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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Brent Paschke
Electric Guitar
Rocket Williams
Vocals
Rhea Dummett
Vocals
Mike Larson
Programming
Helen Williams
Vocals
Pharrell Williams
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Pharrell Williams
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Pharrell Williams
Producer
Mike Larson
Recording Engineer
Andrew Coleman
Recording Engineer
Jacob Dennis
Assistant Recording Engineer
Jordon Silva
Assistant Recording Engineer
Daryl Johnson
Assistant Recording Engineer
Ben "Bengineer" Sedano
Assistant Recording Engineer
Leslie Brathwaite
Mixing Engineer
Jon Sher
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Tony Flores
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Thomas Cullison
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Chris Athens
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Lighting fire magic prayer
Lighting fire magic prayer
(N.E.R.D.)
[Verse 2]
Light a fire and call the all that is
There was and will be
Beyond, beginnings and ends
The town may say it's you that starts the fire
Without matches that will open desire
[Verse 3]
Live wire going through your body
Burn the old make you a new
It's a mystical, experience, party
The universal connection to you
Where do I begin? (Mad ethnic)
(Mad ethnic) Where do I begin? (Mad ethnic)
(Mad ethnic) Where do I begin?
[Verse 4]
Lighting fire magic prayer
Far beyond the gaseous layers
What if we all put our hands in the air
For the lightning fire magic prayer
[Verse 5]
Sometimes you may have to do unpopular things
For them to see your faith may be lost in
You may not revert to violence
As long as you know it is from whence you came
[Verse 6]
Live wire going through your body
Burn the old make you a new
It's a mystical, experience, party
The universal connection to you
Where do I begin? (Mad ethnic)
(Mad ethnic) Where do I begin? (Mad ethnic)
(Mad ethnic) Where do I begin?
[Verse 7]
Catch me out here
Catch me out here
[Verse 8]
Catch me out here
[Verse 9]
They got the gazed look in their eyes
Something in the water
Everybody's in a trance
Because the brain wash is in high tide
Something in the water
You can tell when they dance
[Verse 10]
Was it everything that everybody promised?
Once you tried it, did you think that you could stop it?
Everything has a cost, did you profit?
You can't see your life until you sit and watch it
[Verse 11]
The glazed look in their eyes
Something in the water
Everybody's in a trance
Because the brain wash is in high tide
Something in the water
You can tell when they dance
Yeah
[Verse 12]
Hey, young fish doesn't know that it's wet, yeah
Once it swims and starts drinking, it forgets, yeah
Know the fishbowl is your technology
No direction, telling everybody follow me
[Verse 13]
'Cause somebody burst the dam
Waiting for the great, I am
'Cause somebody burst the dam
Waiting for the great, I am
[Verse 14]
Come on now, lighting fire magic prayer
I can't believe it's never been dead
Imagine if at once all hands in the air
And the lightning fire magic prayer
[Verse 15]
Where do I begin?
Where do I begin? (Mad ethnic)
(Mad ethnic) Where do I begin? (Mad ethnic)
(Mad ethnic) Where do I begin?
Written by: Pharrell Williams