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AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN
Matthew Santos
Matthew Santos
Stimme und Gesang
Lupe Fiasco
Lupe Fiasco
Stimme und Gesang
Greg "G Ball" Magers
Greg "G Ball" Magers
Begleitgesang
Soul Children of Chicago
Soul Children of Chicago
Chor
KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT
Rudolph Lopez
Rudolph Lopez
Songwriter:in
Wasalu Jaco
Wasalu Jaco
Songwriter:in
PRODUKTION UND TECHNIK
Soundtrakk
Soundtrakk
Produzent:in
Greg "G Ball" Magers
Greg "G Ball" Magers
Aufnahmeingenieur:in
Craig Bauer
Craig Bauer
Mischtechniker:in

Lyrics

[Chorus]
If you are what you say you are (Yeah, yeah)
A superstar (What you say now?)
Then have no fear
The camera's here (Uh)
And the microphones
And they wanna know, oh, oh, oh (The return)
[Chorus]
If you are what you say you are
A superstar (Uh-huh)
Then have no fear
The crowd is here (Yeah)
And the lights are on (Ha)
And they want a show, oh, oh, oh (Free Chilly)
Yeah
[Verse 1]
Yeah, uh, a fresh cool young Lu
Tryna cash his microphone, check two-one-two
Wanna believe my own hype, but it's too untrue
The world brought me to my knees, what have you brung you?
Did you improve on the design? Did you do something new?
Well, your name ain't on the guest list, who brung you?
You, the more famous person, you come through
And the sexy lady next to you, you come, too
And then it hit me, standing outside of Heaven
Waiting for God to come and get me
I'm too uncouth
Unschooled to the rules and too gumshoe
Too much of a newcomer and too uncool
Like Shadow and Lavelle, I battle with it well
Though I need a holiday like lady who sung "Blue"
Go back, whatever you did, you undo
Heavy as Heaven, the devil on me, two tons, too
Ha, ha, ha, ha-ha-ha
[Chorus]
If you are what you say you are
A superstar
Then have no fear
The camera's here
And the microphones
And they wanna know, oh, oh, oh
Yeah
[Verse 2]
And you better wear your shades
The spotlight's here can burn holes through the stage
Down through the basement, past the Indian graves
Where the dinosaurs laid
And out through China, nearly misses airliners
Magnified times five, this was pointed at the rhymer
Ricochets off the moon and sets the forest ablaze (Woo)
Now, that's important to say
'Cause even with all that, most of us don't want it to fade
We want it to braid
Meaning we want it to grow, meaning we want it to stay
Like the governor called and he told him to wait
Unstrap him from the chair and put him back in his cage
The audience ain't fazed
And they ain't gon' clap, and they ain't gon' praise
They want everything back that they paid
'Cause they been waitin' since ten to see the lights get dim
Ha, ha, ha, ha-ha-ha
[Chorus]
If you are what you say you are
A superstar
Then have no fear
The crowd is here
And the lights are on
And they want a show, oh, oh, oh
Yeah
[Verse 3]
So chauffeur, chauffeur, come and take me away
'Cause I been standin' in this line for, like, five whole days
Me and security ain't gettin' along, and when I got to the front
They told me all of the tickets were gone
So just take me home where the mood is mellow
And the roses aren't thrown, M&M's are yellow
And the light bulbs around my mirror don't flicker
Everybody gets a nice autographed picture
One for you and one for your sister
Who had to work tonight but is an avid listener
Every song's her favorite song and mics don't feedback
All the reviewers say, "You need to go and see that"
And everybody claps 'cause everybody is pleased
And then they all take the stage and start performing for me
Like, "Ha, ha, ha-ha-ha"
"Ha, ha, ha-ha-ha, ha"
[Chorus]
If you are what you say you are
A superstar
Then have no fear
The camera's here
And the microphones
And they wanna know, oh, oh, oh
If you are what you say you are
A superstar (Superstar)
Then have no fear
The crowd is here
And the lights are on
And they want a show, oh, oh, oh
Yeah
[Outro]
If you are
What you say you are
Then have no fear
Written by: Rudolph Lopez, Wasalu Jaco
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