Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kanye West
Kanye West
Lead Vocals
MIKE DEAN
MIKE DEAN
Keyboards
Jeff Bhasker
Jeff Bhasker
Keyboards
Dwele
Dwele
Vocals
Alvin Fields
Alvin Fields
Chant Vocals
Kenneth Lewis
Kenneth Lewis
Chant Vocals
Ian Allen
Ian Allen
Hand Claps
Wilson Christopher
Wilson Christopher
Hand Claps
Uri Djemal
Uri Djemal
Hand Claps
Christopher Soper
Christopher Soper
Hand Claps
Chris "Hitchcock" Chorney
Chris "Hitchcock" Chorney
Cello
King Crimson
King Crimson
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Boris Bergman
Boris Bergman
Songwriter
François Bernheim
François Bernheim
Songwriter
MIKE DEAN
MIKE DEAN
Songwriter
Greg Lake
Greg Lake
Songwriter
Jean Pierre Lang
Jean Pierre Lang
Songwriter
Jeff Bhasker
Jeff Bhasker
Songwriter
Kanye West
Kanye West
Songwriter
Larry Griffin, Jr.
Larry Griffin, Jr.
Songwriter
Malik Yusef
Malik Yusef
Songwriter
Michael Giles
Michael Giles
Songwriter
Nathan Perez
Nathan Perez
Songwriter
Peter Sinfield
Peter Sinfield
Songwriter
Robert Fripp
Robert Fripp
Songwriter
Ian McDonald
Ian McDonald
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kanye West
Kanye West
Producer
MIKE DEAN
MIKE DEAN
Recording Engineer
S1
S1
Producer
Jeff Bhasker
Jeff Bhasker
Co-Producer
Anthony Kilhoffer
Anthony Kilhoffer
Recording Engineer
Manny Marroquin
Manny Marroquin
Mixing Engineer
Kenneth Lewis
Kenneth Lewis
Vocal Recording Engineer
Brent Kolatalo
Brent Kolatalo
Vocal Recording Engineer
Andrew Dawson
Andrew Dawson
Recording Engineer
Christian Plata
Christian Plata
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Erik Madrid
Erik Madrid
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Gee Roberson
Gee Roberson
Executive Producer
Kyambo "Hip Hop" Joshua
Kyambo "Hip Hop" Joshua
Executive Producer
Shawn Carter
Shawn Carter
Executive Producer
Vlado Meller
Vlado Meller
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Uh-hey
Uh-hey
Uh-hey
Hey-hey
[Verse 1]
I'm living in that 21st century, doing something mean to it
Do it better than anybody you ever seen do it
Screams from the haters got a nice ring to it
I guess every superhero need his theme music
[Chorus]
No one man should have all that power
The clock's ticking, I just count the hours
Stop tripping, I'm tripping off the power
21st-century schizoid man
[Verse 2]
The system broken, the school's closed, the prison's open
We ain't got nothing to lose, motherfucker, we rolling
Huh? Motherfucker, we rolling
With some light-skinned girls and some Kelly Rowlands
In this white man world, we the ones chosen
So goodnight, cruel world, I'll see you in the morning
Huh? I'll see you in the morning
This is way too much, I need a moment
[Chorus]
No one man should have all that power
The clock's ticking, I just count the hours
Stop tripping, I'm tripping off the power
Till then, fuck that, the world's ours
And they say, and they say
And they say, and they say
And they say, and they say
21st-century schizoid man
[Verse 3]
Fuck SNL and the whole cast
Tell them Yeezy said they can kiss my whole ass
More specifically, they can kiss my asshole
I'm an asshole? You **** got jokes
You short-minded ****' thoughts is Napoleon
My furs is Mongolian, my ice brought the goalies in
I embody every characteristic of the egotistic
He knows he's so fuckin' gifted
I just needed time alone with my own thoughts
Got treasures in my mind, but couldn't open up my own vault
My childlike creativity, purity, and honesty
Is honestly being crowded by these grown thoughts
Reality is catching up with me
Taking my inner child, I'm fighting for custody
With these responsibilities that they entrusted me
As I look down at my diamond-encrusted piece
[Chorus]
Thinking no one man should have all that power
The clock's ticking, I just count the hours
Stop tripping, I'm tripping off the powder
Till then, fuck that, the world's ours
And they say, and they say
And they say, and they say
And they say, and they say
21st-century schizoid man
[Verse 4]
Colin Powells, Austin Powers
Lost in translation with a whole fuckin' nation
They say I was the abomination of Obama's nation
Well, that's a pretty bad way to start the conversation
At the end of the day, goddamnit, I'm killing this shit
I know damn well y'all feeling this shit
I don't need your pussy, bitch, I'm on my own dick
I ain't gotta power trip, who you goin' home with?
How Ye doing? I'm survivin'
I was drinkin' earlier, now I'm drivin'
Where the bad bitches, huh? Where you hidin'?
I got the power make your life so excitin'
[Outro]
Now this will be a beautiful death
I'm jumping out the window, I'm letting everything go
I'm letting everything go
Mmm, now this will be a beautiful death
I'm jumping out the window, I'm letting everything go
I'm letting everything go
Now this will be a beautiful death
Jumping out the window, letting everything go
Letting everything go
You got the power to let power go?
[Outro]
21st-century schizoid man
Written by: Boris Bergman, François Bernheim, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, Jean Pierre Lang, Jeff Bhasker, Kanye West, Larry Griffin, Jr., MIKE DEAN, Malik Yusef, Michael Giles, Nathan Perez, Peter Sinfield, Robert Fripp
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