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Fireworks by Drake

Lyrics

Drake

Fireworks

From Thank Me Later2010

Written by 40, Alicia Keys, Boi-1da,

Lyrics

Fireworks

[Verse 1: Drake]

Money just changed everything

I wonder how life without it would go

From the concrete who knew that a flower would grow

Looking down from the top and it's crowded below

My fifteen minutes started an hour ago

Truth over fame, you know I respect the blatant shit

When I hear 'em talking, I just don't know what to make of it

Hate is so familiar to me, I'm slowly embracing it

Doesn't come natural, bear with me, it could take a bit

Yeah, and my dreams are who I'm racing with

But you can see I'm pacing it so that I'm always chasing it

Wayne put me right here, that's who I get the paper with

I hope that my success never alters our relationship

Yeah, this life is something I would die for

October's Own but it's looking like July 4

I just wish they'd let you try it first

This time I'm really going off, fireworks

[Pre-Chorus: Drake]

Oh, today it begins

I've missed them before

But won't miss them again

About this track

"Fireworks" is a song by Drake from the album Thank Me Later, released in 2010. The song was written by 40, Alicia Keys, Boi-1da, Crada, Drake. It was produced by Boi-1da, Crada, 40.

Drake profile →Thank Me Later album →Track profile →

Contributors

  • Boi-1da— 1,096 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • Anthony Kronfle— 124 credits as producer →
  • Noel Cadastre— 578 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • Blast Off Productions— 4 credits as assistant mixing engineer →
  • Boi-1da— 1,096 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • Crada— 16 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • 40— 1,160 credits as songwriter & producer →

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I keep having the same dream

And I think that I just realized what it means

[Chorus: Alicia Keys]

All I see is fireworks

All I see is fireworks

Every night it's fireworks

Every night it's fireworks

All I see is fireworks

All I see is fireworks

Taking off like fireworks

Taking off like—Oh

[Verse 2: Drake]

I'm just such a gentleman, you should give it up for me

Look at how I'm placing all my napkins and my cutlery

I could tell it wasn't love, I just thought you'd fuck with me

Who could've predicted Lucky Strike would have you stuck with me?

Damn, I kept my wits about me luckily

What happened between us that night?

It always seems to trouble me

Now all of a sudden, these gossip rags want to cover me

And you making it seem like it happened that way because of me

But I was curious

And I'll never forget it, baby, what an experience

You could've been the one but it wasn't that serious

There was smoke in the air before, that was me clearing it

That felt good, all in all, I learned a lesson from it though

You never see it coming, you just get to see it go

Yeah, I should've looked up in the sky at first

Now I can see it in her eyes, fireworks

[Pre-Chorus: Drake]

Oh, today it begins

I've missed them before

But won't miss them again

I keep having the same dream

And I think that I just realized what it means

[Chorus: Alicia Keys]

All I see is fireworks

All I see is fireworks

Every night it's fireworks

Every night it's fireworks

All I see is fireworks

All I see is fireworks

Taking off like fireworks

Taking off like—Oh

[Verse 3: Drake]

Everything the same but it feels different

My dad called me up knowing that I still listen

And he's still got his foot out, guilt tripping

It's been years though, I just learn to deal with it

For real, me and my realtor, we built up a better rapport

Got my mother in a place with some better decor

She searched the entire city, I let her explore

And now she's saying she more lonely than ever before

How many of our parents marriages lasted?

I was only 5, I bet I barely reacted

I'm flying back home for the Heritage Classic

Searching for that feeling, tell me where is the magic?

Let's stay together 'til we're ghosts

I want to witness love, I never seen it close

Yeah, but I guess I gotta find it first

That's why I'm really going off, fireworks

[Pre-Chorus: Drake]

Oh, today it begins

I've missed them before

But won't miss them again

I keep having the same dream

And I think that I just realized what it means

[Chorus: Alicia Keys]

All I see is fireworks

All I see is fireworks

Every night it's fireworks

Every night it's fireworks

All I see is fireworks

All I see is fireworks

Taking off like fireworks

Taking off like—Oh

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