Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Macklemore
Vocals
Reignwolf
Vocals
Joshua Karp
Programming
Tyler Andrews
Background Vocals
Grace Love
Background Vocals
J. Rawlings
Organ
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ben Haggerty
Songwriter
Joshua Karp
Songwriter
Tyler Andrews
Songwriter
J. Rawlings
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joshua Karp
Producer
Tyler Dopps
Engineer
Dale Becker
Mastering Engineer
Mandy Adams
Mastering Engineer
Jon Castelli
Mixing Engineer
Ingmar Carlson
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Got a Gun N' Roses t-shirt
And never listen to the band
Just bein' honest
I just thought that shit looked cool
Holla, do you know who I am?
[Verse 2]
Turn the block to Woodstock
Retire? Don't think that I could stop
Jet ski the way I ride the beat
And fuck ya wave, I'ma die knowing that I did me
[Verse 3]
I got some words and I cannot let them die in me
This is a reign of status
A bones and up in the ground, does it even matter?
Make some good music, get what you put in
Get out and go and leave the planet
[Verse 4]
Now what the hell did you think this is?
We born, we're dyin', and between we live
Love prosper, hands at the sky, catch a gospel
Roll the dice now, I ain't betting on tomorrow
[Verse 5]
Jay lookin' like Orion's Belt
Jacket lookin' somethin' like a lion pelt
Had to take a break and find myself
They put me in a box by myself
[Verse 6]
The same writers criticizin' my rhymes
Are the same writers than are gentrifyin' Bed Stuy
I can't even see the hate, I should probably check my eyes
I got fifty thousand bones pointed at me in the sky
[Verse 7]
Between a rock and a hard place
Cold-burnin' with a stoned face
Fire breathin'
Firebreather
Born under a blood moon
But the sun is comin' up soon
Fire breathin'
Fire breathin'
[Verse 8]
Fire, fire, fire, fire
Fire, firebreather
Fire breathin'
Fire, fire, fire, fire
Fire, firebreather, yeah
Fire breathin'
[Verse 9]
What the fuck you think I'm doin' this for?
Hungry like it's my rookie year
And I'm new to the sport
The game is tied up, they lookin' to you in the fourth
Do you take the shot or pass it?
[Verse 10]
This is ten thousand, I was in there workin' on my masters
Like abilities and assets and I'm showing up to practice
Shootin' early, gettin' baskets
There's no father to my style
I'm just a freckle-faced bastard
A animal in the jungle runnin', hunting with the habit
[Verse 11]
Abracadabra, that motherfucker is magic
It's '81 and Madonna is on me dancin'
I'm sorry, mama, I got it
I know I should mind my manners
I probably go double platinum if I could think of a ad lib
[Verse 12]
I'm jazz prince, I rap a lot
I grew up on Scarface, now Brad's my dawg
Irish goodbye, sayonara, and we vibing
Put the nail in the coffin, motherfucker, I'm on one
[Verse 13]
Between a rock and a hard place
Cold-burnin' with a stoned face
Fire breathin'
Firebreather
Born under a blood moon
But the sun is comin' up soon
Fire breathin'
Fire breathin'
[Verse 14]
Fire, fire, fire, fire
Fire, fire breathin'
Firebreather
Fire, fire, fire, fire
Fire, firebreather, yeah
Fire breathin'
Written by: Ben Haggerty, Joshua Karp, Joshua Rawlings, Tyler Andrews