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V. 3005

by Childish Gambinoon Because the Internet

Because the Internet’s lead single houses some of Gambino’s existential thoughts with a catchy hook and beat.

He said of the song:

Everybody’s like, ‘It’s a love song,’ it’s kind of an existential thing.… Read More [Chorus]

No matter what you say or what you do

When I'm alone, I'd rather be with you

And fuck these other niggas, I'll be

Right by your side

'Til 3005, hol' up

[Verse 1]

Okay

Hold up, wait a minute (Minute)

All good just a week ago

Crew at my house

And we party every weekend, so

On the radio

That's my favorite song

Make me bounce around like I don't know

Like I won't be here long

Now, the thrill is gone

Got no patience, 'cause I'm not a doctor (No)

Girl, why is you lyin'? (What?)

Girl, why you Mufasa?

Yeah, mi casa su casa

Gotta strip it like Gaza

Got so high off volcanoes

Now the flow is so lava

Yeah, we spit that saliva

IPhone got message from Viber

Either the head is so hydra

Or we let bygones be bygones

"My God, you pay for your friends?" (What?)

I'll take that as a compliment

Got a house full of homies

Why I feel so the opposite?

Incompetent ain't the half of it

Saturdays, we're Young Lavish's

Saddest shit, is I'm bad as it

Beans they took from the cabinet

(Woah) Sorry (Sorry)

I'm just scared of the future

'Til 3005

I got your back, we can do this, hol' up

[Chorus]

No matter what you say or what you do

When I'm alone, I'd rather be with you

Fuck these other niggas, I'll be

Right by your side

'Til 3005, hol' up

(Hol' up) Hol' up

Hol' up

No matter what you say or what you do

When I'm alone, I'd rather be with you

Fuck these other niggas, I'll be

Right by your side

'Til 3005, hol' up

(Hol' up) Hol' up

(Hol' up)

[Verse 2]

I used to care what people thought

But now I care more

Man, nobody out here's

Got it figured out, so therefore

I've lost all hope of a

Happy ending, depending

On whether or not it's worth it

So insecure, no one's perfect

We spend it with no shame

We blow that like Coltrane

We in here like Rogaine

Or leave it like Cobain

And when I'm long gone

Whole crew sing a swan song

'Cause we all just ticking time bombs

Got a Lambo like LeBron's mom

And no matter where all of my friends go (Yeah)

Emily, Fam, and Lorenzo (Yeah)

All of them people my kinfolk

At least I think so

Can't tell

'Cause when them checks clear, they're not here

'Cause they don't care

(They don't care) It's kinda sad

But I'm laughing, whatever happens

Assassins are stabbed in the back

Of my cabin, labrador yappin'

I'm glad that it happened, I mean it

Between us, I think there's something special

(I think there's something special) And if I lose my mental

Just hold my hand

Even if you don't understand, hol' up

[Chorus]

No matter what you say or what you do

(No, no)

When I'm alone, I'd rather be with you

(You and me)

Fuck these other niggas, I'll be

Right by your side (No-no-no-no, no-no-no)

'Til 3005, hol' up

(Hol' up) Hol' up

(Hol' up)

No, hol' up

No matter what you say or what you do

When I'm alone, I'd rather be with you

Fuck these other niggas, I'll be

Right by your side

'Til 3005, hol' up

(Hol' up) Hol' up

(Hol' up)

[Post-Chorus]

Hol' up

[Outro]

Na—na—na

Na—na—na—na—na

We did it! Yay!

Nigga, you so thirsty

[Produced by Childish Gambino, Ludwig Göransson, & Stefan Ponce]