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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
UNKLE
Sampled Artist
Lupe Fiasco
Vocals
Joshua Homme
Guitar
Aidan Lavelle
Background Vocals
Pablo Clements
Programming
Richard File
Programming
James Book
Bass
Philip Shepherd
Electric Cello
Jonsey
Drums
Chris Allen
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joshua Homme
Songwriter
Richard File
Songwriter
Chris Goss
Songwriter
James Lavelle
Songwriter
Wasalu Jaco
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
UNKLE
Producer
Lupe Fiasco
Producer
Greg "G Ball" Magers
Recording Engineer
Edmund Monsef
Engineer
Chris Allen
Mixing Engineer
Chris Goss
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
FNF
[Verse 2]
Hello, darkness
Hello, sunshine
Hello, not at all
Hello, all the time
Hello, nowhere
Hello, oblivion
Hello, goodbye
[Verse 3]
Hello, darkness
Hello, sunshine
Hello, not at all
Hello, all the time
Hello, nowhere
Hello, oblivion
Hello, goodbye
[Verse 4]
Hello, darkness
You, you, you, you, you
[Verse 5]
All in together
The weather is better than ever
I hope it never ends
I hope it lasts forever
But when it does, we can all pretend
That it's better than it's ever been
[Verse 6]
Lie to ourselves like a sky to a bell
And it's well and it's fine
And it's fine if you fell
And you can refine the storyline
If you survive to re-tell
We are targets
[Verse 7]
Hello, darkness
Hello, sunshine
Hello, not at all
Hello, all the time
Hello, nowhere
Hello ,oblivion
Hello, goodbye
[Verse 8]
You said everything's gonna be fine
You said everything's gonna be okay
You said just don't breathe the air
[Verse 9]
He just sits and waits
For them to kick in the door
He once was a hero
They don't love him no more
There's a blast
Every time a tear hits the floor
His gift for not fightin' another man's war
And if they can get they hands on the mask that he wore
On his face, they can put somebody else in his place or restore
The state, the illusion that it's safe
The faith, that bein' a slave is so great
As gas fills the room
And rockets destroy everything around him
He stands to find himself surrounded
By thousands of soldiers that he once trained
And never miss they target, heartless
[Verse 10]
Hello, darkness
Hello, sunshine
Hello, not at all
Hello, all the time
Hello, nowhere
Hello, oblivion
Hello, goodbye
[Verse 11]
Hello, darkness
[Verse 12]
Pleased to make your acquaintance
Salutations
Konnichiwa
Hello, end of the world, how are you?
I'm fine
[Verse 13]
Hello, darkness
Hello, sunshine
Hello, not at all
Hello, all the time
Hello, nowhere
Hello, oblivion
Hello, goodbye
[Verse 14]
Hey there, darkness
Hey there, sunshine
Hello, not at all
Hello, all the time
Hello, nowhere
Hello, oblivion
Hello, goodbye
[Verse 15]
Hello, darkness
Hello, sunshine
Definitely
Uncool
Written by: C. Goss, Christopher Allen Goss, J. Lavelle, James Richard Lavelle, Joshua Homme, Lupe Fiasco, Richard File