Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Hilltop Hoods
Performer
Matthew Lambert
Rap
Barry Francis
DJ
Daniel Smith
Rap
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra
Jamie Messenger
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Matthew Lambert
Composer
Barry Francis
Composer
Daniel Smith
Composer
Andrew Burford
Composer
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
Orchestrator
Jamie Messenger
Co-Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
One Above
Producer
Matthew Lambert
Mixing Engineer
Barry Francis
Mixing Engineer
Neville Clark
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
Till the dawn is slung from the morning sun
I'ma crawl through these streets
I'ma walk under stars, fall in and out of bars
Till I fall to my knees
Till the dawn is slung from the morning sun
I'ma crawl through these streets
I'ma walk under stars, fall in and out of bars
Till I fall to my knees
And we say "Hey now
Hey, hey, hey now
Hey now
Hey, hey, hey now"
Check, I'm either in or out
Ain't got time to sit around, trying to find a middle ground
'Coz I gotta live and not exist
Problem is there's not a gift offered if there wasn't risk
I went from poor to invested and stressed on tour
Wrestling the lessons, these questions bore
If I can't feel it right now, what's the effort for?
Don't wanna build a lighthouse on an empty shore
I can shoot the breeze, but can't do it for free
Cause who are we if I don't make this fucking music for me?
And it ain't about the fame or 'bout recouping a fee
But either way, that's time away from the two kids I feed
Caught in between, any day your fortune can swing
And you don't wanna be a jester in a court full of kings
We set our own pace to the race we're running in
And celebrate what we put out, not what's coming in
Till the dawn is slung from the morning sun
I'ma crawl through these streets
I'ma walk under stars, fall in and out of bars
Till I fall to my knees
Till the dawn is slung from the morning sun
I'ma crawl through these streets
I'ma walk under stars, fall in and out of bars
Till I fall to my knees
And we say "Hey now
Hey, hey, hey now
Hey now
Hey, hey, hey now"
I lay down my bars in the bars where I lay down
Till I’m barred by the barmaid, hey, I stay round
A barfly, barhoppin' bars like a playground
Debris's like a barber, he cuts in the fade out
Hey now
We had plans and breakdowns laid out
But Lennon said it better than Suffa ever can
"Life's what happens when you're busy making other plans"
Pushed back plans like Jesse Pinkman's hairline
The way some reacted, that caught me unprepared, I
Had friends throw darts, fuck crew like that
Man they broke my heart, but through my back
But success is the best revenge so I guess
That I've had a lot of vengeance then, yo, I'm blessed
And apologising for being so fresh
Is like Napoleon writing "Excuse my French"
And a tiger don't apologise for being tiger
A Kaiser don't apologise to a miser
Man I'ma wear the night sky like a cape
And add a jewel to my crown every time that you hate
So hate on, little man, hate on
Cause they raze every stage they on
Until they say my name in all capital cities
And they spell my name in all capitals, please rap it all with me, it goes
Till the dawn is slung from the morning sun
I'ma crawl through these streets
I'ma walk under stars, fall in and out of bars
Till I fall to my knees
Till the dawn is slung from the morning sun
I'ma crawl through these streets
I'ma walk under stars, fall in and out of bars
Till I fall to my knees
And we say "Hey now
Hey, hey, hey now
Hey now
Hey, hey, hey now"
Ta-da-ta-da-da, ta-da-da-da
Ta-da-ta-da-da, ta-da-da-da (Walking under stars)
Ta-da-ta-da-da, ta-da-da-da
Ta-da-ta-da-da, ta-da-da-da
(Walking under stars)
Written by: Andrew Burford, Barry Francis, Daniel Smith, Matthew Lambert