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Blue Sky

Release date: 4th October 2011

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About This Track

Common builds 'Blue Sky' around a sampled refrain from Electric Light Orchestra, layering it with verses that map personal transformation onto material ascent. He moves from street life to red-carpet ease, invoking figures like Denzel Washington and D. Wade as touchstones for the kind of excellence he's pursuing. The song frames ambition not as mere acquisition but as a calling; he's a former fiend turned preacher, telling his own story of change whilst urging others toward theirs. The production sits somewhere between introspection and celebration. Makeba's hook lifts the mood skyward, the repeated image of light and height working as both literal and spiritual metaphor. Common's delivery stays measured and conversational, letting the lyrical detail carry weight. It's a track about dreaming and the discipline required to make dreams stick, which aligns neatly with the album's dual title.

"Blue Sky" is a track by Common, from the album The Dreamer/The Believer, released 4th October 2011. Full lyrics are available below.

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Lyrics

Blue Sky

[Intro: (Common) and Sample]

Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us

Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us

Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us

Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us

(Listen) Why you had to hide away for

(Listen) Why you had to hide away for

(Listen) Why you had to hide away for

(Listen) Why you had to hide away for

[Verse 1: Common]

Aston Martin king, Luther with dreams

The young Denzel the way I move through scenes

I'm like a preacher that once was a fiend

A story of change that came with wings

Pretty as the skyline, the sky is my eyeline

Son of the most so from up high I shine

Suited in Prada, stay mellow like lala

Young, fresh, with dollars, ladies go gaga

I'm the cum-lada, top of the class

Black Wall Street so my stock will never crash

Given what I ask, pure religion and cash

From the windows that open, I'm raising my glass

Daylight beams, night life schemes

This is my inception, I'm writing my dreams

Immortal view of a star doing what I'm born to do

I see the blue sky, say the Lord's coming through

[Hook: Makeba]

Ohh, in the sky we'll find the light

Ohh, ain't too high, we'll shine at night

Now we in the skies, blue skies

And we going higher, that's right

[Verse 2: Common]

It all started with a dream, I wanted to be Run–D.M.C

The Lord put the blessing upon the MC

O to the M, dreams were spoken to him

That's when I knew my flows would overflow to the rim

Open my eyes, yes sir this is what I'm made for

To go hard in the paint like D. Wade or

D. Rose, from the same streets that we rose

International heroes at world primos

Red carpet magic, taking pictures with the president

Told him for health care, my music is the medicine

My name holds weight, I am never hesitant

Different state resident, this is hood elegance

SLS classic, pursuing my passion

NOVA Fashion, now I'm Oscar party crashing

Immortal view of a star doing what I'm born to do

I see the blue sky, say the Lord's coming through

[Hook: Makeba]

Ohh, in the sky we'll find the light

Ohh, ain't too high, we'll shine at night

Now we in the skies, blue skies

And we going higher, that's right

[Interlude: James Fauntleroy & Common]

Aye, aye-aye, aye, aye, hey

Aye, aye-aye, aye, aye, hey

Aye, aye-aye, aye, aye, hey (Aye-aye-aye-aye, aye)

Aye, aye-aye, aye, aye, hey (Aye-aye-aye, aye, aye, aye)

[Verse 3: Common]

Silhouettes of dreams that we had high, huh

Even now it don't seem so bad, ma

Close my eyes to see things in front of me

I'm gone now, imagine what I'm gonna be

Dirty to worthy, now I'm all wordy

My broad up in Paris, looking all purty

Immortal view of a star doing what I'm born to do

I see the blue sky, say the Lord's coming through

[Hook: Makeba]

Now we in the skies, blue skies

And we going higher, that's right

[Bridge: Makeba]

I had these dreams in my head of an endless sphere

I could see it from my window

Wouldn't take that long to get me there

Keep running til' I can go

Remember the beautiful things that life could give me

Crazy how I'm the one

Could've been anywhere, but I'm sitting in the air

With the wheels up staring at the sun

[Hook: Makeba]

Ohh, in the sky we'll find the light

Ohh, until high we'll shine at night

Now we in the skies, blue skies

And we going higher, that's right

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From The Dreamer/The Believer

2011
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Common
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2011
  1. —Blue Sky
  2. —Ghetto Dreams (Remix)
  3. —Raw (How You Like It)
  4. —The Believer
  5. —The Believer (Remix)
  6. —Sweet
  7. —Cloth
  8. —Pops Belief
  9. —Windows
  10. —Lovin' I Lost
  11. —Celebrate
  12. —Ghetto Dreams
  13. —The Dreamer
  14. —Gold

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer
Common, James Fauntleroy, Jeff Lynne, Makeba Riddick, No I.D.
Producer
No I.D.
Bass
Steve Wyreman
Guitar
Steve Wyreman
Keyboards
Kevin Randolph
Vocals
Makeba Riddick
Additional Vocals
James Fauntleroy
Assistant Engineer
OmixedIt
Mixing Engineer
Rob Kinelski
Recording Engineer
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Vocal Samples
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