Ego Death (feat. Kanye West, FKA twigs & Skrillex)

[00:00.180]Producers:Ty Dolla $ign/Skrillex
[00:00.307]Writers:Ultra Naté Stone/Stephanie Victoria Allen/Bobby Brackins/Ralphi Rosario/DJ Mark the 45 King/Lem Springsteen/John Ciafone/Jahmal Gwin/Dana Owens/Connor Bradley Smith/Craig Ritchie- Allen/Skrillex/serpentwithfeet/FKA twigs/Kanye West/Ty Dolla $ign
[00:00.455]Samples:Dance for Me(1989)—Queen Latifah
[00:00.608]Free(1998)—Ultra Naté
[00:00.660]You used to know how to love me right
[00:04.910]You used to know how to love me right
[00:14.915]Ooh, yeah
[00:16.740]You've got some things on your mind
[00:21.255]I would hate to see you cry
[00:26.139]Ego death is where you find happiness
[00:30.440]That's the only place you find happiness
[00:34.773]Off too many d**gs, it's so bad for us
[00:39.110]One too many drinks and you had enough
[00:42.643]Murdered my ego when you walked away
[00:47.027]It hurt my ego when you walked away
[00:51.362]Gave you my all, that wouldn't make you stay
[00:55.591]Murdered my ego when you walked away
[00:59.876]You wear this look on your face
[01:04.470]So much animosity
[01:09.423]Ego death is where you find happiness
[01:13.674]That's the only place you find happiness
[01:18.075]Off too many d**gs, it's so bad for us
[01:22.378]One too many drinks and you had enough
[01:25.887]Murdered my ego when you walked away
[01:30.221]It hurt my ego when you walked away
[01:33.390](Woo, woo-woo-woo-woo, woo, woo-woo-woo-woo)
[01:34.610]Gave me your all, that wouldn't make me stay
[01:38.939]Murdered my ego when you walked away
[01:41.777](Woo, woo-woo-woo-woo)
[01:42.235]Hold on, this train going by
[01:44.085]Free to do what you want to do
[01:50.373]You've got to live your life
[01:51.814]Lotta people be thinkin'
[01:54.066]But I'm just a sayer
[01:56.116]Artists can't perform the Super Bowl
[01:58.302]But it's okay for the players?
[02:00.470]All these half-way movements
[02:02.618]Need a whole lot improvement
[02:04.874]Everybody wanna talk, everybody wanna type
[02:06.970]Ain't nobody finna do sh—
[02:09.122]And everybody throwin' dirt
[02:11.188]All that talk won't work
[02:13.270]All that talk don't work
[02:15.205]Now, who you think you talkin' to nerd?
[02:17.407]But w-w-w-w-w-wait, it get worse
[02:19.620]Wait, it-wait, it-wait, it been bad
[02:21.836]Showin' up to the Grammy's mad
[02:23.808]Tryna win some' we already have
[02:25.857]Tryna become some' we already are
[02:28.073]Don't make me go Rastafar'
[02:29.901]If you do
[02:30.467]No try, no dyin'
[02:31.519]We livid, I'm livin'
[02:32.621]I get more specific
[02:33.708]All these admirations
[02:35.630]Likes, and false validations
[02:37.895]Feed into our ego
[02:40.032]Talk for somethin', negro
[02:42.165]One in four get locked up
[02:44.280]Your girlfriend get knocked up
[02:46.550]Plan B was they Plan A to lower the count of our families
[02:50.767]To lower the count on our damn votes
[02:53.845]Let the man quote (Your joy isn't tied to me)
[02:56.359]Who dropped drones on 'em?
[02:57.829]Ye, don't take that tone on 'em (Your joy isn't tied to me, yeah)
[03:00.035]Don't go Watch The Throne on 'em
[03:02.035]Just hit a billi', he goin' on 'em (Your joy isn't tied to me)
[03:06.287]Your joy isn't tied to me
[03:09.968]I let my ego down and then I rise back up
[03:14.407]I let my ego down and then the beast come back
[03:18.740]I'm armed, to let a sucker step up and get bombed
[03:22.020]By a beat created by my producer
[03:24.274]I am losin' my mind 'cause your heart's so blind
[03:28.371]When you left me outside, I be losin' my mind
[03:32.542]I am losin' my mind 'cause your heart's so blind
[03:36.895]When you left me outside, I be losin' my mind
[03:41.242]It's gonna cost you to be great
[03:44.611]You will have to sacrifice something to be great
Producers:Ty Dolla $ign/Skrillex
Writers:Ultra Naté Stone/Stephanie Victoria Allen/Bobby Brackins/Ralphi Rosario/DJ Mark the 45 King/Lem Springsteen/John Ciafone/Jahmal Gwin/Dana Owens/Connor Bradley Smith/Craig Ritchie- Allen/Skrillex/serpentwithfeet/FKA twigs/Kanye West/Ty Dolla $ign
Samples:Dance for Me(1989)—Queen Latifah
Free(1998)—Ultra Naté
You used to know how to love me right
You used to know how to love me right
Ooh, yeah
You've got some things on your mind
I would hate to see you cry
Ego death is where you find happiness
That's the only place you find happiness
Off too many d**gs, it's so bad for us
One too many drinks and you had enough
Murdered my ego when you walked away
It hurt my ego when you walked away
Gave you my all, that wouldn't make you stay
Murdered my ego when you walked away
You wear this look on your face
So much animosity
Ego death is where you find happiness
That's the only place you find happiness
Off too many d**gs, it's so bad for us
One too many drinks and you had enough
Murdered my ego when you walked away
It hurt my ego when you walked away
(Woo, woo-woo-woo-woo, woo, woo-woo-woo-woo)
Gave me your all, that wouldn't make me stay
Murdered my ego when you walked away
(Woo, woo-woo-woo-woo)
Hold on, this train going by
Free to do what you want to do
You've got to live your life
Lotta people be thinkin'
But I'm just a sayer
Artists can't perform the Super Bowl
But it's okay for the players?
All these half-way movements
Need a whole lot improvement
Everybody wanna talk, everybody wanna type
Ain't nobody finna do sh—
And everybody throwin' dirt
All that talk won't work
All that talk don't work
Now, who you think you talkin' to nerd?
But w-w-w-w-w-wait, it get worse
Wait, it-wait, it-wait, it been bad
Showin' up to the Grammy's mad
Tryna win some' we already have
Tryna become some' we already are
Don't make me go Rastafar'
If you do
No try, no dyin'
We livid, I'm livin'
I get more specific
All these admirations
Likes, and false validations
Feed into our ego
Talk for somethin', negro
One in four get locked up
Your girlfriend get knocked up
Plan B was they Plan A to lower the count of our families
To lower the count on our damn votes
Let the man quote (Your joy isn't tied to me)
Who dropped drones on 'em?
Ye, don't take that tone on 'em (Your joy isn't tied to me, yeah)
Don't go Watch The Throne on 'em
Just hit a billi', he goin' on 'em (Your joy isn't tied to me)
Your joy isn't tied to me
I let my ego down and then I rise back up
I let my ego down and then the beast come back
I'm armed, to let a sucker step up and get bombed
By a beat created by my producer
I am losin' my mind 'cause your heart's so blind
When you left me outside, I be losin' my mind
I am losin' my mind 'cause your heart's so blind
When you left me outside, I be losin' my mind
It's gonna cost you to be great
You will have to sacrifice something to be great