Lupe Fiasco, Matthew Santos - Superstar (feat. Matthew Santos)

[00:23.72] If you are what you say you are (yeah, yeah) a superstar (gon' say now)
[00:31.18] Then have no fear, the camera's here
[00:35.59] And the microphones
[00:38.11] And they wanna know-oh-oh-oh, yeah (free Chilly)
[00:46.33]
[01:05.65] Yeah, uh, a fresh cool young Lu'
[01:07.51] Tryin' cash his microphone check, 2-1-2
[01:09.88] Wanna believe my own hype but it's too untrue
[01:12.77] The world brought me to my knees, what have you brung you?
[01:14.98] Did you improve on the design? Did you do somethin' new?
[01:17.48] Well, your name ain't on the guest list, who brung you?
[01:20.13] You! The more famous person you come through
[01:22.61] And the sexy lady next to you, you come too
[01:25.23] And then it hit me
[01:26.80] Standin' outside of heaven waitin' for God to come and get me
[01:29.42] I'm too uncouth
[01:30.44] Unschooled to the rules and too gum shoe
[01:32.85] Too much of a new comer and too un-cool
[01:35.24] Like Shadow and Lavelle, I battle with it well
[01:38.02] Though I need holiday like lady who sung "Blue"
[01:40.86] Go back, whatever you did you undo
[01:43.18] Heavy as heaven, the devil on me, two tons too
[01:45.37] If you are what you say you are, a superstar
[01:51.79] Then have no fear, the camera's here
[01:56.87] And the microphones
[01:59.15] And they wanna know-oh-oh-oh, yeah
[02:05.89] And you better wear your shades
[02:07.34] The spotlights here can burn holes through the stage
[02:09.63] Down to the basement pass the Indian graves
[02:12.33] Where the dinosaurs laid and
[02:13.49] Out through China, nearly miss the airliners
[02:16.08] Magnified times five, 'less it's pointed at the rhymer
[02:18.65] Ricochets off the moon and sets the forest ablaze
[02:22.47] Now, that's important to say
[02:23.56] 'Cause even with all that most of us don't want it to fade
[02:27.25] We want it to braid, meaning we want it to grow
[02:29.51] Meaning we want it to stay
[02:31.06] Like the governor called and he told him to wait
[02:33.31] Unstrap him from the chair and put him back in his cage
[02:37.57] The audience ain't fazed
[02:38.53] And they ain't gon' clap and they ain't gon' praise
[02:41.39] They want everything back that they've paid
[02:43.61] 'Cause they've been waitin' since ten to see the lights get dim
[02:46.14] If you are what you say you are, a superstar
[02:52.23] Then have no fear, the crowd is here
[02:57.31] And the lights are on
[02:59.67] And they want a show-oh-oh-oh, yeah
[03:05.97] So chauffeur, chauffeur, come and take me away
[03:08.66] 'Cause I've been standin' in this line for like five whole days
[03:11.51] Me and security ain't getting' along
[03:13.68] And when I got to the front, they told me all of the tickets were gone
[03:16.22] So just take me home where the mood is mellow
[03:18.89] And the roses are grown, M&M's are yellow
[03:21.44] And the light bulbs around my mirror don't flicker
[03:24.13] Everybody gets a nice autograph picture
[03:27.17] One for you and one for your sister
[03:29.10] Who had to work tonight but is an avid listener
[03:31.61] Every songs her favorite song and mics don't feedback
[03:34.41] All the reviewers say "You need to go and see that"
[03:36.72] And everybody claps 'cause everybody is pleased
[03:39.22] And then they all take the stage and start performin' for me
[03:41.80] Like, "Ha, ha, ha-ha-ha"
[03:44.09] "Ha, ha, ha-ha-ha, ha"
[03:46.46] If you are what you say you are, a superstar
[03:53.07] Then have no fear, the camera's here
[03:57.84] And the microphones
[04:00.02] And they wanna know-oh-oh-oh (yeah)
[04:06.88] If you are
[04:08.32] What you say you are
[04:10.92] Then have no fear
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