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 [04:12.45]