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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
JAY-Z
Vocals
Brad Delson
Electric Guitar
Chester Bennington
Background Vocals
Mike Shinoda
Vocals
Rob Bourdon
Drums
Dave Farrell
Bass Guitar
Jackson 5
Sampled Artist
Joseph Hahn
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Berry Gordy Jr.
Songwriter
Brad Delson
Songwriter
Chester Bennington
Songwriter
Joseph Hahn
Songwriter
Kanye West
Songwriter
Mike Shinoda
Songwriter
Shawn Carter
Songwriter
Rob Bourdon
Songwriter
Dave Farrell
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
LINKIN PARK
Executive Producer
Mike Shinoda
Producer
Shawn Carter
Executive Producer
John Ewing
Engineer
Mark Kiczula
Engineer
John Meneilly
Executive Producer
Rob McDermott
Executive Producer
Brian Gardner
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
This is fun
Ladies and gentlemen, let's put our hands together
For the astonishing
[Verse 2]
Welcome ladies and gentlemen
To the eighth wonder of the world
The flow of the century, always timeless
Thank you for coming out tonight
You could've been anywhere in the world
But you're here with us
We appreciate that
[Verse 3]
Uh, H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A
Fo' shizzle my nizzle, used to dribble down in VA
Was hurting 'em in the home of the Terrapins
Got it dirt cheap for them
Plus if they was short with cheese, I would work with them
Brought in weed, got rid of that dirt for them
Wasn't born hustlers, I was birthing them
[Verse 4]
H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A
Fo' sheezy my neezy, keep my arms so freezy
Can't leave rap alone, the game needs me
Haters want me clapped and chromed, it ain't easy
Cops wanna knock me, D.A. wanna box me in
But somehow it beat them charges like Rocky
[Verse 5]
H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A
Not guilty, he who does not feel me
Is not real to me, therefore he doesn't exist
So poof, vamoose, son of a bitch
[Verse 6]
H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A
Fo' shizzle my nizzle, used to dribble down in V.A.
H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A
That's the anthem, getcha damn hands up
H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A
Not guilty, ya'll got to feel me
H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A
[Verse 7]
Yo, it starts with
One thing I don't know why
It doesn't even matter how hard you try
Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme
To explain in due time, all I know
Time is a valuable thing
Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings
Watch it count down to the end of the day
The clock ticks life away and it's so unreal
[Verse 8]
I didn't look out below
I watch the time go right out the window
Trying to hold on and didn't even know
I wasted it all just to watch you go
I kept everything inside and even though I tried
It all fell apart
What it meant to me will eventually be
A memory of a time when I tried, so
[Verse 9]
H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A
LP, Jay Z, help me up
Oh, they having a good old time out there
It starts with
H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A
LP, Jay Z, help me up
Oh, they having a good old time out there
It starts with
H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A
LP, Jay Z, help me up
[Verse 10]
Yes indeed, ladies and gentlemen
It starts with
H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A
Oh, they having a good old time out there
Written by: Alphonso James Mizell, Barry Gordy, Berry Gordy Jr., Brad Delson, Chester Bennington, Dennis Lussier, Frederick Perren, Joseph Hahn, Kanye West, Mike Shinoda, Robert Gregory Bourdon, Shawn Carter