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Listen to 1978: Revenge of The Dragon by José James
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
José James
José James
Vocals
BIGYUKI
BIGYUKI
Keyboards
Kyle Miles
Kyle Miles
Bass Guitar
Jharis Yokley
Jharis Yokley
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
José James
José James
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
José James
José James
Producer
Ariel Shafir
Ariel Shafir
Recording Engineer
Frank Arkwright
Frank Arkwright
Mastering Engineer
Hayden Miller
Hayden Miller
Graphic Design

Lyrics

[Intro]
One, two, one, two
[Chorus]
They sleep, we grind
Man, **** your 9 to 5
Gotta pull yourself together, baby
We gonna be alright
They sleep, we grind
Man, **** your place and time
Gotta put your flame on everything
Man, keep the dream alive
[Verse 1]
Rise again (Rise again)
The setting sun will always rise again
Rise again
Creative light will always rise again
Rise again, again
Just want to make you, make you smile again
Smile again
Want all my people to rise rise again, yeah
Rise again
And bump my **** in what you riding in, yeah
Riding in
We gonna take you, take you higher than
Higher than
All praise to the Most High, do you overstand?
Overstand, stand, stand, stand
[Chorus]
They sleep, we grind
Man, **** your 9 to 5
Gotta pull yourself together, baby
We gonna be alright
They sleep, we grind
Man, **** your place and time
Gotta put your flame on everything
Man, keep the dream alive
[Verse 2]
Got to have Kaya now
I've made an eternal vow
Everlasting life is here and now
'Cause the rain is falling
[Verse 3]
Whose world is this?
It's mine, it's mine
[Verse 4]
Universe vibe, universal truth
Universal truth vibration
Universal truth
Universal truth vibration
[Verse 5]
Thanks and Praise to the Most High
And we raise to the Most High
No more pain, to the Most High
In this rain we give thanks to—
[Chorus]
They sleep, we grind
Man, **** your 9 to 5
Gotta put your flame on everything
Man, keep the dream alive
They sleep, we grind
Man, **** your place and time
Gotta pull yourself together, baby
We gonna be alright
[Chorus]
They sleep, we grind
Man, **** your place and time
Gotta put your flame on everything
Man, keep the dream alive
They sleep, we grind
Man, **** your 9 to 5
Gotta pull yourself together, baby
We gonna be alright
[Outro]
At last, after all these years
I think I've finally discovered
What my master meant
Here in this place with you
And now it's time
Time to complete the style
Look out!
Written by: José James

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