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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ab-Soul
Ab-Soul
Vocals
Anderson .Paak
Anderson .Paak
Vocals
James Blake
James Blake
Vocals
Zacari
Zacari
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Anthony Tiffith
Anthony Tiffith
Songwriter
Herbert Stevens
Herbert Stevens
Songwriter
Mark Spears
Mark Spears
Songwriter
James Blake Litherland
James Blake Litherland
Songwriter
Kendrick Duckworth
Kendrick Duckworth
Songwriter
Robin Hannibal
Robin Hannibal
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar
Producer
Robin Hannibal
Robin Hannibal
Producer
Joshua Smith
Joshua Smith
Engineer
Mark Spears
Mark Spears
Producer
Matt Schaeffer
Matt Schaeffer
Mixing Engineer
Mike Bozzi
Mike Bozzi
Mastering Engineer
Nevin J. Thomas
Nevin J. Thomas
Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Meet the man in the mask
Meet the man in the mask
All those days and all that stays in
I don't keep it, I won't be here for it
All those days and all that stays in
I don't keep it though, I won't be here for it
[Chorus]
Yes, Lawd, huh
Hail Mary's in the sky (Hail Mary's in the sky)
False prophets get buried alive (Alive)
Head on the throne 'cause that's where I reside (Reside)
Ways of the world, the weak won't survive
Something's in the water, aye, my ****, we lawless (The water, lawless)
Please move with caution
Who set the fairway? Damn right, I need all this (Fairway, all this)
Yeah, Jack, I need all this, aye
[Verse 1]
Hittas acquitted with fingerprints on the Glock
Screamin' we gon' make it like two-thirds of The LOX
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah
Pow-pow, he comes, blah-blah
[Verse 2]
Blood on my hands, I'ma need hot agua
You gon' meet your maker, I won't say it in Patois
Hope I strike a nerve like a package of matches
You might wanna bypass, this smoke ain't gas trick
A prince-turned-pauper tryna do like kings do
Sweatin' in chess games, tryna move like kings move
You should slow your roll before you drown in a moat
He tried to channel balance but never found the remote
Killers on the prowl still juggin' off a lick
**** still a **** with a double for his ****
Common politics, everlastin' mayhem
Draw to stick you for your figures, that's how they hang, man
So what's your game plan if you got one?
You aimin' at passengers with a shotgun? (Whoa)
The aftermath is you in the scope
It's warfare, is war fair? No
[Verse 3]
You understand? It's probably better you don't
Just keep a dock on standby, charter a boat
Ship set sail and planes depart
The big picture's in motion, are you playin' your part?
Before the lights get dark and the curtains get closed
Are you playin' your role?
As told by an organized criminal
And general, get off my genitals, I got your general
[Chorus]
Hail Mary's in the sky (Hail Mary's in the sky)
False prophets get buried alive (Alive)
Head on the throne 'cause that's where I reside (Reside)
Ways of the world, the weak won't survive
Something's in the water, aye, my ****, we lawless (The water, lawless)
Please move with caution
Who set the fairway? Damn right, I need all this (Fairway, all this)
Yeah, Jack, I need all this
I had to be about nine when I first had seen it
Low lows pulled up outside of the Ralph's
After a car show at Dominguez
They had a disagreement they had to air out
Just another day in Del Amo
Fo' sho, man down, mando
(Thank) Thank God I never had to knock your partner off
Or be another casualty of war, amen
There's four footprints in the sand where I walk
I never claimed to be a saint at all
Four Russians trippin' with hollow tips
And a Kalashnikov, aimed at y'all (Kla-kla-kla!)
No, Soulo ho, kept it clean
Ridin' dirty, jury would have gave me thirty
Herbie love buggin' out, hit the target blindfolded
Electorial college devoted
[Verse 4]
To hit the score, to write the score that's not a metaphor
Ragin' against the machinery, tapin' up the scenery
You gotta keep the piece to keep the peace
Got dough, squad up and mopped the block up for a cleanin' fee
[Bridge]
I don't need you to change
I don't need you to change
Yourself (Get, get away, get away)
But I've got to get away
I've got to get away
From it all (Get, get away, get away)
(Get, get away, get away) Be as free as you can
Be as free as you can
Away from me
I tried to be a saint like everybody else
Written by: Anthony Tiffith, Herbert Stevens, James Blake, Kendrick Lamar, Mark Spears, Robin Hannibal, Robin Hannibal Moelsted Braun
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