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JAY-Z
JAY-Z
Vocals
Kanye West
Kanye West
Vocals
The-Dream
The-Dream
Vocals
Ken Lewis
Ken Lewis
Drums
Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean
Vocals
James Brown
James Brown
Sampled Artist
Phil Manzanera
Phil Manzanera
Sampled Artist
Spooky Tooth
Spooky Tooth
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kanye West
Kanye West
Songwriter
MIKE DEAN
MIKE DEAN
Songwriter
Shawn Carter
Shawn Carter
Songwriter
Charles Njapa
Charles Njapa
Songwriter
Phil Manzanera
Phil Manzanera
Songwriter
Joseph Roach
Joseph Roach
Songwriter
James Brown
James Brown
Songwriter
Christopher Breaux
Christopher Breaux
Songwriter
Gary Wright
Gary Wright
Songwriter
Terius Nash
Terius Nash
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kanye West
Kanye West
Producer
MIKE DEAN
MIKE DEAN
Mixing Engineer
Om'Mas Keith
Om'Mas Keith
Vocal Producer
Noah Goldstein
Noah Goldstein
Recording Engineer
Ken Lewis
Ken Lewis
Recording Engineer
Brent Kolatalo
Brent Kolatalo
Recording Engineer
Pat Thrall
Pat Thrall
Recording Engineer
88-Keys
88-Keys
Producer

Lyrics

[Chorus]
Human beings in a mob
What's a mob to a king?
What's a king to a god?
What's a god to a non-believer
Who don't believe in anything?
Will he make it out alive?
Alright, alright, no church in the wild
[Verse 1]
Tears on the mausoleum floor
Blood stains the Colosseum doors
Lies on the lips of a priest
Thanksgiving disguised as a feast
Rolling in the Rolls-Royce Corniche
Only the doctors got this, I'm hiding from police
Cocaine seats
All white like I got the whole thing bleached
Drug dealer chic
I'm wondering if a thug's prayers reach
Is pious pious 'cause God loves pious?
Socrates asked whose bias do y'all seek?
All for Plato, screech
I'm out here balling, I know y'all hear my sneaks
Jesus was a carpenter, Yeezy laid beats
Hova flow the Holy Ghost, get the hell up out your seats
Preach
[Chorus]
Human beings in a mob
What's a mob to a king?
What's a king to a god?
What's a god to a non-believer
Who don't believe in anything?
Will he make it out alive?
Alright, alright, no church in the wild
[Bridge]
I live by you
Desire
I stand by you
Walk through the fire
Your love is my scripture
Let me in through your encryption
Yeah, yeah
[Verse 2]
Coke on her black skin made it striped like a zebra
I call that jungle fever
You will not control the threesome
Just roll the weed up until I get me some
We formed a new religion
No sins as long as there's permission
And deception is the only felony
So never fuck nobody without telling me
Sunglasses and Advil
Last night was mad real
Sun coming up, 5 AM
I wonder if they got cabs still
Thinking 'bout the girl in all leopard
Who was rubbing the wood like Kiki Shepard
Two tattoos, one read, "No Apologies"
The other said, "Love is Cursed by Monogamy"
That's something that the pastor don't preach
That's something that a teacher can't teach
When we die, the money we can't keep
But we probably spend it all 'cause the pain ain't cheap
Preach
[Chorus]
Human beings in a mob
What's a mob to a king?
What's a king to a god?
What's a god to a non-believer
Who don't believe in anything?
Will he make it out alive?
Alright, alright, no church in the wild
[Outro]
No church in the wild
No church in the wild
No church in the wild
Written by: Charles Njapa, Gary Wright, James Brown, Joseph Roach, Kanye West, Lonnie Breaux, MIKE DEAN, Phil Manzanera, Shawn Carter, Terius Nash

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