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Lift Em Up (feat. Swizz Beatz & Benny The Butcher)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dave East
Dave East
Vocals
Jeremie S. Pennick
Jeremie S. Pennick
Rap
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Brewster
David Brewster
Songwriter
Abraham Orellana
Abraham Orellana
Songwriter
Kasseem Daoud Dean
Kasseem Daoud Dean
Songwriter
Jeremie S. Pennick
Jeremie S. Pennick
Songwriter
Marcus Fitzgerald Rucker Jr.
Marcus Fitzgerald Rucker Jr.
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
araabMUZIK
araabMUZIK
Producer
Motif Alumni
Motif Alumni
Producer
John Sparkz
John Sparkz
Mastering Engineer
Lyrivelli
Lyrivelli
Assistant Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
It's only right
(Ayy, araab, what we doin', huh?)
Gotta talk about this money (Goddamn it, say)
[Verse 1]
I've been hearin' spirits, I'm talkin' to ghosts (I hear 'em)
Life been kind of different, I parked up a Ghost (Skrrt)
I never been religious, won't talk to the Pope (I won't)
The water calm me down, we could talk on the boat (Come on)
The ocean got me cool, we could talk on the yacht (Come on)
I see him posted on the corner, can't talk on the block (We off this)
My pockets got the mumps, I've been walkin' with knots
We really from the dirt, we've been rollin', just wanted to rock (Rollin')
My mama kicked me out, I just wanted a spot (Hey, mama)
**** tried to jump me, I wanted a Glock (Fall fever)
I ain't know what time it was, I just wanted a clock
No disrespect to Diddy, I never wanted Cîroc (I ain't want it)
That vodka make me throw up like a banshee, **** (Damn)
Pull up with more Cookies than your pantry, ****
I never ran from ****, Black Lives Matter, I took a stand with ****
Shout out to my mama and my pop, y'all made a handsome ****
Never dance with ****, eggs in the mornin' was scramblin', ****
Just thinkin' about that crib out in the Hamptons, **** (Uh)
I was rockin' Coogi, now my life a movie, make sure you bring your camera with you
I'm good all by myself, ain't gotta stand with **** (Dolo)
The homie died, I was devastated (Dev'), a opp died and we celebrated
You wifed her, she a slide, I know you devastated (Ah)
I used to live my life in a rush, now I got better patience (Slow down)
Spirits talking to me (Ayy), I can't shake 'em, I'm devastated
[Chorus]
We gon' lift 'em up, up, up, up in the sky today
Just because he wanna talk fly today
Knowing damn well he could die today
Now his ash up and it fly away
Lift 'em up, up, up, up in the sky today
Now he wanna blame he was high today
Lift 'em up, up, up, up in the sky today, today
[Verse 2]
The Butcher comin', ****
I'm from Western New York where the powder come soft
The city where OJ Simpson ran two thousand plus yards
And the tourists never visit, the dope boys six figures up
But keep grindin' 'cause that quarter ain't a million
Where the alphabet boys snap them pics when they slide through
We made the strip look like a Chick-fil-A drive-thru
So this verse, I'm ventin' 'cause if I don't get no therapy
It's gon' be black-whip spinnin' and funeral attendin'
Paranoia and light sleep been wearin' on me life deep
I'm in every ghetto like Arizona Ice Tea
Soprano gang, you're not a boss unless you handle things
We old gangsters like the Lucky Luciano days
Street execs, godfathers
Eyes shut, prayin' this beat will just turn my chain to DMX dog collar
Born scholars who turn true stories to more dollars
This pump knock you fifteen yards like a horse-collar
Every other year, need a Benz I could crawl out of
Sad, only broke **** think money can solve problems
[Chorus]
We gon' lift 'em up, up, up, up in the sky today
Just because he wanna talk fly today
Knowing damn well he could die today
Now his ash up and it fly away
Lift 'em up, up, up, up in the sky today
Now he wanna blame he was high today
Lift 'em up, up, up, up in the sky today, today
[Outro]
Yeah, damn, woo
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah, damn, woo
Written by: Abraham Orellana, David Brewster, David Brewster Jr., Jeremie S. Pennick, Kasseem Daoud Dean, Marcus F. Rucker, Marcus Fitzgerald Rucker Jr.
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