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Famous

Release date: 28th September 2018

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'Famous' is a meditation on celebrity's double edge, built around Reginae Carter's chorus inviting the listener into a life of constant motion and public scrutiny. Lil Wayne treats the condition with characteristic ambivalence: the spotlight brings everything he once wanted, yet the cost accumulates quietly. He moves between boasts and confessions, admitting he craved attention before he had it, then finding the machinery of fame isolates him from the people around him. The song's architecture is simple but effective, the chorus returning to hammer home the premise whilst Wayne's verses spiral through the contradictions of his position. What emerges is less a celebration than a reckoning. Wayne acknowledges how fame has fractured his relationships and left him unable to distinguish between genuine connection and transaction. He's aware of the trap: the demons and angels he mentions are his only company in the spotlight. There's a weary intelligence to the writing, a sense that he's thought through the bargain and found it wanting, even as he acknowledges he cannot undo it. The song doesn't resolve the tension; it simply sits inside it, letting the contradiction breathe.

"Famous" is a track by Lil Wayne, released 28th September 2018. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Lil Wayne.

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Lyrics

Famous

[Chorus: Reginae Carter]

Welcome to your name in lights

All the lighters in the sky (Yeah)

You must be famous

This is how you live your life, different city every night (Yeah)

You must be famous, famous

[Verse 1: Lil Wayne]

I'ma be on the TV, mama, Pac voice

People point at me, say, "Oh my God"

They got a point

Tried to blow my nose and blew my mind

It's mind-blowing

And gold diggers dig until they find oil

And I'm sittin' here reading what was written 'bout what I do, what I didn't

I ruined relationships before my image, but

All I ever wanted was everybody's attention

'Cause most people are nobody 'til somebody kill 'em

Probably thought that my career be short and sweet

Wishin' I was in your shoes, I'd take them off and find a beach

And superstars don't sparkle, we high-beam

And you can't spell fame, without me

And may my Hall of Fame speech be short and sweet

Like, "Thank God, fuck fame, and thank me"

'Cause superstars don't sparkle, superstars beam

I was your main man, 'til I went mainstream

I'ma be on the TV, mama

[Chorus: Reginae Carter & Lil Wayne]

Welcome to your name in lights (Woo!)

All the lighters in the sky (I must be famous)

You must be famous (Yeah, oh my God I must be famous)

This is how you live your life (Yeah)

Different city every night (I must be famous)

You must be famous, famous

[Verse 2: Lil Wayne]

Rich and famous, it's better to be rich and famous

Message to my lawyer: "Don't let me make these bitches famous"

You know entertainers, sex, drugs and entertainment get so instantaneous

Simultaneous, miscellaneous, party long and hard

And pray death is quick and painless

Livin' in the spotlight, twist the light bulb when it's blinking

I'm never alone

I got my demons and my angels

Can't talk to myself, 'cause mama said don't talk to strangers

Relatives; ain't seen 'em since the grass been greener

And some people say I changed but they can't hear me jingle

I want Tina and Nancy, I get Nancy and Tina

Never question myself, unless I ask, "Am I dreamin'?"

The fan mail and subpoenas, jail cells to arenas

Car wash to the cleaners, Walmart to Neiman's

They told me time would tell

I told time to kiss my ass

And I heard, "Can you look this way? Can you look this way?"

Flash! I must be famous

[Chorus: Reginae Carter & Lil Wayne]

Welcome to your name in lights (Yeah!)

All the lighters in the sky (You must be famous)

You must be famous (I'ma be on the TV, mama!)

This is how you live your life (Yeah, yeah)

Different city every night (Oh my God, I must be famous)

You must be famous, famous

[Refrain: Lil Wayne]

You probably thought that my career, be short and sweet

You wish that I was in your shoes, I'd take them off 'cause life's a beach

And superstars don't sparkle, we shine deep

And you can't spell fame, without me

And may my Hall of Fame speech be short and sweet

Like, "Thank God, fuck fame, and thank me"

'Cause superstars don't twinkle, superstars gleam

I was your main man, 'til I went mainstream

I'ma be on the TV, mama

[Chorus: Reginae Carter & Lil Wayne]

Welcome to your name in lights

All the lighters in the sky (Oh my God, I must be famous)

You must be famous (Oh my God, I must be famous)

This is how you live your life

Different city every night (Oh my God, I must be famous)

You must be famous, famous

[Outro: Lil Wayne]

I'ma be on the TV, mama

Kiss my motherfuckin' ass

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Famous

2018

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