Vocals
Jonny Buckland
Electric Guitar
Guy Berryman
Bass Guitar
Will Champion
Drums
Mikkel S. Eriksen
Programming
Davide Rossi
Cello
Chris Martin
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Chris Martin
Songwriter
Jonny Buckland
Songwriter
Guy Berryman
Songwriter
Will Champion
Songwriter
Chris Martin
Songwriter
Mikkel S. Eriksen
Arranger
Tor Erik Hermansen
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Will Champion
Producer
Martin Terefe
Additional Producer
Aleks von Korff
Additional Engineer
Mikkel S. Eriksen
Producer
Tor Erik Hermansen
Producer
Bill Rahko
Producer
Chris Allgood
Assistant Mastering Engineer
Gregg Rominiecki
Vocal Recording Engineer
Maximilian Jaeger
Vocal Recording Engineer
Robin Baynton
Engineer
Merlin Watts
Mastering Engineer
Daniel Green
Producer
Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young
Mixing Engineer
Rik Simpson
Producer
Chris Martin
Additional Producer
Emily Lazar
Mastering Engineer
Tom Bailey
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
My father said, "Never give up, son"
Just look how good Cassius become
Muhammad, Mahatma and Nelson
Not scared to be strong
Man, what if they say I'm no good?
What if they say, "Get out of here, kid, you got no future"?
Now you could run and just say they're right
No, I'll never be no one in my whole life
Or you could turn and say, "No, wait, they're wrong"
And get to keep on dancing all life long
My father said, "Never give up, son"
Just look what Amelia and Joan done
Oh Rosa, Teresa, their war won
Not scared to be strong
Now you could run and just say they're right
No, I'll never be no one in my whole life
Or you could turn and say, "No, wait, they're wrong"
And get to keep on dancing all life long
Yeah, you could be someone special
You've got bright in your brains and lightning in your veins
You'll go higher than they've ever gone
In you I see someone special
You've got fire in your eyes and when you realize
You'll go further than we've ever gone
(Look) just turn it on
I paid my intuition, I couldn't afford tuition
My funds was insufficient, it felt like I'm in prison
Until I realized I had to set my mind free
I was trusting statistics more than I trust me
Get a degree, good job, 401k
But I'm tryna turn K's to M's, what does it take?
And maybe I could be the new Ali of music prolly
Instead of doing it just as a hobby, like these boys told me to
I guess you either watch the show, or your show and prove
Prove it to them or you prove it to yourself
But honestly it's better if you do it for yourself
Never complacent 'til we hit the oasis
One life don't waste it, feel my heart racing
Success I taste it, ah
We on the verge of getting every single thing that we deserve
Yeah, you could be someone special
You've got fire in your eyes, I see heaven inside
You'll go further than we've ever gone
In you I see someone special
You've got bright in your brains
You can break through these chains
You'll go higher than we've ever gone
Just turn it on
In you I see someone special
Don't go to war with yourself
Just turn, just turn, just turn it on
And you can't go wrong
Writer(s): Christopher Anthony John Martin, Jonathan Mark Buckland, William Champion, Guy Rupert Berryman, Sean Michael Anderson
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