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Bo Burnham
Bo Burnham
Spoken Word
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Bo Burnham
Bo Burnham
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bo Burnham
Bo Burnham
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
We had a hell of a ride
But you thought we were riding to heaven
Well, I motherfucking lied
So crank that funky shit to eleven
[Verse 2]
Photosynthetical, I want 'em botanical
And I'm kind of theoretical
Quantum mechanical, alphabetical
A word puritanical
Not a hypothetical, I rule tyrannical
Tyrannical-saurus rex
Fuck the system, solar plexus
A lone star Texas, yeah
Too smart to be sexist, hey
Slow it down, the shit's too quick
Fuck it, stick with it
The kid is too sick to quit
Haters, suck my dick
Handle the candle, lick the wick
[Verse 3]
No stop, you're better than that
C'mon, male definition there's a letter in that
Spell male, then repeat the second letter in that
AA, if you got a girl, don't let her in that
I said I got a green light, Jay Gatsby
You know leaking's just for Maxi
So leak my tracks, they're tax-free
And that's the way it should be if you ask me
[Verse 4]
Take this music, choose it
Use it, fuse it, abuse it, lose it
Some of you like it sweet
But if it's just me, then B
Let's ride the beat
Fuck it, get a bucket
My stomach is gonna upchuck
Texas Ranger, no Walker, get up Chuck
Pixar's dicks are slick 'cause they fucked up
What a fucked up, stuck up, suck up
[Verse 5]
Say this shit is crap
Scoff, write me off as some white kid tryin' to rap
Because I'm willin' to quit
Just kiddin', the kid'll keep killin' this shit, oh
[Verse 6]
We've had a hell of a ride
But you thought we were riding to heaven
Well, I motherfucking lied
So crank that funky shit to eleven
We've had a hell of a ride
But you thought we were riding to heaven, heaven
I motherfucking lied
So crank that funky shit to eleven
[Verse 7]
Lyrical acrobat
Listen, empirical mathematician
The miracle aftermath is in part due to
The fact that rap's elastic addict act is missing
Too smart to be dismissed
Hey, Miss Heart, meet Mister Fist
Kids can't cut it, so they try your wrist
Shit, you got nothing on me, I'm a nihilist
Come on Bo, flow
Blow like the wind go
Flow like the wind blow
Blowin' out the window
Amnesty, amnesia, I remember
A window in Indonesia
Pleased to meet ya
I don't believe in Jesus
Jesus, please don't sneeze your Cheez-its
Please, it's just what I believe
It's not Jesus
It's Cheez-its, right?
Not like a Jeremiah Wright
Guy rhyme too tight
And it's makin' you fight
My skin, Lite Brite
Like the light that you write by
Lord of the Rings, man, I'm the Tolkien white guy
Too dense, gotta rewind it
Hate my brain, but too sane to mind it
The meaning's there, but as a rule of thumb
Just hum if you're too dumb to find it
[Verse 8]
We've had a hell of a ride
But you thought we were riding to heaven
Well, I motherfucking lied
So crank that funky shit to eleven
We've had a hell of a ride
But you thought we were riding to heaven, heaven
I motherfucking lied
Now crank that funky shit to eleven, baby
[Verse 9]
(We had a hell of a ride)
(But I thought we were riding to heaven, heaven)
(You motherfucking lied)
(So crank that funky shit to eleven-leven)
[Verse 10]
(We had a hell of a ride) You think I'm jokin', well then, you don't know me
(But I thought we were riding to heaven) You don't, you don't, you don't know me at all
(You motherfucking lied) You think I'm jokin', well then, you don't know me
(So crank that funky shit to eleven) You don't, you don't, you don't know me at all
[Verse 11]
We had a hell of a ride, but I thought
Thought we were riding to heaven
But you lied
I'ma lie, I'ma lie
I'ma lie, I'ma lie
I'ma lie, I'ma lie
(If you think I'm jokin', well, then you don't know me)
(You don't, you don't, you don't know me at all)
Written by: Bo Burnham
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