Superstar

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Superstar by Lupe Fiasco

About Superstar

It is the fifth track and first official single of Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco’s sophomore album, The Cool. The song is produced by his 1st & 15th label-mate Soundtrakk, and it features his another 1st & 15th label-mate Matthew Santos. It has become his highest charting single to date, peaking at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, and it is one of his most notable songs. .

Superstar Lyrics

[00:23.80] If you are what you say you are (yeah, yeah) a superstar (gon' say now)
[00:30.85] Then have no fear, the camera's here
[00:34.95] And the microphones
[00:37.25] And they wanna know-oh-oh-oh, yeah (free Chilly)
[00:45.47]
[01:05.15] Yeah, uh, a fresh cool young Lu'
[01:07.18] Tryin' cash his microphone check, 2-1-2
[01:09.53] Wanna believe my own hype but it's too untrue
[01:12.12] The world brought me to my knees, what have you brung you?
[01:14.83] Did you improve on the design? Did you do somethin' new?
[01:17.38] Well, your name ain't on the guest list, who brung you?
[01:19.43] You! The more famous person you come through
[01:22.00] And the sexy lady next to you, you come too
[01:24.82] And then it hit me
[01:26.33] Standin' outside of heaven waitin' for God to come and get me
[01:27.78] I'm too uncouth
[01:29.97] Unschooled to the rules and too gum shoe
[01:32.05] Too much of a new comer and too un-cool
[01:34.79] Like Shadow and Lavelle, I battle with it well
[01:36.63] Though I need holiday like lady who sung "Blue"
[01:39.67] Go back, whatever you did you undo
[01:42.36] Heavy as heaven, the devil on me, two tons too
[01:44.75] If you are what you say you are, a superstar
[01:51.23] Then have no fear, the camera's here
[01:55.85] And the microphones
[01:58.44] And they wanna know-oh-oh-oh, yeah
[02:04.80] And you better wear your shades
[02:07.66] The spotlights here can burn holes through the stage
[02:09.47] Down to the basement pass the Indian graves
[02:11.81] Where the dinosaurs laid and
[02:13.18] Out through China, nearly miss the airliners
[02:15.36] Magnified times five, 'less it's pointed at the rhymer
[02:18.11] Ricochets off the moon and sets the forest ablaze
[02:20.43] Now, that's important to say
[02:23.21] 'Cause even with all that most of us don't want it to fade
[02:25.67] We want it to braid, meaning we want it to grow
[02:28.99] Meaning we want it to stay
[02:31.09] Like the governor called and he told him to wait
[02:33.29] Unstrap him from the chair and put him back in his cage
[02:36.92] The audience ain't fazed
[02:38.33] And they ain't gon' clap and they ain't gon' praise
[02:40.68] They want everything back that they've paid
[02:42.65] 'Cause they've been waitin' since ten to see the lights get dim
[02:45.74] If you are what you say you are, a superstar
[02:51.40] Then have no fear, the crowd is here
[02:56.69] And the lights are on
[02:59.62] And they want a show-oh-oh-oh, yeah
[03:05.88] So chauffeur, chauffeur, come and take me away
[03:07.95] 'Cause I've been standin' in this line for like five whole days
[03:10.42] Me and security ain't getting' along
[03:12.61] And when I got to the front, they told me all of the tickets were gone
[03:15.82] So just take me home where the mood is mellow
[03:18.69] And the roses are grown, M&M's are yellow
[03:21.17] And the light bulbs around my mirror don't flicker
[03:23.75] Everybody gets a nice autograph picture
[03:26.14] One for you and one for your sister
[03:28.91] Who had to work tonight but is an avid listener
[03:31.05] Every songs her favorite song and mics don't feedback
[03:33.80] All the reviewers say "You need to go and see that"
[03:36.18] And everybody claps 'cause everybody is pleased
[03:39.06] And then they all take the stage and start performin' for me
[03:41.58] Like, "Ha, ha, ha-ha-ha"
[03:43.74] "Ha, ha, ha-ha-ha, ha"
[03:45.78] If you are what you say you are, a superstar
[03:52.12] Then have no fear, the camera's here
[03:55.25] And the microphones
[04:00.16] And they wanna know-oh-oh-oh (yeah)
[04:07.54]
[04:26.51] If you are
[04:29.21]
[04:31.26] What you say you are
[04:34.85]
[04:37.85] Then have no fear
[04:39.34]

From the album: Love My 00's R&B