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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
B.o.B
Vocals
Jasmine Pratt
Additional Vocals
Delarry Sanders
Drums
Morgan Freeman
Speaker
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
B.o.B
Producer
Brian Richardson
Associate Producer
Doug Peterson
Associate Producer
Bradley Horne
Recording Engineer
Chris Gehringer
Mastering Engineer
Joe Fitz
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
As the war between light and darkness continues
Heroes and villains become harder to identify
Kindred spirits separated at birth
Fighting for their place in time to be solidified
The clock ticks faster and faster while time runs the marathon
In this Babylon
But see, the end is only the beginning
The beginning of the calm before the storm
[Verse 2]
I used to dream of success, no success is inadequate
It seems like the bigger I get, it's the more they get mad at me
'Cause it ain't no rules inside this fight the we battlin' in
And it ain't no leftover scraps, you only eat if you capture it
And I swear it's like a fucked up reality
But creation needs a devil, the devil needs an advocate, I guess
And I ain't too big on duality, but
You think you know me, you ain't seen the half of me
So fly, no gravity
So high, Mount Everest
And the show must go on, yes
But I don't have to act in it
And they don't make a television that handles the frequencies of my channel
And there ain't no computer that can hack it
It just don't have the capacity
Hell naw, that ain't happenin'
You hustle, well, we are grand hustle, ****, we mastered it
Ya'll workin' on your bachelors, we ball like the athletes
Drink wine out of chalices on Sunday like we Catholics
If this is an embassy, consider me ambassador
Official, no artificial preservatives or additives
I love it all, but I ain't attached to it
They call this a game because it is exactly
[Verse 3]
Whenever I wake up, I get this feelin'
That I can't wait up, 'cause time is tickin'
(Bombs away) Bombs away
[Verse 4]
Whenever I wake up, I get this feelin'
That I can't wait up, 'cause time is tickin'
(Bombs away) Bombs away
[Verse 5]
And it seems like in the grand scheme of it all
The world's run by a few people and we never seen them at all
How do they exist if we don't know who they are?
They can be you, they could be me, they could be queens and gods
Some say that we're slaves, an alien race created us all
From a distant stay, some say through evolution we evolve
But if anything, what you finna see is a change, don't be alarmed
And whoever they are, well I think it's time we start takin' charge
Fuck rules, fuck boss, you can be whatever you want
You can be a star with a car with a house made out of gold
And in the springs, on the falls, you could never see it all
If you don't know what I mean, have you seen Niagara Falls?
Man, I swear this world is ours, but I've just been pushed too far
Now I be beast mode up on these bars
Freak out a beat and then beat it out raw
Good god, if I go this hard, by the time I'm ninety
I won't need viagra, naw, even if I had a dog
I be the canine, I'd have a ball, better watch out when you cross my yard
I am a flame, I am the park, I am in drive, ya'll are in park
Look at my shot, look at the arc, look at the crowd as soon as I start
Look in they eyes and look in they hearts, two middle fingers straight at the law
Sincerely yours, for petty your lord
'Cause this is a way, ain't talkin' 'bout bullets and swords
U-F-O's don't make any noise when they travel in hyper speed, so welcome aboard
[Verse 6]
Whenever I wake up, I get this feelin'
That I can't wait up, 'cause time is tickin'
(Bombs away) Bombs away
[Verse 7]
Whenever I wake up, I get this feelin'
That I can't wait up, 'cause time is tickin'
(Bombs away) Bombs away
[Verse 8]
Whenever I wake up, I get this feelin'
That I can't wait up, 'cause time is tickin'
(Bombs away) Bombs away
[Verse 9]
Whenever I wake up, I get this feelin'
That I can't wait up, 'cause time is tickin'
(Bombs away) Bombs away
[Verse 10]
As the mask of deception falls off the face of humanity
Unveiling the grim reality of duality
In which everyone is a casualty, no one will be exempt
Truth has many shades
It's not a matter of black and white, but gray
Although many we are one, so in the final analysis
Could it be that we are fightin' a war that can't be won?
Written by: Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr